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Exeter Times, 1915-4-15, Page 2The Lady of Lancaster ; "Mise West, 'would you like to kltow what detaimellame" he inquired. "Yee," the replied, 11 went tip to Blank Street, to fetch Vane1 aughing: ")'ee, iI'ide d, Aek Wen, if you doubt wee t;1lo looked around at Lancaster. There was a desalt n hit Nee, a frown between hie eyc+bi,olt Yon tied i,ot, iet111y, dial you?"- she ea - ed, Love. ed naively. he ioSted it immensely. " I did," eartiy, ' "Don't tease hila about: it Ire watt furl- ously angry beoau'se you tin away and eame by, yourself." said Do Vere. lie was beginning to turn the tahlee on Unless - "Ah. Indeed?" he said. "Whet is the d.irin ity'e nozzle?". "1 have not found out yet," eon€ceded the lieutenant. "Alt! then goer boatgted acquaintance did not progress Very ,far," ehatfingly. "No: but T rely on time to develop it. We shall Ise en board steamer ten days together. I -hall certainly find out my fair unknown in all that time,' eon- Lldently . Lancaster frowned slightly with that lurking suepicion yet. in his mind, "Oh, you needn't look so indifferent!" cried De Vere. "You would have :pat your head over her, too, old man. etue1i to face, Buell a voiee, such an enchanting glance from the sweetest eyes ever seen!' "And sne1i a goddc s deigned to speak to you?" sarcastically. "Yes. Shall I tell you about it? I'm dying to talk to some one about her!" "Don't die, then. I would rather be bored with your Story than have to carry your corpse home to the regiment." "It wan this way, then: 1 was ennuye at the hotel, so I came on board with my traps -as early ae one oclock. It was about two, I think, when she came -lady and gentleman with her." "Olt P" "Yes, and shawls --bags, books, bouquete --the three B's -ed infinitum. She had a dark veil over her face. Her friends bado her good -bye --lady kissed her with en- thusiasm -then they gave her the shawls and three B's they had helped Barry, and went away.- "Who way.'"Who went away?' "Tile lady and gentleman went away, If you had been listening half -way to my story, Lancaster, you would' have under- stood what 1 sald." "Don't be offended. I am giving you my Strictest attention Go on, please," "Sue gat 1017:,zt all. `.er th.nigs in her arms ---she should have had a maid, real- ly -and began to trip across the deck. Then the windblecs its viewless flngere- whisked off her veil and toesed it in the air." "Fortunate!" muttered Lancaster. "Yes wasn't it P creed De Vere, in .a i lively tone. "So I gave chase to the bit 1 of gossamer and captured it just as it i Was sailing skyward. I carried it back 1 to her and lel a face -well, wait until you see her. that's all." "le that the end of the story?" queried ' Lancaster, disappointed. I "Not yet. Well, it was the sweetest face t• in the world. A real pink and white; j eyes that were gray, but looked black be- eaue t' the taehee were so long and shady. , Pouting ripe, waving bang., just the love - I est bade of chestnut. Imagine what I C len when this lovely girl thanked me in t vole., as sweet as a sugar -plum, and gave tut her things to hold while she tied on her veil again.' ' 1 1. ,pt. yon did not let her see how ni eel. Leech you were on the instant." •'t know. I'm afraid She did," du- ' don't '1 I wasso taken �.,••: "You see, by h. n. l . G fiurpri=t f had not wits about me. I talk- ' ed to her quite idiotically -told her 1 Would not have restored the veil had I 1 known the would bide that face with it ` again.' "And she?-' asked Lancaster, with a reef.- 1 lice movement. --Oh, she colored and looked quite vex- ed a moment. Then she asked me, quite ; coolly, if my keeper was on board.' There was a. minute's silence. Laneas- :ters broad shoulders shook with euppress- ed laughter. eo I begged a 'thousand pardons," De • 1 Vero continued, after a minute's thought• 1 ful rumination, "and I found her a Beat and brought the chamber -maid to take 1. 