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The Brussels Post, 1886-10-1, Page 7OCT. 1, 1886. THE BRUSSELS POST Mansfield, growing confidential, " t nave begged her to come and live here; the house is certainly smaller than oho le used to, but still it's a home, and she would be more comfortable, or she ought to bo"—this with some asperity— " among her own relations." "Certainly," said George, with con• viotion. He had jest naught the sound of children quarrelling andscroaming up- stairs, and hie thoughts hardly wont with his words. " She might go backwards and for. wards to town for hor muslo•lessons from here quite easily; and why should silo not get daily pupils about here as well as in town, if she has made up her mind to that ? Then she would have the comforts of a home to Dome to in the evening, and she might amuse herself in her spare time by might to teach my own children." "It would be a delightful arrangement," said George, with fervour; then, grow- ing bold--" And, as she is a nice lady- like girl, I have l no doubt she would soon find a husband among your own friends." Mrs. Mansfield shook her head, with her lips drawn tightly together. " I am sorry to say, Mr. Braithwaite, that Annie considers herself too good for my friends. I don't wish to say any thing against ono of my own blood ; but I must say I don't think suoh high-and- mighty airs becoming. It is not as if she was living now as she did when her father was alive, and when nothing was too good for her." " Her father was well off, I be- lieve 2" "Oh, yes ; and, if 1p had been pru- dent, instead of spending heaps of no- sey upon her education, -he would have loft her a little -to liveupon." " It must be a hard change for her, though. She is so young, and of Obtuse itis so natural to spoil a beautiful girl." This rather rash speech caused Mrs Mansfield to draw herself up. " Well, I can't say that I see her beauty myself 1 I don't say she is a bad -looking girl; but I don't think her face is likely to do much for her ; and in my young days gentlemen looked for something more than a pretty face in a wife, though to be sure they liked a pair of fine eyes too 1" George gathered from her manner of saying this that she judged her own vacant, round, bead-like eyes to be handsome; and he smiled a compliment which brought a gratified but not be- coming blush to her particularly plain face. Before long be succeeded in getting from hor Miss Lane's address, in one of the streets off Regent Street; and, pen. dering this choice of a rather expensive locality, he left Mrs. Mansfield's domes- tic paradise, and returned to town. At his hotel he found the following tele- gram— " Come back at once. Sir George much worse, Harry has returned." That night ho was again at the Grange—not a minute too soon. They told him, on his arrival, that his father was not expected to live tail morning, and he went straight up to the sick- room. Harry was there on his knees by the bedside, very still and grave and unlike himself. Sir George opened his eyes as his oldest son came in. " George," said he, with difficulty, " I have forgiven him. Don't let it bo men- tioned again. I cut him out of my will a week ago ; it is too late to alter it. Promise me to provide for him." " I promise," said George, in a low voice. ' Call the rest. It's near now." And they came one by one softly into the room. An old hound, a groat favourite of hie, slipped in too, slunk up to the bed, and wagged his tail at the master he had missed for days. " Hallo, Diamond 1 Come to say good- bye to me 2" And the hound, thus encouraged, lick. ed his master's hand. " Have you forgotten the old days, Diamond? They, are over for me as well as for you now, my old beauty 1" Then, gathering a remnant of strength, he gave a ringing "View -halloo I" Tim henna oounaeu away m great ex- citement among the silent figures in the room, thou came book, and once more licked his master's hand. But be got no answering caress, for the hand was still for over. The days which followed between Sir George's death and the funeral were an awkward time for Harry and his eldest brother. Tho younger purposely hold aloof, and avoided any private converse. tion with the