Exeter Times, 1915-1-7, Page 71
Rollsn Yung Mi:
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or, the Belie of the SeasonL
The ball wheel/. Lady Clansford alwaYe
gave about the middle of the $0116011 'WzIO
geneeally a. very brilliant ether; but this
Year it wee more brilliant and, elas, snore
-erowaed than usual; for Lord Olenefore
wa-*..Lite eeet Tr:we-African Company, and, as
toneestecl. ne everybody knows, with
a o everybody knowe. theompany lead
levevered from the blow dealt It by the
ageing of the .uatives, and was IICAK flour.
16h1ng beYend the most Sanguine exlect-
etione of ite <sweetest theeefeee, the 0111.OS"
lord coffers, not to mention 111040 of
many other eensons, were overflowing,
and Lord elitteefeed +meta afford a some-
what ma et 1 itleent 11 esti i t al i t y.
'toward, ao he made his way up the
etains, emiled cynically to himeelf as lie
•eatight oi,ellit of 0 little knot of finance/re
who stood juet oatside tho ereet doors 01
the ettlon. They Were all theres-Grittee'
, here, Wieseh the Beltotio, Efferde and
Vit;itaeford; sad they were all smiling
and in the beet of •humnri . preeenting by
their appearance a etriking eon:rase to
that 'which they had worn when he heel
,eeen them on the nig1fl when the ruin of
ihe eompaity luid been coeveyed in that
fatal eableeram, Having seeceeded at
laet in terrine, an entrence, and bewiug
over the imeti of hie noble hostess% which
neuet have sadly acheet, end returned her
misehanivoi words ot welcome, with a
'Mile as galvanic 00 her <men, Howard eel.
led Ille Wey /Ilene the wall -a malty, wes
to progrese-and collided against the
"beautiful end bounteous" Beetle, who
wee mopping hie brow and locecing mend
de sial i ri ugly for his part nor,
, "Halloo, 'Howard!" he exclaimed. "Pretty
old scrimmage, isn't it? Should have
t hough t your languid grace would have
kept tut of this sight, I've given a dance
,4 to a girl, but cla-sh my necktie if I can
• find 1 or; !night as Well leek for a needle
In a bottle of hay -as if any felicity would
be auch a fool as to put a needle in such
a phice: nu jolly mad at losing her, 1
can tell you, tor she's the prettiest girl
in the rochu, and 1 had to fight like a
.ccal.heamer to get a dance from her. And
r ow I can't find her; just my lualcl"
"What le the name of the prettiest girl
in the teem?" aelted Howard, laoguidly.
"Oh, it's the tleNY beauty, of couree," re-
filled Herat+, with it superior little shrug
at Howard's ignorance. "It's Mies Heron,
of Here:Wale, the greet heiress.
Howard prfelted up his care. but main- "Altrost as hot as in Australia," he said.
i ain ed his languid and half -indifferent
languidly, but wetehing her out of tho
manner. tail of- his eye. '1 euppu ose yowere never
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"Mies Heron of Herondate," be said ie there, Mise Heron? Nor have I been; but
les slow voice. "Don't Meek I've met here I've got a, letter in my pocket from a I
"No? Dessey not. She doesn't go out -very great friend of mine Will.0 Is rOaghing
atimt, arid Lady Claneford thinks, it's ra- it on a t://uttle-ren, and be hes so often de-
ther.aleather in bee cap getting here 10' scribed the county to me, that I almost
night. When yea see her you won't exe feel as if -I knew it. He is nest' dearest, -... ---
I've ..ver-praked her.- She's more thatt andelesest friond-Statford Orme. ae 1
nottlite etar of the•- season if she didn't, always all him and think of him; ey ure which had been sitting in his ea0Y-
Peetty, and ehe'd be the bright and par-
c
course /. an neekthg ef Lord Higeeliere, chair. but whieh rose and exclaimed:
, keep in her.ehell so much." . 'film problem was solved; he Sain' her "Howard!"
"Het ondele," said Howard. musingly." ' pale face suddenly flesh, and then Ets eta- Howard held his breath for a moment,
'That's the piece near the Villa at Bryn- denly grow pale. So eharp had been the the,n said, with exaggerated ealm:
ileemsre, islet it? 1 don't remember any- blow, its effect so overwhelming, that her ..I'm glad you found the cigars and the
one of her name as having been amongst fan fell from her hautl. Howard, as he. whisky, Stafford. Have you been waiting
the ooeleanY there, -
"No," eaid the omnieeient Beetle. "She restored it to her. seized the opportunity
of looking her full in the fete, and ae. very long: sorry to keep you,
Howard laughed ae he wrung his
wee living in retire/fleet with her father eurance was made doubly SUM MS girl
I hen; but eta -Mord must have known her did hold hie friend Stafford's herMineee ir.i.e/11111!%ouhgalsiltd, I sheuld surprise you, old
-made her acquaintance. Don't, you re- in her hand, Ida was ilent for a moment man; but I flettered myseef," said Staf.
