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The Huron Expositor, 1922-01-13, Page 7rue of cels to' What• was e1 r to of cllr ata fio keel Amerieatl."Tittnplo fit ,' flit, the fdrk time he drove over topsallaon odes Alicia;that lila' indie- poe Oen and eoninemex)t, bo Ida. own.. {Blouse bad' rehbed hint of aoin ithin'g... They had deprived him of the oppar- - 'tuntte to observe shades of '(leveloie .Ment and to hear the eupreasing of views of the situation as it stood. He drove over with 'views of his own, and with anticippat'o'ns; He bad -rea- son to know that he would encoun- ter. , in the dear *fly indications of the feeling that She had reached a crisis.. There was a sense 'of this oriels impending ae,ante mounted the terrace seeps ,and entered the ,hall. The encs-iserdants endeavored to wipe Brom their countenances `ane expression denoting even a vague knowledge of it. He recognized their laudable determination to do so. Bur- rill was monumental in the uncon- sciousness of his outward bearing. MIss Alicia, sitting waiting on Fate in the library, wore precisely the as- pect he had known she would wear. She had been lying awake at night and she had of course wept at inter vats, since she belonged to the period the popular fe.m.ale view of which bad been that only the unfeeling' did not so relieve themselves in arises of the affections. Her eyelids were rather pink and her nice little face was tir- ed. "It is very, -very kind of you to come," she said, when they shook hands. "I wonder"—her hesitance was touching in its obvious appeal to him not to bake the wrong side,—"I wonder if you know how deeply troue bled I have beep-111?flf?-cmfwyrbgk bled I have been ? " You see, I have had •a touch of my abominable gout, and my treasure of a Bradelle has been nursing one and 'gossiping" he answered. "So, of course Ikknow a great deal. None of it true, I dare say. I felt I must come and see you, however." He looked so neat and entirely within the boundaries of finished and 'well-dressed modernity and every -day occurrence, in his perfectly fitting clothes, beautifully shining boots, and delicate fawn gaiters, that she felt a sort of support in his' mere aspect. The mind connected such almost dap- per freshness and excellent' taste only with unexaggerated' incidents and a behaviour which almost placed the stamp of absurdity upon the im- probable in circumstance. The vision of disorderly and illegal possibilities seemed actually to fade into an un- reality. "If Mr. Palford and Mr. Grimby irnew him as I know 'him—as—as you know him—" she added with a faint hopefulness. tinted from_ last ee l There' was a alienee, 7 r. J'alwb;d pas3ed'tho paper•to itis partaea';'*ho "aetea it careful 'study. Afterward he •refglded it and handed it back'to Misa Aiieia. "len a court of law;" wpm Mr.. Pal- ford'a sole remark, "it ldl got be regalded as evidence for', defend- tint " Idles Aiicia'e eteare were still streaming, but, she held : her ringleted headd well up. I cannot atary! J. beg your par- don, I do iztdeod!l" she said. "But I must leave you. You see," sbe add- ed, with her fine little touch -of dig- nity, "aa yet this house is still. Mr.' Temple Barholm's home and I am the grateful recipient of ibis bounty. Burrill will attend you and make you quite com'forta'ble." With an obeis- 1 anee which was like a slight curtsey, she turned and fled. In less than an hour she walked up the neat bricked path, and old Mrs, Hutchinson, looking out, saw her through the tiers of flower -pots in • the window. '-Hutchinson himself was 1 in London, -but Ann was reading at the other side of thea room. "Heee's poor little owd Miss Tem- ple Embalm aw in a flutter," re- marked her grandmother. 'Tha's got some work cut nut for thee if the's going to quiet her. Open th' door, lass." Ann opened the door, and stood by it with calm though welcoming dim. plea. "Miss Hutch' son"•—aliss Alicia began all' at onee to realize that they did not know each other, and that she had , flown • to the refuge of her youth without being at all aware of what she was about to say. "Oh! Litbie Ann!" she broke down with frank tears. ' My poor boy! My poor boy!" Little Ann drew her inside and closed the door. There, Miss Temple Barholm," she said. "There now! Just come in and sit: iioirn. I'll get you a 'good cup of tea. You need one." CHAPTER %%%VIII The Duke of Stone had been self- ficiently occupied with one of his slighter attacks of sheumatdc gout to I have been, sa to speak, out of the running in the past weeks. His in- disposition had not condemned him to. the usual dullness, however. He •' had suffered less pain than was customary, and Mrs. Braddde had been snore than usually interesting in con- versation on those occasions when, in making hint very comfortable in one way or another, she felt that a measure of