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The Wingham Times, 1899-03-17, Page 7OX rte,',°'' y y y y y y **e 2 f•� c 9 • )g ��C�] �.R M1Ty`�*4* CXFX(:*X9g �!g9 y+S4 a eMr vele era 8.1 1�Mttee:ux genie n ere Ise eager' eye or �G111i,r r �felg.k§.m�' ✓d Dime Burden. .. . , °Irian AGAINST Wonian BY MRS. MARY E. IiQLMVMES- , Author of "A Woman's LAve>r � "The Wife's Secret," '4A, Heartless Woman," "Her Fatal Slop" "A Wife's Peril," "A Desperate Woman," 4<2 1 answered crossly. "( ef:rgo and Paul etre ret;tmned, and they don't seem 1n the ,,best of Humors neither'." l "Who is this?" reheated 1V.iyrn, still pointing at Alice's form. i "That's a girl, as you can see for ourself," retorted Dante Burden, law- ; lag the cttiu let; tts the count had bidden her. I "Answer me at ouee-•-.at once, da you heart?' ntuttere i Byre,: graspiugg the older woman's arm with a Calender brown I 'mud. "Which,,of thein brought herr here, 'tttl(1 who s etio?" • !' Dome Burden hesitated only one second - 4 "Which of then) brought her?" she i chuckle(}: "Why, Paul, of eonrse. As (,o • + who she Is, I don't know more :t.bn,n the Malec' n:tborn; she looks a lady." 1 "She is very beautiful," Myra fetid g1oo•it'ily. "Yon swear you are speaking the truth, mother? It was Pattl. trio 'brought her?" ' ""De:ary—tledry me! 01' course I spoke the truth!" exclaimed the old womaaa testily. "What should I tell you a lie fel' ?" "For gold or diamonds," the girl mi nwered significantly, . i Tame Betio) took no rake of the remark. She wits bending'. over the evhite face on the pillows. l"She is waking," she whispered. Myra leaned against the stone wall and. watehed Alice with a dull, resentful glow hi her black eye:., The wonderful glory of that golden hair, the delicate 1'whate• skin„ 'turd grn(•eful limbs filled. her heart with a tumult of Maddening pilau and jealousy. j -"She lies as easily as she kirks," 'Myra mused piesslily, as site glanced at i. Dame Burden. "She thinks to deceive•-• site as if my enis were • deaf when George rettrus! She is my own mother, anti yet she tortures the and tells me a lies. 'lite iwotufse of ciitttnau(1s 11 more ''to hrr than my penee and happiness. ,'! a\Vhtit has he brought this girl here for. tt•ith her white skin and beautiful face.? He is tired of me. Yes, I know it; hnt 1 I did not think he would have shown it so plainly or so cruelly. It is like his sold, •selfish nature to give ,me pain, but --I wo'n't stand it for long, She shall bo ;kn tmny ,IIIS er: if ire: (1.0e1"Iovci''11i' T Kvili ' tort* atei' till she dies:"— 3 Alice was tuna;ting note; her hn.etds, 1 bur+itiug as with a fever, were thrown t crit ou either side, her throat was patroh- • ted, her head so -inuring. "Water! water! Davis!" she mum- falIare.tl. f Dtti4e Burden hastily lifted her head, ztd putt the glass to her lips Alice I dank eagerly, and shut ber eyes with. • V, sigtt of tltaitkfttluc'as. ' , Hee recuses were returning: she strut- le(7' from the old iv iii i 's rent:. and • half` raised 'herself: Iter eyes opened again, and wandered mild the -room in amazement• • "Where nix) I?" she u,tttinuxed.. I oDavisi Davis! Are you there?" Dante Burden drew back• quietly: lice raiser! herself and passed her hand +over. her eyea,. - .. "Am I asleep. Davis! What 7tfatee is tirllae,? It is till stooge. I must be----" Site turned, and, her eyes rested on ','Myra's figure. drawn Hp defiantly, rest- . ' Lig against the wall; •she uttered a F slight shrieks I ; "Who are yolt?" she whisporecl fear frilly, the ,elotfds railing iling front'her brain, and a great. terrible dread creeping lake 'Iter heart "Where °.ani I?" 1 "Yon are with friends," • MMIyra 'said clearly and quietly, • Tire sound of the girl's voice broke the last 'sense or 'dreamland. Alice ' pressed her hands to her heating, heart, Hard Looked round, in terror. Whet .pInce was sbe in? Where was her dainty bed, her light, airy room? !Where etas the wiutloty, and Davis? #;wba was this girl, •utul, ahl-ryas was that woman? She' crodehed down oa i the 'bed, treulbliag in `etery Ilan): her ; lips opened to scream, but the sorra:: ecme(1 f'r'ozen in her -throat. "You are gnite safe, chary; lie (loon and test again, ;byre, go away; don't ' you sen yon frighten her. He will -•-I mean. Paul --will be angry." • "X don't mind Paul's Anger. Frighten- ed, is Site? I'm worry for her, but that will wear off: she will see a goad deal Of rite, and she'll get„ used to inc in time, perhaps." crouched .lie was still c Alive.r(tt ed on fife bel; ate 'did: not understand the words, she Vita 'in at state of bewilderment, but i omiiething he the malignant tone xonsed Piet. 