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The Herald, 1907-09-20, Page 7"I do. You showed me her letter." "Hal" cried Sir Frederic, "a light breaks upon me; the note appointing a meeting here may 'have been meant for you, and I may be the intruder. -No matter, I am"i easter of the position; I hold the damning paper; to Fane and to society it matters little if Morton or Carrington is the hero of the adven- turer" ' Seeing the game was up, his fury blinded him; he was incapable of mastering his impotent thirst for vengeance. ' "I repeat I am master, and Mrs. Fane must make terms with me, if she wishes. to be spared the consequence of her cruel faithlessness." "Silence!" said Carrington, in a ring- ing tone of command, as he made a step towards him, his eyes flashing fire, while e 'Mrs. Fane's heart stood still with ter- ror. "Give me that note, or take the consequences of refusal." "By what right do you demand it?" cried Morton. "Are you, too--" "By the best right—the right to pro- tect and uphold her. I ani her husband. I am Clifford Fane. The name of Car- rington I have lately adopted, and am legally entitled to." "I suspect you are an impostor. Do you admit this? Do you recognize him?" to Mrs. Pane, who had sunk into a chair overwhelmed by this avowal. "I am not sure. I do not know," she faltered; "at all events, I accept his protection against you. I beg you will leave us" "And I undertake to prove my words," added Carrington. "You have heard Mrs. Fane's request. Do not compel me to enforce it. Learn us; and remember; your character is in my hands." Morton hesitated, and darted a deadly glance at Mrs. Pane. "We shall meet again," he exclaimed to Carrington. "I fully intend it," returned the other cooly, following him as he flung himself out of the room. Carrington closed the door carefully, nd walked back to the table, by which stood in some embarrassment. Mrs. also risen, and leant against ney-piece, the folds of her en cloth and velvet travelling - y moved by the beating of 7" the said, almost in ut back the soft curls hair, tbivt she might, troubled frieghtened he claimed to be her e Shall never cross your ti; how am I to believe you." into a their, for she could and,and grasping the arm of her r with one hand, she looked at him archingly. "I don't know how to speak to you," he returned, " how to apologize for the sort of trick I have played upon you. From first to last we have been the vic- tims of unkind fate! When I got into that railway carriage I recognized you the moment you spoke. I saw you did not know me and the temptation to make your acquaintance in a new character was irresistible. I had just assumed the name of Carrington, in compliance with the will of a friend who had bequeathed me' all his fortune. I told my scheme to Dalrymple, who heartily assisted me, and I succeeded in utterly losing my heart to my wife. I" have dreaded un- speakably to reveal myself, and it has some moat unexpectedly. I import you not to make any hasty decision. Yet do not fear my forcing myself upon you. What you think will be best for your own happiness, that I will agree to." • "Your voice has always seemed famil- iar to me," said Mrs. Fane and her own trembled as ebe spoke. "But I still can hardly credit your assertion. Give me some proof; tell me of some passage in my former unhappy life which inay con- vince nie." Carrington smiled, "One or two circumstances have dwelt in my memory, though you may have forgotten them. Do you remember a cer- tain ball on Twelfth Night at our neigh- bor's of Ripton Court. You wore a white lace dress, and while waiting for the car- riage arriage I told you you ought to wean your sleeves shorter, and show a certain very pretty mole high up on your left arm. I was thinking the arms looked very graceful when you silenced me by saying scornfully enough that you had not yet lost your plebeian modesty, and could not rest satisfied." "I do remember," she exclaimed, col- oring vividly to the roots of her hair. "You must be Clifford." "I am," he said, corning nearer, "your very faulty, misguided ]msband. If you can forget and forgive, Gertrude, and let me show you how fondly and pas- sionately I can love, we may yet have many happy years. Your marvellously generous version of your own side of our story thrilled nie with shame formy- self and admiration for you. I urge no immediate decision, but give me some kind thought." Mrs. Fane did not reply. A tide of memories, of painful mortified .feelings and tremulous indecision, flooded her soul. What trying moments, what bit- ter regret, he had inflicted. Could she trust her future to him. By some strange mental operation the dread of her hus- band neutralized the attraction of her new admirer. Yet there was something touching in the sort of humility of 'the haughty -looking man who laid bis sights at her feet. "I liked Colonel Carrington, I" confess," she said at ]ength, looking down, "but I am afraid