1 er things and show her her state -room; Iso she could not chooses but forgive me, and I talked to her a minute." "And tad her all about yourself in a breath." laughed the captain. did the "Na; I would have done it, but net stop long enough to hear me. I asked s 'bf pond' her •, - r •� the P I f h was Cin ac Ona g i 1i _i i to e 1 all alone by herself, as Pat would say, and she laughed very much and said no; ' she was to have two chaperone. Then she asked me was I going, too. I seals Yes, • and was fumbling for my card -case when the chamber -maid whisked her away from me. But to -morrow 1 shall -Oh, oh! Lan- caster,' in a suppressed tone of ecstasy, "there she is now!" Lancaster dropped his cigar into the Heaving waves and turned his head. He saw a Ileeom, graceful figure coming un- steadily across the heaving deck -Leonora Weot! Lenora West, even more fair and bonny looking than yeeterday, in a jersey waist and a black kilted skirt just short enough to show the arched instep of an exquisite foot in a dainty buttoned boot. She car- ried her veil on her arm now, and wore a big black hat en her head, under which all her wealth of curling chestnut hair waved loosely to her perfect waist. The fair "innocent -arch" face looked as fresh ae a roee and beamed with gentleness and good nature. Captain Lancaeter rose up deliberately, and disregarding his friend's amazement, went forward to meet her, "Mice West, the deck is rather un- steady. Will you honor me' by taking jay arm?" he said, bowing before her with elaborate politeness. Or, Leonora West's CILM?TER x. De vett' stared its• wonder 'when hie friend r<rantbled up the plank alone with hit. boa utiful bouquet, lle'wat; not a min- ute too soon, for in an instant the gang- plank was hauled in, and they Were out- ward' btrund on the dark -blue sea, "1laliooi" shunted the lieutenant: eaun- tering net "where's the preciouer babe?' Ilio; nu' of unfeigustl Surprise was most exasperating to Lancaster in hie diett.p- pointed snood. Be was about to minim, Hang the babel" but recollected himself east in time to -lance around at the pas- sengers on deck. No, she •was not there, the pretty Alnericau maid who was so gracefully independent. "Gane to her state -room, lirobably," he thoaght, with profound chagrin, and leaning Over the • railing pitched hie fragrant exotics im- puleivety Into the sect. "So much for my .foolish gallantry to Mee. West's niece," he said to himae)f, hotly. Raising hie eyes then, he met De Vere's eters of wonder. "Have you • gone Clean daft, my dear cap- tain?" inquired he. "I don't know why you should think so," said Lancaster, nettled. "From your looks, man. You come fly ing up the gangway, breathless, and when I a=k you a question you stared around distractedly, and run to the railing to pite't over one of the sweetest bouquets I ever laid eyes on. Now, what am I to think of you. really?" He laughed, and Lancaster, trampling his vexation ander-foot, laughed too. He was vexed with himself that he had let Leonore.weet put him out so. "I beg your pardon for my rudeness," he said. I will explain. You see, I was so busy all day that I only hfld time at the s...,, 1 into .••sera•.- and stet t.tl Jtt11ll. '.l tt V'ist'a ,agN atllu dirii for Miss West. Then I was detained by an impertinent servant who, after ten minutes of stupid jargon, told me that my charge had pone dawn to the steamer two hours before. So then we had not a minute to spare, and of course I was flurried when I came aboard." "But the bouquet?" suggested Do Vere, curiously. Oh, I bought: that for my charge," re- plied'Lattcastel airily. "Rank extravagance! And didn't you know more about the tastee of babies than that, my dear le:bw? A rattle would have been a more appropriate had pleasing se'_ection. Ton know what the poet cat's; ' 'P'.eueed with a rattle. Te,kted with a straw, " 'Yet, 1 rents n red elm met as i came aeoard teal 1 wee so vexed at my frolt,.h houuut that I tos-ed it a - eel -beard, Lan- caster replied, with the utmost (Nee/mess. v>` andleant t t•' stet a weed, Ile sat d v.n. lighted irg over the rail. wittth d the deep, we e K furrows cut in the- bearing sea by the hound reverted t uildm•; chip. Hr. ihought;r re e provokingly to Leonora West. "What is she doing? will she come on deck this evening? Did she think I wowed not call for 1-er, or did she come down fleet with malice prepense?' he eek - ed himself. one tiues:ion after another re- volving busily through Itis brain. Lieutenant De. Vereee gay voice jarred suddenly on his mueinge: "Tell you what, old fellow, you missed • something by not coming aboard with me. I formed a charming aoquaintance this afternoon.' En, what?" -the captain roused him self with a• start. "I formed a charming aecloaintance en board shin this afternoon. Prettiest gir in America -England, either, I should say.,. A. swift suspicion darted into Lancas ter's mind. MATEDIRON eallifutt l'l .edv dust Proof Made front Very finest sheets9 absolutely fres from defects. Eaoh sheet Is pressed, not roiled, corrugations therefore fit accurately without waste. Any desired siao or gauge, straight er curved. IK;'! Ptr13ES-PROMPT SHIPMENT Metallic Roofing Co., LISICTED Manufacturers TORONTO 2•r WINNIPEG 47) 0,"1,7 g47,441M0iMFINNL, Cgit:?