'She realized at oaec seine terrible %event had oecnt'red to her; site could not al hsy) the fflfl horror nt that moment, hut she vaguely understood tf t . ie !Ras in same ?strange, horrible pleee, Isepatr•ated from ell .41te knew, nut" the Veer in her breruk lashed her gluiest to rinttdatess• She staggered front the coria and fell at My'rai's fret, r "Oh, have Pity—help 'mel"she mute 'blared piteously; T don't know whatt Ates happened to mr, it eau remember ittothing cloarlyr. 1 seem to have been stelecp, but I feel—I am sure—something terrible has eome. 1 ant frightened of Ulla Monty yrlaet—it is strange. Olt. Bela inc to get welly1 'yon are at woman— Yon will. under;rtand, I don't know where I am,but let ire get ont---breathe tho air, and I shall feel better. You— will you help etre!" "Come come," broke in Dame Bnrdm trying to lift her from her knees, "you must lie (]own again and go to sleep. You will be ill," Alice clung' to Myra; she hashed- the old woman ao'ny with n shudder;' , • "Oh, have pity, help me! 'I am afraid, T cannot tell what Mas conte to me:_. hat it as hideous, it is terrible. Sake me. away, Carry rate out liito the atilt Ob, help: hell. inc, for Heaven's sake1" Myra stopped, her face softened; this girl was no willing accomplice. '.Dhe next moment site would have pushed aside her mother and carried Alice nor iss the vault to the other door, and not sonn(1s of steps outside stopped her. Ilcr expr'e'ssion changed - I "Here is someone cowing, Who can help you, perhaps. I'ain't plead to him," she said roughly. I Alice looked rotund eegcriy', while I Myra folded her arms and fixed hes` , glance like n 'hawk on the form entering through the curtains, She astw the frown gather an the count's face as he saw her, but tirade no sign. He .advanced towards Alice with out- ' stretched hands, She rose from her knees; her face was White, her hotels clasped to her 'heart. She gazed ist the count -with n look of deadly horror. He did not see it, but placed his hand on • her ;arta. "Yon arc' ill; rest her for a while, 3oit a—." t ""I), ar'tt11 touch me," gasped the girl, her • brain teelitrg: "Yob—you-0h, ('Toa!! what terrible- titi'ng has happened to are? .I—" ! There was it confused sound' in hes throat, She anode a faint movement with .her hands, and the next instant Alice would 'hate fallen to the gro'nad in a swoon, but in two strides Myra left the wit21, and had clasped her in her arms i beret., the count'couid touch "her. i "Leave` her to me, George," she ,said softly, yet to a well -tuned ear her voice sounded stifled; "I will take her t') my ream. Yon don't understand women." "I'. will carry her," interposed George hastily. • - Bnt she shook her !head, and dieting Aliesi iri her ar'nis Iuovecl awiv as thou h the inanimate girl here but •a featherweight. The ronnt stood watching lief• as she waalked. away, and could not repress a feeling- of admiration for her graceful, muscular 'figure and wonderful strength 'and .ease::'He timed to the eld.WOi an f 41y aIle disaptleared. "She will be kind to the other" he mattered quickly. ' The old women nodded. • "Yes; Myraa. ]s n strnuge one, but she ain't creel. 'She -site thinks it's 'ptfi1l's girl—T told her. so. I thought.it would be best.'