of Colonel Fane." "They are alike in your hands," he returned, gravely. "But you must, be worn out with the day's adventure; will you not rest ? "It is quite impossible I can stay here," she interrupted; "it would be a frightful breach of impropriety! . Howe can I get back? Do help me." Carrington smiled. "When the horses that brought me over from Torriemurchan are rested, I think you might drive back in time to catch the ten o'clock express, and reach Stirling at twelve—sleep there, and get on early next morning to St. Cuthberts. I will moke the landlord let that rather neat -looking girl go with you; you will feel more comfortable with an attend- ant. I will not intrude on you myself, but--" he paused. "You are very good." murmured Mrs-: Pane; "you know, in deciding • so mo- mentous a question as separation or re- union, we should be prudent and deliber- ate." "Perhaps so," he said slowly, and left the room to make arrangements for her journey. When he returned she was sit- ting by the table, her face buried in her hands. am afraid you are awfully done up," he exclaimed, looking tenderly at her. "Come near the fire; you are trembling with cold." "Not with cold," she returned. While waiting for the carriage, Car- rington told her how he had met Miss Onslow in Prince's street, and to his great surprise heard she .had had no reply from Mrs. Fane; instinct suggested mischief; and he determined to save his wife the annoyance of disappointment and enjoy the delight of a fern hours alone with her. He therefore took the the train to Torriemurchan, and thence drove to Fiedarroch. "But how did thy note get into Sir Frederic's hands 2" "Did you put it into a wrong en- velope? Did you post it yourself?" "No; I left two notes with Mrs. Bay- ley to post." "Then I wouldnot mind betting heav- ily that she did the mischief." "Oh! impossible.' "We shall never know positively." "The carriage is at the door," said the landlord. "In a moment; take care the lamps are lit" Then, as the man left them: "My love! my life!" he exclaimed, "for whatever you decide, I love you with all my soul. �I must let you go. Will you send me a line to -morrow, to let me know if all is well?" "I will," she said, turning from his eyes, which made her heart throb wildly, She went to the window, and looked at the night. "It is very dark. I suppose' the road is safe?" "It is, or I would not let you go. Ger trude"=-catching her hands —"look at me! May I some with you?—may I stay with you till death do us part 7" Yielding to his embrace with tenderest grace, she whispered, "Yes, till death!" And in their long kiss the past was :all forgiven, and its bitterness blotted mit. (THE END.) 41 ORNAMENTS OF BRITONS. Ancient Amulets Found in Kentish Land Pits. Interesting relics of archeological value have recently been unearthed in different parts of Britain, says the ,'Sci- entific American. During the excava- tion of c, some sandpits at Crayford in Kent, a number of metal articles were found about four feet below the . sur- face. (Upon examination they were as- certained to be fashioned in solid geld, of massive and heavy design, and of very early origin. They were evidently amulets, for although they were oval in. 0s ~``_ '` 0000000 00x000 Because your "ssstem is exhausted and 0 , your powers of resistance weakened. 40 Take Scott's Emulsion. opt 0 It builds up and strengthens your entire system. 0 It contains Cod Liver Oil and Hypophosphites so 0 prepared that it is easy to take and easy to digest. 0 0 ALL DRUGGISTS' Sec. AND *1.00 _ That hacking cough continues shape; spaces were left Tori ine insertion of the ankle or arna. Judging from the size of the ornaments and the orifices, they were apparently articles of femi- nine adornmeut. The intrinsic value of the metal is approximately $1,500, but from antique acrd historical points of view their value is almost priceless. The relics are in a perfect state of preservation, and are inscribed with hieroglyphics which have not yet been deciphered. The period to which they belong is computed to be far before the Christian era. It is believed that thespot at 'which they were dis- covered constituted a' burial place of the ancient Britons, who were interred with their implements of war and per- sonal embellishments. This contention is substantiated by the fact that at the sauce place on several previous occasions various other articles of an eerly date, consisting of flint and stone weapons, human bones and so forth. have been brought to light. The previous discoveries now repose in the British Museum, to which the present articles will doubtless be pre- sented, since they are the property of the Crown. At Manchester inte"resting relics pointing to the extent and period of the Roman occupation of the city have been brought 'to light. In the course of excavations on the site of the Roman fort within the civic boun- darics a number of coins, none of which were struck before, 117 A.D. or after 170 A.D., were found. One rare bronze coin of Antonious was certainly not struck after 145 A.D. It is conjectured from the results of the investigations upon this site that the buildings were reconstructed either befo_rc or during the reign of Hadrian, and that a portion of the re -erected buildings were in some way destroyed by fire, probably by the marauding brig- ands about the time of Marcus Aurelius. m a THE TROLLEYS. S. ELECTRIC INTERURBAN LINES CHANGING SOCIAL LIFE. Kit City and Country—People Live Closer Together, and Old Types and iPhases of Rural Existence Disappear. 