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The Brussels Post, 1928-8-15, Page 7re m Grading I.l'TER CREAM ET1ER BUTTER ETTER PRICES Means We are now prepared to Grade your Cream honesc1Y, gather it twice a week and deliver at our Creamery each day we lift it. We gather with covered truck to keep sun orf it, We pay a premium of I cent per ib, butter fat for Specials over that of No. 1 grade, and 3 cents per lb. but- ter -fel for No I grade over that of No. Z grade, The basic principle of the improvement in the quality of Ontario batter is the elimination of second and off grade cream. Thio may be accomplished by paying the producer of gond t ream et 1.1.ticr price per pound of butter -fat teen is paid to the producers of poor cream. We solicit your. Patronage and co-operation for better market. r?1We will loan you a can. See our Agent, T. C. McCALL, or Phone 2310, Brussels, The Seaf. rth Cream erssomalemmesonesomarcarmasesperaertem d ..e i'litife ` tlir t ke i X5`,1{tif `•"' NEW SERIAL STORY. (All rights Reserved) AnAnerican WW "Yes, I will do that at once." "I am very Much obliged to you," he said gravely. There was a mom- ent's silence, and then he added, rather less easily than he was in the habit of speaking, "I think, in return for your kindness, it is my duty to tell you—but indeed I should have told you had you given me a differ- ent answer—that my son is despera- tely in love with your daughter!" "Yes," replied Mrs. Mansfield, "he told me so." "And you told him that you would not hear of his proposal. But, in spite of that—young people, you know, are not easily turned aside from their purposes — he is using every opportunity to make himself agreeable to Miss Mansfield. I have no authority over him at his age. A plan cannot control his son in such matters—" "Nor a woman her daughter ap- parently," interposed Mrs. Mansfield rather sadly. "I presume you mean me to understand that Lilith is not discouraging him as she knows ,I wish her to do." "Nay, my dear lady!" replied Lord Lochfinnan smiling. 'Tc is not for me to say what encouragement or discouragement she gives him, but of course she is young, and Haddis is handsome and, I understand, very at- tractive to your sex. Therefore it would not be surprising if she found it difficult to discourage him very severely" "Well, well, said Mrs, Mansfield, "I hope is won't be very long before I shall be able to take her away," "But, while we are on the subject, will you tell me why you object so strongly to my son as a suitor for Miss Lilith's (land? He loves her very sincerely, and I am ready to pledge myself that he would make her an excellent husband!" "I do not doubt it," replied Mrs. Mansfield coldly. "But for one thing, I disapprove of these 'international' marriages." "If she marries Jack 'Greendison, what would that be but an 'internal= tional' marriage?" asked Lord Loch- finnan. "I fear," replied Mrs. Mansfield; "she will never marry Jack Grandi- son! But, if she ever does he will of course have to be naturalised as an American citizen. I am 'sorry to seem rude, but I am very tired. I Must exercise the privilege of an invalid and send you away." Lord Lochfinnan could not but ac- cept his dismissal. When he was gone Mrs. Mansfield called Lilith to her. 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 Puhliehing House pie10:.vii f':x d ,4; ''44.zCabko,,,'a41: Lilith came rather tremblingly. She was not without fears that her name might have been mentioned in the interview which was just conclud- ed. She quickly learnt that she was right. "Do you know what Lord Loch - finnan has been saying to me?" began Mrs. Mansfield, looking at her step- daughter with the piercing eyes which, despite Lilith's ,love for her, so frightened her. "No!" she faltered, "He has been giving me to under- stand bhat you have been taking the opportunity of my being unable to exercise any supervision over you by flirting rather conspicuously with, Lord Haddis. Is he right?" The girl dropped on her knees be- side Mrs. Mansfield's sofa and, bury- ing her face in the gray teagown. sobbed. "Oh, Mrs, Masie, why won't you Iet Inc marry him? I love him so!" "You will love somebody else just as much six months hence!" said her stepmother, with gentle raillery. "Let us have no more of this non- sencel I hope that, in