! • "Yon gild right. though I don't care much,. She' must know it" sooper or later. I mean to make the gold -cm -hobs ed girl my wife ' ' ' • "Do, yon, George'?" answcrcd the old^ woinats .in surprise, then after a mo' merit's pans* she added cunningly: "Blit how twill you do that? I see she wears a wediliugting on her finger.' The eonnt langhed..'t "Have yon lived all these years,'Bur- den, to learn from the that a ring does not make' a marriage." "Well,' well, it's nothing to me; but what about the diamonds, George?" the phi woman asked eagerly. "Paull is bringing 'them. Here he is." Paten floss entered cgs he spoke, carry- ing ing the case containh,,;, the Darrell dia- . Moods, i ►Monds. "Hallo, mother!" he' said, jocularly; "all alone? Where); M1'nl and Sant?". "MN-tes in there," I)aite Burden re- plied, nodding her 'henti in the direction of the inner citatmber,.. "Sam's out acing Itis dotty." Pani ltitaglted. "Where is it?" naked the count itb- raptly. • "Scouting sound the Grange; it pla,e ahnut five utiles Event' here, belotiging to 0 Haan unmet iSrtnlsteed: they say he has -n Pile' of plate worth a small toe - tune:" "Arntistendt" muttered 'Patil Bess with a dark took; "Ire trust beware; Geoffrey Armistead is datig'erotas." "Do ynn-knon' !tint?" the count risked tis 11e opened the case and drew out the dianenels. "I hate ltini!" mattered Pnitl; "he has. tttaeketl me down all my life, curse heel" "Well, you shall help to rid Mina et his y )let revenge," e'tsL•nh 1t laughed taunt ,jurat. Patel looked up quickly,. "X will not have n finger in that ;lob, George, so I tell you,. 'It would mean danger, perhaps distvtver t." "I am not ufratiil. my dear Patil, If torn are. C!olirnge, Mort stall, and lenient - bee, you Join in the game at the Grange. I eminent!. yon." Paul mattered an oath and flung him - !telt down ori a !tile of rugs, and was Oilent while the count spread the "'Here," he said, picking out a ring One Of the topics being discussed at the Farmers' Institutes this win- ter is "How to snake the moat of e country, life." A writer to the; Chicago limed gives a very interest- ing picture of country life itr his, neighborhood. He shows that in telligcrtt .and public spirited people , can free coun.r,V life of its roost con- spicuaus disadvantages and bt'ing to a the country most of the things which peopleordinarily go to the cities to Jive in order to enj ay. This man lives nine miles front the neal'est railroad filet blazed like 11 star, "here'* your share, Burden, Paul, what will you ltkii (' t" "1gtlihtg• of that lett Sive nt,' th cum" The count glanced at him, "Paul, you are growing eowar.(1iy Well, take the cups, I keep the dirt, moats." "What will you do with theme G'eor'ge?' asked Dante Burdett, holding out her land and ivntehiug the jewels flash in i ih ll • f e• It , b "Take tke them abroad and dispute e theta there," the count answered shortly, Myra ryas leaning against the rougl plank that formed a door between the two rooms, ""Take them abroad!" she whispered to herself, self, "IIe is going away and takes .her with hiui,. Coward! He for gets me." She moved back to the bed en which .she had placed Allec, The fainting -fit had passed, but' the poor girl lay fp a state of coma, She knew nothing, "Hew be:tlttiftil she is!" mused the ttnhap;r 'Style; "fair as a lily. II1' loves her—all the love I gave .]film he treads vuder•toot, He remembers iotliiug now --that he fooled me and won my heart Pith his pleading. It is all gore--all— my pride, my honor, my peace of cry mind :tad happiness. Anil she—what will become of -her?" Her eye caught the glean] of the tin an the irbite finger, "Married, too. She hates him, for that I could love ']ler, How would it • 'be to•---"• Alice stirred, she lifted her eyes, - "help mel Oh, help mei" She mur- mured. 111yra stood uprig]it. "I will help her, she said to herself quietly; "It will be my revenge;," • CHAPTlt1I NI. Valerie ILA was in •;her roam alone, her 'face was pale, but her eyes shone triumphantly. Her plan had wonted even better than site expected; the loss of the (I nmolt is and plate, . and Alice's disnppen,r*iueo, were. now looked upon as nu arranged urate. The country rang ,with the netts of the, young Countess I arrell's elopement and robbery. Tits) t? -.y., had elapsed, and as yet no truce eould be fotind of the iugit'ves. tgasei]e saw nothing of Iloy *luring this time:. be was shut in his own room hiders his head beneath the disgrnee. His mother was an altered