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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Blyth Standard, 1902-09-11, Page 3"e2,44.i.tilfr4444.144.4 $ o�dic r��vca _ chQ .c�a cr�e�, 4i . r �rXcv�erQ. � 41 AS +w�vo �xeaknAeNiin, tieet, GIPSY'S MARRIAGE 444 4 4 4 CHAPTER I. "You cannot go hunting to -clay. Maurice; I have pet heard that your uncle Ben le dead. He died yester- day morning." Lady Dermot looks up at her sort as she srx'ake, and then re- fers to the letter she he holding open In her Mind. "Thee Ie from the clergyman of the parish, and he gays your uncle cited very suddenly." Sir Maurice Dermot had never seen hie uncle, and can not, therefore, be expected to take any deep Interest La the partleulare of his death. He Itutem while his mother ;ends tate letter aloud, and looks up when she hue finished the short aceoent. "1 suppose I ought to go to the funeral?" "i think so, Perhaps he has left you something, Maurice -it that girl does not come In for everything." "WbaL girl?" "His niece, Roger Dermot's daugh- ter, Roger and Ben were, as you know, your father's younger broth- ers. Ben was always queer, and lived like a hermit an the west ; Roger was very wild and reckless, married some foreign woman, and then left her and 1 believe your Uncle Ben took her chtldreu to live with him when she died:' "And what is to become of thio girl now?" Maurine asks. "1 am euro 1 cannot tell. Site muet go to eeheat, 1 suppose." "What a nuisance, having to go off to this funeral! I wish the old man had kindly deferral his decease 1111 the hunting season was over." Sir Maurice rings the bell as he speaks, and gives sun- dry directions about his journey ; for, eater all, old Benjimlo Dermot was his own father's brother, and due respeot must be shown to even the most eccentric member of the Der- mot family. Slr Maurice Dermot, of Drumaneen Castle, is one of the great men of the county, young, bandeoume, and well built, able to nasty 1P he likes, but he has reached the ago of thirty and the wings are still unclipped. He is the Wee of hie( race; he ought to harry, the title will die out and Drumaneen Castle be lost 11' Sir Maurice leaves no son; so they all say'. But the months puss on, and he is still unmarried. His mother is well pleased to let things remain an they are for awhile By and by he must marry, and marry whom he chooses; but in the meantime elle ie tete best tnistrese for Drumaneen Castle, And yet if Maurice died! He might be killed any day In the 'hunting field! Sir Muerbce le in keeping with hie house, grave, dignified and calm, yet with a pride that hay been fostered through living all his life within the limits of hie own demesne. lee Is a little king on hie own estate, and In has heart he likes to be courted and BABY'S OWN TABLETS Help Little Rubles and Big Children fu All 'their Minor illnesses, Wien your child -whether it it n big chllti or little baby -suffers, from elom:a•1V or bowl troubles of tory kind, le nervous, fidgety orcrossaLd tiotett t sleep well, give Uaby's Own Tablets, 'Plus me1111te 1., the quick- est ttn.l surest cure -and the safest, ix muse 1l conically no opiate or harmful drug. No matter liow,loung or crow feeble year little one le tbe Tablets can be ghee witha certuln- ty tbat the result will be gored. For very young infante crush the Tablets] to n powder. Mrs. Geo. W. fuller, Thorold, Out„ says: "My baby had ineigesliou bluely when he was alien three' mouths 01.1. Ile wee emuetiut ly hungry and Mia food del him no good as he vomited It ne seal Ash'e took it. IIe was vire, thin awl pelt. and got but little sleep, tis he opted nearly all the time, tsttlt day and night. lie was constipated his ton- gue coated and has breatie bad. Noth- ing did him guy' gout minlil 1 got Baby's Own 'reblate, and after. giv- ing him limey 0 short time he began to get better. fits food digeetee props rly , ids ltitwele become reg+alar, ho began to grow, midis now a big, Maltby boy. 