:member that she wee present when poor because she knew shie could not control peed.
Mies Falconer met with her fatal aoci-
"Nothing surprises nie; but I'll admit
dent?" ' her voice, could not keep it steady; then, re'
Howard remembered very well but he with a quickened breath, she /said: Hreaae.iii. ppluesatiandg aiitimsegeionngtay ybo:0,k'
ettid "Ah, yee!" as if the fact had just "Yes, I knew AI:, Orme-Lord 'High.
to being
been recalled to him. cliffee•12112;Itliz
ealeilia..irci1 fl.o‘vnre"Haveoueeraled from
"Her father died and left her a hatful "Then I hoped you Heed him," be eaide
of money -that's ever so many months meecileeSlyi for there was no time for Stafford eared.
aee-and now she's come up to London; merest eome idiot of It dancing -man "Ole I see! You mean I came so quiele
..nur tell you, Howard, that it is with would came and take her from him the
ITYpoonsteir it, tl-tiert.P essI startedimadlratt'soallitg
he as it was erith the friend of our next minute. "I 'express the hope, because
oehoolhoe' daye: 'I mane, "I was eeen," I 1 mysele like and admire him very much atnirgtoett0e0ene
I -Igoe a restless fiand was
anwas
conquered!' Everybody is mad about her. indeed. flees a, splendid fella*, and one o
"Got it now?'' drawled Howard.
She le staying with some country people of thotse inetanees of a good man strug- "Or
called the Vaynes, people who would have gling with adversity; Are yen tend of perhaps the journey has cooled you down.
. imesed, like it third entree, unnoticed; poetry, Mise Heron?' Have you eaten? I me get something- '
but they are deluged with ievitations, Ideet'bosom was heaving, ehe was ilgbt. "Yee yes.' seed Stafford, rather impa-
and. 'All on amount of Eliza." ing fee calm. She knew now who it was tiently. "Got dinner at the hotel. I came
"Do not be vulgar. Bettie," said Hew- with whom she was speaking; it was the on here at once; heard you'd gone to it
ard, rebukingly. friend, the cynical Mr. Howerd, of whom dance, and thought I'd wait. I went you
"Well, it wae vulgar " admitted Denise Stafford b.ad told her; he had hot caught to do something for me, Howard -I'll tell
'eepeedally applied to such an exquiette hie name a.t the mtroduction. She re- you all my news some ,ether time' -,not
ereeture ae Mess Heron-- On, there she garded him with intense interest, and in- that there'a much to tell: I'm well and
is with young Glarn! They say that he dined liee head by way of assent, flouriehing, ae you see. I want you to
is more than ready to ley his duesel cor. -I never think of my friend, Lord High. go down to Bryndermere, I dare not go
onet at her feet -confound the yeung beg. -cliffs, without recalling tbose signifteant myself -not yet. I want you to get all
gareehut she doesn't give him the least linee of William Watsotee." He looked at the information you can about -about a
encouragement to do so. Look! ehe her, and be it eaid that his eyes were line lady: ellee Heron of Iterondale---"
. though he's talking for all he's; worth. plainly "These are the linos: cently. "Do you know, I have just had
said Howard inno-
doten't eppear • to he listening ' to him, and itupressive ones when he showed them "How very strange!"
. tho pleasure of meeting Miss Heron of
And it's the same with all of ua; we're
rill dying with lave for her; and for all " 'I do not ask to have my all Herondale--"
she cares, wee may jolly weal diet" Of wine, of love, or fame, StaiTord sprang to hie feet.
Howard leeked across the room mud I do not for a little ill "Whete?" he demanded hotly.
caught a glimpse of a tall, slim figure, a • Against the gods excl a im. "At Lady Olaneford's ball, which I have
pale, ivory -tinted face with soft and silky just left. May I ask you why you are so
bleek heir, dxcesed ill the eimplest " 'One boor; od tortune I implore, interested in Mice Heron as to send me
fashion, and dark, violet eyes half hidden With one petition kneel: on such a niissicsr?"
