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The Wingham Times, 1898-03-25, Page 7it t j DY AWMAI?O'Ii1ONT ISA AVTNOte OF a Y+ o a •MISER rt0Abeeeres SECRET •TNE MYSTERY Pf 1Q 'emet.E STRANG 'pY WMOSE HAND -pun o 'INC OLD MILL, MYSTERY icer ECT.o . p. /0 off coP, ti,C.MT eurMo1L Mains Donna, Ulreetay or lmpr•etuy, to it's cousin and nay friend Beryl Leyces- ter," • "Ho told me that, but that is not ail," "All!" echoed Lola, as if moved by the word iaato some warmth. "You mean that is notal], so far as lie is coat- ,ernee. And ' what of fast? Hilvo you thought 9f use once in all this --what slay feelings will be? Or do you think, as bo seems to think, that I am merely something to remain unconsidered, un - esteemed, uncarecl for; something for yon to come and examine and test and approve or disapprove; some cold and 'feelingle'ss thing, to be placed under the microe,eopo of your fancily pride? You may forget, though I do not, that my father's family is as old and es honor- able as your own, and that wo do not zecognizo your right to precedence in any one respect save only a title and a fortune." Despite her prejudice Lady Walcote could not help admiring the girl for her pride and courage. "I know your family tree better than eeon probably, and I have never quefe toned the past history of it," she said. "You mean you question only myself as the present member of it, and ny fa- ther because he was driven abroad. But x'�'as there never a dark page in the his- tory of your own family? Ilas every cue 4of your son's ancestors been as good and , true a man as himself? Ido not want to wain you with unpleasant stories of the ter ast. Enough that I ask whether your loon is worse on account of the character toill deed and wild extravagance o! �siis grandfather?" Sho had gathered ,'this from the little secret history which her father had written for her guid- •aucc, and it was easy to see how the 'shot told an Lacly Waicoto. "You have your father's daring, Lo - :la," elle staid, using the Christian name for tho first time, "There is much of my poor dear fa- th .r in me, I know," said Lola, allow- ing her manner to soften as she came to shat she meant to bo the turning point of the interview, "and, frankly, I would not have it otherwise. You and those iu England know one side of his { character, 1 another. I know he was wild; that he gambled, drank, cared 1 nothing for religion and committed a crime svhioh drove him to exile. In all that he was what the world calls bad. But a truer man, a stancher friend, a ,kinder father, he could not have been. In all his troubles, in all hisriotous liv- ing, in all his wildness, he had never a harsh thought or unkind word for me. You aro right in thinking I am not as .your girls herein England. '1have lived at times the wild bohemian life to which beeves driven, tmcl I never had a mother to stand between me and the .rougher side of it. But from the hour ' when I left the convent school at Ami- - Bens—from choice, for often be wanted I me to leave him and come to England, but he was the only thing that bad loved me and I had Ioved, and I could ;.not leave him in his old age—from the first to the last he watched and guarded and cared for me with a love that all I my life long must make his name a •irweet sound in my ears." i. Her voice trembled as she spoke the last words, and she paused and thou re- sumed, speaking with sudden impetaos- ity: e, "Do you blame nie? Do you sty the edanghter was wrong to prefer to stay by the lather's side at the risk of her future in England? Well, if yon do, 1 a. caunet help it. I would do it again only too cheerfully if I could bring hint from ' his lonely Swiss grave. I am not of the calci, callous natures that love and bate ee, . whcrr, expediency points and judgment suggests, I lova because I love, rashly, ' wildly, madly 'may be, but at least I do soot forget who and haat I ani or what tho honor of any family demands," "Do you lova nay son?" asked Lady Walcote soddenly. At the question Lola was like one moven by an overpowering rush of tem- restuong emotion, which swept ever her, carrying before it all the cheeps and bars of reetraiut which she had imposed upon herself. Her oyes filled with light, she flushed and then paled iustantly. Iter fingers :were interclasped with strenuous force, and her lips\vere eigicl- Iy pressed, while her nostrils dilated with the fitful gusts in which her breath passed and repassed from her heaving bosom. '1?hen appeared a eared tb Ji grat down her feelings and gradually to recover self possession. When she spoke, it was calmly and harshly. • It was a magnificent pieec of antiug, and it lulled oven the sharp suspicions of Lady Walcote. "1 will net listen to that question if you please, Lady