present head of the fa - roily. Only once did George catch him alone, and instantly took advantage of the opportunity. "Don't go," said he, laying his hand on the arm of his brother, who was going to leave the stable as he ' entered it. "I have been waiting for a chance to speak to you. Our father left your future in my hands, you know," he add- ed, in a tone which, if he chose, the other might take as a warningg " Well, what is it?" asked Harry im- patiently. " Don't bo so fidgety. It is nothing ,unpleasant. I only want to know if yon can tell me where to find the Mainwarings' late governess, Miss Lane?" And you said you had nothing un- pleasant to say l I call it unpleasant— confoundedly unpleasant—to ask ms such a question 1 As if I had anything to do with idiss Lane l What do you want to know for?" His manner ',hanged from sullen to fierce with this genstiol•., " Your manner is a little inconsistent, if yen know anything about her, why a r t'o:i so angry when I ask you if you f (fo'n't care to be pelt through my r "••hism. You ask more questions ... ,u .•iy father did." " Thou ho epolto to you about this matter ?" " What if he did ?" " And yon told him the truth ?" " Yes, the truth. I swear it 1 But .I am not bound to answer your questions, and I won't. Take your hand off my arm ; do you hear ?" 't Only one question. When you have answered it, I won't bother you again. Do you know whore Miss Lane lives ?" A light suddenly name into his brother's eyes, and he answered rea- dily— "I haven't the least idea where Mise Lane lives; I swear it1" His brother took his hand sharply off his arm and turned away. He thought it was a lie; but he had no moans of ex. bracting the truth. Ile was more inter. ested 1u Mlss Lane than the younger guessed, more anxious for the interview he was about to seek with the prim little girl than he had over been before about a meeting with a woman. He had to keep his impatience in check until the funeral was over; but on the very day after the young baro- net went up to town and to the address Mrs. Mansfield had given him. "Is Miss Lane at home?" he asked of the servant who opened the door. " Ask if she will see Sir George Braithwaite," he added, as the girl did not answer. She left him in the hall while she went up -stairs, and then returned and asked him to walk up. And in the sit- ting -room into which he was shown sat Miss Lane—but not the downcast little creature of Garston Vicarage days—a little smiling ifairy in cream-coloured muslin, with a rose at her throat and a small hand put out in welcome. After the first greetings, her glance fell on his deep hatband. " My father is dead," said he. She looked grave and sorry at once, but not so muoh surprised as if the fact of his illness had been unknown to her. " You had heard of his accident ?" "Yes; I saw it in the papers," she answerei, blushing, and not looking at hien. He looked at her searchingly. Who oould have told her all about it but Harry ? "Were they all there when he died 2" she asked softly. All the family were there—yes- Didn't you know ?' " How could I know, Sir George ? I have not kept up correspondence with the Mainwarings. They did not care enough about me." "Bub you left others behind you at Gemstone who did," said he, more bur. riedly than he generally spoke such speeches, for hie heart was boating faster. He had never yet looked on a woman who so completely filled his ideal of a beautiful and graceful lady. A passion- ate wish sprang up in him that he might be mistaken in spite of all, and that his brother might have no interest for her. He glanced at her bands; they were rin gless. He would fain have convinced himself that the very glance of her steadfast brown eyes proved her to be innocent of any evil. Yet these rooms, this dainty dress, did not proclaim the struggling governess out of work. For the first time it flashed aoross his mind, as he looked at her, that, if Duly she could convince him that she was as free and as pure as he fain would believe, he, Sir George Braithwaite, of Garston° Grange, would be ready to marry the little governess out of employment. She had noticed his compliment only by a short, sharp breath, and asked after the