Huron Record, 1881-02-25, Page 5t
Boyhood:.
No Pallid winding sheet,
NO colla, and no dips
And narrow earthly grave
Were made by man for him.
And yet be ie as dead.
Aa any corpse that lire
Seeroted from the light '
Of -the encircling skies.
Dead, many Ceara ago r
His spirit. blared away
So swiftly, stleptly, ••
I cannot tell the day.
I loved bim passing well, -
Tbis boy, light-8ou14 and. fair,
Because be loved me so,
And bore the name I bear. •
Doubt.
The waves are breaking on the beach,
And on the soft, wet sand I stand ;
Far out as human sight can reach -
The ocean stretches from the land.
What is it that ye seek to reach?
Cold, curling, crested waves, that roar
An unipterpfetable speech
Along the endless, wrecketrewn,sliore•?
" Oh, tell me that beyond. the sea.
A peaceful harbourlies 1 1 wail...
A mocking echo ew
ammeter me, •
Lies ! lies !" and Itan. see no tail.
Retrospection.
•
The gray -bearded man feels. no pleasures ,
So dear as the joys be bee lost. -
As roses of summer seem sweeter
When viewed through a vista of frost. •
hearted, .and would love Cecil well. He
would have no ,fear in trusting her to big
Dare. Did Cecil care for him? Would she
be happy in leavingltidingburet? And Lord
Ifennedy waa in, the prime of life, mused :the
Colouel, fittedin every way to make the girl
happy. Yes, it would be a happy thing for
her, for the bright•haired, sott•eyed child,
who sang about the house like a lark, and
ahyaya ran to meet him when be name home,
Yes. he believed he would snake her happy,
Lorin McLeod said this to himself over and
over again, as be patted the library in the
growing dusk of the short winter day, with
his arms folded tightly over. his breast, his
lips co npreased ; and the old gloom, which
elle had phased from his brow, had gathered
again. f."resently lie sank .down upon a chair
and bowed his head on hie toothed arms. She
was not for him to love and cherish, he
thought bitterly. What had he to give her?
A ruined, shattered life. Spotless and un-
taiaed must he the name he would offer.
He had stretched out his betide to grasp •
honour and glory, and they had been awept
away from, him. His youth and his early
manhood had passed away and left bleu
loveless. Now Uwe came to bim too late,
and that too must be crushed and hidden.
It wag another torture to bear, another vic-
tory to win.
There was •s knock at the door. Colonel
McLeod rose erect and calm, He could el -
most have anticipated the aimouneement the,
servant made --that Lard Kennedy asked to.
the Colonel McLeod if he were'disengaged.
" Yes, I am not busy.' Show him in here,
Hector," said the Colonel: quietly ; and he ,
pressed his hand for a moment to lie heart,
ae though to try to still its throbbing, .He
knew, as if he had already been told, the
object of the interview that Lord Kennedy
desired. • •
Lord Kennedy same in with quiok, alert.
step. He Was a tall soldierly man, nearly
ten years younger than the Colonel, with an
, opeu brow andbright earnest eyes—the very
man to win a girl's love, Loris Mcleod said
Loped
as he clasped the outstretched band in al.
lenge,•
.ally the author of i' A S•rn tNaa WEDDING, "+ Sit down, Kennedy,'" said the Colonel to
RIS VICTORIA CROSS.
lower
dl Ands bitter ter pang pisses d him,
EVE," " CLARE STANI: :E'a • the young man. There was no change in.
DIAMONDS," dio. - ' Sbia sweet musical voice and quiet reserved
• manner. What fortunate chance, may I
CHAPTER IV. CONTIN UED. . say, has broupht you to Ridipghnrst this af.
—
ternoon 1"
" I am glad you did, Cecil. Never lei 0" wo .chance, Colonel," answered .Lord
any trouble worry you that I can lighten.. Kennedy, with a smile. "I rode over from,
The girl half moved away,• thea paused. Stoneminateron purpose to talk with you:
name back, and put her arm m the most be- I•wonder if you have any idea why I have
seeohing, coaxing way.within bis, • comer
"Why do you stopi n here all alone?" she
said persuasively. I m sure you can't •
want to be busy every evening. What do
yow do ?"