by their long !Mims, It was a lovely face At lettst ca.ree,s me not before "I love her," said Stafford briefly. "I
and ennietteng more -an impreeteve one; 'Oboe break me on thy wheel!' " cannot live without her -I've tried, and
it WM a fate, once seen, not easily for- I cannot live without her -I've tried, and
gotten Perhaps it was not its beauty, Her lip quavered and hex long laehes I've failed. I've loved her since -oh, I
but a certein preoccupied expression, a coneealed her one, can't tell youl I want to know what she
eadnese in the eyes and in the curve of "They are fine twee,' sho said, is doing. I Avant to know if she has tee-
the :expreresive lip, whiteh made it Ise "They fft my friend, Lord Iligheliffe's gotten me; if there is any hope for me!"
haunting, a one. She was exquieitely ease to a T. Ile was for a time the epoil. Howard looked at him compassionatelY,
dressed. with a eue,gestion of mourning at et +elites of fortune; sire ettecesed he "-A 41'4
the at:pence of diamonds and a, touch of is ,* , •., .. ,
eed, wit
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pale vmlet in the black lane treat, lee site e e c-mt. "My dear old man," he
"She is very beautiful," said Hownetle breaking him on her wheel; and the early of reluctance, "you Ay rather highl The "Go in, my dear fe ne
. ) the harder to bear. He writee. moist inter- sent season; She is the admired of all ad- pooketeban.dkerehiet in 'MY , -vele
7 0111-oadole with you sincerely oee caresses, of coulee, ineke the breaking all lady You speak of is the belle of the pre.
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"Yes. it's nearly over s rtte, care about teeming and cattle -raising and. noble duke*, are at her feet. She was the the hall: back in. it monaent."
With a frown of annoyance, Stafford
the lose e your e. :seen letterte-I don't know whether you mirere; belted earls, to say nothing ot
said after e newate, "when did yen hear oublienely ignorant ot such maetere. I 021.11 I may say so, I think you were very . 4n- hesitated and. Peaked alter him; then with
. with a sigh. "Talking of Stafford," h6 that kind orating: tor my own Part 1 war star of the•ball which I have juW
st lett. If a shrug of s shoulders, he obeyed ard
"To -clay," replied Howard. "1 have his ; know a cow from home, but notbing enalseed up " entered tho roo:m.
They uttered no cry of surprise, of joy.
from him 11101?' I lay my hand upon my heart and say 1 wise to leave such a peerlees pearl to be
"Rill out in the backwoods?" asked; are interested. I would venture to offer stifled a groan. They stood for a moment looking at each
Beetle. "Poor old chap! awful 'piece of ! to show you one of kis lettere; there is "I might have known it," he said, "The
belle of the season! Well, why not? other with their hearts in their eyee. it,
was the moment that bridged over ell the
letter in my. pocket." ' 1 ehall induce me to go further, If you SU/Mord turne.d away from him end
weary months of waiting, of longing, of
sempeny had came right side uppermost, sew the eager light flesh in her eyee; and more emcee Who am. I that elle should epair.
doubts and tears, of bo.pe that, seemed too
faint for hope end but a naockery of de.
Ince for hien! If his father had only gone ; /mating in them or a Private character."
'on hiring end 'waited until that blessed! Her heart beet etill more quickly; he There is no one more beautiful, no one
"Rether a foolieh young man, if you Re had no need -to a.sk her it she leeed
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he'd have been a. millionaire.. Look at hie hand went te: les breast coat -Pocket; remember me? What am I—"
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"they're simply rolling in money, reeling ire you going -Where aro you going to- love with euch a peerlese ereature, I hen; her face was eloquent of the truth,
.n t. , morrow Miss Heron? I too, shall he go, shouldn't h.ave left her to go tramping et.
ter ;settee in Australia." ed in leis. Ho had got .hold of her hand
and her eyes refleoted the love that glow-
Griffenberg and the ret. of 'me!" he nod- then he aid, blandly:
ded towitiele the group et financiers; "I v ill bring one next time we meet, aele me," said Howard. 'If I"d been in
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you call it," responded Ilowaed; -and She pat her hand to her Hee with a et. "What else could I do?" exclaimed Stat- before she knew it, had drawn her te
- from \ VI -13A he says I,should think he's tle n"rCOUS gest-nee; ehe was diea,ppoint. ford, Sternly. "Have you. forgotten that him, and, utterly regardless of the fact
having a pretty heed thee o t., , , ed ho thought. he •wes going to show her 1 was not free, that when -when death"- that he. was in a strange, house, that the
-Tee, he'e• still in the. backwoods, RS ing there probably?
of emiree, he doesn't complain; there are a -letter. thee and Mere. his voice dropped-el:et me free, it was no Might be interrupted any moment,. he
eomo men still left who don't :complain.' "1 am trowe. to Lady Fitzherfoed's te. time to speak ot love to another woman?
kissed her paesiosately 'with all the pas.
There was n, gares'e. during which ho had morrow etterneon to try over some mosie, I was elyliged to go; but I've come back sion that had boon stored up for so long.