Vicar's family to divert the conversation. " I am surd I shall like daily teaching much better than my life with them,"1 she went on quickly. " You have some pupils then ? " " Not yet. I—bhere have been diffi- culties in the way of my getting any before now ; but I hope to do so soon," she said hurriedly. " And you don't find this life dull? " said George, his jealousy awake again. " Oh, no1" "I suppose your friends come to see you very often ? " "No ; I don't have many visitors." " Perhaps they don't ]snow where y are. You know you promised to ""aouve me your address, but you never did. You left me to find it out as best 1 could for myrelf." " It—it is very kind of you to Dome," said the girl, flushing. " How did you find me out," she asked an dourly, "I asked Mrs. Mainw,ring for your aunt's address, and wont from Garston to her house," " You went all the way to my aunt's!" "I would have gone to the world's end to find you i " He left his seat and stood by the mautelpiooe banding over her. " Didn't you know I loved you ? You were kind to mo that day at the flower show. You promised me your address, you told me the train you were gong by." She was trying to stop him, but it was out of her power now. " Thou when I said I would see you off, as your own words had given me the right to do, you gave me a cruel snub. And then you let Harry see you off and—aud try,. vol op to town with you, they say." She had risen, and was confronting him with bright, eager eyes, " I did not let him --I did nob expect him. Ile came, and! could nob prevent it." "Is that true, my darling? " Dried George, passionately, She was standing with upturned face, close to him. Ho throw his arms round her. " Then you don't novo him 1 You have nothing to do with him and his forgeries ? " "Forgeries l" she cried, paralysed Oven while she tried to free herself, (TO 1111 CONTINUED.) tfiUltCIIE8, PU13LIO 13UiLD– J Ingo, and Private douses painted and decorated in modern styles at reasonable rales, Its,lmata given, Address - 10 OLUCA5 .20.11 rloderloh, J311USSELS LIMO WORKS STILL AX£e1II, The subscribers halm llthis opportunity of re. turning thanks to the iOhnbitaut6 01 Brussels and vicinity fat pert pattern0e, and 008 to otate that 111.11)g warts seven a l 4uprov0meo fp in thou'kl,n and mod *of ue ruing ,O400 aro new inn Witte, position h't' 0,0 . 1r fore to 0011111)- that ubbc with 21lrst.Class Lima., This being the twoHN• 400 ,P,) of our bust. nope (footings a 13russe°e and havingeiven un. q eelid ad satlslao""u 1e f41., the pnblio eau r- lyor, ru0010)00 guild in eatmeu S and is 11155-01050 article how us. First Ultima hoe at 18 ciente, at the kiln W,, also burn No.1 limo for plastering et 15 con tr. Renumber the spot -Brussel, Lime works d2 TOWN & SON. ALLAN LINE. ROYAL MAIL STEAMSIIIPS. t_++•TY EX .sa 4.1-E TO LIVD11POOL, LONDONDERRY. GLASGOW, .LONDON, Ilor. Steerage, 020 70, Livorpoe), Lpudond arry, QueSratow,, (iia,11ow, of Belfast to Quebec mud always 01,100 as by any first•chrss Lite. SUniarr0 Am1ANGr111111;T, 1886. Lvcrpooland Quebec Service, From Liverpool. From Quebec. FridThurtd,'yAug..12, Circassian soy' dug. P1 2. Thursday, Aug. la Parisian T'lurerl ay, Sopt, 0. Frtdny'.Aug 27. Sarmatian Ft kday Sept.17. 0hersda),y, Sept. 2, Sardinian Tbttrsd'y S'pt.23, Friday, ae 1t, i0a , O{I'ekoioll Friday Oct.1. Thursd'y, Wept. 10. 1.01pneeiltn Tbured'y Oct.7. Thursday, Sept 23- Paris,ah Thu tot uy Oat. 14. Friday, Dot 1, Sarww tan lei kitty Oct 52. Thursday, Got. 7, Sa,•diuiau Titania'? Oct, 28. Flidnv 001., 5, Ctrco o o.0 Frldny, Orap, 5. TllOrOd'y, Ocl,2l. Yolyr,osutn Thured'y Nov. 11. Thursday, Oat. 25 Pad 4) ,. Thursd,p', Nov.18, The last train 15 5 0 001155 will, kb1 steamer at Quebec leaves Tot oc to wednesdair. at 9.30 am Passengers eau leave Wednesdays at 5:80 pan e..s0, and o0Ueeet .:n 11 5110 steamer at Portland ovary Thurs0,,, 01,111 opening of navigation at Quebec au Itrh of May, 00 ammo 01000. Ne 0 0 r.11,, sheep 5r pip ore earned ou the Mali Stonmere 01 file Ailu,n 0,105. For tickets and But the mutt ovary infirm a - lion apply to .1. L .. %r-4arl4., Ac1t11, At the Post Oftlee, Brussels 0 0 IVATIMA.KING. The undersigned takes plensere in in forming the people of Ethel and surroen i ing country that he has opened a shop where he is prepared to attend to the r0; pairing of • Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Etc., In a manner that will give the best ofsatie- fn ebiol. All work guaranteed to be done in a satisfactory manna! or no charge made. A call solicited `L"r$hop oppositoRobc'rtvens Hotol,Etbel.