The Brussels Post, 1886-5-14, Page 7MAY 14, 1880,
your wish," he said. "But there alio
reasons-_." he paused abruptly, and
did not 'finish the sentence.
can
"Strange
keep amother from he the that
do ofbee
suffering child, oriad Aline, with all
the harshness of a young girl's judg-
ment,
heavy
o.
lanoy'slips.11H His dark yes thed over Ournerand to
hors with more sadness ''ban sternness
in their gloomy depths.
"They aro stranlio reasons," he said,
bitterly. "Ali, Miss Rodney, I was
culpably thoughtless when I brought
you into this house 1 You should nob
have comp I No ono over drosses tho
threshold of my home. Do nob ask
that your friends should bo brought
here. I can never consent, T oan only
beg your pardon for my folly in loading
you into this death-trap. Ibis a horror -
haunted house. The legend of Hades
should be written over its portals:
Who enters hero loaves Hopo behind.' "
His voice had an indescribable
cadonoe of bitterness and regret in it.
The dark, handsome face was profound-
ly rave and stern, the gesture of the
handas it brushed back the waving
locks of hair that fell over his broad
brow, was full of a hopeless woo. But
Aline was too young and o
comprehend the tokensthoughtless
ofdspair inta
ageman whose almost
mbsr own.
Yet she was strangely by his
concluding words. Sho repeated them
over thoughtfully :
"`Who enters hero, leaves Hope be.
Ah, Mr. Delaney, I hope the legend
will not come home to me 1"
But the day oaree when she know
that it had done so -that the shadow
of the old gray stone house had sbretoh-
od itself out long and dark, and fatally,
across the budding hopes of her life-
time.
He did not answer, and she went on,
impatiently :
"If my friends may not come to me,
at least lot mo go to them. I am not
too ill. Surely, I may bo moved. It is
such a little distance," pleadingly.
"It is quite impossible that you should
leave this house until your wound is
healed," he answered, decisively, and
Aline, completely crushed by his answer,
began to weep heart -brokenly.
Ho waited in painful silence for her to
grow calmer, bike many another man,
he was unable to reason with a woman's
tears.
But
ling
he presence neededonnow. forward,
,,said
grimly to her master who stood gazing
blankly before him :
"1.f elm is allowed to go on like this
she will fall into a fever. I shall ad-
minister the composing draught the
doctor left with me."
"Yes, that will be best," ho said, re-
lieved. "I do not wish her to bo ex-
cited, certainly. Miss Rodney," he just
touched ono of the hands that hid
Mine's face, "pray do not take it se
hard. Yon shall soon bo restored to
your home and friends, I pledge you
my saercd promise I Only bo patient a
few days."
But tho girl only wopt more bitterly,
and when Mrs. Griffin brought the com-
posing draught she angrily waved it
away, Sho would have none of it.
"I never saw such a groat, wilful
baby," declared Mrs. Griffin, vexedly,
"She needs the medicine. I ant afraid
she will not get on without it."
"I hope you will not drive us to use
force with you. It is quite imperative
that you should obey the physician's
orders," remonstrated Oran :Delaney.
T do not wish to be put to sleep 11180
a child. I - wish to talk to you about'
year
sobbed out angrilyaing me r
through
white hands that hid her tear -stained
face.
"We
hereplied, anaboutk t
d suddenlyAlined elt tomorrow,"
strong arm passed around her shoulders,
her hands were drawn away from her
face, the point of a teaspoon was pressed
against her lips and held there firmly
in spite of her struggles, until sho had
swallowed every drop of the odious
draught.
"How dared you?" she cried, her face
naming with anger and. resentment;
and Mrs. Griffin remarked dryly :
"If you act like a baby, you may ex-
pect folks to treat you like one."
Aline turned from her to the rash of-
fender, when did not look voryfrightoued
or sorry, but only amused at her ebul.
litiou of wrath.
