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and copyrighted by the
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al, D. C.
OWFIOY OF ECUADOR.
to Ride Dilly Dressed and
Equipped.
e istom to celebrate the
etival of San Pedro and San
he Sabana Grande with an
frenzy. says Jose A. Cam-
s‘.1`-enierican. I say eques-
ry, for it is now well known
Is the hippie festival par
everyone who wishes to
it and to contribute to the
.glory of the hely apostles
horeeback, or. lacking a
muet mount the first ass
upon and set out at a gal-
e Cossacks of the plains.
y ones who came off whoie.
tentuvios. who, to tell the
, are not outdone by the
e Ilaneros or the Argentine
ntirvioe are the heroes of
al of San Pedro and an
- ones who survive all
:?rs en the program.
montuvio a half -broken
is in bis element and you
din transfigured. Ile puts
e of the great, broad pom-
Idles of national manufac----
long leathers from which
mous metal stirrups; settr
in hia mouth and tightens
igale until the neck of the
given a curve of 80 de-
taches the indispensable
llebags of the coast of
inished with tassels and a
la at the head of the saddle
!animus of rope; and the
isplaying- wide pantaloons
nrded at the waist with a
from which hangs a tour-
tchette, a starched shirt
collar, poncho as ample
cloak, a wide -brimmed
hat, called a "singirne
the common people; and
te inevitable "snoring"
Ind tight, -"as hard as a
ihe bare feet.
cm have the type.
complete the figure, a, be-
)ntana, two yards long. by
hunting crop in his right
autdean cigar between his
a bottle of aguardiente in
h.
re the equipment of the
is beast that from the mo -
set out together form a
ture.
e may caper and cut up ta
content; run away, kick,
• the ground. One of our
hardly notices these de -
e you see is that he always
t• ime he becomes disturb -
his. Jiat falls off. The
as an infinite affection for
wever old or worthless it
e would expose his life a
roes tether than run the
ig his hat.
in the water he plunges
bst dangerous current to
if he is pursued by justice
the tight his hat esca,pes
ris squarely around, goes
ts it, and lets. himself be
Finally, when he gets
eoes to sleEp outdoors a
friend who thinks some -
takes charge of his hat
t for him lest he lose it.
s his cigar or his match
off tlue. ground without
pe rforiiiing prodigies
iship, to all appearance
eatest ease—as if they
side on a table.
Fake Black Opals.
been a great rush in
.Vales on account of the
neck opals, and already
tired "datum" have bees
by excited prospectors.
eason to be excited, toe,
iscovery of a black °pat
O tit to be as big as has
many of them will be-
ia.tres.
Week opal is not only
rarest of all stones, but,
(3.-tigh, it is found hardly
Inept in New South Walesa
ry opals, which are owe
,.ansparent, are of a blu-
visit white in coicin and
ngary.
the rnost famous opat
neat was found there,
art of the crown, jevrals
f ungury magnill-
teasures five inches by
ilf in -lie, and if it wen"
Ir/f-11 market -would fetch
ti ell thousand pounds.
e, kind of black anal
riy cotnreen arid cheap,
a real blaek opal. It IS
opal that hes, become
le end ether things.
Le vases are one of the
sten caunot be
litat(e. like rubies and
?ea rson 's Weekly.
kuta and Oaken.
a Balled
e
:FEBRUARY 27, 1920.
DR. F. J. R. FORSTER
THE HURON EXPOSITOR
cd country, fer I done a little pros -
Graduate in Medicine, University, of r„ D
Toronto. avid
pettin' 'round there myself once on
a time. But it wa'n't in the oil ter-
ritory them days, or wa'n't known to
be, -anyway."
"But it's eatin' itself up with taxes,
ain't it?" objected Mrs. Bixbee.
"Wa'al," he replied, "it's free an'
cleat, an' the taxes ain't Bo very
much—though they do stiek it to an
outside own.er down there—an' the
p'nt is here: I've alwus thought they
didn't drill deep enough in that sec-
tion. The' -was some little traces of
oil the time I told ye of, an' I've
heard lately that the's some talk of
a move to test the territory agin, an',
if anythin' was to be found, the young
feller's -proply might be wuth some -
thin', but," he added, "of course 'the'
ain't no tellin'."