woman she seemed sluldeuly aged. '131e loss of the diamonds was a sor roti to her. but she grieved fair mos over her tots ,ncate pain; v1t,• keel alone v•l_at Alice's flight meant to hit --rot (ii rratce only,..but desolation 1111 n Lt ;ken heart. for Roy loved now as he never had or would again. In her briar t Tired many b'it:te then; qts of _1.1i('e. and the salve to th rimed honored. woman was at blow al most tial heavy to dear. Yo.4.:e's sytllp:ttliy • and te�rdern•e;;, wire very soothing to her, but brotigh at the scale time a sigh, of sorrow- a she th'atg'st of her son's wreeked lite mid that Valerie could Bever he his wife now but through the shame of a divorce or death, •:inch though she judg- ed Alice harshly, site was • too good a woman to pray for her death. On the third day Itoy left his roan rt(1 went down to the library; he had made t,p his mind, to go :thread for a :ince, anti. also to p.rsnatle his mother to 1>sire the Castle and seek •metitttl (h;tn t' after till the trouble she lin*i en- dured 'heard hint lease his 1•o'oau, and troll softly after him. "Itay." she said ars he was about to enter the library. IIe turned. "Valerie," he said. quietly, "forgive me;I did not hear i ou coming." She gazed ,at his haggard face with at heart that burned from ifs jcttlonsy. She had not thought Alley's flight tt" 1'i(1 hove tried hire so terribly. "How ill you look!" she exclaimed. "I feel tired—sick to death!" the earl ansittred Passing Itis hand over his e t Min am s r. e 4 t s and about the same distance from the smallest village, Yet this rural neighborhood bus pod graded veliouls —lilt unto thole in M:,rtYd•tt---, and a circulating library owned by the state, 'which is reinforced four; times a year by consignments f'rorn the State library, The suggestkin of Hon, G. W. Itcss to provide cireula- ting libraries t%ith depots at stated echool houses is a good one for:On- tario. If this is done, it will add greatly to the enjoyment of country life. Arrangements also could be made for Bourses of lectures to be given at nominal prices, In many of our own country neighborhoods, literary societies at'e a valuable means to stimulate the intellectual life of the neighborhood. It requires in any country district only the emu - bitted enterprize and intelligence of a few leading spirits to provide for that neighborhood social and intel- lectual intercourse of an instructive and stimulating nature. They Reach CHILDREN'S The Kidneys. ,lir, Conrad it eyer's opinior,� DOAN'S KIDNEY PI1,I.S, No one can be healthy with rho kidneys ht a diseased or disordered state. The r Acid poisonous Urie i p 'Gxi .d., d wlifch it is Choir duty to filter out of the blood, is carried into the system and produces Rheuma- tism., headaches, Backaches and hun- dred's of ills and ailments, Any one who has the slightest suspicion that the kidneys are not acting right should take Dean's Kidney Pills, They are the most effective kidney remedy��� known. Mr. Conrad Beyer, at E. R. Snyder's• Shoe Store, Berlin, Ont., bears this out when he' says; Anyone suffering with kidney troubles cannot do better than take Loan's Kid- rtoy fills, for they cured my wife who has been afflicted with pain iu•the back and other kidney troubles for a long time. They have helped a great many of ray acquaintances in this town,. and I must say they are the medicine that reach the kidneys with the best effects." QUI Hard to keep the , ildalssa Nr ' tea„ Ing eold--will run out of dooas ln(r4. properly wrapped --jet wsot feet -.kis the bed elothes off at rain. What's mother going to do about tat' Mustn't negleet the obUdren'* Con and (olds• -might ewl its Croup -- i Croup end fatally or weaketa the ttta�; for life. Most mothers now give their ehihdrese,? , Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup. It's nice to take, and cures all kinder of Coughs and (olds more quickly anal effectually than any remedy known. Mrs. R. P. Leonard, Parry Saum& Ont., wr1tsaaa: "" I have uses Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup for Coughs ani Colas of myself and able opjmy baby. T find it always ,'arcs a Corti qute]c,i7 than An- other Cough mixture I ever tried,"' l Ice "„5e. Cut'eeomstipation,biliousness stek lreadaebe ar'd dyspepsia: L VER Every pill guaranteed perfect and to act without any grip,- FILLs ing, woal:euing or stokening ef?ccts, '�uc. at all dru;gi ts. WHO IS YOUR PRINTER If you rirQ not getting your Job Print— ing a.t `i.