Walcote. Voting as I tun, t .,1„xieuco has told Ino that love en cannot give happiness in nnerr7 I will not marry your sou tvithe Beier consent, and ou that 1 eve4” • •1Yiy tic'ar, 1 'believe I nave wronged you," said the old lady, rising as sho spoke and kisehig the girl's forehead, And without saying more she went home. ,When Lolly was alone in lar own room and the door was locked that ix rd � • The old lady looked iercLngiil at Lola, ono night even see her face, she Iet some of her natural feelings show there. "It was a bold stroke," she muttered,, mailing. "But what then?" She vented a little oath in French. "What is a pledge more or less? If it wins her round, so much the better. If it doesn't, it is easy to break it. But I'll make her pay the price --when I'an Lady Waloote and she's the dowager." Then she langbod. "1 ought to be ou the stage after all. Pierre was wrong to stop me. I won- der" --she stopped and ber leo() dark- ened ---"I wonder if he is alive after all. Well, it's the fortune of war.a' And she tossed up her hand with a defiant gesture. "He's not likely to find me. He'll certainly never look for inn as Lady Walcote, and if he Horde me—baht what then? 1 am not afraid, and, as for tho two men, they mast settle it for themselves. But, dead or alive, be shall not alter my plans by a hair's breadth. Heigho, if these good people did but knowl" And she laughed again. D2 Vf TIMES, MA.RC.HH 25, INK "Atilt if I cannot think es you do?" A. Story of Daniel 'Webster. he asked. . "1 shall not stand in the way any During one of their colle;;e va- cations, Daniel Webster and his brother returned to his tatiaer's it) Salisbury. Thinking he had a right to some return for the honey he had expended on their education, the longer. "1 tour glad"--- he began, but she ins tempted ]tint at once.. "Don't Inisundersteud me, I am as much opposed to it as ever, but since seeing Lola,1 have eletuged some of my thoughts. I dread the Marriage and father gave them scythes and re• fear the consrcluealcen, but you shall not quested them to mow, Lanier made tinct rue otherwise than ready to try to a few sweeps end then stopped to welcome your wife, even if my heart is p pp full of foreboding," "I am glad," said Sir Jaffray quiet- ly, and he kissed her, It was not a very auspicious consent, but Sir Jalfruy was satisfied. He .knew how strongly his another bad desired the marriage with Beryl and how hard she always fought against giving way iu any much cherished project, Fre was pleased also at the thought that Lola had thus Sven her round from what seemed nu uncompromising and iuvin- eibie .resistance. "And Beryl, mother?" he added aft- er .4,11):17P al1 wipausall , m ° see her y,eelf," stud Lady Walcote. "Ancl now that you have con- quered in all" ---she smiled sadly—"let. me go." He opeued the door of the room where they had stood, and as she passed out he said: "I know all that this means to you, mother. I shall never forget it all my life.,, She answered with a smile and glance laden with love, but yet sac]. When he was alone, he became thoughtful and restless, and after wan- dering through the hoose and round the stables lie had his horse out and set out for a hard. gallop across country—an old habit. Ile met his mother again at dinner and was sorry to notice a kind of re- serve between them. Neither mentioned the name of either of the girls who formed the subject of the thoughts of both until the end of dinner, when, as, Lady Walcote was leaving thetable, she said: "I have written to Beryl, Jaffray, thinking you would like the thing set- tled at once and not feeling equal to a journey to Torquay." "I am glad. You are as thonghtfnl as usual," be said. Then, as if seeking her opinion, he added, "I was thinkdng of goiug back to Torquay." The old lady paused. "It might be a triol to you both, but if you could have some sort of explana- tion it would smooth the future, and Beryl is very dear to ane." On that he resolved to go, and, that Beryl might have warning of his com- ing and so avoid an interview if she pleased, he wrote a little nota to Mrs. De Witt, saying that he proposed to re- turn to Torquay on the following day and that if they were not staying or had other plans she bad better wire him in the inoruing. There was no tel- egram by noon the next day, however, and bo started with questionable antici- pations of his talk with Beryl. Oue effect of bis letter to Mrs. De Witt he had not counted on. She thought that the letter to her came as a result of their friendship, and she met him alone at the station: "I'm glad you've come back, Ma- gog," she said. "I thought you would. I had to nee my wits, though, to get rid of Beiyl—those liniments are always such stickers—but I've done it. Your letter was quite a