1 '
Late Assistant New York Ophthal.
mei and Aural Institute, Moorefield's Hamm
Eye and Golden Square Throat Hos-
pitals, London, Eng. At the Queen's ,
Hotel, _Seaforth, third Wednesday in ' by
each month from 11 ram. to 3 p.m. EDWARD NOYES WESTCOTT
88 Waterloo Street, South, Stratford. i
..a
Phone 267 Stratford,
LEGAL
R. S. HAYS.
Barrister, Solicitor, Conveyancer and
Notary Public. Solicitor for the Do-
minion Bank. Office in rear of the Do-
minion Bank, Seaforth. Money to
an.
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. TORONTO
1 WILLIAM BRIGGS -1899
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I (Continued from last week.)
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. "'Ali right,' I says, an' off I put.
That conscience 0"Lizer's," remark-
ed Mr. Harum in conclusion, "is wuth
CHAPTER XXXVI
; its weight in gold, jest about." "Well," said Miss Verjoos, when
"David Hamm," declared Aunt her sister overtook her, Mr. Euston
Polly, "you'd ort to be 'shamed of having stopped at his own gate "you
J. M. BEST yourself." and your latest discovery seemed to
Barrister, Solicitor, Conveyancer
and .Notary Public. Office upstairs
over Walker's Furniture Store, Main
Street, Seaforth.
PROUDFOOT, KILLORAN AND..
COOKE
_
Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries Pub-
lic, etc. Money to lend. In Seaforth
on Monday of each week. Office in
Kidd Block. W. Proudfoot, K.C., J.
L. Killoran, H. J. D. Cooke.
am•••••••••••
VETERINARY
F. HARBITRN, V. S.
Honor graduate of Ontario Veterin-
ary College, and honorary member of
the Medical Association of the Ontario
Veterinary College. Treats diseases of
all domestic animals by the most mod-
ern principles. Dentistry and Milk
Fever a specialty. Office opposite
Dick's Hotel, Main Street, Seaforth.
All orders left at the hotel will re-
teive prompt attention. Night calls
received at the office
JOHN GRIEVE, V. S.
Honor graduate of Ontario Veterin-
ary College. All diseases of domestic
animals treated. Calls preimptly at-
tended to and charges moderate. Vet-
erinary Dentistry a specialty. Office
and residence on Goderich street, one
door east of Dr. Scott's office, Sea -
forth.
MEDICAL "
DR. GEORGE HE1LEMANN.
Osteophatic Physician of Goderich.
Specialist in Women's and Children's
diseases, reheumatism, acute, chronic
and nervous disorders; eye, ear, nose
and throat. Consulation free. Offie,e
above Umback's Drug store, Seaforth,
Tuesdays and. Fridays, 8 a.m. till 1 p.m
•
C. J. W. HARN, M.D.C.M.
425 Richmond Street, London, Ont,
Specialist, Surgery and Genio-Urin-
ary diseases of men and women.
DR. J. W. PECK
Graduate of Faculty of Medicine
McGill University, Montreal; Member
of College of Physicians and Surgeons
of Ontario; Licentiate of Medical Coun-
cil of Canada; Post -Graduate Member
of Resident Medical staff of General
Hospital, Montreal, 1914-15; Office, 2
doors east of Post Office. Phone 66.
Hensall, Ontario.
Dr. F. J. BURROWS
Office and residence, Goderich street
east of the Methodist church, Seaforth.
Phone 46. Coroner for the County of
Huron.
DRS. SCOTT & MACKAY
J. G. Scott, graduate of Victoria and
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Ann Arbor, and member of the Col-
lege of Phyeicians and Surgeons, of
Ontario.
C. Mackay honor graduate of Trin-
ity University, and gold medallist of
Trinity Medical College; member of
the College of Physicians and Sur-
geons of Ontario.
DEAL HUGH ROSS.
Graduate of 'University of Toronto
Faculty of Medicine, member of Col-
lege of Physicians and Surgeons of
Ontario; pass graduate courses in
Chicago Clinical School of /Chicago;
Royal Ophthalmic Hospital London,
England, University Hospital, London
England. Office—Back of Dominion
Bank, Seaforth. Phone No. 5, Night
Callsoanswered from residence, Vic-
toria Street, Seaforth.
B. R. HIGGINS
Box 127, Clinton — Phone 100 •
Agent for
The Huron and Erie Mortgage Corpor-
ation and the Canada Trust Company.
Commissioner H. C. J. Conveyancer,
Fire and Tornado Insurance, Notary
Public, Government and Municipal
Bonds bought and sold. Several good
farms for sale. Wednesday of each
week at Brucefield.