"I beg yonr pardon," he said, gently,
but coolly. "I did not wish to offend
you, Miss Rodney, but it is quite neces-
sary you should take tho doctor's pre-
soripbion. Do not think too hardly of
me for doing my duty," ' and then ho
walked quietly oat of the room.
Tib BriUSahi L,s3 POST.
slide I,iibleat, nUpltin wi4'Cellor,
cur oulod to suoh nightly vigils,auutil
the brief summer nig It passed away
and the "gray.syod morn" peered in
through the 01ose drawn shutters upon
the beautiful girl who still remained
wrapped in deep, unbroken slumber.
The grim, careful nurse looked at the
fair, sleeping face from time to time
with trasted it ria fancy, eseible dwibbatthe monstn. Sherous
face on which she waif compelled to gaze
daily, and she shuddered at the dif.
ferenc0,
terrible it woas uld have boon f iful as an hel. How
at devil
had murdered her 111 site thought.
d
1o01 ed he 1eft thatho s after
afterdoorer, remaining
absent nearly two hours. When she re.
turned with a light, appetizing break-
fast arranged upon a tray, Aline was
awake and gazing dreamily around her
at the unaccustomed room.
our loo, I
hope, Miss oRodl ney do you after not ?' gshe in-
waned,
shend did, Aline
feel ng obliged admit
the petnlanoe she had displayed before
falling asleep.
She found
wound and her anxiety, she had a avuefry
fair appetite for her breakfast. Sho de-
termined that she would get well, as fast
as she could, in order to leave this
dreadful house and return to her home.
Sho wondered anxiously what poor
mamma would say to this last new ad-
venture of hers, more terrible than all
tho rest. She would not punish her by
angor and blame and coldness, surely.
Had she not already suffered enough?
Poor Aline thought that she was well
cured now of her mischievous pro-
pensities. After this ebe would never
indulge hor wilful, thoughtless desires
again. Sho would be as prim and per-
fect as her sister Effie, whom now slits
heartily reproached herself for having
called a starched up old maid."
When she went home again she would
beg Eflie's pardon, she was resolved
upon that. They would be so frightened,
so glad to have her back, they would
forgive her for all her wildness and care-
lessness in the past if she promised
never, never to do so again.
She lay musing in this wise, remorse-
fully, when she was suddenly startled
from her castle -building by a repetition
of the terrible shrinks of the day before.
Tho awful sounds woke all the sleeping
echoes of the place into dreadful con-
cert. Aline screamed aloud in nervous
terror and hid her face in the bed-
clothes.
firs. Griffin bent hurriedly over her.
"Do not be frightened, my child," sho
said. "I am compelled to leave you for
a little while. But I Shall lock your
door securely. No harm shall come to
you again."
Sho wont away, and oven though
Aline heard the bolt turned carefully in
the lock and the key drawn out, she felt
terribly afraid that the hideous creature
who had assailed her on yesterday would
gain access to her again and complete
its murderous work. The cold dows of
anguish beaded her white brow as she
lay there alone in tho beautiful azure
room, listening to those wild, unearthly
screams. She look out
from behind thenshelter
afraid of0the silken
cover where sho had hidden her eyes,
fearful that they might be blasted by
the sight of the 'king that had appeared
to her in the parlor yesterday.
She thought of the simple cottage home
where papa and mamma and Effie and
Max were even now bewailing hor loss,
perhaps, and her heart swelled with
passionate longing and regret. Ah, only
to be with them again in the safe shelter
of home and love 1
The key elicited softly in the look
again. This time Mr. Delaney entered.
He looked very pale and grave, but ho
carried a delicate basket of fresh flowers
in his hand that filled the room with
sweetness and beauty. Ho drew the
silken cover gently away from Alines'
face.
"Poor child, are you so frightened 2"
he said, compassionately. "Look np.
The cries are hushed now. There is
nothing for you to fear."
