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The Clinton New Era, 1891-03-06, Page 2emeseramerammeetient PRIDAY, A> AR JI 9/1a91, versus Stephen, a just claim for pipe -- -- . self, R� certainly, yet a claim for self ()NOVA only. Yea, he would be truthful in his self -arguing, evert though it brought keeneat pain—to right hire self would not be to serve (Gladys would not even make her really happier; he had resolved long ago that shelaust learn not to ogre for He would be silent now for her sake as well as for Stephen's— the procf of his love should be his eilenee. All this passed through his mind in a very few momenta. He turned back to Gladys; she was leaning against the balusters, her Mead drooped low; the light from a col- ored lamp hanging over the stairs throw a golden glow over her sunny hair; her face was partly in shadow, but in the half light her bright col- oring looked all the more lovely. He knew it was the last time he should see her, but be would not let his eyes soften, would not let one trace of his love show itself. "It is better that I should go at ) once," he said, taking her band; "believe me, it is much better.— Good bye." Gladys looked steadily up at him; her blue eyes were quite clear now, there was a sorts of triumphant trust in her look. "(=ood bye," she said softly, not one other word. She watched him as he went down the -stairs, w-atched-very-quietly,but very intently, noticed his firm, al- most sharp step, heard him call for his bill and ask the time of the London train, lastly heard the si- lence, the aching silence of the quiet hotel when he was really gone. But in spite of her heartache there was the dawning of a raptur- ous joy for her even now. For when Donovan had turned to say good bye to her, there had been that in his face which had raised her out of herself. 1-).e had looked utterly noble, the very light of Christ had shone in his face. She thought it was indeed probable that he did not care for her as he had.once cared,* but what did that matter? In the intensity of her joy for him she" could not think of her own pain.— For she loved Donovan with her whole soul, and she felt, nay, she knew, that he was "not fat from the kingdom of Heaven." CHAPTER XXX. - A. MODERN ENGLISHMAN BY EDNA LYALL. Published by Wm. Bryce, Toronto. CONTINUED. "I think you have beard all now," he. replied, "all that I myself know, for I did nut see the carriage up- set." "Having brought Stephen to such a place, I should hove thought the least you could have done was to stay with him," said s1is Cans - ton with a quiver of indignation in in her voice. "It has been a miserable mis- take from the very beginning. I hoped be might have had a good influence oyer you, but you have abused my trust cruelly. If I had every dreamel that you would be the stronger of the two, he should never have shared your rooms." Donovon did not speak; but Gladys, glancing up at him, saw that he was passing through some great struggle. Her heart ached as she heard Mrs Causton's unjust words. One effort she much make to check __the conversation. _ _ _ "Will you not came iuto your room and lie down, auntie?" she suggested. "You will be fitter to go to Stephen when he wakt s, if you rest first." "I shall rest quite as well here, thank you," said Mrs Oanston. "We need not trespass further on your time, Mr Farrant. I am sure you can ill afford, to waste two days in the middle of a term." "I should be sorry to annoy you by staying." said Donovan quietly. "Good bye." He held out his hand gr very. "I - only hope you may take warning yourself by my poor Ste- phen's fate," said Mrs Causton, re- lapsing into tears. "It is one of those dispensations so hard to re- sign one's self to—the innocent suffering and the guilty escaping. ,vI am sure I hope and pray that you may repent while there is yet time.'; He wished Gladys good bye and, left the room; For ono moment Gladys sat quite still; then a sudden impulse seized her. She could not let him go like this—it was too cruel, too heartless! She opened the door and ran Blown the passage, catching sight of him far in front. Would he neve). stop. Would nothing make him look round ! By the time she reached the head of the stairs he wee half way down them; it seemed to 'her as if miles ;of gray and trim• son carpet stretobed between them. ' Half timidly, and yet with a ring of despair in her voice she called to him. "Donovan !" For a moment his heart stood stilly he caught at the rail, turned, and saw her standing far above him. He did not speak, but waited— waited till she came to him in oom- plete silence. Ilia lips were firmly pressed together. his face rigid.