THOMAS BROWN
Licensed auctioneer for the counties
of Huron and, Perth. Correspondence
arrangements for sale dates can be
made by calling up phone 97, Seaforth
or The Expositor Office. Charges mod-
erate and satisfaction guaranteed.
R. T. LUKER
Licensed Auctioneer for the County
of Huron. Sales attended to in -all
. Parts of the county. Seven years' ex-
Perience in Manitoba and Saskatche-
wan, Terms reasonable. Phone No.
175 r 11, Exeter, Centralia P. 0. R.
R. No. 1. Orders left at The Huron
miPositor Office, Seaforth, promptly at -
leaded.
"Wieal," said David with all. air of be getting on pretty well from the
meekness, "if I've done anythin' I'm occasional sounds which carne to . my
sorry fer, I'm willin' to be forgi'n. ears. What is he like?"
Now, s'posin'—" "He's charming," declared Miss
"I've heard enough 'bout s'posint1 Clara.
fer one day, said Mrs. Bixbee del "Indeed,' remarked 'her sister lift-
cisively, "indess it's s'posin' you ing her eyebrows, "You seem to have
finish' your dinner so's't Sairy c'n git come to a pretty broad conclusion in
through her work sometime. a very short period of time.'Charm-
CHAPTER XXXV ing' doesn't leave very much to be
added on longer acquaintance, does
After dinner John went to his it 70h, yes it does," said Miss Clara,
'
room and David and his sister seated
themsellves on the "verandy." mr. laughing, "There are all degrees:
Harm lighted a cigar and enjoyed Charming, very charming, most
charming, and perfectly charming."
his tobacco for a time in silence, While
"To be sure," replied the other.
Mrs. Bixbee persued, with rather per
funktory diligence', the columns of
. "And there is the. descending scale:
her weekly church pear. .. Perfectly charming, most charming,
very charming, char
"I seen a sight. fer sore eyes this ming, very pleas-
1
quoth David presently. ant; quite nice, and, ole yes, •well
"What vies that?" asked Aunt enough. Of course you have asked
him to call."
Polly, looking up over her glasses. .
"Claricy Verjoos fer one part on't," . "Yes, I have;" said Miss Clara.
said, - David. "Don't you think that rnamirdi--"
" e Verjoos hev comp, hey they? decisin. "I know from what Mr,
"No I don't," _declared the girl with
Wa'al, that's good. I hope she'll O
come up. an' see me." - Euston said, and I know from the
' David nodded, "An' the other part little talk I had with him this morn-
on't was," he , said, "she an' that ing, from his 'manner and—je ne sais
quoi—that he will be a welcome addi-
yeung 'feller of our'n was welkin' to-
gether, an' a putty slick pair they tion to a set of people in which every
single one laiOws just what every
made too.
"Ain't she purty?" said Mrs. Bix- _other one will say on any given Sub-
ject and on any occasion. You know
bee. how it is." •
"They don't make 'em no puttier," "Well," said the elder sister, smil-
affirmed David; "an' they was a nice ing and half shutting her eyes with
pair. I couldn't help thinkin',"he re- a musing look, "I think myself that
marked, "what a nice hitch up they'd we all knc.w each other a little too
I
-make." - well to make our affairs very excit-
"Guess the' ain't much chance 0' ing. Let us hope the new man will
that," she observedbe all you anticipate, and," she added
"No, I guess not either,David. • a
said with a little laugh, and a side glance
I
at her sister, "that there will be
"He hadn't 'gotanythin' to speak enough of him to :go 'round."
of, I s'pose, an, though I reckon It hardly needs tis be said that the
she'll' hev prop'ty some day, all that aristocracy - of Horrieville and all the
set n' folks seems to marry inoneY, summer visitors - and residents devot-
an' some one's alwus dyin' an' leavin' ed their time to getting as much
some on 'ern- some more. The' ain't pleasure and, amusement out of their
nothin' truer in the Bible," declared life as was to be afforded by the �p -
Mrs. Bixbee with conviction, "'n that portunities at hand: Boating, tennis,
Bayne thet them that has gits." riding,' driving; an occasional pienie,
"That's seeminly about the way it by invitation, at one. or the other of
runs in gen'ral," said David. two very pretty waterfalls, far enough
"It don't seem right," said Mrs. away to make the drive there and
Bixbee, with her eyes on her bro- back a feature; as much dancing in
ther's' face. "Now there was all that an informal way as could- be managed
money . one o' Mis' Elbert Swayne's by the younger people; and a certain
relations left her last year, an' L'IleY amount of flirtation, of course (but of
Scramm, that's pooer 'n poverty's back a very harmless sort), to supply zest
kitchen an' the same relation. to him to all the rest. But it is not intend -
that
kitchen,
Swayne was, only got a ed to give a minute accouht of the
thousand dollars, an' the Swaynes rich life, nor to describe in detail all the
already. Not but what the thousan' pursuits and festivities which prevail -
was a godsend to the Scramms, but ed .during, the season. Enough to say
he might jest as -well 'a' left 'em com- that our friend soon had opportunity
f'tibly off as not, 'stid of pilin' more to partake in them as much and often.