-'"'""-' caw May /MAW GRAIN Choose which Grain you like best for your white Sugar and buy St. Lawrence • Pure Cane Granulated white, in original bags -Pixie grain, medium or coarse. Each the choicest sugar. Ark your Grocer. ST.LAWRENCE SUGAR REFINERIES, LIMITED MONTREAL. 2e -m -I3 "But I did not come by myt elf. My friends wliei'e I bonded Mee. Norton and her husband• -•came with nate. I did mot know Captain Laneaster was eoming for me.' If I had know;I I ehould have wait- ed," apolc ettcally. "Yon do not know what you have mice• rid by not waiting." said De Veep "When Laneaeter came aboard he had a great big hot -house bouquet." "Arid I do so love flowers," said Leonora, looking round. expectantly at the captain. "Ali, you needn't bolt round at him now. It to to. late," said De Vere, wick- edly, "When he eame scrambling up the gang -plank. at the last moment, and didn't sec you auywltere on deck, he wets so overcome by hie disappointment, to nee the mildeet phrase, that he threw the beautiful bouquet out into the sea." "_thl you did not, really, <lid you, Cap - 'fain Lanctister?" exclaimed Leonora, re- gretfully. "Yes:, the Rowers were beginning to thew,' he replied, fibbing unblushingly; and then he arose and walked away from them, too mucks exasperated at De Vere's chafe 'lo endure his proximity a minute longer. lIe crossed over to the other side of the deck and stood there with his face turned from them, gazing out at the beautiful, foam•c:apped billows of old ocean with the golden track of the sunset shining far across the waves. There came to him end- deuly the remembrance that he was home- ward bound. Ile war, homeward bound. In a few days, or weeks at most he should be at home; he should be at Lancaster Park; he should meet the girl his vixenish aunt had chos- en for hie future bride. He wondered vaguely what she would be like -pretty, he-t4ehopedoitartt west,.; ae pretty ae-yee, as pretty as • .ger clear, eWeet voice floated acrose the deck, the words plainly audible. You aro both eo!diere. - How pleasant! I so adore soldieie.". 'You make me very happy, MistWest:" cried De Vere, sentimentally, with his hand on his heart. 'But not," continued Leonora, with a careless glance at him, "not in their or- dinary clothes, you understand, Lieuten- ant De Vere. It ae the uniform that de- lights me. I think it is just too lovely for anything." De Vero, crushed to the earth for a mo- ment, hastily rallied himeelf. "I would give the half of my kingdom;" he eaid. "if only I had gone traveling !n my red coat." I wish you had,' she replied.. "But some day -after we got to England, I you mea?n"-you will let me see you in it, won't Every day. if you like. I shall only be too happy," vivaciously. "I'll be shot if you shall have an invita- tion to Lancaster Park, you popinjay!" Lancaster muttered to himself, in un- reasonable irritation. Ile mored away a little further from but out of earshot of their talk he could not easily divert his thoughts from them. How silly people can be upon occa- sion!" he thought. "How dare he get up a flirtation with Mrs. West's niece? She is wholly out of lies sphere. Once she gete to,England, I dame swear he -will never be permitted to lay eyes on her again. He shall not make a fool of the child. She is but a' child, and ignorant of those lava of clgeet that will trammel Mrs. West's niec' tt England. I will speak to him." CHAPTER XI. Lieutenant De Vere gazed in the meet unfeigned aston!ehment, not to say dis- may, at the strange and unexpected eight of C'a.ptain Lancaeter coolly leading the unknown beauty across the unsteady deck, Ae he said of himself when relating it afterward, he might have been "knocked down with a feather." And when he saw that they were com- ing straight toward him, and that Lan- caeter bad quite an air of proprietorehip, and that the girl was looking up with an arch smile at him, he was more aetonisb- ed than ever. ho woe almost stupefied with amazement. Did Lancaster know her, really? And why had he kept it to himself, selfish 'feitow? And then lie was overpoweringly eon - seines that they had come up to him, He struggled to his feet and came near fall- ing back over the railing into the ocean, out of sheer wrath, for just then Captain Laneaster aa,id, with just a touch of rail- lery in his tone: "Mies West, permit me to present my drientl, Lieutenant De Vere." "Lancaeter knew her all the while, and he leas been chaffing me all this time," flashed angrily through De Vere's mind, but he supprecsed his rising chagrin and