— Was it hard of him—was it cruel to Ler to meet her thus ? The very sound of his own name from her lips had reawakened the wildest longing for all that he knew must never be. He waited for her to speak, but her words only made the tumult within him wilder, the struggle more intolerable "Do not go like this," she eaid, pleadingly; "please wait and see papa. Aunt Margaret don't know what she is saying. I know you could explain it all to'papa. Please, please wait !" She had not the faintest idea that she was putting the most terrible temptation before Donovan, but she was almost frightened by the spasm of pain which passed over his face, hie voice, too, was strange and hol- low, as he answered sadly : "You are mistaken; I cannot ex- plain anything." His words caused such a sudden downfall of all her hopes that the tears rose to her eyes; fight against them as she would, it was of no use, and nothing but a sort of despairing womanly pride kept them from overflowing. Poor Donoven saw all, and _ter ed away. That moment was as the bitterness . of death to him. He was giving her pain, making her think badly of him—for what ? was it indeed for her good? It could not surely be—it was so un- natural—so hard—so merciless! He would speak to her, tell her of his love, tell her that he would do anything — everything — for her sake ! And yet, was that really true, when he could not keep silence? Oh, weakness ! here he was fighting the old battle which he had fought in the orchard at Trenant, on the Porthkerran cliffs, on Wostminstei Bridge. Each time he thought he had conquered, yet now this deadly temptation bad `risen again, as strong—far stronger—than ever. Should those bitter efforts be wasted? Should his longing for present relief —for happiness even for her—lead him to speak words which he had no right to speak? But this silence, this silence as to Stephen, it was anguish. He, must right himself to her. Had not bis 'own character some claim upon him ? Had he not his own rights as well as Stephen's to bear in mind ? That was the great question. It was clearly Self Children Cry tor was pitched out of thio dog cart?" ' "Badly butt but doing well now," said Donovan. "How did you find me out?" "Through the.light haired follow who was bolding the horse, a fellow student of yours. Why Waif, old dog, you don't look a day older !" Waif sniffed cautiously at the old captain's clothos, recognized him after a few momenta, and was pleas- ed to renew the friendship. Noir meanwhile was speaking in a low• ered voice to Donovan. "I came here on business—San I have a few words alone with you? Let us take a turn outside." "All right," said Donovan. "You will stay and have some supper; we will be back before long, captain. There's an evening paper for you, and as many medical books as you like." Rouge settled himself comfortably in an arm chair, and Noir and Don- ovan went out into the foggy street. "I am in a scrape," said Noir, abruptly. "I have come to ask if you will help me. Perhaps, though, you are so respectable and virtuous now that you have forgotten all about the old times." "My memory isn't ruled by will," said Donovan, hoarsely. "Go on." "Well, I don't blame ,you for wishing to forget that year—I wish to goodness I could, for Milord, I am decidedly up a tree. You re- member _barky Legge? Well, ]le has been arrested—discovered at last—after carrying on his old game for years. After you left us I was thrown a good deal with him —in fact, at Paris we acted togeth- er—and the wretch, who has no sense of honor, has betrayed me. Unless, I can leave the country at once I'm a lost man." "I can't offer you money," said Donovan, "for I can hardly scrape along myself." "It isn't that I want," said Noir, quickly. "It is this: I can't afford to take the old captain with me to America—I haven't the cash for one thing, and besides, he would be like a mill stone round my neck. He can live on quietly here for very little, and I will send him what I can from time to time. But you know what he is with no one to look after him—he'd kill himself in a year. I want to know whether you'd mind keeping an eye on the poor -old fellow." Donovan had, at first felt the most , intense shrinking from any renewal of their old friendship; the remembrance of those dark days was a sort of nightmare to him. He Listened to Noir's story silently and painfully, wondering how he could ever have shared in such do- ings: --What a wretched misan- thrope he had been, half maddened by sorrow and injustice. hating everything in the world except his dog! But he was touched by Noir's thought for his old father—the poor, weak old man whom he still, in his rough way, loved and shield- ed. They walked a few paces in silence, then Donoven spoke. ' "He had better pat up eat my place. Causton will never come back to those rooms, and though I am out most of the day, I shall be able to see something of him, and will do my best to keep him straight." "You are a trump?" exclaimed Noir, heartily. "But won't he be in your way? I know you're a cut above us," "You forget I aut a republican," said Donovan, quietly. "Let him come to morrow, and do you make the beat of your way to America." Noir was struck by the change in his some time follower; he had always respected Donovan since their quarrel and final separation at Parisbut he felt now at an im- mense