1 '(By Raymond, in Chicago Tribune.) An entirely new .element has entered into the social, commercial, and even the political life of the country. I hav just finished a journey of 400 miles, com- pleted within two days, over the inter urban trolley system of Illinois, and am; prepared to testify to the extraordinary!' effect in the development of the country prods' ced by the electric railroads from town,., to town. They are running luxuri•? ous'buffet Chair cars, limited trains rush; from city to city, express cars, and, last of all, the trolley line sleeper, as I can testify, is an absolute success. There is something more in this build• rug up than a mere extension hof street etiea�erviee to the enu.0 try. Country and city are being knitted together and the local and suburban transportation busi- ness seems destined to pass from the steam railroad to the trolley line with- in atheta time. Itmay be many a year, before the through lines of railroad are ". operaited by electricity, but it will bet but De short time until all the short lines, business of the country is done on cars„ 3eriefirg their own motive power from a central power station,often many!; miles, away. No Longer an Experiment.• So new has been .the development of the interurban system that there aro no satisfactory figures to be furnished as to its extent. Like the early days of set- tlement in America and particularly in th,e west, the interurban trolley system in every state where it has been given a' fair trial far outsteps its historians. It has progressed beyond the experimen- tal stage, but the mileage is increasing so rapidly and new systems are being de- veloped so constantly even the finaciers who are called upon for the money to build the lines can scarcely keep track of their investments. One huge system in Illinois already has in operation about 475 miles of track, with 105 miles under construction, and schemes for• an extension of 100 miles more. New England is gridironed with in- terurban trolley lines and Ohio and In- diana have developed their systems to such an extent that after a few links in the chain are completed during next year it will be possible to go from Wheeling, W. Va., by through trolley line to Chicago and St. Louis. Bridging the Mississippi. There is more than usual significance in the fact that it has been found advan- tageous to build a great bridge across the. Mississippi river at St. Louis for the use of the Illinois interurban system. The passenger service is fully establish- ed in a dozen different states and the carriage of express matter and light freight is progressing with equal rapid- ity in every direction, The farmer learns to go to the city oftener, the city mer- chant sends his small packages by the trolley line to the country, and perish- able fruits, vegetables, milk, and dairy products are to -day being transported with greater success on the trolley line than by any suburban service the steam railroads can furnish. Even coal and whiskey and similar heavy products are being handled on the electric lines, and though the day may be far distant when these toads will be anything more than feeders to the steam lines on ordinary bulk freight they are likely to have the monopoly of wayside transportation and come much nearer to the consumers than the railroads can ever hope to do. Ideal Interurban Service, Before going into the details of the de- volopmeet of the interurban transporta- tion serViee of the country, which shares with the telephone and the rural free de- •0*O00000000"I 00000 00O 6 i' livery the honor of having revolutl it is "M'°Id° life in the agricultural districts, it is lust as"Weil to lay down certein general principles *high seen to precede or fol- low the establishment of eleetrie ear ser- vice between centres of population. In the first; place, the ideal interurban service runs between two large cities and taps a Humber of smaller cities along the way, besides :reaching tine purely ag- ricultural district in between, A type of this ideal system would be a line run- ning from Chicago to St. Louis and tap- ping, for instance, Joliet, Peoria, Bloom- ington,, Decatur, Springfield, and some ogler towns en route, with trunk line feeders in either direction, so as to cut. up the • state pretty thoroughly. A sim- ilar line from Cleveland to Cincinnati is practically under operation