--too late, I suppose! Done say env 'Ida," he said, as he bent over her and
Stefford know elice Heron, did he?" "ails Yee; Lady Fitzharesed is a good snore; lot us talk of something else: you preesed her to him, "I have come back,
Bert:el' looked mysterious and low-recl friend of mine," Ile Said, "Shall you be are looking well, Howard." - I catirot live without you -ah, but yoa
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; there et, eay, fear?" know that, you know that. Is it too late?
been thinking deeply, then he +laid: 'So witb. her." she said, heeitatingly,
say the: to anyone but you; but you ore; The toter l'OSC to .118.1 face, end she fal- Fen all right. Look here, lei put you UP It is not too late?"
his woke. "Ye9, it's no use ' crying over spilt "No; it is not, too late," she whispered.
Staiford'.s great and only ehum, vat 1, tared: Ilidlk'' sala Howard' with a sigli• "°11' "I -I did not, know -whether you. vrould
to -night; We'VO got a, spare room. Now, "Yee. Look here, old chap,- 1 shoulen't I "Yes," said Ida, in a, hew teem.
. I dere le well?" . come. But I have been waiting; 1 slimed
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teute--- ' . - another oigar-not bad, are they -and heve walled all my life. But the time has
know I e.au epeall,sately; to toll yeti the I "Did You say that Mr. Orme-Lord•High. mix yourself another drink and light ttP epee very long, Stafford!"
a sigh of reeler: ation. : TOMO kind ot: other, I belime--but he Ims At a quarter to leer the following day At the end of the quarter of an hour
."Now you are going to toll roe anything I "Oh, Yee; he is all right now," replied eels 7110 all* you've been doing.'*' *
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"Oh, no,- I'm not," retorted Borile. reeoveavd; he ie a monster of strength:1, Howard put in his appearance at LaudY for which Howard had hargalned, Lady
but taw troth, ' inurnitred Howard, .witil i Howard; "he Ilea been 11 1-a fever of *
"Whet there is of it ie tho truth encl ne• fui Yea entlY have heard. • But 1 osu afraid riteharford's house in Daton Samtre, Vitzharford opened tihe door of the inner
thing bq tho truth. It isn't, much. , Bat ho is very -mull reppy 1 soinething on what "Oh., ran so glad you've come," he room softly, eo softly, that seeing Miss
, Ivo a ewe of ea .1. .
fford our young beauty better than we think, lotto:el, you know-" Ida shot. an Indig.. ard; "you are just the man I want, ThEt,b
, ,, he culla hie mind -he is net vele' intelv said; evorybod,y was pleased. to see How-
, e -- man, and apparentily quite content there,
Heron in the arras of a stalwart young
her ladyship discreetly closed ate door
our party end eo off by himeelf? Net chereele inWarelly.-"eut the bet, the no- bore direetly to try over sctnie songs with
..., again, and. going round by the inner room
Do Yoe remember bow he used te leeve nant glance et him whiell entele Howard sweet croak:are, BOSS Rer611 10 'c't)nli".6 found Ur, Ito:weed seated -on the steers.
Wm' Stafford thee was it? And ono ,$Leest od wood follows, t essure you, Miss me -Fan going to sing at that bazaar, nigh bewilderment.
, you She looked at him With amazement, well -
lie 012',' Stafford riding with a Intly. Ho heavy. Ale. here cornet it. gentlemen with sic -de there anything you done- knave *waver.
our follows remarked e0 inc that one day Heron. I'd give twything to see him know -and as you know something of mu- "Ire you mad?" she e8.0118,1221801, in a
tore's herd td 1111815k11, Then again, how het is looking for We Dertner; alas! it le opinion. ascil-"11 eall give 210 Yattr 31eWinria smiled at, her blandly. .
vorildn't swear 10 him: bat -well, gat% hurried gait, and distr.:Weed ootratenenee; her.. Howe
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Ilav, It lie and Miss Heron wet° in I T01) I WO Meet, t11011, Elt, Lady Fite -bar. ...a"Wy,ithretenneonedreecteerowillsit,T6t311(31 cit7v70r les head, "but they
"No," he said, with a backward jerk of
are. I'm told it's a
1118 funeral? And why is it that' she keeps bore you 1" opinion: •the other, that you leave me dellielorte kir:a of madness: 'worth all your
Mantle Falcone/1e death; mid whi did Ito tord's tomorrow. I will r..sring my friends 1
UA all 131 . arin'a length, even that • eon Ho bowed his adieux and left, her, and alone with Mies Heron, directly elle comes sanity, Do not let, us disturb them. Come
'boil off to Atietralia, o.,gatin directly after letter: bat I do einoerely hope it won't oonditions: one, that you dont take ene
to.vtidod el ern e: i ' 154512 elle house; fees4.,1cteAbifillit.hlia.wdoneholee- for a querter of an hoer." tape' he glanced .al, his watch; "they have
and sit down beside one until the. time is
"Y OU rag lit to edit a riddle book, ttio, ed Stafford,• lie had not the 'very lariat asked, with a smile. ,still. three ;Minutest"
ith a, suppressed laugh (Ale eat down
Howard's eyee grew share; but eesentt- thee intareet foe et Lady Pitzhareard atttrod, at him.