said, with his most elaborate bow: "I am happy to know your name, Miss West. I have been longing to know it ever since I met you this afternoon." "What audacity l" thought Lancaster to himself, with a frown that only . greW darker as the girl replied, gayly: "And I am very glad to know that you are Captain Lancaster's friend. You will Help to amuse me on the way over." She sat down between them., Lancaster on one hand, De Vere on the other. The lieutenant looked across the Bright, spark- ling young face at hie friend. "Do you mean to tell me that this is the baby?" pointedly. Yes." i .sin - of less . „ t t. w--" au h y Bt ho p p Sing Lancaster laughed, and Leonora joined her musical treble to his. "You see, De Vere, there was a mistake all around," he eaid. "I found out yes- terday that the baby existed only in our imaginations," Yon might have told me," De Vere taut - tared, reproachfully. I was v aTNi reser v ing •pleasa nt su p rise for tv� 4�ver *streamer rOjb!Yen. ee noa. tattedned hor bright eyes tet • ,ia face. "When did you come aboard?" she in' mired, naively. "At the lest mon:101 'r he replied, rio ther coldly. • You were detained?" ")'0e," dryly. A sudden light broke ever Ds Vere's mind, Ile laughed provokingly. CHAPTER XII. That night when the girl bad gone . to her state -room, and the two men 'were alone on deck smoking their cigars in the soft spring moonlight, Lancaster eaid, rather diffidently: "Oh, I say. De Vere, weren't YOU going the pace rather strong this evening?" "Eh?" said the lieutenant. "I say you oughtn't to try to flirt with little Leonora Weet. You were' saying uo end of soft things to her this evening. It isn't right. She's in my care, and I can't see her harmed without a word." "Harmed? Why, what the deuce are you hinting at, Lancaster?" his friend de- manded, hotly. "Nothingto make you fly into a tem- per, Harry," Lancaster answered, grave- ly. "Nothing but what is done every day by idle, rieh men -wining an inno- cent,fresh young heart in a careless flirt. ,a,tion, and then leaving it to break." De Vere dropped hie fine Havana into the waves and looked around. "Look here, Lancaster," he eaid, "tell me one thing. Do you want Miss West for yourself 2" I don't understand you," haughtily, with a hot flush mounting to his brow. "I mean you are warning me off because you're in love with the little thing your- self? Do you 'want to win her -to make her my lap?" What then?" inquired Lancaster, mood- ily. "Why then,,I only want are -equal chance -with you, that's all -a fair field and no favor." They gazed at each other in silence a t --�.- - Thesel3uilclings alerted with MARTFAIl1 SENOVJR ` • S New Pielcl }luabaedry Building ONIAI;IQ MRlGOLTWaAk CoiieoE, ;d i-`•)':.raetiS C.1.vtiLPlt. a.111 \ IIllflh1'lll. ... ... •�•'� 7 rr :.�.i*`t! j 1 •; vY r ,t • 2'„•. Sr Barns at th 1 vNritaao AernetnTuxtM. Common. Consider Purity in Pante in Preference to Price. You wouldn't pay the regular price for Sugar that analyzed 10% of sand. 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I know that if she is to be won by mortal ," 1HarryVerel" shall be De man, that ma s cried the young soldier, enthusiastically. There was silence again. The great s hi p rose and fell with the heaving of the waves, and it seemed to Lancaster that its labored efforts were like the throbbing of a heart in pain. What was the matter with him? He shook off angrily the trance that held him. "Since you mean so well, I wish you success," he said. Thanks, old fellow. I thought at first," said De Vere, thea paused. "Thought -what?" impatiently. "That you were -jealous, that you want- ed her for yourself• 'Pehaw! My future is already cut and dried," bitterly. "A promising one, toot twenty thousand a year, a wife already Disked out for you -high-born and beautiful, of course. Even Lady Lancaster couldn't have the impertinence to eelect any other for Lord Lancaster." "Oh, by the bye," 'Lancaster said, with sudden eagerness. "Well?" 