stxo]-e of genius." She laughed and flashed at him a look which she meant as a sigual of her pleas- ure. "Do you mean that Boxy! has gone away?" asked Sir Jaffray. "]low stupid you are all of a sudden! What do you suppose I meant? What else did ybu moanene to do but to send her away whey you wrote about'chang- ing Bhang-ing plans?' You clieln't want her here, 1 suppose, did you?" "I see," he answered, with a good natured smile, "you wanted a ems, time," He let stone of his vexation ap- pear. wipe hie brow and rest, "What's the matter, Dar ?" asked his father, "MY scythe doesn't hang right, sir," His father fixed it, and Dan went to work again, bat with no better success. Something was wrong with the implement, and it .las not long before it needed fixing again, and his father said impatiently; "WVeil, •ila"g it to suit yourself." Daniel, with great composure, hung it on a neat' tree and retired from the field.---•I)et.roit Free Prete. CHAPTER IV. AN =PLANATION. It would be difficult to analyze pre- cisely Lady Walcote's feelings as, lean- ing back in her carriage and thinking 'closely, she was driven back, to Walcote. ' While she had been with Lola she ° had yielded to the impulse of faith which the girl had stirred, but as soon as she was alone and fief old doubts re- curred she began to leek searchingly at all that Lola had said. It was in its effects then that Lala's cleverness in giviaig the pledge not to marry without Lady Walcote's consent was proved. It was difficult to accept; the promise as anything but a proof off the girl's complete good faith, and as this it prevailed with Lady Waloote. She had goue to the interview con- vinced of Lola's deceit and with a strong belief that, if only she could strip off the veil, a past more or less compromising would be seen, but the Interview bad changed much of this opinion, and again in this the girl's shrewdness hacl been great. Sho had not attempted to make her- self too white. She hacl painted her past as having its evil associations and coy - elections with which she would tutees - eerily bo brought in contact. Iler plea was that she had not been injured in the coutact. Had she pleaded that there was 110 sort of guile in her -past Lade, Walcote would have rejected the plea without a word, but the implication that there was much temptation to do wrong and the plea that she had been kept from it,by the thought of the honor of her family had gone straight hone to ono in whom the pride of race was like a religion. Another effect of the interview was to convince Lady Walcote that if laferay loved Lola bis love was returned to the full as passionately, and this had ap- pealed naturally to the mother's heart, softening bur judgment of Lala. She regretted the affair as much as ever. She did not believe that Jaffray would find half so much happiness with Lola as with Beryl, and she would have oat off her right hand to have him mar- ry Beryl instead of Lola, but the sting of her opposition was gone no be0au se the reasons for it were changed. Sir Jaffray saw this almost as soon as bo met his another at the carriage door and gave her his arm into the house. "Well, mother?" he asked as eager- ly almost as it boy. "What 1 say will not stop you, Jaf- fray, I. know. Yon are sot on this mar- riage, and I can see in it disaster as plainly as 1 can see Lola's bears ty." He noticed the use of the Christian name and was pleased. "If yott do what I soialx. toil stili sunt Vitas+•w hirer �t a "I've had none of yon during the whole time we've been here," sho its - plied, with an aggrieved air. He made no such answer as she had wished, and this aunoyed her, and they walked a little way in silence. When they reached the promenade, they sat down, and Sir Jaffray, who was in doubt whether Beryl's having left •might not, after all, mean that she had wished to avoid an interview wi th hint, and that while Mrs. De Witt thought relief to the poor and needy. Aldo she had got rid of Beryl the latter had not to bury hoe until three days in reality been glad to go, tried to find after my dicease, or until the blood this out. has parted in in 1r veins, and the dead "When did Beryl go?" he asked. smell coming on ver perceptibly ; "Oh, Beryl, Beryl, Beryl! It's noth- ing but Beryl with you," was the testy tejoinder. "Early this afternoon, as soon as I could get xid of her." "Did she know I was coming?" "Oh, the conceit of you men! Of Coarse she did and said that after the disgusting way you flirted with Lola she would have nothing more to do with you." She laughed again at this. selves, as I will not be able to par - "Yon laugh savagely, as if you wish- take with them." ed that was true, I eco she didn't know, All right." "When I want a good time, I'm not ' quite dolt enough to ask all tho world i to come and take a hand, I hate three 1 handed 'waist, Yon can aisle her to play --when she's your 'wife." 