'always keep the Tab- lets on land and ca: recommend them to other =there." Thetablete can be obtained at any drug Blore or you can get them by Mae, poet pall at .i cents a box, by writing direct to The Dr. WB- hame MwlLdne t'o., Ilroceville, Ont., or Schenectady, N. Y. node =eh of, taking all the wor- ehip us a matter of course, for le he not Sir Maurice Dermot and have not the Demote lived and died In Drumaneen Castle for hundreds of years? He has never travelled, nev- er will travel, but will to the end of hie days live as his tathers did before him -hunt, fish, ehoot, alt in titre, and need ro life beyond what the resources of Drumaneen provide. "1 will ask Flora to stay with me while you are away," Lady Dermont gays, as her toff, having finished breakfast, Is leaving the roots to get ready for his joarney. "Shall you sec her, Maurice, ot, yout way to the train?" "I should think It more tluin pro- bable, as the meet is at the rail- way station," ite returns, carelesely. Sir Maurice knows perfectly well that his mother intends hien some day to marry Flora Blake; and, if elle likes to think of such an arrange- ment, rranges ment, what does it matter? She writes a short note Inviting Mies Blake to stay with her while her loon is away ; and he puts the note ' lute his por:ket, prtpnising to de- liver it Into the lady's !lands hiwself. In a few minutes lie has made all hie preparntioatx for title sudden journey, which, in itself, los an event ill las quiet life. The dog-eart comes round; and, after saying "goixl- ey" to hie mother, he drives atleay through the crisp wintry air,thbak- titg more of the day's epet't he has !oet than' of anything else. Lady Dermot give& orders far a tome to be prepared for MiesBlake, .,ten seal after the housekeeping with characteristic minuteness, and all the while there Is a feeling of pleasant expectation In her mind that old Benjamin Dermot may have left his money to Maurice. For the nutster of Drunetneetee coffers are none so full that a few extra thou- sands would not he most accepta- ble; and Lady Dermot finds herself planning sundry lutprovontonte and addition@ to the establishment, and eliciting that elle had told her son to telcgreph the gist of hie uncle's , will, • • • • • Beetdo the brown hedge -rows red coats are Jogging along slowly In ones, and twos, and threes, the little smote of scarlet brightening up tate wintry landscnpe. Several carriages go spinning by to the meet ; and near the town 'the Beene gretve more and more animated, fresh arrivals tom far and near riding and driving up every' minute. Every ono as out to-daty. No -every one Is not. Mies Blake, looking up nand down, mieses one familiar figure. Somebody asks where le Sir Mourner, and nobody mosey know•. Miss I11 oke eeeme annoyed, ani! settles Itere.'If In her saddle. Her cold beauty looks colder than need to -day. She holds aloof from the animated conversation that le bring carried on near her, and elle silently absorbed In thought. But, though false Blake le silent, the leccupents of a carriage close by have plenty to say, till about their neigh - lore, too: and Mies Blake comes le for her full ehare of comment. She le all uncoutetous, ns elle efts petlesely holding the bridle in her land, Hint she 10 the snbjt'ct of nn hnimated convereatlon: that Inceface, her figure, her habit, her hair, have all been under dlscusslon, 'Even the very listless way in which she Tooke round hits formed a topic of conver- sation for these indite -Aire. (irhu- thaw and her six -yes, six-marrl- egonble daughters. For years three of the plisses 0rintshaw only were allowed to lip - pear In society; but time pegged en, and the other three grew ramp - net for their turn, and even sug- gested the retirement of the first three to give them a chance. the male waxed bot in tiir home of ealutehaw, and It reetttcd in tali six appearing on every possible a;- eeslon, nx they oppear auw ht their wegnnette, dreswed two and two alike, all with thick frugre cut on their forehead, iii filled with it bit- ter, undying hatred of any woman younger and better favored then thew:elven. 