entertainment would add 1 to his well-being. His epicurean hab- it of mind tended toward causing him to find a subtle pleasure in the hear- ing of various versions of any story whatever. His intimacy with T. Tembarom had furnished forth many an agreeable mental repast for him. He had had T. Tembarom's version of himself, the version of the county, the version of the uneducated, class, and his own version. All of these had ;had varying shades of' their own. He had found a cynically fine flavor in Pailiser's version, which he had gathered through talk and processes of exclusion end inclusion. "There is a good deal to be `said for it," he summed it up. "It's plaus- ible n ordinary sophisticated grounds. T. Tembarom• would say, 'it looks sort of that way.'" As' a. Braddle had done what she Mr could in the matter of expounding her views f' the uncertainties of the village attitude, he had listened with stimulating interest. Mrs. Braddle's version on the passing of T. Tembar- om stood out picturesquely against the background of the version which was his own the one founded on the singular facts he had shared knowl- edge of with the chief character in the episode. He had not, like Miss Alicia, received a eomanunieation from Tembarom. This seemed to him one of the attractive features of the inci- dent. 'It provided opportunity for speculation. Some wild development Tlad• called the youngster away in a rattling hurry. , Of d'hat had happen- ed since his departure he knew no snore than the villagers knew. What had happened for some months be - for ,his going• he had watched, with feeling of an intelligently °'ser- vant spectator at a play. He had DON'TDO, THIS! LEONARD EAR OIL, RELIEVES DEAFNESS and STOPS HEAD NOISES. Simplg Rub it Back of the Ears and Insert in Nostrils. Proof of suc- cess will be given by the drained. !.- MADE IN CANADIy 1:11, OftleiG?ON CO., Sales Agentf,Toronts A. 0. LEONss0, Ir e:,Mrs, 46511rade., N.Y. C,a • I'ou cannot WtoYd to be deaf' Per gala -b7 . 19, M33A(1Hi, Eleslor011 "Yes, if they knew him as we know 'him that would snake a different mat- ter of it," admitted the duke, amiably But, thought Miss' Alicia, he might only have put it that way through consideration for her felling, and be- cause he was an extremely polished man who could not easily reveal to a lady a disagreeable truth. He did not speak with the note of natural indig- nation which she thought she must have detected if he had felt as she felt herself. Ile was of course a man whose ,manner had always the finish of composure. He did not seem disturbed or even very curious—only kind and most polite. "If we only knew where he was!" she began again. "If we only knew where Mr. Strangeways was!" "My impression is that Messrs, Palford & Grimby will probably find them both before long," -he consoled her. "They are no doubt exciting themselves unnecessarily." He was not agitated at all; she felt it would have been kinder if he had been a little agitated. He was really not the kind of person whose feelings appeared very deep, being given to a light and graceful cynicism of speech which delighted people; .so perhaps it was not natural that he should ex- press any particular emotion even in a case affecting a friend—surely he had been Temple's friend. But of he bad seemed a little distressed, or doubtful or annoyed, she would have felt that she understood better his attitude. As it was, he might al- most have been on the other side—a believer or a disbeliever—or merely a person looking en to see what would happen. When they sat down, his glance seemed to include her with an interest which was sympathetic but rather se if she were a child whom he would like to pacify. This seemed especially so when she felt she snuat make clear. to him the nature of the crisis which was oending, as he had felt when he ent%red the house. You perhaps do not know"—the appeal which had shown itself in her eyes was in her voice --"that the solic- itors have decided, anter a great deal of serious discussion and private in- quiry in London, that the time has come when they meat take open steps," "In the --matter of investigation?" be inquired. "They are coming here this after- noon with Captain Palliser to -4o question tile servants, and same of the villagers. They will qudation me," alarmedly. "They would be sure to do that," --- he really seemed quite to envelop her tivith ,kindness—"but I beg• of you not to be alarmed. Nothing you could have to say could possibly do harm to 'Temple Barholm." He knew it was herfear of this contingency Which terrified her. "You do feel 'sure of that?" eahe- arat forth, reldev�dly. "You do -a because you know hams?" "I',dti:, Let us be calm, dear lady. Let rtie ''be calm." "I rvilli "T will!" she protested. "But 'Oapthitt Palliser has arranged that a lady +shdn7tt seine here -tea lady who