a fortnight at the latest, we shall leave this place, and then you will forget all about him." Lilith rose and went into the house without another word. Mrs. Mans- field lay with her hands folded, deep in thought, while a variety of ex- pressions crossed her face. Presently she rang the handbell that summon- ed her maid. "Find out, please," she said to Til - let, when she appeared, "if Mr. Grandison is in the house, and, if he is, toll him I should be muds obliged to him if he would come here and speak to ole for a moment." Jacic was in the house and appear- ed a few minutes later in answer to her message. She received him with a kind smile. "Sit down there," she said, indica. ting the chair that had been placed :for Lord Lochfinnan. " I have some thing to say to you that you won't like; but I have promised to say it. Lord Lochfinnan has just been here. "Well, what of that?" asked Jack. "IIe has been to complain that his daughter can never go anywhere in Alessi° without meeting you." "Alassio does not belong to him," replied Jacic. "I suppose lie does not expect nee to refuse invitations to every house where I ams likely to meet her?" • "No, I think he knows that you could not be persuaded to do that. The long and the short of it is I — I have promised to send you away.", "Send me away!" cried Jack. ris- ing to his feet in great agitation "Do you mean that you dismiss inc from my post?" "No, no, you foolish boy! Sit down. I only mean that I want you to go away from Alaisso for a time. The work you do for me can be as well done elsewhere—at least a great deal of it can." "I won't go!" said Jack doggedly, "Oh, yes, you will 1" said Mrs, Mansfield. But for a time Jack stuck to his refusal. In vain she represented to him that, as he was in her employ, he should do what she asked him, He replied that in that: ease he would leave her employ, but he would not leave Alassio. Then she pointed out to him that if he refused to go it T BRUS ELS POST would end in Lord Loehfinnan having to go. "So you Would nein nothing, be. :d ., having the Vila e nnMne of gar. be :wed a very ungentlemanly part,," sehe prevailed on 111111 at length, and he .ulkily euileejtcd to 1e11te AillO io th,• next morning. Mrs. Mansfield gave hint pernlioi:enn to go anywhere he , e. esa as long atvasitLactJr u1 ]tours distant by rail frons Alaeslo, But the next morning she received the following. letter from the young PPM -- "My dear Mr.,. M:ulafiehl-.-. 1 and leaving, .41:1. ]0 by the, earl y train, as I pronr]:ed; but 1 have conte to the Never sion that I cannot hind myself e obeying all y0U1' 01',(1',4 in the tact:. revile-, 1 therefore beg that you will release nu from the poet of your secretary. I cannot take money from you unless I am prepared to do your bidding, and PIA at present I don't feel prepared to do it unconditionally. I have therefore Ieft all the books and papers !�e delivered to you, and am going sly awn way for the future. "I thank you most sincerely for all your great kindness to ole, which I fear you you will think I have not repaid by much gratitude. Perhaps the future may give me the opportun- ity of proving my gratitude, but for the present all I desire of my friends that they should forget me. "Yours affectionately, "Jack Grandison." This letter agitated Mrs. Mans- field considerably. He gave her 110 clue as to where he was going, and on inquiry she found he had left no address for letters to be forwarded to him. Lilith knew nothing of his destination of intentions, nor, it ap- peared, did Cecily, who cane down to the hotel in the afternoon and, with unusual self -abandonment, im- plored Lilith 'co tell her if she knew where he had gone and why. Cecily too had received a farewell letter, couched in rather grandilo- quent terms— "My own dear one—This is to bid you good-bye—for how long I do not know, perhaps for ever. I have been driven from Alassio on your account, and should be driven from any place where you were. For your sake therefore it is best that I should dis- appear from your life, and reappear no more until I can claim you boldly. Who knows when that will be? Only one thing is certain, that as long as I breathe I shall love you, that I. shall never as long as I have life a- bandon my efforts to fit myself to come to your father as an unexcep- tionable