ed latitatsidly, as he aid: , e ho pondered eve: the twee. That She lov- "Are you going to ,propose to her?" oho
room now. I should be greatly ohli .,. if color, her voite had betrayed her. posing." be ide hint.
" ou. ought to be ashamed of yourself,"
.said, "to play me euch a trick. Bent,
my son, I tillek we enuld get aero ..the deubt; hex 0Ye0. hes sudden blushes and "No," he replied; "I am tired of Pre.
you would inIxoduce ine to lass It "Ho liao loved her all the time; and I "Well, I don% think she' would aketel how happy they lookr
'Alt Idea,' said Hertie, 'name g ( sen a purblind ass not to :MVO soot!: it!' Yoll,'; Said Lads, Fiteharford, "Eshe has ha ,so,! he said; "but / ,should have 'been
pan mshamied of myself, my ' dear
cold r881t40just a, smile and a rd contempt, AO he aleohed up tante rotate, ad Lora lildwirt the Dannerdeles' son and the,si. Ioov, havpy? We will go in and see
-nioee..adiaraed of nivtiellf if 1 hean'it. Do
But I warn you, you'll only meet 1 it he said tO himself, with ornital eell. film Most veanderful offers; ehe hae refues,
gotten your existence, teed had no te metes lie ..,:thteettallleeetteed 110 struck a "/ know, I know!" said Hoard, oro treetentit :It, will be my great reward.
and i,liett she'll look away as if she w. They were niodeeb bet comfortable ear, end, I believe, the Dirke Of Glarn-"
lenst desire to remember it.' m.at , efore ho opened the door; but it, quickly tban inStlat "I nila hoer her 011 IA 1 ,d *ovvad, Ulm to give them another
"Lead on,'' it 1,32,
cE.11,nwe Inlotill4eAtirrlizta. 4: ytiitt41yovt4)1,itaeorct lad etwre• five ininntek djia,,r lady,..for. % bitahlre Yon:
As they eeoStied. the el. ei
0 ell 1 ut • 1118 1
. .0,_ I. ejimnnily vcraie ;tumor, nowt , I yirn, s , eeoe
via END,
"013, I'm used to that,'' euld 14 w tleeessary for hint 141 have got, a the, etfaira; Oh, vanish, my dear lady, am
acute brain was bard at work. There was
something in Stafford's conduct, a tone,
in his lettere which Howard could never
undseetand; lett now, in the Retie of Ber.
tie's uiysteri DUS communication, he
thought he diecerned at solution or the
Problemi over which he had pondered for
meny en hoar. Stafford had been we
haPPY during the whole of his engage_
Meat tO poor Maude; he bad exiled him-
self again immediately atter her death,
though, as Howaed knew, he was well
enough off now to return to Bugle:id and
to livoat any rate, in a quiet way. If
there Wilal enything itt Beetle's; eirggeotion
Rowerd pursed his lips with an air
of determination, If there 1788 120711110
them he would find it out and act act-ord.
ingly. Stefford'e happinees Wae very pre-
cious to Howard, and in the quiet, reso-
lute, eynical way charaCteristic el him.
ho resolved that 11 that happiness lay in
the hairdo of this beautiful girl with the
sad eYe.s and lips, he -Howard, would do
his best to persuade her to yield it e.P.
His reeoPtion was certainly not encotta
aging. Ida glanced at him, and return-
ed his bow with a Might inclination of her
head, and then looked away as if she had
done all that could by demanded of her;
and it was with faint surprise, peeceptible
in her toe°, that she heard llo,,vard saY,
itt. his slow, and rather drawling voice:
"There is a coneervatory. behind that
Sloes door, Miss lloron; it IS net very ter
from the madding crowd, but le mast be
cooler thau here. Will you let me take
you to it?"