'the Bret three erectill- eit "the girls,' the second three stili have the designation of " the children," Poor old Mrs , elritushnw leis watched over and guarded them for many years; be there hail, ruin, or now, In the hunting season elm may are Peel In the cold, raw mornings acting the part of chnperoa in the wagon- ette. driving from covert to covert (111 late fn the cold, datrk afternoon -poor old woman -and all the time pining for the comforts of a goad fire. The six Misses Grlmehaw. the youngest perched upon the box and hie matte of life le lobbing hie ryes tete rest packed inside, are diecumeleg of their brightness, hie face of its Mies Blake pretty freely. She le the ' frashnees. She tally knows that site reecl*itzed beauty of the county, and late loved him for five years in spite lea le perlmps a fele target for the of all, and will love htm to the end. arrows of tttntnlue crtttciene She never hears halt the stories " I don't see 8lr Maurice here to- about' him -1t is well for ber etre does day," comes iron ono. not ; but She has heard enough to "She needn't make sucl3 a deed set ' bring a sadness to ber Lace, a faint at him, for 1 ant euro he le always shadow that is growing deeper year Just an well pleased to talk to otter by year. peylr:' erten the youngest Bali They have been engaged for five Gi•Imslmw•, with a conscious to of yenta; they have been five years Iter head ; eo every one In the car- of patient walling --for what ? For Tinge knows whiff she menus by him to turn from all the mad plea - "ether people." suree of the world, to begin a new Ware Tried U A GRATEFUL TRIBUTE From a Man Who Looked Upon His Case as Hopeless Doetore Diagnosed 111e (}its as 1 a - terra' of the Stomach, lea tedie,t to Help'110a--Jlnoy Itrnteol,e 1 ' Yes, he always dope make himself life evith a wife nt the head of i very agreeable to Baby,' chimes in hie house. She will never marry another, as If somebody mitts tut hint till he comes to himself and assertion to tlto emitrnry ; nett Bahy tells her he is a changed man; and 1 bailee and looks daggt'rs at tate un- the probabllllles are that titadye conscious Mies Blake, who Is now Blake will live and Ile waiting for talking Iletleeely to two or three that day. men nt once; or rather, they are A high dogcart comes swinging mud - talking, and site Is speaking a few dente round the corner. Every one words now and then. knows the big brown burse and the It lx disgraceful for a girl tall figure driving; and 'air Maurice to allow herself t o be surrounded node right wad left as lie puehee by men, Just look at the way elle his way through the crowd and pulls (moutaages them:" says the Baby, up by Miss Brake. D•om her boxseit. 'Not going to hunt!" she exclaims, "10 my (mays meet were quicker to to twee of astuntahment, looking at die cru the real worth of a good him with ever SO faint a color Its w,uuun;' old Mrs. Grimsha',e le her pale cheeks. "How le that, wont to remark, looking round up- Maumrice "" on her daughters; "but now a bald, "'argent private affalre," he re - good -looking face seems able to tame, laughing. "Death of a near hold its own agabtst Lace, modest relative; behold me haetening to girls; still, my dears, believe me, the scene of woo:" when It conies to tvlutiing wives, "Lett any motley'. Der- lurn note' look to that class of wo- taut'1'• Interposes Captain Le- nten," concludes the old IaJ,t nod- troy. "It 1s hardly like the noble Mau - ding toward Mase Blake. rlee to forego the pleasures of the And the cis Messes Grintshaty Huller ohaer unless for some strong rearms." and quiver and sidle eager' nailed at "Ile was my uncle," Sir Maurice nn- aa(y 01(11 they know, and try to look young and happy; and Baby gete quite childish, and claps her hands In ecstasy, when the hounds conte up, and calls them "Dear old things 1" and "Nice old doggies:" and looke really bright and excited, for the meter le quite neat', and Captain Lefroy is an =married man, though cngagtd, they all