The -Colonel laughed ; he did very' little
now of an evening ;' he could not read or
write when across the hall he could bear
their merry chatter, their joypous laughter, or'
h
Colonel McLeod drew back a little to
where the shadow of the mantel shelf fell
upon his face. Then he said quietly—
" I might: guess�wrongly. You had better
tell mo, dear boy. •
The young man rose, and rested hisarm
on the mantel -piece .for .a moment. He could
never know all the agony•that•that man, so
turned away and walked slowly down, the
darkening room.
"Strange," be murmured, half smiling„
" we men, who face death a thousand times
without the quiver of a nerve, tremble be-
fore the thought of a look from .a woman'u.
eyes 1"
He Dame back tb the place where the
Youngmanstood, and ter
mooned hie s
former position. Lord $e
edy looked up
questionably.
""Xou roust think me a coward. MiiZeod,"
he ;mid in a low voice. But the Colonel an.
awered—
' " N'o, Kennedy, not more than I suppose
all men are when it comes to the turning
point ip their lives. , And pethane you are
right here --that is for to judge. f will speak
to Cecil if you, like.."
But for the shadow in which the Colonel
steed. Lord Kennedy most have seen the '
ghastly whiteness -that overspread MuLeod's
face, _and the sudden akrinkiug at those
eager thanks. But the Colonel said quiet-
ly --
"By pot thanking me, try dear boy.
But remember that in speaking to Cecil I
can only tell her that you wish to become a
suitor for her hand', that if she loves you,
I will give her into your keeping, becauee 1
"" Qb, McLeod, how can I thank you ?"
gulf of yearn? She turned sway sorrowfully
with drooping head, all her brightness gens,
and walked down the room.
}le raw it all, and knew that her pain was.
for him ; yet be let her go. He stood mo-
tionless, looking at the tall slender form
vanishing in .the darkness. Leaning fore
waid, with one hand preaeed to his heart,.
the other still grasping, with an iron clasp,.
the arm of the chair, he beard the door close,
and her light step on thepevement.without,
but there wag no joyous' Ringing now.
Theu, with one deep•drawn breath that was
almost a rob, he dropped' upon one knee,
raised his eyes to that dear symbol of all be
must ever love and cling to, the glittering
sword above him, and murmured, "For
honour—for honour 1"
CHAPTER VI.
Cecil entered her dressing -room with a' -
sort of stunned feeling. The quick eympe.
thetio nature bad long singe discerned that
ColonelMeLeed's life had, been a very sor-
rowful one, and, with a child.'a earnest
Leith, Cecil had striven hard to bring to
him tome of her sunshine and brightness.
But what was this fresh blow that had struck
him ? What could ib all mean? Rad bad
news come frdin South Africa, whence there
were more than rumors of war? Wee he
trust you. But Lean in so way urge her, going out? Surely that would have been to
or bias her minZ2I mean that I muat leave him a pause for rejoicing rather than for
her perfectly free and unfettered to make such • anguish as she bad read . 'in leis
her own choice,," face ! .'
could --I wish to' ask nothing more," She wearied herself With conjectures to
replied Lord Kennedy. "Itis only becauae which /she could finzt no answer,and she
she de so different from other giria ..that I stood , quite still by the toilet.table, her
ask you, as it were; to prepare her, for what hands creased before her,the tears. gathering
I so fear might be a shook. You understand, in her eyes and dropping one by one on the.
McLeod?" cover. Alone inbitter pain 1 Why might
" Perfectly l Well, then, I will do, this she not he withhimf •Why not try to soothe
for you." He paused a moment, and then him ? Yet she could well understand • how
added, " And you are willing to trust mein the mere presence of one he , loved best
this, Kennedy 7 would be a new torture in any suffering.
"Tryst you 1' Why, of course l" exclaim- And why should he care to have her beside.
ed the young man in surprise. "' What can him ?
•yyou bethinking of, McLeod?" I know—at The door opening roused her and taught
least I fancy—thatif Cecil—forgive me,Miss -Cecil Verner her first lesson in dieaimula.