this ktg •Pilea Tea tiskcry snuck to saml0 bamsr he aloha **tett fn !She will trot injure'oatl!aet -X think `I -can eau* yea" - ' ""Site initialed On misuniiereitendtng len. f .aen ,ao afraid " . . The a'ppearancte;gf Peereon at the door interrupted bet' anti caused her to elle . from. her -peat. • The neat young,4 an was pate and spoke in a Worvo}ibly lowered, vole*. "I bbee8g pardon, Hies.. I beg your Grace's pardon for intruding, but—" !Hied 'Alicia moved toward him in auch a manner that he himself seem- ed to..feel that he might advance, , 'What is it, -Pearson? l (ave seta anything special to say?" "I 'hope I am not taking toe great a liberty, Miss, but I did come in for a purpose, knowing that his Grace was with you and thinking you might both kindly advise me. 'It.is.about Mr. Temple Barholm ur,Graco—" addressing him as if involuntary recognition of the fact that he might possibly prove the greater support. "Our Mr. Temple Barholm,, Pear- son? . We are being told there are two . of them." The duke's delicate emphasis on the possessive pronoun waa delightful and it so moved and encouraged sensitive .little Pearson that he was emboldened to answer with modest firmness: "Yes—.ours. Thank you, your Grace." "You feel him yours too, Pearson?" a shade more delightfully still. "I—I take the liberty, your Grace, ofbeing deeply attached to him, and more than grateful." "What did you want to ask advice about?" "'f he family solicitors. Captain Palliser and Lady Joan Fayre and Mr. and ,Miss Hutchinson are to be here shortly, and I have been •told I am to be questioned. What I want to know, your Grace, is—"• • He paused and looked no longer pale but painfully red as he gathered himself together for his anxious outburst -- "Must I speak the truth?" Miss Micia started alarmedly. The duke loked down at the deli- cate fawn gaiters covering his fine instep. Hie fleeting smile was not this time an external one. "Do you not wish to speak the truth, Pearson?" Pearson's manner could have been described only as one of obstinate fret -Amelia "No, your Grace. I do not! Your Grace may 'misunderstand me—but I do not!" His Grace tapped the gaiters with - the eight ebony cane he held in his hand. "Is this"—die put it with impartial curiosity—"because the truth aright be detrimental •t6 our Mr. Temple Barholm?" "If you please, your Grace," Pear- son made a firm step forward, "what is the truth?" "That is what Messrs. Pafford and. Grimby seem determined to find out. Probably only our Mr. Temple Bar- holm aaholm can tell them." "Your Grace, What I'm thinking of is that if I tell the truth it may seem to prove something that's not the truth." "What kinds of things, Pearson?" still . impartially. "I can be plain with your Grace. Things like this: I was with Mr. Temple Barholm and Mr. Strange - ways a good deal. 'they'll ask me a- bout what I heard. They'll ask me if Mr. Strangeways was willing to go away to the doctor; if he had to be persuaded and argued with. Welly he had and he hadn't, your Grace. At first, just the mention of it would upset him so that Mr. Temple Bar - holm would have to stop talking a bout it and quiet him down. But when he improved—and he did im- prove wonderfully, your Grace—he go into the way of sitting and think- ingit over and listeningquite quiet. 4 But if I'm asked suddenly—" "What you are afraid of is that you may be asked pointblank ques- tions without warning?" his Grace put it with the perspicacity of experi- ence. "That's why I should be grateful for advice. Muat 'I tell the truth, your Grace, when it will make them believe things I'd swear are •lies—I'd swear it, your Grace." Bronchitis Sentenced to Death by Buckley! Amazing Free Trial Offer Spells Disaster to Colds. Proof! 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UMThim. do X' c 1A" t tr llyerde lx Irpsidet eligaoia's relieved fir' tilde ver'An ire' devout: ��- sal •to, gOicand aw;he did so fitter'- tion w , rimed 'hy an apprvtagltbe renlarrleedbrouglt a window,. 'ib , •.and' Mlss;.ti!utchinaogl ars riving now, M'jss,!' 'he aimouneed, ' hastily• "They- are to be brought in Iserre," said aids Alicia, : The duke quietly left his seat and I went to loolk through thewindbW with:.frauk and unembarrassed in- terest'in the approach. He went, in fact, to look at Little Ann, and as lie watched her .walk up the avenue, her father lumbering beside. 'her, he evidently found her aspect sufficient-' ly arresting, . "Ah!" he exclaimed softly,: and • paused. "What a lot of very nice red hair,' he said next. And then, • "No wonder! No wonder!" • • "That, I should say," he remarked as Mies Alicia drew near, 'tie vs'hat I once heard a bad young man'call 'a deserving case/ " He was conscious that she might have been privately a little shocked 1 'by such aged flippancy, but she was at the moment perturbed by some- thing else. "The fact is that I have never spok- en to Hutchinson," she fluttered. "These changes are very confusing. I suppose I ;ought to say Mr. Hutchison now that he is such a successful per- son, and Temple—" "Without a shadow of •a doubt!" The duke seemed struck k by the happi- ness of the idea. "They will make him a peer presently. He may ad- dress me as 'Stone' al any moment. One must learn to adjust on'e'self with agility. 