Imow. liow the twelve eyes gate at I(Lm from under their fringes he will nem - "r know. He rides Inst slowly, ut- terly unconscime of Baby Grim. Mows little shrieks of pleasure at geeing the boumle, his eyes looking straight at ono figure. Mies 111nke'e gaster Gladys, the girl he had been engaged to for five long years. She has seen Mal since he tarred the corner of the old etraggling street, and her cheeks are rosy red as he riles up to her tilde. "Good morning, Gladys I" "(Moil morning 1" mite answers, with a bright smile, giving him her hand. "You are late, ate -they are all wait Ing for you." You were!" he exelulnis, aid gives her ono of Ids quick. Iona glances, the old l.ok and smile that won her heart long ago. All tide little by-play re seen and watched by the Grlmshaw lnetion; and it Is Glady's turn now to be eritimxilly dissected. "It looks se lad, love -making In public 1 I saw her squeeze hie bend as plainly as possible," "Yes, and ehe positively beckoned to Mtn to come up to her 1" • "1 am sure that match will never come to any-lheng." "1 always disapproval of long en- gagenente," remarks Mrs. llrimshaw, who would have welcomed as an mt- gel from heaven arty man likely to eek for a long or short engagement to one of her daughters -"they al- ways end badly; and Captain Lefroy ie not the mold 1 filleted wlstf to see any of my children married to." "I suppose she measle to reform him," airily- puts In Selina, the eldest of the mecum' three. "I am glial 1 declined to undertake the task." "Yes, indeed, Selina, you were mercifully preger ved" It is a pretty conceit among the Gt•Imehaws that Selina actually re- fused Captain Lefroy some five Years ago. and that lit' then pro- posed m u fit of pique to Gladys Blake. They have told 1111, story so often that they very nearly believe It themselves, "He was a changed man from that day. Selina might have saved lam; but--"' So Mre. Grimmhaw ix wont to remark in a confidential chat over five o'clock ten. "Deur chlldl" elm often says. "It le on tier iwn- sc(ence that she drove Min to the baud; but what could ehe do?" -and so on, and so on. Captain Lefroy's own version of the story le somewhat different. lie elates that on a certain day, old Grlmslaw, who wag then alive,ask- ed his intoitlons-that, overcome with horror, he seized his hitt and ex. calmed, "My tntenllone, sir, are to bolt!' And belt, 1(e del, Tito busses premium little knew how this anecdote betatron told and told again, by Captain Leir>,y, with sundry additions of els own to make it more piquant. Ghtdys Blake looking up into his free, slams her happiest( In her eyes - sift, sweet gray eyes they are, lung-buehel, anti changing and darkening with every mood -and the look to not Ioet ism the attentive (anemimts of the wagonette. "Ho is not half so good-looking tis he was -his •face has a horrid ap- I etrance now," observes Bixby, wlio Is watching him tte he staple he - side Gledys Blake's horse and short- ens her stirrup a hole. "You are all right, now," Fir Imre him 00,1 ; and he swinge himself into the saddle again. Safest Molding hu looney. On looking round, he catches sight of the India( Crenshaw, end for a There tuns ea.' famous' building of seoottd bares his (loss -cropped sunny nmtqubty. It Is -hitt hu nu article on Inks In recognition of the. delighted T.ightulnq, in Lrslir's Monthly for bow from Baby. 5'ptetuo i', w"hlrn, ac•r•nrding to the Jim Lofroy of Blnek .abbey is known t'erurlt, tvus n'c, r once damaged by fur and wide for hie mad doings and tightuli g during its thweeind years reekitrss aro. aloha blytton" they call "f '\intense, 011 uongh placed nigh on him, and a more daring epirit never a, hill above it cite In n mountain exited,. AnrI he le so handsome, so region where thunderstorms are very winning! Bending down from his frequent. It wart the Temple of Saila horse now to talk to Gladys, his deep moa nt JerusaIem. The temple was violet eyes looking into hers -long- i'vrrlald wltld;c aid without by plates lashed eves, more like a