onto the Swaynes that didn't need as was compatible with his duties.
it." . . . His first call- at Lakela.wn happened
,hDoes seem kind o' tough," David to be on an evening when the ladies
observed, leaning forward to drop his were not at home, and it is quite
cigar ash clear of the verandah floor, certain that upon this, the occasion
"but that's the way things goes, an' of his first essay of the sort, he ex -
I've often had to notice that a man'll perienced a strong feeling of -relief
sometimes do the foolishest thing or to be able to leave cards instead of
the meanest thing. in his hen nee .after meeting a number of strange people,
he'dead." . as he had thought would be likely.
e
"You never told me," said Mrs. Bix- One morning, some days later,
bee, after a minute or two, in which Peleg Hopkins came in with a grin
she appeared to be following up a and said: "The's some folks eout in
train of reflection, "much of anything front wants you to come eout an'
about John's matters. Hain't he ever see ,enee
told you anythin' more 'n what you've "Who are they?" asked John, who
told me? or don't ye want me to for the moment was in the back room
know? Didn't his father leave any- and had not seen the carriage drive
up.
"The' was a little .money," replied "The two Verjoos gals," said Peleg
her brother, blowing out a clowd of with another distortion of his freckl-
smoke, "an' a lot of unlikely chances, ed countenance. "One on 'em hailed
but nothin' to live on" me as I was_comin' in and ast me to
"An' the' wa'n't nothin' for 't but est you to come eout." John laughed
he had to come up here?" she queri- a little as he wondered what their
ed. feeling would be were they aware
"He'd 'a' had to work on A salary that they were denominated as the
somewhere, I reckon," was the reply. "Verjoos gals" by people of Peleg's
"The' was one thing," added David
standing in the community.
thoughtfully after a moment "that'll "We were so sorry to . miss your
mebbe /come to somethin' some time, visit the other evening," said Miss
but it may be a good while fust, an' Clara, after the usual salutations.
don't you ever let on to him. nor no -
John said something about the loss
body else 't I ever said anythin' a- having been his own, and after a few
bout it" remarks of no special moment the
"I won't open my head to a livin' young woman proceeded to set forth
soul," she declared. "What was it?" her errand.
"Wa'al, I don't know 's I ever told "Do you know the Bensons from
ye," he said, "but a good many years Syrchester?" she asked.
aoiglo bIust,noiosk, bsuoitnethloitutgleh hIanddidnin,t tgiheJohn replied that he knew who they
t
were but had not the pleasure of
'
in as deep as I wish now 't I had, their acquaintance.
I've alwus kept hp a kind of int'rist "Well," said Miss Clara' "they are
nthat in
extremely nice people, andMrs. Ben -
"No, I guess
in what goes on you
never told me,,, son is very musical; in feet, Mr. Ben -
she said. "Where you goin?" as he
son does something in that line him-
self. They have with them for a few
go,t,Goouitn,oftohigis tchnaii;.
he answer- days. a violinist, Fairman I think his
ed, "Dun the dum things! I don't name is, from Boston, and a pianist—
believe the's a fly in Freeland Counnty
what was it, Juliet?"
"Schlitz, I think," said Miss Verjoos.
mthyat hheaaind't sdeanneceedwtehe wetildhkearech. ukBye
"Oh, yes,' that is it, and they are
much specked," he asked, as he bent coming to the house to -night, and
his awe are going to have soe usic in
her
inshecPried°nedi,amms she an informal sort of way. We shall
"Oh,
ldgpool'long!"
forngii, h
gave him a laughing push. be glad to have you come if you can."
ges,"thhehisreeshmanirsincerely. "At what time?"-
"I shall be delighted.," said. John
ed"wIlhenngliste otherhadr ell-LI:innd- i
and relightedhis cigar, "the' was a "Any time you like," she said; "but
piece of about ten. or twelve hundred the Bensons will probably get there
:
acres of land down in PennsylvanY about half -past eight or nine o'clock."
havin' some coal on it, he told me "Thank you very much, and. I shall
he understood, but la the timber, ten be 'delighted," he repeated. •
inch an' over, 'd ben sold off. He Miss Clara looked at him for a mom -
told me that his father's head clerk
told him that the old gentleman had
tried fer a long time to dispose of
it; but it called fer too much to de-
velop it, I guess; 't any rate he
couldn't, an' John's got it to pay
taxes on."