Th
had s
den1y
had
silen
For
Dolan
clung
tremb
ternb
cried
His
he
CHAPTER, VII. ass T
almos
x11
atrnol8
tlislhlrr
likea
"T I
paused
leaving
"All
sharp,
teas it
lsh 0
teveronrlition, and wilfully ieteub stained
on malting herself as 1i agreeable as ( ft I 11110
possible to her hard-hearted 10110es, day?
But the potent drug she nag ni1w11- "It w
ingly taken was stronger than' hor 01111, ing his
Tho Tide fell lower and lower over the "1 d
heavy, tearful ,,Yes, hor moans grew "$t was
fainter and fainter, until at last they ' warmed
*eased altogether, the dark Triples l 1lntche
drooped upon the warm, flushed cheeks,' It was
and she fell asleep Iike a grieved child, how ter
sighing now and then in -her slumber, "Was it
and tossing restlessly, as if .her sorrow "It w
had
r dfoolllowed her even into the land of . tell you
Laney.
Mrs, Griffin remained on guard by her �, And
CHAPTER VIII.
o terrible, blood -curdling cries that
o startled Aline had, indeed, and -
ceased, Tho mysterious mansion
returned to its strange, brooding
ca.
getfnl of her anger against Mr.
ey, iu her fear and terror Aline
nervously to his arm with one
ling little hand.
, 141r, Delaney, what is it --that
le creature I saw yesterday 2" sho
out, fearfully.
dark fano was strangely agitated
turned it upon her wistful face,
hen you really ,yaw it ?" ho said,
t as if speaking to himself.
s, I saw it. Did you suppose it
mo that murderous blow in.
1" she questioned, with something
\ve.
lad hoped--" ho began, then
, after his abrupt fashion of
sentences unfinished.
ewer me," exclaimed Aline, in her
imperious young voice. "What
that struck me with that blood-
daggger yesterday ? What was
rd shrieking like a lost soul to -
Tell mal" '
as a ghost," he answered, turn-
head away.
o not believe you," cried ,Alice.
not a ghost. It was something
by the breath o1 life, Ib
d mo with warm, living fingers,
strong and swift. 0, Beavon,
tibio it was 1" she shuddered.
really a human being?"
as a ghost -a mystery 1 I can
no more," repeated Oran De -
lion with that strong will which
'aerly lifure„' f,. 0ult,Ev roco1nitee,
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Aline was so indigo vit at the gentle
force Mr. Delaney h,Ad used in com-
pelling her to swalh,w thephysician's
presoription that she angrily resolved
not to submit to its i n"nonce, but to lie
awake in spite of 11. ,,,d bemoan her
hard fate in being title oruellyy separated
from home and frioudo. She iudulgcd
herself fora little while in the most
vehement subs and tears, roekle58 of they
injury she was dohs 'herself in hor
13RIJSIiEL x LIME WORKS
STILL 417112/1 D.
turning subscribers
t, the inke habitants of Brussre-
els
and VIelnity for Peet Warming., and hog to
tante that having male eovuual lu urnv<+mouts
lit titdl'rglu .11, 0,1 moil utfbuud u{' limy aro only
Inn
bettor posit -het than over it e tore to supply
thii1atvelanoi'Ths1eng ktwelfth a000f our Irul.
ness aenllugs lu Srussuls, au d hnviug Wynn 1811.
q nada ml eatieleotinu so far, tiv,1)111111,, eau re.
ly 11 r00ol1,i114.g eat troatt 0 t anti IL ret eltins
article froze us, First -Class I put tet 15 faints
at 81,,, kiln.
'WO also burrs a ISO, 11 lam for pl,,;terin3 tI
no seine price,
Rune other the shot-lir,asols Limo worse.
ds
DOWN dfi; NON.
A UOTIUN SALE 01'
A Valuable Farm;
be the Y'otenslap of Grey, in, Irene (Anentg of
Harm,.