'The old order chang- eth.' Ah! she is smiling; at him and I see the dimples." Miss Alicia made a dean breast of it. "I went to her --1 could not help it!" she confessed. "1 was in melt distress and dare not speak to any- body. Temple had told me that she was so wonderful. Ile said she al- ways understood and knew what to do." "Did she in this ease?" ha asked, smiling. Mies Alicia's manner was that of ane who could express the extent of her admiration only in disconnected phrases. "She was like a little rock. Such a quiet, firm way! Such calm cer- tainty! Ohl the comfort she has been to me! I begged her to come to -day. S did not know .her father had returned" "No doubt he will have testimony to give which will be of the .greatest assistance," the duke said most en- couragingly. "Perhaps he will be a sort of rock." T—I don't in the 'least 'know what "hewiil be!" sighed Miss Alicia, evi- dently uncertain in her views. But when the father and daughter were announced she felt that his Grace was really enchanting in the happy facility of .his manner. He at least adjusted himself with agility. Hutchinson was of course lumbering. Lacking the support of T. Tembar- am's presence and incongruity, he himself was the incongruous feature. He would have been obliged to blus- ter by way of sustaining himself, even if he had only found himself. being presented to Mies Alicia; but when it was revealed to him that he was also confronted with the great- est personage of the neighborhood, he became as hot and red as he had become during certain fateful busi- ness interviews. More so, indeed. "Th' other chaps hadn't been dukes;" •and to Hutchinson the old order had not yet so changed that a duke was not an awkwardly impressive person to face unexpectedly. • The duke's.manner of shaking hands with him. however, was even an touched with amiable suggestion of appreciation of the -value of a man of genuis. He had heard of the invention, in fact knew some quite technical things about it. He realiz- ed its importance. He had congrat- ulations for the inventor and the world of inventions so greatly bene- fited. Lancashire must be proud of your success, Mr. Hutchinson." How agree- ably and with what ease he said it! "Aye, it's a snreess now, your Grace," Hutchinson answered, "but I might have waited a good bit longer if it hadn't been for that lad an' hie bold backing of me." "Mr. Temple Barholm?" said the duke. Aye. He's got th' way of snaking folks see things that they can't see even when they're hitting them in th' eyes. I'd that lost heart I could never have done it myself." "But now it is done," smiled his Grace. "Delightful!" "I've got there—same as they say in New Work—I've got there," said Hutchinson. He sat down in responsee to 'Miss A•licia's invitation. His upease was wonderfully dispelled. He felt him- self a person of sufficient importance to address even a duke as man to nam. "What's all this romancin' talk a- bout th' other Temple Barholm com- in' back, an' our lad knowin' an' hid - in' him away? An' Palliser an' th" lawyers an' th' police 'lapin' after 'em both?" You have heard the whole atony," from the duke. "I've heard naught else sines I come ;back." (Grandmother knew a great deal before we came home,' said Little Ann. The duke turned his attettloa to her with an engaged smile. His look, his bow, !his bearing in flue moment of their being presenned'to each other mad seemed to Miss Alicia the moat Perfect thing. His flue eye lead not Obviously wandered while he talked to her father, but it had in fact been w ' is 'e iai'th ell. icy , lluni,n. Little '� n anawe , b as Ditipid'as 'aelr ere's blare than Soer'iias faith, in him," broke forth 'iiutcjtinson., "poged !i :I' dont ,like thi ''ovary tisane village chap, are italdng it Thoy're ready .to Agit over it,' 'Since theev found out what it's come to, an': about th' lawyers comin',,down, they're talk- in' alkin' about gettin' up a kind o' dem- onstration!' "Delightful!" ejaculated ,his Grace again. He leaned forward. "Qisite what I should have expected. There's a .good deal of beer drunk, I sup-' pose." 'Plenty o' beer, but in' do no harm."