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The Brussels Post, 1927-9-21, Page 7THE BRUSSELS POST r a E'I'"t' E R CREAM En ER titl"l" T E R E1"['ER PRICES Keit 'now pre (el I: ga':het it t%%rt :: v,•.•k alai d, 41'e Lift It, AVe guile,' cell (',ale your Cues'u houe,tly, •11'$31 al 0111' t'1,• lee, v t.;,,•, day ,vertu! 1 ruck to he •I, suit up' it. 1\'e pay'.. Pt,-miun,,t 1, leis ,.v,•t ' hat of :V•,. I ., ^•L•. No, 1 gt ale over that t f N. •rt pa' IIt, bur ei-fett fee tepee. nod ti vent. pier lb, but het •11'1. Lo' tqt a tie, 'I'h,• haw. pr!nt'iplt 01' t he Ontario buttet is 111 1' 110'0 , 1.1e:1111. '1'1;,. limy 11 0$3$31 1111 f giod cream , tett- r pl i1',• paid to the piode :•e1' of p••• t • tgl' 111111 co•0peratinM 13.11 g•;1' \CP Will 1,•311 yen i' rnu iull,ruvl'1net.1 in 111,111,0.111y el t, of 1•. ret d mud t IT glade tr,hrd by paying the ptodnret• tet pittol it better -fat time ie lace solicit. your Ptak mt- rl tti:lt'ke•t. See our Agent, T. C. 1YicCAI.,I., or Phone 2310, The Seal' Brussels. rth Creamery The Adventures ®f , :. Coward Copyright NEW S5RIAL STORY. At the end Of ten day; Patty an- nounced that they would be married in a fortnight There had Bone to the hacienda on Sunday n rod -haired Scottish minister, who gave then' a discourse of an hour's length. He was a protege of -Miss Ferguson, who had imported him from Scotland and given 'tint a small house upon the estate. The household had to at- tend the gond :van's services, 'though the -majority of the servants who acknowledged any religion professed to be Roman Catholics, and went to Cadent to the priest who lived in the town. But Miss Ferguson, easy in all other natters, was hard as adamant in this. The Reverend Sandy Macpherson must be listened to every Sunday. Her brother was himself, and he, as a rule, slit in his Place in the dining -room, which was the chapel. and listened with arms folded to the Reverend Sandy's dis- course. Patti said that they wished to be married by this clergyman. Thera were formalities, to be gone through which, no doubt, her uncle would in- quire about. Mr. Ferguson bowed his head ---he would see to them. Arthur said nothing, but left all de- tails to his bride. Pen did not think that he looked 'eves' happy; she was not happy herself. lf. T -Ie rano to her one moraine; wheat she was pouring the oil imp the lamps, whit" was a duty that it was helms -stem to leave to the eercant.;. They would forget, o1' would dry it at night.. and bora the place •lento. She was wrapped it, a wide white :apron, and her sleeves wee:: tut'lte,i hack from her wrists. , I l hint steadily, "No we might not." "We could get along on my seven :hundred a year. What is there to hinder us? You could slip etc to- night, and I would get one of the servants to let me have a horse and and cart, They will do anything for money. I could pick you up nn the road, and the steamer leaves Cudera to-morrnw morning. We shot! 1 he off betere any one suspected." Pen looked at him while he was speaking. It seemed to her that she had never known the real Arthur un- til that moment. Had he no sense of honour? "And Patty? What is to become of her?" He laughed easily. "She will be all right. A girl with her money does not go begging for a husband long. Pen darling, how lovely you are!" He would have put his arms a- round her and kissed her, but she drew away from him with a :Mintier of repulsion. "I am sorry for Patty," site said, with flashing eyes. "I and sorry that 0ite will have such a husband. Whether she takes you or not, you willnethaveate! Tfohidyouto speak to me like this again. Patty .s it thousand times too good for you! I do not care for you—•I dis- like you! I would not be in the sank room with you it I could help it!" , "Pen, I love you!" he crie.tl 'Then go and tell Patty so, like- an honest man; but do not think that I rh:tll take you! .Arthur, I do 'lot care for you!" "You want 0 rich man ---that Fur - is like l !" std Pen tco'n- fully, "Mr. Ferguson pay's ole, such aatenti on, dote he not " "I know what' your 'face does for men said Arthur between his teeth He judged its power by what he himself was offering to .forego foe the sake of that fair ''ace. Pen turned away to leave the room, "Pen' are you going?" sail Ar- thur'. He covered his face with his hands, and his shoulders heaved. Are ,yon going without a word;'" She had a heart that was quickly touched to pity, and Arthro' was her nearest relative, and one whoa. not long ago she had loved uta something more titan at .relative, She went back and put her hands open his sleeve, bttt took then- away quickly, remembering tbt->ring that Arthur disliked a specie upon hie clothes and that her :finger;: were not .free from oil. "I tun sorry, Arthur, but •what can 1 say? You are my relative, and .1 like you, but not in that other way —that is dead!" "You are changeable!" said Ar- thur fiercely, "Perhaps I am; I know that I am changed," There mune a "tap -tap" of heels along the 'corridor. "Are you going to tell Patty?" said Arthur, "You judge others by yourself!" said Pen, She picked up the oil c an and left the room, and Patty gave her a curious look as she passed, Was Patty suspicious that Pen would take het' lover front her? It was the last effort that Arthur made for freedom, After this he appeared to accept sullenly the rich Wife Pate had given 'aim; but Patty seemed to notice nothing peculiar He steed rad looked at her, and she split the nil in her nervousness, "MTh': i= Patty' $lit aelccd, "Trying on dresses, I sttupose, Pen, I tun to he married nest I''ri- clay." Pen put down the 111 can aim wiped her fingers. Arthur's voice was tutyti» ng but that of a imppy bridegroom. If you haul not been horrid to •t fel- low do you think I would have left you,?" ".I do not think so," "You made me do it" "I was always fond of you Pen, "It is too late to talk like that," said Pen. You aro to be married nest Friday," "Put is it too late Pen?" He seiz- ed her hand. "Pen, we might go away together—you and I --and tie married at Lima quietly." "No we -night not," she looked at Letterheads Envelopes Billheads And all kinds of Business Stationery printed at The Post Publishing House. We will do a job that will do credit to your business. Look over your stock of Office Stationery and if it requires replenishing call us by telephone 81, The Post Publishing house For hl terior Const' cation IVIANE your rooms f11, ro=i-I ant and free (rant drafts and cold by erecting C,yproc ceiling, and partitions in your Inane. GIproc van he put up in half the time required for lath and plaster- • .'ring One and labor costs. Gvproc takes any tits -oration. Let us show you a full-sized Gypree board ready to apply. Write for fres bnnklcl—"lir Anmo." It u 1 tell s e I d, (' 111,_ Rocitutol t,yioum insatntimt .•..111., a .0,1 L ail x will reduce your ted bill from 00 ", • ,e THE ONTARIO GYPSUM CO., LIMITED, PARIS, CANADA I re i'root 'Wallboord For Sale By Wilton & Gillespie in itis ttt,nnsr. She a„kei his npiu with run on matters connected 55 L., eel• house they were to t tk,• in I.u,llot and the tatettainntetts they would giwt• in the season,and. it51 ,'t,tl aw:da•u to interest in such ntat:er- 1'en saw that he would be content 11' Patty gave hits money and ,ne liberty. 11i'his would recompense Arthur fur the loss of any 0th"r thing. The wedding day drew near. They 5vere to be Married early in the morning by the Reverend Sand, Macpherson at the hacienda, and were then to be driven to Carlon., where the ceremony was to be gone through before the British Consul. :lir. Ferguson saw that everything was in order. Pen was busy; there were to he a meal and a Glance given to the ser- vants and work people, and the houses was to be decorated with roses by Patty's special request. Site in- quired whether there were any neigh- bours who might be asked, but there was none. Aunt Sarah said, with a glance at her brother, that she knew of none; Mr. Macpherson would he the only guest. Pen did not grow happier 11s the wedding -day drew near, She -no longer caret' :for Arthur—she was sure or that—but he was her cousin, and ,ince she had loved hint. He could still bring a thrill to her heart, The sound of his footstep, the sound of his voice, could make her heart leap to her throat until slice rcmw .'mbered that he as 110 long- er the Arthur she had loved, He was the musk of that Arthur, who had never exits ted in reality'. "My brother says that you are to go to the Finiaysons," was Miss b'e.r- •ruson'.s astonishing announcement to Pen two days before. the wed- ding. "I'n the finitaTyson 1" "The head man who live; in the utouutair::. Patrick hits rooms in hie pottis,. and he or I often stay there. But why he wants you to go their now, with this wedding in pre- paration, cc more than mortal 0'111 tell, all he eaye, wheat I ask him, is that you are to go. I told him would be nothing ready if you were :ew•1y, but he only said, `Miss Her- rington is to go to the Fi,tlay.ons,' and will remain there until after the wedding. Men are oncugh to the patience of saints!" "But why should 1 go?' "Because Patrick says so," said :!Lias Peri: t:am grimly'. "That is why, and reamn enough you will find it when you know him as well as I do." Pen was soddenly cotscititts tied it would •lip a relief—a great relief' t --to be away from the wed:lin:r. • - Brussels, Ont. !Finlay ' la a hn try with 0 pair of h ,r which, le' thankfully�b- n I..crvod wet. quiet and did not kic1 one-•. ..h. Ferguson was dressed in 1111e w'hito which was usually worn in that hot elitists, and had his large Panama straw hat tilted over his • •y•,. Pen looked up at hint 'ince 1 to make ;orale remark, but he stun - ell se o grave and stern that ell thought ha would prefer silence, which was what she wanted. The road wound up for some lit- e tie distance in a gentle ascent, than it became steeper, and the scenery grew wider. Orchard; and