distance from him. After all, he mused, honerbty did indeed seem the best policy. No words which Donovan could have used would' have impressed him half as much as this visible change and growth, and more than all his readiness to help the old captain roused a feeling of gratitude which lasted as one of the few softening influences through the rest of Noir's life. And so it was ordered that Dono- van should not live alone, should not be free to indulge in his misery in silence, but should again have his affections drawn out toward a very weak member of the human brotherhood, should bear again the burden of another's sin, and struggle perseveringly for his deliverance. OLD FRIENDS. Wouldst thou the holy hill ascend, And see the Father's face? To all His children humbly bend, And seek the lowest place. Thus humbly doing on the earth What things the earthly acorn, Thou shalt assert the lofty birth . Of all the lowly born. Violin Songs. GEORGE MACDONALD -London was shrouded in the murkiest of November fogs; Dono- van groped his way with some difficulty down York Road, opened the door of his lodgings, with °,a latch key, made his wa ,to the cheerless sitting rooyilm lighted the gas, and threw himself back in a chair in hopeless dejection. The sharpness of the struggle was over, the bitterness of the pain past, his was now the "Stifled, drowsy, unimpassioned grief Which finds no outlet or relief." Perhaps the most real and unfor- getable form of suffering. He sat motionless; the light which had so cheered Gladys had died from his face now; it was cloud- ed, haggard, with dark shadows under the eyes. He was.roused at last by hearing Waif's bark in the distance, then came sounds of opening a door down below, a rush and a patter of feet on the kitchen stairs, and a violent scratching and impatient whining at his own door. He drag- ged himself up, opened it, and re- ceived a frantic welcome from his dog, who had been shut into. an empty cellar during his absence. Waif was almost crazy with de- light at seeing him back again; he dashed round and round him, bounded up in the air, whined and snorted, licked him all oyer, and finally tore across the room in a violent hurry to perform his usual act of loyal service—to drag out the boot jack, and, one at a time, to deposit his master's slippers ih the fender. This evening 'there was no fire; Waif found that out, and seemed ,perplexed; he was not quite cap- able of striking a match, but he worried Donovan into doing it, and then sat contentedly watching the yellow blaze, thudding the floor with his tail in the intensity of his satisfaction. Donovan watched him thoughtfully. "We must jog on together, Waif, my boy," ho said, patting the sa- gacious black and tan head. Waif's eyes twinkled and shone, his tail beat a joyful tattoo on the floor. The dog and his master under- stood each other, and Donovan would certainly have chosen to spend the rest of the evening with his dumb companion, to indulge his sad thoughts in silence; but it was not to be so. ''here was a. knock at the front door before many min- utes had passed; he heard a voice which seemed strangely familiar asking if he were in. Another mo- ment and Rougeeand Noir were ushered into his room. "Tracked you at last," said Noir, his dark face lighting up with a gleam of satisfaction as he wrung Donovan's hand. "And all owing to those lucky races and my quick eyes," said the old captain. "How's the chap that Pitcher's Castoria. CHAPTER XXXI. SILENCE. As for me, I honor, in these loud bah. bling days, all the silent rather. A grand silence that of Roman; -nay the grandest of all, is it not that of the gods! . • * . . • Commend me to the silent English, to the silent Romana.-CABLLLIt. Dr Tremain was very much vexed when he found that Donovan had left without seeing him; nor could ho gather any very distinct account of what bad passed either from Mrs Causton or Gladys. Mrs Causton irritated him considerably by her tearful and highly colored descrip- tions of the evils which ehe imagin- ed to have emanated entirely from her son's companion; Gltdys was strangely silent, and would volun- teer nothing, but in answer to a direct question,- told -hem father -that - Donovan had refused to see him, and would not allow her to disturb him. ,All this tended only too ef- fecturlly to confirm the doctor's Children Cry for fears. Donovan bad fallen ,back grlevopsly--ethere could be no Ifgubt about that. If it had not been so, could be have rushed off at ti mo- ment's notice in this way, studious- ly avoiding him after a separation of more than a year ? , Stephen was too ill to be thor- oughly questioned on the subjeete but the doctor could not refrain from one or two attempts to gain from him the favorable testimony to Donovan's character for which he had hoped against •hope. Once in the night, when be woke refreshed after a long sleep and lay in listless quiet, Dr Tremain haz- arded a question. "I do ,not wish you to talk much, Stephen, you are not ¢t for it; but