"I shouldn't think it was wuth any -
thin' to him but jest a bill of ex-
pense," observed Mrs, Bixbee.
" 'Tain't now," said David, "an'
mebbe won't be fer a good while;
still, it's wuth somethin', an' I ad-
vised him to hold onto it on gerfral
prineples. I don't know the pertic'ler
propty, of course," he continued, "but
I do -know somethin' of that sectioft
• '
ent with a hesitating air.
"There is another thing," she said. I
"Yes?"
"Yes," she replied, "I may as well ;
tell you that you will surely be asked I
to sing. Quite a good many people.
who have heard you in the quartette ,
in church are anxious to hear you
sing alone, Mrs. Benson among them."
John's face fell a little,
"You do sing other than church
music, do you not?" she asked.
"Yes," he admitted, "I know some
other music."
"Do you think it would be a bore to
you."
"No," said John, .who indeed saw
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no way out of it; "I will bring some
music, with pleasure if you wish."
"That's very nice Of you," said Miss
Clara, "and you will give us all a
great deal of pleasure."
He looked at her with a smile.
"That will depend," he said, and
after a- moment, "Who will play for
me?"
"r had not thought of that," was
the reply. "I think I rather took it
for granted that you could play for
yourself. Can you?"
"After a fashion, and Simple
things," he said, "but on an occasion'
I woold rather not attempt it."
The girl looked at her sister in
some perplexity.
"I should think," suggested Miss
Verjoos, speaking for the second
time, "that Mr. or Herr Schlitz would
play your accompaniments, particular-
ly if ‘Mrs. Benson were ta ask him,
and if he can play for the violin I
should fancy he can for the voice."
"Very well," said ,Ionn, "we will
let it go at that." As he spoke David
came round the corner of the bank
arid up to the carriage.
"How d'y' do, Miss'Verjoos ? How
aire ye, Miss Cl/Ariey?" he asked,
taking off his straw hat and mopping
his face and head with his handker-
chief. "Glides we're goin' to lose our
sleighin', ain't we?"
"It seems to be -going pretty fast,"
replied Miss Clara, laughing.
"Yes'm," he remarked, "we sh'll be
scrapin' bare ground _putty soon now,
if this weather holds on. How's the
old hoss now you 'got him agin?" he
asked. "Seem to 've wintered putty
well? Putty chipper, is h?"
"Better than ever," she affirined.
"He seems to grow younger every
year."
"Conne'now," said David, "that ain't
a-goin' to do. I calgated to .sell ye
another hoss this summer anyway.
Ben dependin' on't in fact, to pay a
dividend, The bankin' bus'nis has
been so neglected since this •feller
come that it don't amount to -much
any mofe," and he laid his hand on
John's shoulder, .who colored a little
as he caught a look of demure amuse-
ment in the somber eyes of the elder
sister.
"After that," he • said, "I think I
had better get back to my neglected
duties," andhe bowed his adieus.
"No, sir," said Miss Clara to
David, "you must get your dividend.
out of some one else this summer."
"Wa'al," said he. "I see I made a
mistake takin' such good care on
him. Guess I'll have to turn him
over to Dug Robinson to winter nekt
year. Ben havin' a little visit with
John?" he asked. Miss Clara color-
ed a little, with something of the
same look which John had seen in
her sister's face.
"We are going to have some music
at the house to -night,. and Mr. Lenox
has kindly promised to sing for us,"
she replied.
"He has,,
has he?"-- said David, full
of interest. "Wa'al, he's the feller
Gas in the Stomach
is Dangerous
Recommends Daily Use of Magnesia
To Overcome Trouble, Caused
by Fermenting Food and 'Acid
Indigestion.
Gas and wind in the stomach accompanied
by that full, bloated feeling after eating are
almost certain -evidence of the presence of
excessive hydrochloric acid in the stomach,
creating so-called "acid in -digestion."