suitor for your hand. "Good-bye, my love, my darling! Yours in every thought and word and deed, "Jack." Lilith could give Cecily no en- couragement. She seemed in a 1 Diamond Sings Wedding Sings Call and see these lines. No trouble to show goods. j J. R. WEND Jeweler Wroxeter wed p ifts . vig p t !f you have a Gift to choose tor a Bride VISIT °l'it GIFTSuI.1)I' 10 our store you will find suitable Wedding Gifts New Goods Just In New China New Silverware Colored Glass Cut Glass :Hew fancy Black and Tambour Clacks --- Thee/el-tad a long drive before thorn, and hada promised to call for Lilith at half -past ten, but when they ar- rived at the hotel Lilith came out to the carriage without her hat. She looked more nervous than ever, and her eyes looked unnaturally large. "I hope you won't think me very rude," she said, "but—but I am not going to the picnic." "Dear me!" said Lord Lochfinnan, avoiding his daughter's glance. "I (lope there is nothing wrong with Mrs. Mansfield?" "Oh, no, Mrs. Masie is all right but— T—don't care very :much to' go!" "It would do you good," insisted Lord Lochfinnan. "There is no use staying at home to mope." Cecily looked at the girl with a seine what puzzled air. "You don't feel up to it? You are not looking very well!" strangely nervous depressed mood, "Oh, yes!" cried Lilith, with her and looked as if she had not slept ready blush. "I am quite well. That much of late. is, I have rather a headache, and I I suspect that stepmother bullies don't feel up to the long drive, Please don't think me very rude and 'ungrateful !" "No'c at all, my dear!" replied When she found that Lilith could Lord Lochfinnan. "If you don't want tell her nothing, and did not indeed to go, why should you? Avanti, seem to take any very great interest cocchiere 1" to the driver; and, with in the matter, Cecily went home. nods an smiles, they drove on. She did not tell her father what had "The naughty little puss!" said happened, but he received the infer- Lord Loehfinnan. "I aln afraid she nation in a note from Mrs. Mansfield. does know that Haddis has not come He was therefore at no loss to un- back yet." derstand Cocily's declaration on the "She obviously does," said Cecily. morning of Mrs. Dale's picnic that ei dn't blame her'." she did not want to go. Mrs. Mansfield, lying in her room "Well, my dear child, I don't want upstairs, was under the impression to go either," replied her father that her stepdaughter had gone to the picnic. her frightfully," said Cecily to her- self, "in spite of her apparent affect- ion." mildly; "but it will be rather rude to Mrs, Dale if we dons go. Besides, we promised to take Miss Mansfield; and I don't think we can disappoint her." "I am quite sure Lilith won't want to go if she knows that Haddis has not yet come back from Genoa," de- clared Cecily. "She probably does not know 'chat," answered Lord Lochfinnan. "We did not know till late last night that he was not going to return till this even- ing. "All the same, I suspect she does ]snow it," insisted Cecily, perversely. Nevertheless she went to dress for the picnic. IHES •HENS!+ WANTED• •• Highest market price i paid for your Hens M. Yolllck CHAPTER XX Lord Lochfinnan and his daughter did not return from the picnic till late. They found Haddis already back from Genoa. He seemed to he in the wildest spirits and laughed and talked all dinner -time with unusual vivacity. "There were great lamentations over your absence," Lord Lochflnnan said. "Indeed one young lady felt it so much that she would not go at all." "I an much flattered," replied Haddis, "May I ask who the young lady was?" "Need you ask?" said :bis sister, "What young lady is there who would pay you such a compliment except that foolish little Lilith Mansfield?" "Indeedl" replied Haddis; but he said it rather indistinctly. "At the sante tinge" said Lord Loch fine/an, "I should like to know hew she knew you were not going. You must have written to tell her so." "Did she tell you that she knew I was not going?" asked Haddis lightly. "Well, no, not exactly, but the in- ference was obvious. My dear boy, T wish you would refrain, at least till her stepmother is up and about a- gain, from entangling her in clandes- tine correspondence and that ort 0 IunF.. 1t is not 11)3111 of you." How do you know that