— Vint, Doicr W FTY The Col2Lnlb'i s J'J7atch IS :THE- BEST r11I7 Main Spring Darrel is completely covered, malting 11 more nearly dart proof than any other. Our :Regulator is nearly double the length of others, render• ing accurate regulation a very simple mitt. ter. To replace ,t broken Main Spring the Barrel oan be removed without removing the Balance 0r interfering with the regula- tion. Our kla!_ Spring Stud is so formed. that two or more coils of Spring cannot catch in the Regulator Ens and cause the Watch to either slop or gain time at an ' unusual rate. The Balance comes under the mind, or edge, the strongest part of the case, not as In 11)1 others, in the centre and under thr w. akest rr1't, These are ireprovemsnte that cannot be claimed by any other nlannisetursrs, There are other advantages which the watchmaker can readily explain, and oinco seen, all mist agree with us i11 saying that we have the strongest and best watch in ileo world lil• In buying lied carrying a Columbus 'Watch you will save the price of nn ordi- nary watch in a few years in repairs alone to say nothing of the inconvenience and do. lay of repairs. FOR SALT; AT T. Pletcher's. E russets. NEW 13LA0ICSMIT13._ Bring your lame horses to Daniel Miran, LO has LIIAS]'OD W. T. HUNTER'S STAND, 13 models. Raving praatfsod for years and risen to the highest position in the leading brita0. bruingestabllshmentof Orah aAl,ltdln- burgh, Scotland, Also having peened wf th Pelmet of 2 v�l piulth, London,Bnglund, wireru hhnareds or orlppled horses passed our hands daily I one safoly'guarautuo 500000 Don. tr'aoted fent or Interfering bosser, Now work tin( ropalrinug 01 all kinds done on reasonable Luring. and workmanship that will please. By giving me a call I feel satisfied L would scours your trade. . D. ID WAN, I;uuter's Old stand THE WILSON FOUNDRY, AT GREATLY Reduced Prices ! We have on hand the following, viz.:—Ladd Rollers, Plows, Har- rows, Scuffiers, Horse Power, Straw Cutters, Turnip Cutters, Grinding or Chopping Mills, best made, and 1 good second hand Lumber Wagon. Take Notice. We have started a Planer and Matcher to work. Parties wishing to have Lumber dressed and match- ed, or flooring sized, tongued and grooved may rely on getting first- class jobs on tho most reasonable terms. Repairs of all kinds promptly attended to at the Brussels Foun- dry. Wm. R. Wilson. Take Noticed I have just received a now stock of Plows, riding and walking, Steel Harrows and Seed Drills, new style, Seeders, Cultivators, Straw Cutters, Grain Grinders, and Crushers. I also handle the celebrated Bain Wagon, and the well-known Bell Organ, of Guelph. - --- Agent for the ,Raymond Sewing Machine. Twelve Horses.ancl a Mule are offered for Salo. 'Ede LOVE. Here we are Ahain, Thanking the public for their pat- ronage for the past 14 years I de- sire to state that I am prepared to attend to all kinds of House, Sign and Ornamental Painting in a workmanlike manner. Paper Hanging and Kalsomining done i11 a manner that gives Sat- isfaction every time. GRAINING A SPECIALTY. Nov that tho house cleaning season will soon be hero send your orders along early so that they can be attended to in good time. ' M V'ilu4,a q➢'I,Mcnucdl, The Old Reliable. 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No room for lazy mon,but eau employ any number of energetic men who want work. Address Stone S Wellington, Nurserymen, Toronto, Ont. BRUSSELS "Woolen Mill. Any Quantity of BOOL WAITED Highest Ibis arket Price PAID) IN Cash or Trade I have in stock a good assor'iment of Blankets, cihirtings, Flannels, fine and coarse, J?Full Cloth, Fine Tweeds, Coarse Tv;oeds, Yarns, &c. Also tut assortment of Cotton goods. I am now prepared to take in Carding, Spinning, Weaving, &c. Guaranteed. KNITTED GOODS MADE TO ORDER. Give Me a Call before taking your wool elsewhere, Yams TRULY, Geo. Z©wen