She breitated for a moment, but some-
thing in the steady regard. of Howard's
calm and sleepy oyes impressed her,
"Very ,well," she said; "but I think I'm
0:1g:tried for Ode next dance,a.nd I must
not go far away. I have already broken
two or three engagements,"
"In that erase you can come without
Iteeitation," he said. "It is the filet (while
that costs a pang; h.aving passed that,
lehsedownward coaree is eaay and pain -
He led her to a. eleste and with the (noel
detemeination which Stafford alwa.ye ad.
mired i11 him, began at once; for he did!.
not wis11 to give hoe time to elip on her ,
:vioomwae:'s armor; he intended to otrike
quiekly, unexpectedly, eo that she should
not be able to eoneeal the effect of the
Real Canadian Contingent at Salisbury Plain.
From left to right are : Mr. W. R. Criteldey, Captain A. C. Critehley, Captain 0. A, Critehley, and
Mr. J. A. Critehley. Captain 0. A. Criteldey is a Canadian owning a large ranch in Alberta who has
taken all his sons to serve Great Britain in the war. They are now all in Strathcoaa's Horse in camp at
Salisbury, except Mr. W. R. Oritehley, who is naming it ,maelline-gun detachment in an infantry bat-
talion. All are six feet or over, the father being six feet three inches. Captain A. C. and Mr. J. A.
Critehley are in 'thy Canadian regulars,and have played in their regimental team (Strathcona's Horee)
for some time past, and this team at present holds the Western Canadian polo -championship, and has
done eofor the pastqw0 years. The father and other brother are also fine players, and the family in com-
bination make up it most formidable teener.
room, -laughing and. not a little puzzled,
before the servant admetted Ida. elle wee
pale and the -look of sadness in her eyes
was even more palpable than on the pre.
ceding night. She blasted for an instant
ae she gave her hand to Howard.
"Lady Fiteherford has gone to get her
music, Miss Helen," he esed; "the bade
nae•nualee her excuses; she will be here
presently. It is so good of you to re.
member our appointment! When I came
to think it over, I Was quite aehatued, do
you know, et the obtrusive way' in which
prested the subject ot my friend, Lord
Eig10lllIOs ondition upon you. But
mind, though I do think you would feel
iaterested in his letter. He has a, knack,
unintellectual as he is" -Ida rose read-
ily to the fly again and ilaehed a. mo-
mentary glance: ee indignation et him
at her violet eyes -"a child -like way- of
describing. scenes and incidents in a kind
of graphic style which-- What an idiot
I am!" he broke oft to exelaim, he ha.d
been feeling in his poeket; "I bawl) actu-
ally left the letter at hornet Please for- Lieut. El F D • eldest, son of
• al,
give me. But perhaps you will regard nie
lapse of memory aa affording you a han- the Very Rev, Dean Day, Water-
ford, has been killed in action in
South Africa.
A railwiay servant named Law-
rence Farrell of Newfoundwell, was
knocked down by an engine and
fatally injured.
Fifty-four inmates of the Mit-
chellstown Union have been trans-
ferred to Fermoy Workhouse to
make room for the military.
Stephen McDonagh, elerk of Pet-
ty Sessions, and Harbor Master,
Foynes, fell down clea,c1 while walk-
ing in the town.
H. J. Chippendall, Governor of
Arrnagli Prison, has been tempor-
arily appeinted to the governorship
of Maryborough Convict Prison.
A young man named John
Kearne, of Glasslough, was fa,tally
wounded by fhe aecidental dis-
eharge of it gun while ferreting in
the district.
A
Tyrone, -nwartals )2.1'seiT;titislyirli'snpYreeldrisandc
a little girl also hurb by two ran-
naway horses at the Market Square,
Dromo•re.
An old man named Samuel Mc-
Chesney, Newry, was severely burn-
ed when, owing to his weak eondi-
tion he fell across the fire while
preparing dinner.
The eollection for the Belgium re-
fugees promulgated by his Grace,
the Most. Rev. Dr. Harty and taken
at the Cathedral gates, Tipperary,
amounted to over $500.
The S.S. Carmarthenshire, a ves-
sel of 485 feet in length. with a ton-
nage of 9,000, was successfully
annealed from the yard of Messrs.
orkman & Clark, Belfast.
,Gleveigh Castle, in the wildest
and most beautiful part of Done-
gal., has been offered by the owner,
Mr, Adair, to the Belgian Minis-
1:;"eiLondon to house Belgian re-
Mre. Anne Hollawey, wife of a
twat superintendent of. police,
was f Lally burned at Ardarnegh,
ise, when her clothing be-
lted through the up -setting
Castle, Antrim, formerly
nee of the late Sir Rich-
e% Bast., has been open -
e auspices of the Lisburn
FROM
ERIN'S GREEN 'SEE
N EW S BY MAIL FROM I RE -
LAND'S SHORES.
Happenings in the Emerald Isle ot
Interest to Irish-
men.