I ttn. (u- 1011 111 r; 11er its l'hlini-'a1In: 1011e'- pou+l eo and that Soret of thing?" welted Hallie rather sharply. Al'"you trot?" said his father. "Can you honestly assure me that you were not writing to 'the girl when you were 1n Genoa??" "MV dear dad," re1 rs1 Ia e s "11 it were so you could not exited me to tell ,veil. J het e is ars old proverb,, you know about kissing and telling: if you are so anxious to he informed on the subject, you must ask tilts:; Man field gel 3 U." Lord I,ochtinnaf ,aid no mors. lege fallowing morning Cecily an- nounced her intention of going to see Mrs. Mansfield. "If she cam reeeiVe. you, father, she call receive ore,," she said: " and I chink I ought to go to ser. her." certainly think you ought," re- plied her father warmly; but Haddis expressed an unexpected oppooition to the plan. "I should wait till she asks to see you," he said. Cecily looked at him in some sur- prise. "What on earth can it matter to you," she asked, "whether I go to see Mrs. Mansfield or not?" "Oh, it doesn't, as you say, matter to me in the least!" he answered hastily. "I will walk down with you," he added. "I suppose you won't go till after lunch." Accordingly, about three o'clock, Cecily and her brother descended the salita together. His high spirits of the night before had vanished. Ho was grave. and seemed preoccupied. Two or three times he opened his lips abruptly and seemed about to say something, and each time he left the intended speech unuttered. Arrived at the hotel, he observed, - f 1 eerily looked at her in grave sur- prise, 1 "011, all right!" she said i'ci'ng'; and Lilith blushed deeper at, hes tune, "1t is nr,ly ._.._ ..° she began. "Pray don't trouble to a Xplain," interrupted (."cony, "11 is no dullness of mine!" Than her heart sintire her -•-- the other girl looked so crushed by her m nlner—und elle added in a cliil'crcnt ton, "Will you 10.,1 Ino say, as one girl to:mother, that I hope you won't do fn"lidl thin and get yourself talked about? 1 valet help knowing 'that you : eeing a great deal of my bre- ither, and while your stepmother is laid up peonh• slight say nasty things about you if you are seen about with him too much." "I know," faltered Lilith in answ- er in this gentle admonition. "You are very kind—I • would like you to be my friend." They were already at the door of Mrs, Mansfield's room, and no further conversation was possible, Lilith led her through the bedroom out on to the balcony, where Mrs. Mansfield was installed on her sofa. She greet- ed Cecily warmly—she was fond of the girl, "It is nice of you to come to see me unasked," she said. "I am be- ginning to pine for society, Lilith is becoming so dull. I suppose, poor child, it is the result of too constant attendance on an invalid! I can't get any satisfactory account out of her about the picnic yesterday, so you must tell me all about it." Cecily felt her colour rise. Any- thing in thes hape of deceit was in- tensely distasteful 'co her. She felt ashamed for Lilith and ashamed for 'herself. Yet what could she do? She could not betray the girl. (Continued Next Week) The London and Northwesters railway has instituted in the Middles- orough and Redcar aret a system of ayment of holiday railway fares by nstallments. "We had better send up for Miss Mansfield and ask her if Mrs. Mans- field will see you." "Mrs. Mansfield is capable of an- swering for herself whether she will see me or not," replied Cecily; and she told the waiter to ask Mrs. Mans- field if she would see Lady Cecily Cranston. In answer to this message Lilith came down. She appeared to be in an indescribable flutter of nervous- ness, and the hand she gave Cecily was quite cold. To Haddis she scarcely spoke. "Mrs. Masie will be very glad to see you, if you will come up," Lilith said to Cecily, and the two girls left Haddis to amuse himself as he best could while they went upstairs. At the 'cop of the stairs Lilith suddenly turned to Cecily and, with a very pink face, said— "Would you mind not—not=-tell- ing—not alluding to the fact. that I laid not go to the picnic yesterday?" b p W. D. S. JAMI ES ON, MD; CM; LM.CC; Physician and Surgeon Office McKelvey Block, Brussels Successor to Dr. White Phone 45. T. T. M' RAE M. 8., M. O. P... S. 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