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The attendance was large, the interest good and every topie was welt presented by the persons who had been selected for theseduties, The president, sir', David- son, of Goderieh; Way; not axle to he present, and Rev, S. Bond, President of the Oonferenae, took true chair, A. P. Sheppard, Nile, being appointed Secretary pro tem. The first topic introduced was by by Mrs, George Aeheson, t)oderieh, en "Tine influence of a teacher with her class in and out of school," and was followed by �t short but interest ing discussion, "'The personal and collective relationship of the teachers to each other and to the school," was an address by Mr. Bond. W. R. Lough, Clinton, introduced the subject "How a teacher should get ready for his lesson." It was in the form of an open address, and was one of the most practical of the Convention. A. P. Sheppard, Nile, read a paper on "What . the member of the League should be as an individual," and was followed by Mr. Vana'ster, of Goderich, with the subject "What a member of the League should do. This gave rise to a breezy discussion as to what a member of the League, should not do in which smoking Cook's Cotton Root Compound, Is successfully used monthly by over IO,000Ladies. Safe, effectual. Ladies ask your druggist for Cooke Cotton Rent Cen pound. Take no other. as all Mixtures, pills and imitations are dangerous, Price, No. 1, $1 per box; No. 2,10 degrees stronger,$3 per box. No 1 or 2, mailed en receipt of price and two Scent stamps, The Cook Company Windsor, Ont. �iruissaxiended by all responsible and in Canad. No. 1 and No, 2 for sale by Colin A, Cr.npbcl Druggist. A Curious Will. The following rather curious will was made by Henry Christian Halm, of Waterloo, in the year 1828. The latter part of it is very suggestive of the time in winch Halla lived. The will reads :—"r commit my body to the earth to be buried in a decent manner, namely, that my body stall be put into a coffin with the same clothes or garments on in which I depart this life, for it is my desire to be interred as a soldier who dies in the field in defence of his country ; not be washed, shaved or handled about like a dead hog, which I deem to be indecent and unbecoming among people of my turn, fee of pride, pomp and vanity ; also that my coffin be made of rough boards, strongly nailed together, tor I con- sider that ornamental and embellish- ed coffins are of 00 use, bat only to enforeed bv eonhpetent offieese, O' CQurse, such regulations aro more necessary in the city than in the i:Unntry, but if these living in the country would pay mere rfttention to sanitary laws the standard of health would he very nmelr higher than it is .at present, People ,en- gaged in farm work deceive thetas selves very often by thinking that. there is no need of regarding sani- tary conditions so long as they have the pure tell' and fresh breezes et the country, and frequently people are found, living in the midst of the most ursanitary Conditions and who won- der why they are not bit ssed with good sound health. Unsenitarsr faonditions are conducive to bacterial development, and nearly all diseases have their origin in germ l'if'e, andconsequently sickness rest;tts, in many instances, where it is leash expected. One of the chief sourees of disease in the country is to he found in the water. Frequently wells, from which water used for drinking purposes is taken, are near some polluting source that makes the water any- thing but healthy. Frequently de- cayed vegetable or animal matter may be found adjacent to mange farm dwellings, the germs of which ch are inhaled by those living on the farm. Farmers do not give as Muchb attention to these things as they - should. If every detail connected; with the sanitary arrangements .ors the farm were Neel looked after there. would not be as much sickness in the card playing and dancing were country as is found in some sections enumerated. at the present time.