Under and by virtue of n Pulver of Salo con,
tallied In it coition laden tura of Mortgage,
bearing date 41,1 11rot day of October, A,11, 1583,
and made by Doc olrl hioilfobul and Can Ind
.ifoN(allol, which 0111 be produethl at the time
a( onle,an, in paym opt of 111,,11 "olault has
been made; there will bo 00(1 by t'llbllo Auo-
tlon,at liobolt,on's Rotel, in the village of
Ethel, in the County ?f Hero,, oil
SATURDAY, klaY lUern, 1880.
at the hem of Twelve &clock, 110011, by E'1
S. Scott, muet1ln-ur, all ane 81I01 l t
11'ononhip oft Grey, le the Ceuta l lof liar
boing composed of the west hn1111f I0111ilm
twenty'-8dre,, in the 1081 1i, Concession of
Township of 'troy ea0tainil,g arty core
land, more or let,,
Fiume are 110 buildings on the lamp. Tha ore -
portly is Fllhated to a 10,1,8 farming l'oalftp,
giant 111 miles from the ,iihlue of 1rns8018,
hhuhG ,line wiles front tato talvu o: l.into0ul,
Aad about It. iota Mill's from elle vil(,a✓e of Il ib-
ol,an011111 lush im11ih(1'Ia gime uaark,t 'for
grain and other produce. I'ha fmw,R aro in a
11008 state or repair, There fa . good well o,1
the premiss, mad a young bearing orchard of
s.bot,E half an nerd, There are about 01 n mores
of woodland, lumbered with hailwoo it yloch
and ranine. The 5011 in 0114 heavy clay' lc 001
'',su (0018 Fnf f:. -TLS Vo lot's reserves the
right to bid, roe per cunt, of tui piivel:Awe
mon cyte he paid to tho Voltam', Solidi for at
the time of solo laid th a balance i0 thirty clays
thereafter, without lut0,',,.1, or the aa1110 m
bo 0110,•e,1 10 rein on mortgage at a raae
auto rata 05 'Morose.
Title inellsne to bre,
1Pur further Unrtlellarr apply' to
1'. 0. 8(30TT, Au0tkmcs,5 o,' to
'19. 19, \VAu1g, Vendor',, Seneltm%
Dated at Brussels this 10th u( Apr11, 1881.
d8 -tin
AUCTION SALE 0[;'` `--
Valuable Property,
u the Township of Grey,
ri°
PITY- -ZOTTIR,
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rant
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We Offer Special In.dlzcernents to,
Parties Building,
h Uha .9....N 7...1 .Lf
bar
the
0 or
on -
Th
u
'IT1,rinr and by 1'it0 0r 8110 Power of Sole
contained ir, a er,t,, , Ilhuignga, 1111(012 1v11I
be
proatlet d et the lino of sale. there 0171, bo
"gored for sale, by Pubiio Au,: non, un
MONDAY, MAY 17x)1, 1880,
nl 1'100 C'nl"19.01 -.at l'nek'h H„(rd, 111 the
\'fliog0 ul Cronin u,1,k, the 1011owh,q Wide
118 espy ,, Il laid 011180180 01.100e st'r'ain ,or-
001h0r trtInts <•( lane 'and Pr0101se,. lcaato,
1,1110 and heiury of : lo the Township of Gray, in
tpecoup001 1 i, tet; .1ulfl 000', 111and 01.0 01. 1 P1.AI Ontario,
er
1111311111 ,cul dencritto.1 tag 1o71nwu(--1l eivg
1100,,, as hutldh/g lots numIere t1reo and
luny, Althea -'b burro)" oI psi to( int unutbor SI%
Muociug Mill
elstq COM, winkon0terly, ermine
mitt 111 ty links e101rg the twelfth 0008e01I0,,
180111 north-west 18111810 of said lotllumber
h'm, and msu0,u•ingg s0ntllerly' mud pars/lei to
silo line two 'mauls; tbouee easterly and
parallel with pile duueesnioll two chains 1011,1
Arty k0; thont`u northerly to the couu0n5Iorl
((fly lines to 11'urce hlace of beginning elmIns
the
aur framme stapl010,A1 f other ou It M,l)lings 'also
mutat hopriH int good'gar len, wellrtsup supplied
(
with orOhard and fruit trees, 011,1 lo a first class
stand (et it menlmn!o,
TRIMS 01' Far,n.-'irn per cont. of the pm,
chose 11101,07 to be pnhl at the time of sale,
011111elent,, tilt the sat. 110 nor x8(1,1CO make
one -1a11 of the porcl,:ee money 011101,, one
month 'therea(t, it, and the balanco of told
patellas() In one) to be seen ti by first mart.