'Hay to the value of $2,500, be-
longing to M. G. Sweeney, was de-
stroyed by fire at Dalifield, near
Gastlerea..
Ida's lips treeibled and her eyes beeanie
downcast. Die/appointment 11,-u,s eloquently
depicted on ber face.
-"No. I 11211 sem," she said."1.-I should
have liked to hem seen the letter."
"Would you really?" he purred, peni-
tently, as she turned away to the win-
dow. "Then I will go and get it; my
rooms are only a short distance."
"Oh, pray, don't trou.ble," she said, so
faintly that Howard 'found it difficult not,
to smile.
"Not et all," he eaid, politely, and leet
the room.
As he. went dawn the stairs he glanced
et hiss vattele and muttered:
"eTew; it that young idiot isn't„ up to
time—"
At that moment there was a knock at
the hall -door, tbe .se.rvant opened it, and
etalford entered with a gloomy counten-
ance and a reluetant gait.
"I've come," he theid, rather moroaely;
"though I don't know why you should
have insisted upon my doing eo-er whet
good it will do me to hear about her," he
added, In a low voice, as they followed
the servant up the stairs.
As the elan touched the handle of the
leer. Hoe 4 i
e left my
Ballyli
came i
of alit
Lisbe.
the Tei.
a.rd Wall
ecl under
Urban 0, until as a Technical
School, wi a roll of 400 pupils.
seavin MEDICAL
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SO cON•SIDERATIE.
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tot's Bravere. them unfit for the pleasure vehirle
tw
at tile fi.ont.
Sheffield is hearing from her 80110 ,11.1vi':s1,1.1elds14)to r athInoVyritl,81;ani:Pltrihil(p:Irgrm,u).:in)7r1 lld 112
.
Private A. Gooderharn, who is in
city, but he can never add to the
appearance of the pleasure 122111i9'
age,
There are blemishes to nunierone
to mention that practically unfit 1t,
t yorriseed.fur the purposes above 111e11"
Cocked pasterus. capped hock:,
keorxreetegsg!spnariainness, bac)); do it, abiul sn, e sip() rs se nue;
the end Yorkehire Regiment, tend
lives in Sheffield, Eussianel, writes
home to his mother that lie has been
wounded in the hand.
"The fighting is going on all the
time," be adds, "and there is not
nuteh eharece to reset. We lost our
eolontd* and that upget all the bat-
talion as he was a real good fellow.
We lie in the trenelive anel if we get
up just to have a look' round they one eye scarred knees (a sure man
get in a shot at Its and they are I,of the sturabler), splints, ringbone,
sweeney or atrophy of the shoulder
aureoles, the natural earriage of a
low head and iuterfering.
These are some of the apparently
insignificant blemishes that too
many horses suffer from and any
one of them will render him unfit
for the pleasure vehicle.
Do not listen to dealers, or even
to your best friend and buy a
horse that has blemishes on him if
you want him fur pleasure pur-
poses,
sending big shells over out trenches
all the time. The holes therm ehells
•Make trou could bitty. a horse/and
eart in. It makes eon very sad to
see the people leaving their homes
and the Germane, deetruying the
Pluees. When the Pam. folks retiirn
the finct their homes all burnt :to
the ground. But. never mind, God
is melting there euffeg for it now, .
Ellenty Losing Thirusande.
'The Germans must be toeing
thousands of men. Be the time you
receive this letter 1 expect. I shall
be right well and ready for another
pot at the Germans. They have
lob; of lads about 15 years .of age
and 112021' of 60it ie a shame •to
have siteh youag ones.. at. the front
aud when •you get them they•ehout
for merey, The English give them
mercy,but some of the Germaus
when they get o.ur fellows don't
give them much nietty." -
A son of J. Wilson, 76 Brocco
Bank, was with the London Scot-
tish in their -celebrated charge, anti
Says :
"We bad about a day and a night
of it with rather heavy losses. The
majority, Lam pleased to say, were
not .very heavily wounded. I was
in the fall is notthe preeLaa
glad to get away from the German • •
money .
mt-
artillery fire, which was versa warm of Penverty he is. a dOieat"is
stuff.' We are now away from it -ele' and finished ernaht"
and having a good rest; plenty of fluence.
time." grub and it comparatively • gond
"Cannot Be a Long War."