Acid stomachs are dangerous because too
much acid irritates the delicate lining of
the stomach, 'often leading to gastritis ac-
companied by serious stomach ulcers. Food
ferments and SOU/13, creating the distressing
-gas which, distends the stomach and hampers 2
the normal functions of the vital internal I
organs, often affecting the heart.
It is .the worst of folly to. neglect such a 1
edrierioriveconaciltionwhoirch
tohatrveeatnowitnheuljadllinzr;
eLot on the stomach acids. Instead get
from any druggist a few ounce; of Bisurated.
Magnesia and take a teaspoonful in a quarter
glass of water right after eating. 'This will
drive the gas, wind and bloat right out of
the body, sweeten the stomach, neutralize the
excess acid and prevent its formation and
there 13 no sourness or pain. Bisurated
Magnesia (in powder or tablet form—never
liquid or milk) is harmless to the stomach,
inexpensive to take anyd• urpootheeabUSest form of
MIMS 0
by thooaanda of people who enjoy their -meals
with no more fear of indication. -
c'n do it if anybody can. We have
singirn an' musie up t' the house ev'ry
Sunday night—me an' Polly an' him
—an' it's fine. Yes, ma'am, I don't
know much about music myself, but
I en heat time, an' he's got a stack
o' music more'n a mile high, an' one
a' the songs he sings '11 jest make
the windows rattle. That's my fay' -
rt," averred Mr. Harum. -
"Do you remember the name of
it?" asked Miss Clara.
"No," he said; "John told me, an'
I guess I'd know it if I heard it; but
it's about a feller satin' one day by
the org'n an' not feelin' exaely right I
—kind of tired an' out o' sorts an' I
not knowin' jest where he was drivin"
at—jest joggin' 'long with a loose
rein fer quite a piece, an' so en; an'
then, by an' by, strikin' right into
his gait an' goin' on. stronger 'n
stronger, an' finly finishin' up with
an A—men that carries him quarter
way round the track 'fore he c'n pull
up. That's my fav'rit," Mr. Harum
repeated, " 'cept when him an' Polly
sings together, an' if that ain't- a
show—perticgerly Polly—I don't want
a cent. No; ma'am, when him - an'
Polly gits good an' goin' you can't
see 'em fer dust."
should like to hear them," said
Miss Clara, laughing, "and I should
particularly like to hear your favorite
the one which ends with the Amen—
the very large A—men."
"Seventeen hands," declared Mr.
Ilarum. "Must you be goin'? Wa'al,
glad to have seen ye. Polly's hopin'
you'll come an' see her plitty soon."
"I will," she promised. "Give her
my love, and tell her so, please."
They, drove away and David saun-
tered in, went behind the desk, and
perched himself up on a stool near the
teller's counter as he often did when
in the office, and John was not particu-
larly engaged.
"Get you roped in, have they?" he
said, using his hat as a fan. "Scat
my—1 but ain't this a ring -tail
squealer?"
"It is very hot," responded -John.
"Miss Claricy says you're goin' to
sing fer 'em up to their house to-
night."
"Yes," said John, with -(a, slight
shrug of the shoulders, as he pinned
a paper strap around re pile of bills
and began to count out 'another.
"Don't - feel very fierce for it, I
guess do Ye?" said David, looking
shrewdly at him.
"Not very," said John, with a short
laugh. .
"Feel a little skittish 'bout it, eh?"
suggested Mr. Harom. "Don't. see
why ye should—anybody that/en put
up a 'tune the way you kin."
"It's' rather different," observed the
younger man, -"singing for you and
Mrs. Bixbee arid standing up before
a lot of strange people."
"H -m, h -m,") .said David with a,
nod; "diff'rence tween joggin' along
on the road an' drivin' a fust heat
on the track; in one ease The' ain't
nothin' up, ari' ye don't care whether
you git there a little More previously
or a little less; an, in the other the's
the crowd; an' the judges, an' the
stake, an' yourrecord, an' mebbe the
pool -box inti the barg'in, that's all
got to be Considered. Feller don't
mind it to much after he gits fairly
off, but thinkin' on't -beforehand 's
fidgity bus'nis."
"You have illustrated it exactly,"
said John, laughing, and much amus-
ed at David's very characteristic, as
well as accurate, illustration.
"My!" .exclaimed Aunt Polly, when
John came into the sitting room after
dinner dressed to go out. "My, don't
he look nice? I never see you in
them clo'es. Come here a minute,"
and she picked a thread off his sleeve
and took the opportunity to turn him
round for the purpose a giving him
a thorough inspection.