with over the
nt noltate a of seven per 001,8
p.er011,28111, payable yon 13',
The ubolo property will be offered for sale
01111 0 0 1 1 0 a rester/0 hidt, h0 fico, by th'8
\Veale•.
Por further pe rtienln es apply In •
71ri seek', April 2Ith. A IIVe to ,,Agent,
1111.4?,
WHY
The Co1uii-bus Watch
IS '11'x': BEST.
TI•.1E Main Spring Barrel is completely
eoeore,i, making it more nearly (loht
proof than 'toy other. 111,1 Regulator is
nearly double the 1085811 of others, render-
ing accurate reguhltion n very Dimple mat-
ter, '1'o replace a broken Main Spring the
Harrel can be removed without removing
the Balance or interfrring with 1110 regula-
tion. Our Hair Spring 811111, is so formed
that two m' more coils of Hllring cannot
an fah in thh 13ogulator Pins SAW 0100•=0 the
Watch to Dither stop or gain time at an
nnnrnal rat,'. • The Balaton cones n'uler
the round, or odes, ChD 0810,01000 part of
the 0'1,00 not Its 111 all clue,"", in the tent,',,
and under the weakest pari I1„0e aro
inlpl'nvenl,nts t111tt0,,ll11nt be claimed by
any miller nincufa,tnvor-. Where aro other
adv,u,tilg, s whish the watchtunkel• can
readily explain, and once soon, till ran.,t,
agree with us in slaving that 'we have the
strongest and best watch in rho world,
keen' In buying and carrying a Columbus
W afnh you .011 slave the price of an nidi.
nary watch in a Tory years le ropah'5 alone.,
la
toy sayof 18081111,1{ 0f the inoonvenieeee seri d0.
rrpnics,
P011 `117115 .A'1`
T. Fletcher's, Brussels, 1
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DALIi.1.,
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GOODS AT RIGHT" PRK'E
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DEMOCRATS, EXPXIESS WAGONS.,
WAGONS, ETC., ETC.., ETC
All made of the Bee Materials and finished in Workman -lilts muni -
f epair°ind and Painting plolnptZ?J attcntdecl. fc,.
Parties intending to buy should call before
purchasing.
RErnlarxc>as.-i4 aisdell Smith, B. Laing, Tamas Cutt and Wm. Mc-
Kelvoy, Goy Township ; W. Cameron, W. Little, G. Browny and Ir,
Breckenridge, Morris Township ; T. Town and W. Blasllill, Brussels
Rev. E. A. Fear, Iiirkton, and T. Wright, Turnberry Township.
REMEMBER 'THE STAND -SOUTH OF BRIDGE,
±ES B
ETY / E L 1
' 3FIC.0
'!'ho undersi(;necl, coin 1leted t
having 1 he change from the 01
Celebrated Hungarian ,System of Grinding, has noW the Mill in
ht
First -Claes Running Order,
And will bef glad to see all his old customer's and as palmy new ogles
as possible. Chopping done.
Flow mad Foul t 1'a,(a g OD. Mrld.
Hi' /lesl 1'r'Jef 'aiii for arry.grrantilti' of Good Grails.
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