tr •.':s were left behind; the peaks of the mountains deemed to frown down upon them, and rocks burst front the sparse turf on either side, .At one place Mr. Ferguson, stopped the horses and pointed at the dis- tant peaks, shining with the sun- light upon then'. The valleys were filled with a blue mist, but the peaks were bright with light. "It is beautiful!" said Pen. • They drove on again. Before Pen could now see a little house perched in a cranny of the rocks. A 111E111 came down the steep road, or rather track on the rocky sur- i'aec', towards them. "This is Finlayson." IHe was a tall soldierly -looking man, who touched his hat as a sell- ' -rte to Mr. Ferguson and addres_; d him with a punctilious deference which was strange after the easy eq- uality of the other servants. "I have brought you a guest, Fin- layson. You can put her tip " "Of course, sir! There are your rooms." Finlayson walked up beside the buggy, his hand upon a horse's neck, Ile and itis utas ter had much to talk of, and before long Pen heard the note of deference modified in Fin- laysons v0!c•0. They were talking .,s ratan to Mala. Mr. Fer'gusoti s terrier, Billy, 'had jumped from the buggy and taut by Finlaysou's site, !sometimes leaping to give his hand a lick. Tito buggy Stopped at the bottom of some 1 tep; cut in the rock. A 'pretty woman taut down and arhi:es- ! sed Mr. Binlayson in broken, but (voluble English. She welcomed Pen 'with smiles and laughter and led hex �up the stain's to the little ]louse witi_h was spotlessly cletun. A baby slept in a cut beside the opens window; a ifo',l peeked at some crumbs before the door; a glimpse of the high's' !peaks of the mountains could be seen. " Miss Hegingam must please es- coose Anita, She Hurst get dinner ready for Mr, Ferguson and Miss llegingam. 14Iiss Hegingam will sleep in the back room_ Will she She did not care fon' Arthur any more, but nevertheless It would be hitter to see ltittt marry another 11701111111. She drew a long breath, Are you going without arguing with hila?" said Miss Ferguson as she gave Pen a shrewd inquisitive glance. "T--1 think so. I should like to see the mountains." ' "Ah l" To herself Miss Ferguson said Patri'c'k had his reasons, "There will be a fine muddle without you, child; but you are not looking well ---this heat is trying, Among the mountains it will be cooler. He will drive you up this evening if you can be ready," "I will be ready "' Patty was told that Pon was to leave, but she made no remark. Ar- thur was not seen, and Pen was glael. She and Patty shook hands and touched one another's cheeks, "f hope you will be happy," whis- pered Pen looking white, "I am sure I shell be," said Patty coolly, Mte Ferguson drove Pen upto the take off her 'at 1111(1 Jacket there, and then go into the Teeth' citting- roonl•--lits Ferguson's lectle room?" Pett found the room bare but spot- less, with a window which looked over the valley to the towering An- des, She stepped into the room which opened out of the bedroom. Hero were books and writing panel. and old magazines, The window looked upon the same view as that of the 'bedroom. She heard the two leen come into the kitchen where Anita cooked; they were still talk- ing l.msily, Then she heard the baby crow. And was that Mr, Ferguson's voice? Yes, it was certainly his voice bilking' and laughing to the child. There were also Anita's tones, with a delight in them. Finlayson cane in wi'tll a table cloth over his arm to lay the tabun for dinner, He cleared the books front the table, rind laic' the cloth in a businesslike way. Pon still heard the sounds of laughter and delight from the kitchen, Site pooped through the door when Finlaysota lied gone nut to fetch the other things. Mr. For - WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 2I, 1021. - 4,4-6 ••+.6+00 •••6'A'F.4•4"f0+404•i4'b•i• feel ill at ease, ;An. w:t .;iltnt. be. eau she knew tha,,t,• vasa Ito • L ,. d, need to took• —"''''I:"'"" h'• yrs- ` d! 0 t'f. i t rd .Nh.11!'.'. 'h : li toe It rat hu „•at, anti, wiih • 1 i Iiee In hi., hued, etun^i looking 0t t�dANT ED b at u,,, di.,talit p -•ab:: •,f ter And t, • •0a' I u It,uk d up al - hiu1. Ili It ,ad w70 • liri,vell ba.•k ; 'her.- welt, a ii,leht a. 0 * li u1 it, iii. ,-. •url , u' ,,q, Lok 'r 1Ji slyest nutrlcet price : „t ,,,,,„ ea:. 1 , tett, . paid 1,,t' your Pullets • - 1 ..,..),.• I!, 0.. 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His mas- ter did not speak to Finlayson sifter, ithe first few moments, The man ;stood b'e'hind the chair upright as a 'soldier, quick to see anything that was wanter by either of the two visitors, and deft in service. The meal ended, Finlayson placed wine, cigars, and some dishes of fruit bt the window and withdrew, Mr. Ferguson placed a chair for. Pen by the window. "You will not mind my smoking.'” he said. He appeared a different man :ince • he had come to the little hou .e in the mountains. His sad face h,td br!;