— s. ou on must foe it. Who thin, .' She brushed awe her tease and
op -
Verner leave y y 1Y
would
would not miss, her? But, look bore. Mo. . peered to be very busy with her ridiug-
Leod "—and Lord Kennedy put his hand on habit as Alice entered, eager, excited, and
the Colonel's arm—" I tell you thia: if you flushed.
said you'd plead another fellow's cause "Oh,. Cecil," he 'cried, springing for.
with a girl you oared for, I shouldn't have ward, ".what do you think I have just
a fear—not one." - • • heard?" '
" You must beim great faith in beaten na. ' What 7" said 'Cecil, . turning listtess-
ture, Kennedy," said McLeod, half bitterly, ly.
half sadly. "Well, I thank you for your "Ab, you won't' be apathetic, I promise
'trust in rue personally, you I" returned Alice, shaking her beadand
"But you don'thalf believe it r'; brier ming over with her news. "It's about
" I .did, not say' eo, dear boy ;• it might be your Colonel ! :•
a dangerous experiment. However, let that'Neil started as if stung, apd flushed and.
pass, Lovers aro proverbially impatient"-- .denly. . ' : -
and he spoke with a. smile now. ' "" 1. sap. "What—what do You mean 7" she asked,
• pose you will expect to — .w
hear•, from me-- :no want of interest .now. Her first
when . . idea: was that it was something conuooted
"Nay, 1 must leave that to you," answer- - ' with the war. ; • •
ed the young man; "`only I shall be on • •r"Doyou remember," said Alice; 41 my
thorns till I hear-- asking him about medals the first day we
Cecil'8 piano. Not that 't ere .thing? dis•. great, so calm, to kind, was battling with fp "" Ab; it comae to the •same thing !'' •said carne, and he didn't 'seem to ljke to talk •
turbed or annoyed him,•but'they raised.a those few seconds. ••the ••Colonel, rather -.drily, '" Well, 1 will about it? Well, it'a all expldined. now.
thoasand"memories within him. • "You must surelyhave seen, Lord Ken- write,ta you aresconaa,possible=—to-morrow I',ve been hearing the atrangest story from
" I am obliged to confess, Cecil, that I do hefty than...said,.looking'•into the -fire and 'perhi'apre Don't be building up palaces of 14r._,.Fairleigh........You.:•knowknow--I-went'
very little," be said; "-but •L--alwava did speaking rather hurriedly ut first, 'tkiit.Ihope,-.:'my-ood fellewsg-there"may bo bitter ,with Mr?: Annandale to Hereford. Court,
spend the evening in_the ltbriiry.. _:It lied ••.1, ,,--"en-Wi die come i ore-ofterrto Ridrug;-: disappointment in store foe you. But -ie is _ and, while the fogies talked, we strolled.
ever Bing here that l` wanted."
"lias it everything now 7". said Cecil,
archly.
"" Just at this moment, yes," he answered.
quickly ; but added directly, "" 'Young peo-
ple don't always- care for the presence oF.
their elders, Cecil; it causes restraint." •
• "" Oh, no, no ! Never with. you 1" inter
iupted Cecil eagerly. "Won't -you come
now and play ?" she added coaxingly.
" If you really want me, my child.'
"" Thanks ; bow good of you 2"And Cecil
led Colonel McLeod captive to the drawing-
room—a willing captive enough..
*Ana so it was that another of the Colonel's,:
solitary habits was given up, and: his even-
inga were no longer passed in the library,.
unless he really had business to do ; then
Cecil would come and put her curly bead in
at the door and say its her witching way—,
" When are -you coming in, Colonel Mc-
Leod 7 The piano has been open this half.
hour." 4
•
CHAPTER V. • ' •
It was a somewhat secluded lifo that .the .
Verners led at .Ridinghurst ;' for Colonel
McLeod himself never went into the. society
that Hyde afforded, and indeed he had, not
more than a• bowing. acquaintance with the
families around ; so; of courts, Cecil was
never asked' anywhere, especially no it.was-
°underetood that slie was not ",out."
Wonder and gossip were rifin thilitary
circles. Mrs. Rhodes',, the .Major's wife,.
declared that uo doubt Colonel McLeod did
not care to bring bliss Verner into society'
Sho supposed he was bringing her up for
himself. She wondered if Miss Verner knew
that story about Gherutpoor. She ought•to •
be told. Captain Chalmers's sister; to -whom
she imparted her surmises, thought nothing
of the kind, and hoped the Major's wife
would do nothing indiscreet. •
• The idea was absurd, she said. Miss Ver.
Der was like a child.. • Sbeirad talked to her
at the review a great deal, and hail frith her
once or twice besides. • She had .then her -
withthe'Colonel,and his manner was: just
what it should be to.a girl snore than. twenty
years younger than himself. And she was
quite sure that Colonel McLeod would not
marry now. " Little Miss Alice is.. the -
flirt, " added Mias Chalmers, with a knowing
nod. " Did you see her at the review with
Pairleigh of 'ours'?"