woman's of gold. Nutt' gold is one of tin best than n man's -can It be wonderi'cl of e'le'ctric conductors, and In this that th'e girl's whole heart answer& tray' the whole bnllding was pr -- m lite dangerous inschuttlon ? She tectwl wroth a perfection and thor- does not note that hie beauty le oogenesis flint has never twee at- mnrred a little; she never sees that tempted Pei ire or since. ewers, and finds himself explaining to a dozen people why he le not with them today. "My mother wants you to keep her company in my absence, Flora ; I have a note for you %vetch I promised to deliver,' be sties to Miss Bluket Tho transfer of that nolo le full of signiflcanee for the Grlmehaw party. They are absolutely glaring at the Makes; even Algy, Wee Blake's bro- ther, n handsome lad wholly occu- pied teeth a very restive horse, comes in for n share of the remarks, and Gladys has no mercy shown her. Sweet, fair, maidenly flladys, who never smoke III of man or woman yet, whose' only fault Iles in loving and being loved, would be surprised could elle bear the crimes laid to her charge, (To be Continued,' elft' aiLitattaitelL4 GAILatG�tL RIBBON FANCIES. A woman who trinket( tt trainees of arranging the small things of (brise da'lares that she depends upon the ribbon oruumeuts Ibis year for the summer touches of the costume. Said she: "I buy ribbon by the bolt and mu.ke It up by the bow. There aro us malty tows as there are halide to tie them, and I have personalty designed thousands for the framing of tho gowns that prise through my hands. "One of my lateen devices fila ribbon is to cover buttone with it. 1 tie a neat little bow, no bigger than a quarter, and Into the knot 1 Blip a button in such a way that tbe shank- can be used. This metkes a very nett ornament and the bow looks brighter and stays In place better than if it were sewed oa tight and flat. Auolher way to use narrow rib- bon is through lace. You thread a ?tlumt moll() with ribbon and you work Ince with it. You work the lime by going around the pe.tern with the ribbon, and so you make a very durable trimming that is a little different from applique and mutt: hes work. The times of the tate season threatens to become more riblena trireme 1 'than that of tete early year. There Is a new fancy for taking a wile ribbon and running it through the lint brim duet as though yome were taking long stitches. Five or tee stitchee of the ribbon will go all the way' around the brim, amI the whole is tied at the back In a bow, with ends theut hang right down to the stook. The stock is treate.l similarly, and one of the uety arrangements shows ribbon two inches wide threaded through the stook per- fectly flat ane tied at the back In n bow. Nealy all of the new trimmings hate ribbon either for n fouudu- tlou or ribbon In them an 1 It leeks. as though autumn mules would bo largely founded upon ribbon de- signs, It IB a pity' that title material cannot be made cheaper, for really there is nothdlig much more ex-, pensive to buy 01 1 to use than ribbon Itevil% Those who nee of au rconomlcnl turn of mind and trite' iso mit mind a little work can buy taffeta silk nal make their teatime A yard of taffeta, cut on the Was and hemmei on each stele, or dotabled and neatly finished, will really make a great deal of ribbon. This is Just a suggestion for the w meati w'ha wants to look Mee and who does not want to pay iheprice. --Brooklyn Engle. stare a Purr Was Iroe"nd, (prom the Bulletin, Bridi,ew:,i'r, N S.) Wo eupfoee there Le nut it corner to this wide Dominion 1n which will not be found people who torte been rendered to health and etren.;th theouglt the esu of Dr. W:Ilianls' Pink Pills. Thera are many each carats hove tlu Bt•Idgetvater and Its vicinity, and we 'are this week given permiseiou to record one for 1110 beneltt of elmllar sullerers. The wase Is well known in tide vicinity and the tenaet''ty of the order wits remarkable. For six pewit Alfred vo:aot, it em'teyor of lumber lo' alto great lumber !tem of Davison & Mons, ryas a %lethn of a tieliolle M- older of the etolaich. H'4t sufferimew were excruciating, and he had wasted to a shadow. Doctors pre- setil)a1 for him. yet toot itgunidng pains remitlnoi. Many remedies weir) tmob but to no avail. The case was ,.t' gnolod as catarrh of the atom - soli, food became d3,etnsteful, life a burdei. Tho trouble went oil for nearly six years, then a good Se- netettan midge.' the use of lh•. Wii- l4aims' Pink Pills. The pills were giver a felt, patient trial, Mr. Wei - not ui+ing shoot a, dozen boxes, and before they were all gone a per- uau,ent carr wits effected. Mr. vel - not is note abkt to attend to leis buslnees when it looked as if he wee doomed to die. He is grateful to tide great medicine" for his cure and has no hesitation in saying ser. Because of their thorough nod prompt action on the blood and nerves these hilt speedily cure en- emata, rheumatism, sciatica, 101- tt;tl parilysle, St,,Vitus' Wince, ecro- tukt and eruptions of the elf'n, ery- slpekis, kidney and liver troubles and the functional ailments which makes the Naves of so many women n course of constant nrleety. met the genuine with the full name "Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People" on the wrapper around each box. Sohl by medicine denlere 1 or sent lost paid at 50 cents a boy or sly boxes for $d,50,' be nddreee- bng the Dr, William' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Another on i. Lawyer, ".t tnwytr'e life 1s not uli lyes ao,l fun,' courtyard Abraham Levy, the other day. "I wire is the Criminal Court building a Iew weeks ago when a man from my district asked me to defend him in Special ses- sions. (aid wait for ley fee. Just before 'lite case wtme to be called for trial he came round to borrow a ten, and got !t, " Send for me when your case le cellesl," I said, "Whet 1 sante out of General Ses- sions ut noon one day the client wan writing for me, "'1 was dleclurged,' he exclaimed. "'1 thought I was to defend ,1'eu, I said. 'You ser,' he replied. 'I couldn't afford to pay 0 Iirat cluss lawyer's fee, 00 1 got ane of those cheap fel- lows with the, X yon loaned me. I thought that walla be muelt cheaper.. "-New York Titnee, THE POSTMASTER, Old Gentleman's Narrow scape From Death. A ‘'err lutereslIng t'ereonsl Leper. Isms Wltleh lultnlus Joule tucad Advice for Others Whose Liens May be Threatened, l u0 ott, Jud., Aug. Ltfi-,(Spaaoi, r-- Evtry min, woman and ahlld for amia'i artmtnt knows 11r. C. A. Iiarriee, situ guide! I'oe'tma star at r'`iot-et. Mi'. luu'rtrh 1g a dodo via gentl- man, 7,1 yrare of age, and (elns:del- iag hie 110001, d yenta 15 r(mum u k well preserved,' strong, :std But Ito tvu.e rut ulwa)e sy, 1+11t "r six y lire neo lac was at tiir '$e int 01' death., beteg fearful', mai dean i:aJ a complete ttreck wttl! Brigtil'c c'as,N 11, was so low that no 0110 e1e1' dreeimt fiat he wend hull three;,:,, "nit yet he is a11to aim well to -city. 7.lIds le a s(lliti'm.'mit of the case in la. Ibirrlee' min words: "In 1897 1 was at, Aho paha of death with Bright's 1ds,amsc, au..l woe a Complete wreck. 1 could nut 1 51.n dress tweet( or tarn hV tttY bat, ,nu 111 kW 1 ala Q, wall man. alit 1 at 1211 urn It all to Dotkl'x 1Ciduu , Pine. "i alp 75 years ala ,ani( fur 0 mein of my' years I feel quite strong not hn4thy. 1 cense:e'a D0.1d1s 1. 1;,,•y" PAIN a gtiol medicine to take is the slrrim,;, an I term(. 1'ruu.t 11 a 1;.'..t bWul purifier, "As Ihtstm•tet,r 1 come in ccnt,ael with a great mo 11 people, ,,,n 1 1 know of my teetotal knuwtmtge that it gr'e'at many in this country are tie- ing IAxdd's leidney trills with tor. Lest results." Such evldemtee should he moist ^011- vluciug to any who mey still doubt that Doeelee Kidwt Pills will cure ItrIgh't'eu Intim so. The ironed, rernest, etre htfor- wnr.l t(etiruony of such r+ 1tn1'la prople certainly deserves th confi- dence 0,1 everyone. If DotkI'e Kidney Pills oan and do euro Braght's Mamie, which is the very =rat form of Radley Trouble, they certainly alll cure any of the lesser forme, !