at the pre- sent time. Within a short time a link will be completed just east of Danville which will furnish direct trolley connec- tions between Indianapolis and St. Louis. Ohio is. Gridironed. One of the indispensable features of a successful interurban service on a large system is an abundance of small towns along the line. This ideal is furnished more completely, perhaps, by Ohio than by any other of the western common- wealths. A reference to the census fig- ures will show an extraordinary number of small cities throughout the State of Ohio. In all directions an interurban trolley system can run but a few miles win out striking a prosperous commer- eial centre, while in between there is a rich agricultural country which is al- most equally necessary to the real devel opulent of interurban service so far as its good effect upon the whole commun- ity is concerned. Massachusetts is the home of the in- terurban service. The old (lay State is dotted with prosperous manufacturing towns. The interurban system grew out of a ;natural extension of the street ear lines of the cities. There was a demand for connections of an intimate charac- ter'between all these manufacturing eon tree. ,A steam railroad could not afford to give frequent service with such short stop as would be necessary. The re sulttis that to -day one may traverse the State, east and west, north and south, froth Boston to the Berkshires and from the 'Connecticut line to the shadow of the mountains, reaching every important population centre in the State, without touching the railroad• where the ears are -pro-felled by steam. In Pennsylvania the mining section, the oil country and the rich agricultural valleys are alike tapped by at least 1,500 miles of interurban roads. The lake .shore in Ohio from Cleveland to Toledo is excellently served by the trolley, while from Indianapolis. Small Towns Not Hurt. That the interurban trolley system rapidly develops the small cities along its line without doing the slightest harm to the villages and small towns was once seriously disputed, but it is disputed no t,ionger. The shopkeeper in a small town tit first saw ruin staring him in the face. -e had the same foreboding when the neral free delivery was first being put *iq : operation.-- e et The, developing power of the interur- ban railroad is only now becoming equaI- ,ly manifest. The village merchant at first was startled at the possible com- petition of the great city stores. Then he found he could solve the problem by the. use of the means of transportation which has brought the city competition home to him. All he had to do was to increase his stock, add to its variety, discard unsaleable types, and study modern styles. Dealing in goods by wholesale, the freight charges alone would insure him a good profit, while .the individual customer would go to the city only so long as the city furnished butter styles or smaller prices either in cipthing or in kitchen utensils. The small cities of the State have been built up by the interurban railroad and the mer chants and bankers of cities like Dan ville Champaign and Decatur are the first to acknowledge this fact. Boon to the Farmers. At the same time there has been an extraordinary impetus given to the so- elal life of the farmer class of the coun- try. A boy can remain at home, do his work on the farm during the day, and yet take his girl to the theatre, or to a lecture, or a dance that night, and get home in time to do the chorea in the morning at least. The farmers are com- ing oftener to the city. They find they can get city types of clothes as cheaply as they formerly could the antiquated garments which once distinguished the agriculturist. The gawky country boy and girl is disappearing so rapidly that there will soon be little material in that line Ieft for the comic weeklies, because the type, is being wiped out by the Interurban railroad. It is too 'wig' to determine exact re- sults, but it is fair to presume that the loneliness of the farmer's wife%is at an end, and if that be so the unfortunate percentage of suicides in tho agricul- tural districts will surely decrease when a farmer can take hie wife and children and in a few minutes be dropped at the nearest cross roads, or even at the vil- lage, or interior city which was visited only once in a season when the roads were good) and when the general farm team was not otherwise occupied. Something of a Linguist. "Is your son proficient in any foreign language"Well/7 s?" an swered Farmer Corntossel, "I dunno as he's much on French or German; but he kin understand every word of the baseball news" —Washing- toStar. m Then Australian Parliament, created by the suffrages of practically every adult in the community who cares to vote, represents Australia to a degree that is hardly known in any other legislature on earth. It is Australia and the Aus- tralian people in a far greater degree than the British Parliament is Britain, or than the German Legislature is Ger- metre, WEAK, SICKLY PEOPLE Will Find New Strength Through the Use of Dr. Wilftams' Pink Pills. A great many young men and women: are suddenly seized with weakness. Their appetite fails them; they tire on tbii least exertion, and become pale and tbin, They do not feel any specifto pain—j'ast weakness, But that weakness is dangger ous. It is a sign that the 'blood is thin and watery; that it needs building up. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills will restore l$t strength because they actually make new, rich blood—they will help you. Cqn- cerniilg them Mr. Alfred Lepage, of St.. Jerome, Que., says: "For several year 1 have been employed in a grocery, and up to the age of seventeen I had always enjoyed the best of health. But suddenly my strength began to leave me; I grew pale, thin and extremely weak. Our family doctor ordered a complete rest and advised me to remain out of doors' as muck as possible, so I went to spend several weeks with an uncle who lived in the Laurentides. I was in the hope that the bracing mountain air would help me, but it didn't, and I returned home in a deplorable state. I was sub- ject to dizziness, indigestion and general weakness. One day I read of a ease very similar to my own cured through the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and I decided to give them a trial. After taking four boxes of the pills I felt greatly improved, so continued their use for some time longer, and they fully cured me. I ora now able to go about my work as well as ever I did, and have nothing but the greatest praise for Dr. Williams' Pink Pills." The blood—good blood—is the secret of health. If the blood is not pure the body becomes diseased or the nerves shat- tered. Deep the blood pure and disease cannot exist. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills make rich, red blood—that is why they cure anaemia, rheumatism, indigestion, headache, backache, kidney trouble and the secret ailments of girlhood and wo- manhood. Sold at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50, by all medicine dealers or by mail. from The Dr. Williams' Medi- cine Co., Brockville, Ont. $x33.31 FROM! FIFTY HENS. For years 1 had from twenty-five to fifty hens about the farm and fed them whatever feed I had, plenty of it to b ` sure, but somehow I never got eggs until April or May I had a good lot of hens and chickens, barred Plymouth Rocks, and so I determined to make a trial with them, keep books and find out what I made from them and how to im- prove in methods. I picked out fifty pullets and young hens, patched up an old shelf made two pens out of it, int in some south windows at small exp and started my experiment. 1 h teen bushels of mangels I had some sunflower seeds and a heads .of cabbage.. T; -went • to bora and gathered up all the. could find, as well as those oh place. Now I was ready for the p business. I began keeping account' the flock November 1, 1905. My foodstuff was as follows; Oats buckwheat and sunflower seed mixed, and kept in a box in front of the fowls at all times. A mash of cornmeal and brau every morning and whole corn at night. Burned bone finely broken up was kept in the straw litter on the floor of the poultry house. Finely ' chopped beets were given every morning, just enough so that they would eat it all. A cabbage was hung up by a string in eaoh pen and meat given three times a week, and here is the secret of egg production on the farm at small expense. I got my neighbors to save the carcasses of their young calves for which they had no use after the pelt had been removed. With the ones I had of my own and those my neighbors gave me I bad meat at all times. Those hens laid well from the middle of . November until spring. I kept account of the eggs gathered each day. My total expense for one year No• vember 1, 1905, to November 1, 1906— was $33.64. My income: Eggs, 635 doz- en at an average price of 18 cents a dozen, $113.60. I raised 159 chickens, seventy pullets and eighty-nine cockerels. The cockerels and twenty of the pullets sold for $45.60, making a total income of. $159.20. I also sold twenty-five old hens for $7.75, making $106.95, less $33.64, leaving for profit $133.31 and 25 more hens than I had to begin with. I have always tried to produce my owu feed as far as possible, thus doing away with buying grain and feed. In my opinion this of itself has ruined many a farmer and kept him down and in debt. --Garden Magazine. o A Cure for Hay Fever. George B. Harrison of Garden City, who has just begun to harvest his crop of hay fever, says that he has discovered a slue titre for It. Isis remedy is simple, but hp says it is none the less effectual. It conslate In not eating breakfast until 11 o'clock In the morning, Mr. Harrison has not taken out a patent or copyright on the remedy, and any ono who wishes to use .it Is at 'liberty to do so.—From tho Topeka Daily Capital.