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Mail your order, with cask, cheque, bank draft, ft, Postal or expz't11Ytr order, to the nearest PAGE 'bit•ANpli, Get Immediate shjpment from near. gerbil/nits-Night 8'f . blocks" -tree ht paid on $10 or Page Wire Fence Company Limited DEPT.. W i137t'ORbtl'rO West 81yRty iRVtt,LB 106 Notre Dame St, West 09 Dec .e#�, MOta'Y"FtEAL 0'T, tl0HHN, N.B, c.cTrdlfd�'���i Recording Cow Quality, In many dairy sections in Canidae it is quite possible, judging from: o:6'ieial figures, to find a herd of cows producing milk at a feed east of only sixty-two cents, or less;"peer hundred pounds, while on a farm 'two miles away milk costs perhaps ' ninety cents or worn per hundred i for feed. And an that farm where milk casts more, may often be found some dairy requisites, such as a pure bread dairy, sire, good ensilage etc. Other requisites may be lack- ing, well rounded dairy judgment,: 0 cow quality. Solid and lasting success is at- tained both easier and quicker by' the intelligent use of dairy records. This is just commonsense selection of paying Cows, instead of the in- discriminate boarding of "just cows," The individual' cow of good promise is quickly and unerr- ingly spotted by tlhe use of simple fedfor better it records and b t dairy x production at less cost ; while the• antique souvenir, useless as a pro- fit 'makeris beefed because she lacks ability to produce milk at & reasonable cost for feed. The man who raises his own calves can take quick strides in bui'ldin'g up agood herd, for he keeps only his best cows and knows just what he has got. The man who sells, often sells his best cows for a song (this is the plain history of some world -champion cows), dairyjhimust . beeause he does not know what good cow quality he hats records would have infor'me*-•-a• A matter of ten minutes per cow per month spent in recording will put surprising, most illuminating results before any herd owner, in- dicative of great possibilities at present dormant in his dairy cows, Write to the Dairy Division, Ot- tawa, fox samples of record forms, and start to lower your cost of milk production through selecting, ' better cow quality.-C.F.W. Field Root and Vegetable ',Seed Situation. i ti For three th e �u theout- break on m iths after t break of war much anxiety .'as felt throughout North America as to supplies of field root and vegetable seeds that conic principally from the warring countries of Europe. The field officers of the Seed Branch devoted much of this time to a study of the possibilities of creating a supply of Canadian grown seed for 1916 planting. It was advisable in the autumn to select :and specially store any biennial roots to be trans- planted this spring for seed pro- ` duction. Fortunately the Europen seed crop of 1913was much .above the average for pra.ctically all kinds. Owingpreviousshortagee in su - ` plies most Canadian seed houses had increased their orders. by 50 per cent. or more and had received full delivery. The excellent seed crop of 1914 was also harvested in spite of war conditions and, al- though deliveries 'have been delay- ed and transportation excessive, most seed houses have received the greater part if not all of their eon - tract orders. Canadian seed houses of good financial standing are thus in a position to carry over sufficient supplies to meet avery eonsiderab'le part of 1916 require- ments. The quantity of field root and vegetable seeds that inay be 'pro- duced in Europe during the present year er the next is highly specula, tive. This work requires much skilled labor of whiclh there must .be a marked shortage for agricul- tural purposes. European Govern- mental direction of increased food production and relatively high pric•ess, fox food crops will doubtless decrease the .areas devoted to. these 'seed crops and to stock seed roots which would normally be grown this year for transplanting in 1916. • Canadian farmers and gardeners should give' this unstable situation their serious consideration. The soil and climatic condition's in dif- ferent parts of Canada are equally favorable if not superior to those of Europe. The growing of t'he'se seeds in quantity for commerce has been limited in Canada by th- higher price of labor and because few farmers had experience with biennial seed, crops. A few dozen or :a few lh,undred sound shapely roots set out this spring may give valuable experience which may be much needed as weld a,s some good seed. A bulletin on field root and vegetable seed production may be had on application to the Publica- tions Bran'eh, Ottawa, free for the asking. Most De,riorriltiie ,1 Oliliii" . Brazil is in one respect the most democratic of all countries :Bra- zilian zilian lawsprohibitibit the. establish- ment of any university, because "the conferring of academic' dis- tinctions is contrary to treee demo, oracy," There are rnany institu- tions in Brazil where medicine; and taw are taught, and these grant certificates of pxo eif cv topupils?ils tvho complete the course in a satis- factory manner. But however well qualified he may be, no Brazilian can aegally style himself, in :his own country a doctor ori laws or of med- kine.