" I think," remarked the Doctor's wife,
who was calling on the Majora wife, "that
Lord Kennedy is very much struck with
Mise Verner. She is very beautiful, certain-,
ly, and a most interesting girl. It is pertain
that he gees to Ridipghnrst more than any.
one else," ••
"Bat then lie is fotid of the ()along," 'zing,
gested'Mrs. Rhodes.
" Oh, shy dear lady, trust me,' gentlemen
don't find such charms in the tooiety of
their own ,sex as all that I It would be.a
very good match for Cecil Verner. 'sup-
pose the Chief will give them something on
their marrigge."
So gossip did not pass by the occupants of
Ridinghurst. It was quite true that Lord
Kennedy tonnd his way• to that mansion
more often than was warranted by his affec-
tion for the Colonel. No one knew that
better than Loris McLeod. •-
Well, he thought, Cecil wae eighteen now,
but she was very young,to have a lover ;`yet
many girls in the worlwere married et bee
age. Of course she would marry some day,
and leave Id..pinghurat. Why not? Besides,
Lord Kennedy was very good and noble
burst :during' •these lustfew months than I ill preaching caution to a 10 ger.•' • about the gardens.: I'• waa great fun, Ceoii,
did before Miss Verner came to live under
your guardianship; Can you wonder that,
gifted as;be *with every attraction to win
a•man's love, Ihave .dared to hope,that she
might learn to give me her heart? I: know
she is 'yery`yoting," the young man contin-
ued eagerly,
ontin-ued'eagerly, as though to forestall objections
that might he raiseds" but surely not too
young to understand the power she' holds t
I would. not go to her before I spoke to you,
because you' have a right to know in what
•position I desire to stand. You will give
your Consent, MoLecd,: and let me win her
if I:can ?:"
.He spoke earnestly and eagerly. He' had
anoble 'stainless name to offer, untarnished
honour, a love without regrets; .and 'a'life
unsh'allowed".to give Cecil. Verner.'. .
" You have my .consent to win Cecil if
you cap,'.' answered Loris McLeod •steadily.
" There is no man I know to whom T would
moro readily trust. her. If ahs loves you,
she will be happy with:you:" • •
Lord Kennedy; crimson, and in sv
Lord Kennedy smiled and colored alightly. and "know the Colonel doouii'tcare for Fair
shook' his head• mr• he held out his .leigh." • • ' "•
hand. "I supposethat constitutes the 'fun?' "
"I suppose you think it is all madness, ' said Cecil drily, .but :with a gash. .of her
McLeod?' he said, half laughing. And he bright eyes, '
• could not understand theammentaryglance. ' °"Oh, well, not exactly 1,. I'm not such v.
of the Colonel's soft • dark oyes. ' Good- •-hero-worshipper' as yen.. Thre doesn't seem
bye. I can't sayhow I thank you for' your much - to worship here,, I - should think.'
generous kindness in receiving ,me. 1t. is . Don't fly at me, Cecil., ust listen.: Fair -
something to have the approval of suoh a .leigh told' me that Colonel McLeod' bad been
man as ,you."' • tried by a'court-martial in. Judie -WI failure
Loila .McLeod• boned his head as though m duty' and condemned,. and that, though
g le at the .Horse Guards reversedeo
in.thanks:for the,yonng'mau's frank praise ; the people
but he said nothing in answer now. Sonear the .sentence and only hb'nsured him, no
at was theclose of that terrible interview, one has thought •, anything, of hila:: since,
the strain seemed to him almostmore than. and ---s. " -
he could' bear,.. Nevertheless he saw his . ` ['ro Bu CONTINIJED.1
Visitor to the door; and watched him ride
away down the aveunes , oLbare gaunt trees. A Temperatice Lecture,
-trees that were brown with autumn tints . a tradesman in Franco. A 'legionary. who
When Cecil first clime to him. We remember once hearing a. ening-faced floes through the Bankruptcy.vourt ceases'. '.'
Then the. ,Colpnel.:'turned. back into the•
•
Tile 1'erite .of. )41)41404a.