—Farming. Mrs. Pentland's excellent address was "What should a member of the League do to attain, the ideal of a worker P" and it was like her usual addresses, highly edifying. Rev. A. C. Crews took the subject "Officers and their duties" and asked and answered questions on it. Reports from the officers of the different departments dost d the, afternoon session. In the evening the church was again crowded and two good addresses given, Rev, W, Rigsby, of B1y't_I, spoke on ' "Loyalty to the Sabbath Schein and the Epworth 'League," and Rev, A. 0. Crews on "Elements of Success in Sunday School and Epworth League Work.," It was resolved that the next meeting be held in North St, Metho- dist Church, Goderich, in about a year, the date to be settled by the executive committeb. Excellent music was supplied by the choir at intervals, during the evening session. Votes of thanks were tendered to those to whose homes delegates were sent and welcomed, to the trustees of Ontario St. Church and to the choir and the meeting was brought to a close. OFFICERS. The officers for the current year are as follows :—Pres., A. T..Cooper, Clinton ; lst Vice Pres,, Christian Endeavor department, F. Elford, Iiolmesva'le; 2nd Vice Pres„ Mis- sionary department, Miss L. Acheson, Goderich ; 3rd Vice Pres , Literary department, Mr. A. P. Sheppard, Nile ; 4th Vice Pres , Social depart- ment, Miss M. Andrews, Londesboro; 5th Vice Pres., Junior department, Miss ni. Washingson, Clinton ; Sec., Miss Clement, Clinton, who shall also be Seeretary of the Sunday School portion of the Convention ; Treasurer, E.anless, Varna ; I;eptesentative to)the Conference 1 cd no defalcations or features et in - Wrest outside of the particular committees referred te. Health on the Farm New municipal cash books have 71Zutieiipal Auditing. One of the most timely measures of the Hardy Government has beert the appointment of a municipal audi- tor. The many d&aleat:ons oce'ir- ing had emphasized the need of some official who would institute a proper system of bookkeeping for municipal officials and take other u ensures to protect the people against dishonest officials. The first report of the auditor, just received, covers a peri- od from May 1st to 30th November-, 1897, and shows that his appoint- ment was. u aide lam tOQ V+011, As a result of the first, ; a.:eel's work, and an investigaton of the books of the loading municipal offi- cers of the province, a number of serious defalcation were the discover- ed. To use the auditor's own words : "For instan;e, whet, I exatllined, the books of Treasurer Van Luven; of Fronteraae, it was evident that his accounts were in a deplorable condi- tion, and bis shortage large. There: was also an evident shortage in the accounts of Treasurer Peckham, of Niagara Falls, and the county of' Simcoe had the greatest defaleation of all oceupying my time nearly a; a month altogether." The investigation which disclosed. discrepancies were as follows : • County of Simcoe, J. S. Sandford, treasurers ; deficit, $62,557,02. County of i" a'ontenae, W. T. - Van Luven, treasurer ; deficit, $81,380.- 89. Town of Niagara Falls, J. R. Peckham, treasurer ; deficit, $3,000. The last enquirey was not to be considered fraud, but bad bookkeep- ing, but the money was lost just the same. Investigations were also held in a, number of cases, including the Ridge- town Collegiate Institute, but diselos- -. been prepared, the use of which is show vanity and pride, and the I Farming is !generally considered compulsory in the cases of villages. expenses put in them would b: a to be one of the most healthy occu- towns,. towhships, and cities under nations. People in the cities in search of health usually flock to the country where the pure air, fresh breezes and wholesome food are believed to be health produ, in,. This is true enough, and many per- sons who have been without good health in the large cities have fully recovered after spending a cone- paratively short time in the Country ; but in many cases we believe the improvement has been due more to the tnerc change of environment than to anything else. Ilowever, the condition of things in the country should be more eon -- dactyls to health than conditions in the city, but very often they are not. It those living in rural dis- tricts observed the laws governing ' • 1 sanitary conditions to the Sallie:ex-- gs ao tent that they are observed th't the; 4 or11' ! cities the ctntntry would be a regular I J we nee paradise of health. In every well. also to be buried in any place most convenient, without any touibstoee. Also on the day of my burial my friends and old acquaintances shall be invited, and none ease; also, they shall have as much good spirits as they shall use, and endeavor to have a day of mirth and jollity to them - • fee en contrives:.] • STC) vete erre t or Infante one. CbiaCL'ren. 15,000 in population. It is believed the new book will pave the way far great improvement in municipal byinkkeeping, The new ottiecr, it is seen, d'eseovor ed defalcations aggregating $101),- 000, a fact which fully justifies Itis appointment. .,..,;.***•....e.,....,,..... - .Kya. i'Vv'NrOtiCd ALWAYS KEEP ON NANO alitiller f THERE 15 NO 1(1110 (11PPAIN OR Q ACHE, INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL, 4 TMIT PAIDKILi,li:1 WILL NOT RE..r LIEVE. LOOK OUT FOR iMiTAT1oNs AND 800 .' alITUTEs. THE GENUINE BOTTLEt $EARS THE NAME, PERRY DAVIS 18011.