"That wa'n't what you said when
you see me in my gold-plated harniss,"
remarked David, with a grin. "You
didn't say nothin' putty to me."
"Humph! I guess the's some diff'-
rence," observed Mrs. Bixbee- with
scorn, and her brother laughed.
"How was you carlatin' to git
there?" he asked, looking at our
friend's evening shoes.
"I thought at first I would walk,"
was the reply, "but I rather think I
will stop at Robinson's and get him
to send me over."
fI guess you went do nothin' o'
the sort," declared David. "Tom's all
hitched to take you over, an' when
you're ready jest ring the bell."
"You're awfulry kind," said John
gratefully, "but I don't know when I
shall be coming home."
"Come back when you git a good
ready," said Mr. Harum. "If you
keep him an' the hoss avaitin' a spell,
I guess they won't take cold this
weather,"
CHAPTER XXXVII
The Verjoos house, of old red
brick, stands about a hundred feet
back from the north side of the Lake
Road, on the smith shore of the lake.
Since its original construction a porte
cochere has been built upon the front.
A very broad hall, from which rises
the stairway ,with a double turn and,
landing, divides the main body of
the house through the middle. On the
left, as one enters, is the great' draw-
ing room; on the right a parlor open-
ing into a library; and beyond, the
dining room, which looks out over
the lake. The hall opens in the rear
opan a broad, covered veranda, fac-
ing the lake, with a flight of steps
.to a la-wn which slopes down to the
lake shore, a distance of some hun-
dred and fifty yards.
John had to pass through a flqck of
young people who stood near and a-
hout the entrance to the drawing
room, and having given his package
of music to the maid in waiting, with.
a request that it be put upon- the
piano, he mounted the stairs to de-
posit his hat and coat, and then
went down.
In the south end of the drawing
room were some twenty people sitting
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looking across the room to where
the instrument stood.
The girl laughed. "I wish," she
said, "you could have heard what Mr.
Harum said this morning about your
singing, particularly his 'description
of The Lost Chord, and I wish that I
could repeat it just as he.,gave it,"
"It's about a feller' sittin' one 'day
by the ellen.," came a voice from be -
hied John's shoulder, so like David's
as, fairly to startle him, "an' not feel-
in'a exactly right—kind o' tired an'
out o' -sorts, an' not latowini jest where
he was drivin' at—jest joggin' along
:with a loose rein fer quite a piece,
an' so ion; an' then, by an' by, strikins
right into his gait an' goin' stronger
an' stronger, an' firely. finishin' up
with an A—men that carries him
quarter way 'round the track 'fore
hc c'd pull up." They all laughed
except Miss Verjoos, whose gravity
was unbroken, save that 'behind the
dusky windows of her eyes, as she
looked at John, there was for an in-
itant a gleam of mischievous drol-
lery.
"(dood evening, lair. Lenox," she
said. "I am very glad to se.e
and hardly waiting for his response,
she turned and walked away.
"That is Juliet all over," said her
sister. "You would not think t see
her ordinarily that she was given to
that f ort of thing, but once in a
while, when she feels like it—well—
pranks! She is the funniest creature
that ever lived, I believe, and can
mimie and imitate any mortal. crea-
ture. She sat in the carriage this
morning, and one might have fancied
from' her expression that she hardly
heard a word, but I haven't a doubt
that she could repeat every syllable
that was uttered, , Oh, here come the
Bensons and their musicians."
John stepped back a pace or two
toward the end of the room, but was
presently recalled and presented to
the newcomers. After a- little talk
the Bensons settled themselves in the
corner at the lower end of the room,
where seats were placed for the two
musicians, and our friend took a seat
near where he had been. standing. The
violinist adjusted his folding music
rest. Miss Clara stepped over to the
-entrance door and put up her finger
at the young people in the hall. "Af-
ter the music begins," she said, with
a shake of the head, "if I hear one
und of lin or chatterin" I
SO gi
gg g gr
will send every one of you young
heathen home. Remember now! This
isn't your party at all."
"But, Clara, dear," said Sue Ten-
aker (aged fifteen), "if we are very
good and quiet do you think they
would play for us to dance a little
by and by?"