A WARNINGTQPARENTS BX A niValO A YHO'
HAS srECIAX4 T $TVDIED TIIE DISE
""I have had two new -wee of di ht ria,
this morning,"raid a well known Brooklyn
physician, who has made the disease a autr.
trot of s .ectal study, "" and 1 was Dell in
ea late that 1 bale great feats as to re•
au. t .o bothof e
f t them.
lYoue t
t . the, eat
t
,
e
thing is to meet the disease before it has ac•
quired strength, andIirapresa upon ail saia's --
patients who have children the necessity of
sending for me the moment any of theist lit-
tle ones exhibit suck symptoms a; laaeilttde,
sink headache, or even sore throat,. t h
the latter is by no means an early i a.
tion, Of course. l cannot Always tell i
Y
lively whether the ca?e is one of dip
or not, but if I have the slightest doub on
the subject I act as though. I were cattalo,
and at oho, sdminieter remedies to ohne. the
'complaint. The practice of waiting for de
velopments is, I think, a fatal one, for
diphtheria once developed, is a deeparately
hard thing to deal with.
tisk few winters ago' gave up my
qe
praotiop to a brother physician, rind
not
downamongthe tenement houses esan r
quarters where diphtheria was raging to try
to learn .something about the disease. I
think I. aucoeeded, I believe 1' can now
obeok it even when it is somewhat adveno•
ed, but it,00at me far more , than I'antici-
pated. I used to parry gumdrops at�t
10 my pocket to give to • the sick chi
andone day, after 1 had changed my
and disinfected myself, I went home to ony
family. I had taken the gumdrops out of
the pocket of the clothes I bad taken on,
and I took them home with me and ave
one to my little boy.' Half an hour
wards I was called out again, and wk I
returned, four hours later, my wife tole
that the child was ill. The moment I 1 �k-
ed at him I imw that he had diphtberia,
add I was horrified to see the progress the
disease had made. But if be had,been a
strange child I believe I could have s��,e�
it. As it was, I could not bear to ydita
suffering, sol intrusted the case to another
physician, and 'within twenty-four eiiiiurs
from the time of has seizure he died on the
sofa you are editing on now. And here let,
me say that one of the most terrible blun-
ders •that parents. of children are apt to
make is in letting their little ones go out,
or carelessly stray into draughts, after the
disease appears to be wholly eradicated,.
•
Such appearances my exppetienoe has taught
me, are•almoat unvariably deceptive.. ,The
germs of the disorder still lurk in the aye -
OM, and the slightest cold or ; indisposition
is prettylenre to being on a relapse that 'no
skill can �crure .--A•little white hoarse went
away from a house a'few yards up this street
this morning. It carried to the cemetery
theremains of a little boy who wasstriekeri
down with.diphtherialast week. Re seemed
to, be quite recovered, and the• day before
yesterasy-he..was allowed to :go but. He
caught a cold, and the disease ret x d ygith_
=a maglinacy-thet defied"' ."raiment. Be died
last nigh, and, under the ordere of the
Health Board, he had to be buried home- ,
diately,"
ITEMS OF INTEREST
After.living in sin 95 years John Snyder
of.Spring'townsbip, Pa., has professed tell -
glen )and wined the Church. ' His dap' ter
aged 62, was' received into the Chu oh•at
the same time.
England is being flooded with what are
now galled - New York sovereigns. • These. :
are counterfeit coins' made in .America. se
perfectly 'ac to ,have deceived the English '
experts, for some. time.. They have exactly , . .
the same weight and diameter and give ther-1;
proper'ring, but are a little thicker than thele,
iruu coin, which defect was only dleeovered
when they were put up in rouleaux;
The Cross of the .Legion of Pioneer is
courted especially •honourable when worn by
Minister., in gentle tears assure his beloved
'ipso: facto to belong to the • order. :To: be
library. The fire had sunk low,`the room
was dark; and it seemed to hint inexpresa•
brethren that the' beautiful moon. `did -not ` decorated is to besure of credit; •Merchants''
shine oh. ugly beer and porter,but on purge, therefore strive= hard to obtain the deeora•
'towel water .and that. therefore it was . tion, which must not be paraded in adver
lenge stretched out liis hand. It lay. for. a ibly dreary; not 'a sound di?turbedthe still. Y : , • , , tisements or on trade circulars or. Garda. • •
moment ih the Colonel's close firm clasp -•=a nos. His heart throbbed heavily as he sank.