• Hutchinson began to chuc- kle. "They're talkin' o' 'gettin' out th' fife an' drum band 'an' marohin' round th' village with a calico banner with 'Vote for T. Tembarom' painted on it, to show what they think of him." The duke chuckled also. "I wonder how he's managed it?" he laughed. "They wouldn't do it for any of the rest of us, you know, though I've no doubt we're quite as deserving. I am, I know." Hutchinson stopped laughing and turned on Miss Alicia. "What's that young woman cocain' down here for?" he inquired. "Lady Joan was engaged to Mr. James Temple Barholm," Miss Alicia answered. Eh! Eh!" Hutchinson jerked out. 'That'll turn her into a wildcat, I'll warrant. She'll do all th' harm she can. I'm •much obliged to you for lettin' us come, ma'am. I want to be where I can stand by him," "Father," said Little Ann, "what you have got to remember is that you •enustn't fly into a passion. You know you've always said ft never did any good, and it only sends the blood to your heed." "You are not nervous, Miss Hutch- inson?" utchinson?" the duke suggested. "About Mr. Temple Barholm? I could'a't be, your Grace. If I was to see two policemen bringing bit in handcuffed I shouldn't 'be nervous. I should know the handcuffs didn't be- long to him, and the policemen would look right -down telly to me." ,Mise Alicia fluttered over to fold her in_ her arms. "Do let me kiss you," she said. "Do let me, Little Ann!" Little Ann :had risen at once to meet her embrace. She . put a hand on her arm. "We don't know anything about this really," she said. "We've only heard what people say. We haven't heard what he says. I'm going to wait" They were all looking at her,—the duke with such marked interest that she turned toward him as she ended. "And if I had to wait until I was as old as grandmother I'd wait—and nothing would change my mind" "Andy I've beery 'lying awake at night!" softly wailed Miss Alicia. that could, bring berm' on 'him." -• The Duke of Stone, Who had seated: himself in T. Tenibaroms 'favorite chair, 'which ocenpied a point of Vent- age, seemed to 'Mr. Pa!lfor& and - Mr. - Grimby when they entered .the 'wont to .wear the aspect of a sort' of press diary audience. The sight of his erect head and clear-cut, ivory tinted old face, With its alert, While 'wholly unbiased, expression, 'somewhat startled them bath. They had indeed not expected to see him, and did not know why he had chosen to come. His presence might mean any one ofa several things, and the fact that -he enjoyed a reputation for quiteaalarm- ing' astuteness of a brilliant kind pre- sepeed elements of probable' ember- ra eat. If he thought that they had allowed themselves to be led up- on a wildagoose chase, he would ex- press his opinions with trying readi- ness ead;ness of phrase. His manner of greeting them, -how- ever, expressed no more than a light- ly agreeable detachment from any view whatsoever. Captain Palliser felt this curiosity, though he could not have said what he would have expected from him if he had known it would be his whim to - appear. "How do -you do? How d' you dal" His Grace shook hands with the amiable ease which scarcely•com- mits a man even to casual interest, after which be took his seat again. "How d' do, Bliss Hutchinson?" said Palliser. "How d' do, lfr. Hutch- inson? 'Mr. Pafford will he glad to find you here." • M•r. Pafford shock hands with cor- rect civility. "I am indeed," be said. "It was in your room in New York that I first saw Mr. Temple Barholm." "Aye, it was," responded Hutchin- son, dryly. "I thought Lady Joan was casing," -Miss Alicia said to Palliser. "She will be here presently: She came down in our train, but not with vs." "What—what is ehe coming for?" faltered Miss Alicia. "Yes," put in the duke, "what, by the way, is she coming for?" "I wrote and asked her to come;" was Palliser's reply. "I have reason to believe she may be able to recall something of value to the inquiry which is being made." "That's interesting, " said bis Grace, but with no air of participating particularly. "She doesn't like him, though, does she? Wouldn't do to put her on the jury." He did not wait for any reply, but turned to Mr. Pafford. CHAPTER %%%I% It was Mr. Hutchinson who, hav- ing an eye on the window, first an- nounced an arriving carriage. "Same of 'em's comin' from the station," he remarked. "There's no. young woman with 'em, that I can see from here," I thought I heard wheels'" Miss Alicia went to look out, agitatedly. "It is the gentleman. Perhaps Lady , Joan—" she turned desperately to the <, n'know what to say Ido t to Lady Joan. I don't know what she will say to me. I don't know what she issoming for, Little Ann; do keep near nee!" It was a pretty thing to see Little Ann stroke her hand and soothe her. Don't be frightened, Miss Temple Barohm. All you've got to do is to answer questions," she said. "But I might say things that would be wrong—things that would harm him." No, you mightn't, Mise Temple Barholm. He's not done anything Continued next week. the headdre forgave just as the. 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