"Impudence!" \ exclaimed Mita Clara
giving the girl's cheek a playful slap
and going back to her place. -Miss
Verjoos came in and took a chair by
her sister. Mrs. Benson leaned for-.
ward and raised her eyebrows at Miss
Clara, who took a quick survey of
the room and nodded in return.Herr
Schlitz seated himself on the piano
chair, pushed it a little back, drew
it a little forward to the original
and standing about, most of them the place, looked under the piano at the
elders of the families who constituted itedals, took out his handkerchief and
l
society in -Homeville, many of whoni wiped his face and hands, and -after
John had met, and nearly all of whom arpeggioing up and down the key -
he knew by sight and name. Onethe board, swunginto a waltz of Chopin's
(Opus 84, Number 1), a, favorite of
our friend's, and which he Would have
thoroughly enjoyed—for it was splen-
didly played—if he had not been un-
easily apprehensive that he might be
asked to sing after it And while on
some accounts he would have been
glad of the opportunity to "have it
over," he felt a cowardly sense of re-
lief when the violinist came forward
some music." for the next number, 'There had been
"Yes,, it is on the piano," he replied enthuillastic' applause at the north
edge of the group and halfway down
i the room, where Mrs. Verjoos and her
Yonnger daughter, who gave him a
cordial greeting; and the elder lady
, was kind enough to repeat her daugh-
ter's morning assurances of regret
I that they were out on the occasion
of his cal
"I trust you have been as good as
' your word,,Miss Clara, "and brought
end of the room, and more or less
clapping of hands at the south end,
but not enough to impel the .pianist
to supplement his porformairce at the
time. The violin number was Igo well
received that Mrfairman added a
little minuet of Bocchetini's without .
accompaniment, and then John felt
that his time ,had surely come. But
he .had to sit, drawing long briatte;
through a Liszt tentasle on themes
front Faust before his suspeose was
ended by Miss Clara, who was appar-
ently. mistfess of ceremonies and who
said to him, "Wilt you sing now, Mr.
Lenox?"
He rose and went to the end of
the room where the pianist was sit-
ting. "I have been asked to sing,"
he said to that gentleman. "Can I
induce you to be so kind as to play
foe me?"
"I am sure he will," said Mrs.
Benson, looking at Herr Schlitz.
yes; I blay for you if you
vent," be said'. "Vheee is your moos-
ic?" They went over to the piano.
"Oh, ho! Jensen, Lassen, Helmun
Grieg—you zing dem?"
"Some of them," said John. The
pianist opened the Jensen album.
"You -want to zing one of dese?"
he asked.
"As -well as anything," replied
3ohn, who had changed his mind a.
dozen times in- the last ten minutes
and was ready to aecept any sug-
gestion,
"Ver' goot," said the other. "Ve
dry clis: Lehn deine wane an meine
Wang'." His face brightened as John
began VS sing the German words. In
a measure or two the singer and play-
er, were in perfect accord, and AS the
former found his yoke the ends of his
fingers grew warm again. At the end.
of the song the applause was distrib-
uted about as after the Chopin Waltee.
"Sehr schonl" exclaimed Herr Schilta
Woking up and nodding; "you must
zing some more," and he played the
first bars of Marie, am lender sitzest
du, bumming the words under his.
breath, and quite oblivious of any one
but himself and the siaget.
‘`Zierlich," he said when the song
was done, reaching for the -collection
of Lassen. "Mitt deinen blauen Aug -
en," he hummed, keeping time with his
hands, but at this point Miss Clara
came acrois the room followed' by her
sister.
"Mrs. Tena,ker," she said laughing;
"asked me to ask you,yr. Lennox, if
you wouldn't please sing something
they could understand."
"I have a song I should like to
hear you sing," said Miss Verjoos.
"There is an obligato for violin and
we have a violinist here. It is a
beautiful song--=Tosti's Beauty's eyes.
Do you know it?"
"Yes," he replied.
you sing it for me?". she
asked.
"With the greatest pleasure," be
answered.
Once, as he sang the lines of the
song, he looked up. Miss Verjoos was -
sitting with her elbows on the arna
of her chair, her cheek resting upon
her clasped bands and her dusky eyes
were fastened upon his face. As the
song concluded she rose and walked
away. Mrs. Tenaker came over to the
piano and put out her hand.
"Thank 4U so much for goat. sing-
ing, Mr. lAnox," she zed, "Would
y:vuor to
" 1111 ohi wtuntall a
f
"Very much so/' said John, smil-
int and looking first at Mrs. Tenaker
and then about the TOOM, -"but there
are no old women here as far ea I
can see."
(Continued_ n