. water, an water: alone, that they ought to
alas that meant' touch Iiia' loyal heart, down once more _u on a chair,- and, ldokin• drink. ;,No one was moved. He went on to The Virginia. City Enterprise ' says that •
"knew no half:moasures:: tTn roil ingly and los hands across leis forehead'ho bent down •
gay that he knew.:=a .mother of ten. lovely they have in their, Siete a tiro called Moun-
g g ,
without reserveilie wag renouncing the prize on the desk before him; and a hoarse whisper children, and sae>idiot, The idiot was: the :,fain Mahogany, of a rich red colour and
that he might once have won. Yet ho was ,passed his lips; , eldest, and • was bore before she had signed very :hard, When .steed for fuel it produces, dark "",
thankful for the darkness, ihakful that the ' .Oh (Itch ! Oh; my life, My heart 1 _ the pledge.: Still the people were scarcely' such intense heat as to burn out stoves more .
bittetness.of such self renunciationeould'not 'Miss tier.! How shall 1 give her up?":• • stirred. But he Was followed by a decent- rapidly. than any coal; It,blazes, as long as'
be s<on in his wbite' •
lips, in the agony flint : • '.Then• came a terrible fear that ho might •looking ;,-working roan, : in good Sunday ordinary wood would last Rud' then becomes
shadowed hit. dark eyes. fail here when' honour: bound him—that he clothes.. He described how a few years be- .converted lute a sort of charcoal 'that lasts
""" You have made mo very happy i" said • could not look into those. large clear eyes fore le had been'M rags. . He then pointed . twice as long as ordinary wood,. A cord- of
Lord Kenned , 'after rt 'moment. ""Ali,. I. and.not tell her how his heart, was, Klinger•:. to, the dress he was wearing, turned himself. thea wood brings the same price' as'a ton of '•
know what you wodld' •Say 1 lint, still, tell' my for her love, • Would not. his lips utter, round, and said : "' Is this,.good coat? Is :coal.
in nor heart." ` he would speak. n so why ? Cos I ain't got .no drink in my eye. ', liquids can .be reduced to a solid: or frozen•
"" eai✓bo how can I tell ?" said the He started up suddenly:, and.almost stag- • .' He next pointed to a decent, 'col fortable• . state and still retain their 'heat. In order
.
My, d 3, „lookingwoman,Who was he said, his
.Colonel; with. a half. smile. Can I' read a gersd to his feet,his hand grasping their& of . , , wife.. to; convert a solid into a liquid, the presents•
young `girl's boast? How do .I, twine her the.chefs. - 1" He drew the attention of his hearers to the must be 'above .a certain, point. As long,.
sera know what may. have. changed her '"Ahs -her voice Reheard her singing excellence of her gown, and told how 'rag- therefore; as the neoesaary pressure is main.
Isom i► childto,'woman in ,,year, a month as she camp across the hall, the notes clear ged she, too, had once. been.. lie.again trig • tained, no 'amount of heat Will liquefy: it, •
-ay, a moment 1" • . and sweet 'as diose of a, bind, Shb. `must .
and has filum ked, answered; id tWa,C'ain't ' oe fled u freezing is l ramie sof. water a'nolly enc-
" But, frankly, do you, think she haa any
have just come in from riding, he conclud-
elees .
d. inmannerwhichn a • her? he was.coming there ; to the library ,
Does she think of me: as a ' possible: but he 'would nsit meet her . now —not reformed life, and eve• the samoetioal Al: the insane as hila•
he described the, various advantages,of-hie hand.
g p y of Sioetre in
me if. you thank I bare perhaps soma place even againat,his will, other words the 'tho this a• good•pair of trousers? Why is this • prof, Carnally of Sheffield has ahown that
1
over?" F ,, no'' Alt iii alto dark 1" cried Cecil. explanation of tho origin of, each a earn• Fr4noe, the other day, there died, at the
' "Again I cauno., say , dills' do not'. The sw t f • v lard to pierce e,1 his listeners 4way •writs him; and was re- gee of 103, a pationt named Jubiaaier wlio
make coafidknts generally, of their guar -
ee sea voice neo ,
his heart' Hite a knife.. She came. in warded with slfouts of applause. had been an inmate of that establishment
diens; still, 1 don't imagine that that
her tiding•dress,gathered ie ono Baud; and. •- — - -ever since (797.; He was impressed; with ;
thoughts run mush on lovers, lint th t i hats A 'Writes,e: the idea that .his bodywas Dom Deed of .