°H's, TIMES Job Printing Rooms,. you should stop to consider the reason. No job too shall or none too large for las' to'give you an estimate on,, TIIPtR.Nl'a ALWAT a. iivi32. The Largest • laant Bright's Disease and Kindred Kidney i'� Troubles Have Lost Their Terrors —South American kidney' Cure Wages a :Successful %Var. A young man studying for the minis- try, and the son' of a well•i>nown western merchant, dropped Lutea drugstore, and in a very discouraged mood, sari to the proprietor, "I. am quitting nay studies and going • home to 1 know not Pipit. illy physician says 1 have Bright's iiis-- ' ease and can nut pursue my studies," That druggist ;mew el ow experience the almost aurnc,ilous cure in his own each made by South American Kidney Cure. He recommended it to the young man and in less than a month he was hack to his studies a„atn a perfectly cured meo. South American Kiuuey Cure is a liquid kidney specific. Sold by A.L.Ha(niitun. (,1, et. "What are you going to do?" she ask- ed htn'riedly, - "I stn making a1'ra'irgemertts to leave here. and go away," "Do you. intend to .follow' tbcrit?" Tho question was asked involuntarily. Roy's face darkened. "I shah seek Mini, if I go to, the end of the 'world." he said (]wetly'. "Where shall you go first?" Valerie (111estioared pini hurriedly. Iloy shook his head. "I don't know—to Italy, perhaps, whet, I met him. I believe he has at i~:tette nr an estate out there. He may have—they luny have gone to it." "IEov, you will do nothing rash? Pro- mise rue, for your mother's sake, Pitt member, she has only you" "I shall avenge my honor," the earl ut:swereil quietly. "1.3ut you, Valerie." he went on gently, "yon Will not Ieatte my ntnther, She loves Sou. It is a :;rcpt tiling to ask you to do—to give np your lite, year irl(^tvu:es, to be with ']ler---but I beg it ars it favor." Valerie felt her throat ehoke, "There is no hardship 1 would not submit to for your mother's sake," she replied, The earl raised her hated to his lips. "Thank you, Valerie," he said, simp- ly. "Tell my mother 1: rtht coim ng to taptwtl: to her soon. I wart her to go to her favorite house in Scotland for a• lit- tle time, or anywhere. She artist leave here." , { • .Fruit alla•Flower.-' Give the house plants as meet: light as possible during the day and darkness with a lower temperature at night. Old ger.nniams having a tendency to bloom profusely should be stripped of half their buds assoon as they appear. A small, thrifty tree with plenty of roots when set oat will make a good tree„ sooner than a large orae with mutilated roots. Children 0:y for °CA ^a .TIA, Peach .. and plum trees are less liable to disease when grown in the potiltry, yard. At the same time they afford shade . for the fowls. A tight seri around .growing trees does nut gtve thew a chance to devel- op. Keep a small circle around the stem sott and mellow, Quinces, grapes, blackberries, rasp - ' berries, gooseberries and currants are all readily propagated by cutting, Now is a gond tune fur this work: Exchange. A CHATHAM LADY Tells How Her Health Came Back. Pamphlet 1n Ontario , •( "in '(4o 110 better work than THE TIMES, and the office is thoraughly; equipped in every brancfi- — 'ork Our Samples of pamphlet work will roniparc favorably with the output of ANY large city ( stablishment. We . have the same facilities and are under less expense than the metropolitan offices, and can consequently more than, n meet them in price Commercial Stationery - We now make a specialty of stationery for business men. Merchants will find our prices conn pare favorably with any cut rate printers ancl at the sante time they will rect'ive better satisfaction. Proof shown with all work, and prompt attention given to mail orders. 'PHONE 4. 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