Alfred Lucas has received an in-
teresting letter from R. Hammond,
who joined the artillery on the out-
break of the war. He writes: --
"We have been in the thick erf
the fighting .along the Yaer
Several of my lot, myself included,
who are artillery men, are at-
tached to the ILEA., .and we had a
hot time of it. The enemy made
determined efforts- to &Renee our
guns, hut without .success, and al-
though we lost heavily ourselves,
my battery especially, the slaughter
of the Germans was awful. Only
those who have witnessed the terri-
ble' effeets of modern warfare oan
ifriagine the horrible slaughter and
suffering .which it entails; it weer like
some horrifying -nightmare. Dante's
Inferno at its worst is a mere noth-
ing •compared to it. We have now
come down to the base to recuper-
ate -for it day or so, and we welcome
:the rest. The Germans age not all works. Men who own harm !anele
alike; in their attack upon us they axe lire in towns s>e reatiren,
advanced with great bravery :and
ly. We learn very little here of the their property, or leasing oo
rushed to -certain death untliaching-
peogress of the .allies generally, as ehares. are not farmers. evsn- seheo -
we have had no neaspapers for a th:ev claim to be farmers. The tees
long time, but I venture the opinion isi.11,7:11,ain. seiLtirniae:dt.al ()Pe. but
ex-
penditure and slaughter that, is go- .m.e. .Real farmers live by ware
that in view of the enormous ex- a " -• . .
ing 'on daily it cannot be a 1-..4,2:_grgelloinfilo-ig ON igusEgn
war."
th
Notes of eh
Seepfold..
Sheep feeding is a business in
which the hope uf profit and the cer-
tainty of Making -the land. more fer-
tile should add gest to the venture.
Sheep respond to food care. The
better the care the more they re-
spond.We.need more small floeks on
well -tilled farms. Such a eombina-
tion rarely disappoints its owner.
The fairs supply splendid
portunity for beginners to find fent
for themeelves what -constitute:,
mutton form and exeellence.
The lamb that, cashes in the raises
Dairy Suggestione.
Cream left on the milk toe Isane
will get bitter and raneid.
As a rule, churning is pus t. 0
long in the winter time.
in the perfect creamery, the ego
mal heat and odor are gotten )'IU
as soon as puesible.
Milk pans and paile are all tl-t
better for a geed sun bath in a
sweet. airy place after having beeu
washed, scalded and dried,
The sooner 'Milk it. set in a oriel
place ready for the cream to ries,,
the more eream there will he.
ese only salt that
is tine illite and grain for butter.
---
The Real Farmer.
What is a real farmerl Wae era
this expression, a real lener,
often, and desire to define what se!
mean. A real farmer is a Psrarn
who makes his living, by tilling the
land and who Thee on the land he
2nd Dragoon Guards. whose home Foretold Three Lions Fierittlear
with Three tere.
Pluesars' TT j•mg„
Cocking, a trumpeter of .the Oh
Seer
is at Matlock, writes to his par- There have been eeverel. epites
ents:—"The loth Hussars .caught it cies dug up from the venerable paet-
hot to -day. We don't know how which appear to apple to the
many have gone under, as they are Eent war, but vie one appears to
buried in their own trenehes. The have observed the peculiar applira-
Germans got the range with their tion of that of the fameus Mother
big guns and dropped' shells right Shipton. Her fame •wati to great
into the trenches. They belong Lo that people flocked to br'r from far
our brigade and have been very ,,and mete Among the eeet IV2III 01.1.
litaky until to -day. Our airmen Abbot 'of Beverlege to whera li
have been doing fine work lately. foe -et -old tn.any treportant fetter:,
They take more chances than any- events,including the death of Cars ne
body by flying right over the Ger- dinal Wolsey, Henry's merriage"..S
man trenches, and direct our Arbil- with Anne Boleyn, and the execes-
lery fire by dropping differently -col- tion of Mary Queen of Sr('crtat. On it
°red lights. My Word! Talk about subsequent vieit sheis said. to have
being under fire. They get it un- uttered the following prephecy:
der, over and all around, but. an
.meroplane on the move takes some The time .shall •come -Whea Wire o
hitting. If people want to know blood
what it is like out here let them( Shall mingle with a greater ;had ;
join the armyand try it. It might Great noise :shall there be heeed;
in it. There has been one continued And sees shall thunder lender than
great shout, and ernes,
surpeise a few. Hell on earth isn't
F
roar of artillery and rifle fire all
last night ,and to -clay, and it is ;still
on. Recently we had another black
day, losing 14 killed, including our
C.O., Major Browning, .and another
officer, 49 wounded and two miss-
ing. We had 34 casualties in our
squadron."
"The Lord will prOvide" is about
as far as many it lazy man's religion
ever gets..
the skies.
Then shall three lions fight with
three, and bring
Joy to a people, honor to it King.
That fiery year as ',wen as: (t'ar,
Peace Willa there be as before ;
Plenty shall evdrywhere bo feared,
And men with words ishall plough
the greguad.
The three lions fighting With three
typify England, Fre nee .and Russia
against Germany, Austria and Tut-
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