for you to find out." she"threw do un` Ili ids Colonel llie);ood ! .singulareic rounrieietan o ipi°re ou t a hot, gby belief, e is said
Ah; I feat so• nerveu3' when I thiol: of Oh, such 10p lase. Haunted this h
forher loiel su{d.Lird : Bat—why--uhat'� elle:stopped abruptly, ,dry valley in New South, Wales, ,Last veer to have scarcely moved during the eighty-
Keanethat dear girl ,z bent forward, and then . sprang, to hie. side the drought there waa of long duration, and three years he passed in'tho asylum, and to ••
Kennedy, looking down. "My fails "" what `has happened? You look • as. the denizens of the apiaries suffered much have only -opened his hag iatelligently once"
me, She ra too abrupt... And yet Iecf cannot
though you - 'had had some terrible from it. This year the bees have made ro• during that t:eriod, to ask'for Obacee,
live like this, knoamg nothing y shock!' vision against a similar n y.
fat• 8 Y young R sera of decided abs
Her• Dice her Ouch. her. actual proemer e c he ' A Man in u ability
e. ;. and it, wou.d be very. wrong to voice, aen�o have filled a• large number of , the:external Was attacked by an'acute disease brought •
V•; $lents• forced him td make one taproom effort—an cells in every hive with pure water, instead'
Loris
s-was a'rleuce.•:for soros mo .iffort that for a moment seemed to snake iiia •of honey. It thought that the instinct of
LoriaithaMcLeod was • mustq himself for that heart stand atilt. the creuturea leads them to anticipate a hot
ordeal that he know come. He .Fad, ," I cannot see. you now," he half mutter•: ,- utniner."' '
• as clearly as though it had been been Lord
in turning aside. • "' Iiia nothing. Vied--
words, MI that was paosiog in Lord lion, ed, g 8 Henry Stull become seriously involved fa
nedy's mind., Ob, why was this- Last -another-time, Leavo me, •child=-in /it y St, Louie t�rough h' Is lWbi1of mental
oaatfupess. e•ccalculation,
lla ion,scuand avercould .repeat
• sacrifice asked of him Whose beach was torn leave rue alone drunk, late at night,.Ad entered a barroom poetry p seethe), minutes to
b. se man •wounds? • She was•stertled, 1)ew41d+:red, and pained and declared that he had just killed a man, reading after hearing it only once. In all
y"McLeod," said Kennedy, raising his by the change she saw 10 him. Colonel ' " I'M .harmless as a turtle dove -When let other .respects he is a helpless idiot:
head,"you will think the' request perhaps McLeod Was usually so, quict and reserved , alone,"eaid he, ''"but when theyerowd me The, natives of the Itu•o•tano dfetrict of
a:ritan e•one for me to make ; but, ab, if in manner; but, when he spoke to her just •I'm a terror. Three. melt attacked ate inySawalt, ono of the Samoan I?lands, attacked
on know how 1 fear ---:f you would speak now, it eeemed'that ell his control could hot the street, and 1 killed one with a knife, a Gterman sibling vessel, but erre'repalsed
o' Cecil --Miss Verner first—ask her it I render his voice atea4y. And what was the Sfou Il see it all.iu'the papers to foorrow,t without loss, The German Government
may dare hope -.you ooujd—'•-." • it -menthe i4 those quivering lips, and that, He showed the knife,' washed it and hie ' then demanded a payment'of $2,500 by way•
The Colonel moved somewhat • reatiesely, bowed head' ? Oh, What .could have happens hands 'carefully, and made all the men and of puuiahment, and 'under ootnpulaion this ,
Nevertheless, his. voice end his manner were -ed to cause him such bitter pain? Cecil women in the place promise solemnly not atnount was finally,though very reluctantly;
kind even to-ten'di fuels wondered, Yet the had no right, no claim to betray him, IRS story WAS pure fiction; paid., The German Government now be.
" Don'tlou think,. dear boy, you can to strive even to soothe hint wheu he bade but it happened that a man had been stab- comes maguanlmoue, and orders the money
plead ysur you
cause betterthan I oouldt" her go, flow could she, whawas so young, bed to death in the Same noighbourhood. • to be paid over to a fund for buildinga hoe•
he said. • intrude on thie awful sorrow of a man be- anti' was arrested, and it„Was *Vrth dioloulty ital in Apia, the chief settlement of the
Theis, aa• Lord Kennedy was silent, he tween Whom and herself stretched' a wide :that he provost his innoeenoe. Islands.
on by diseipntron. Ater his recovery he
waa found, to have lost • all his mental facul-
ties except oaleulation and memory, •' These'
were inoreaaed to snob' a, degree that he'• -
could surpass all mathematicians in power • ;
•