just give me a simple yea or no to one or two questions. Has Dono- van Farrant been influencing you iv a way which your mother and I did not expect ?" "Yes," replied Stephen, glad that the question was put in so awbigu• ous a way that he could reply in the affirmative. But the next ques- tion was more direct. "I am to understand, then, that my finding you in this company at the Z—Races is only one instance in many alit he bas often been with you to places which Mrs Caus- ton—which I myself would have disapproved V' Stephen's color deepened; this question mightstill be answered by that deceptive "yes," but not without very uneasy stirrings of conscience. And yet how much that was disagreeable might be averted by that affirmative! He had been led astray—what could be more probable and pardonable? He should of course repent, turn over a now leaf, get into the doc- tor's good graces again, and in no way damage his prospects as Gladys's - lover. But if, on the contrary, the ugly truth came out? Then there would be endless re- proaches from his mother—unbear- able humiliation; what harm could there be in giving a'slight turn to the meaning of the word? In a minute, by that strange process of self deception often noticed in very weak characters, he had almost per. suaded himself that Donovan had led him into evil. He turned a flushed face toward the doctor, and unable to speak the downright lie in one word, softened it down in a sentence. "I got into the way of playing and lost a lot at billiards. Farrant went with me. I hoped to have made it up here, but—" "That will do," said the doctor. "You have spoken more than you ough t." There was such pain and .disap- pointment in bis tone that Steph- en's conscience tormented him to speak thetruth bodly even then; but it requires a certain amount of moral courage not to stick to a lie when it has been told, and moral courage was a virtue entirely want- ing in Stephen. He lay silent in palpitating misery, wishing that he had never seen Donovan, or had never heard of the Z—Races, wish- ing that many things had been otherwise, but strangely forgetting to wish for the much needed in- crease of his own courage and hon- or. In spite of this mental disturb- ance, however, he slept again, and the next day he was so much bet- ter that Dr Tremain felt justified in leaving himfo{a—fewihours. Ile could not rest now till he had seen Donovan, and entirely satisfied himself that there was no shade of doubt as to the truth of his fears. It was of no use to question Mrs Causton or Stephen any further, but he made one mere attempt on Gladys, who app. rently had been the last to speak th Donovan. "Now tell me, dear, plainly what passed between you," said the doc- tor,.far, too deeply engrossed in other matters to notice the painfully bright color which rose in Glady's cheeks. "I will tell you, papa, exactly," she said, quieting herself with an effort. "Aunt Margaret said that she was sure he could not afford to waste two days in term time, and then Donovan, seeing that she wished him to go, said good bye at once. I went to the head of the stairs to speak to him, for it seemed wrong to let him go like that, but he would not let me call you away from Stephen. And then—then-" her voice faltered. . "Well ?" said her father, with some lurking hope that a fresh light might be thrown on the matter. "I begged him to stay and explain all to you, fot I thought he could. He did not answer at first, and looked very, very miserable ; but after a minute he told me that he could not explain anything, and that it was better that he should go at once." "Was that all?" said the doctor, grievously disappointed. "That was ail," said Gladys, firmly. "But papa," she added, with a sort of proud enthusiasm in her voice, "if you had seen his face when he apoko you could not have believed for a moment that be has done this." For the first time it dawned on Dr Tremain that his child might possibly have thought more of Don- ovan Farrant than was wise. Mrs Causton's old advice flashed back into his mind; he had talked of open .armed._Chatity.,. and Prudence with tied hands, and was this the ending of it all ? He sighed very heavily. "Dear little Gladys," he said drawing her toward him, "we must Pitcher's Castoria. pot troop foo Minch to Aloes,"" i .41. �eosrl,,Ao8Q8d La y (#VET INA1 aUR- t!' radu a beQntario. ,He could not say more, but. lie Veterinary college. Treats all dllearea of doigPT<bleated panimate on the na t ruedeni wistfuj eyes, atelywest ofthe Royal a.etei, Realdence•. „ Alpert St., .Clinton. Cal ill night ordity at - "You will go to see bins, papa, tended toprowptly, she, said. quietly, "and I thluk you 1 looked very sorrowfully into Glad's • asad rotantiflc riuoiploa, moo .timai?odl• will believe it him then," Her words almost inspired th' eDes. ELLIOT & GUNN. � doctor with a new Hope ; Farm„, R• Elilot, M, D., hearted and impetuous, lie. set off at sr',;, 0. 1dnbu once for London, and early in the wifery steotthergn. afternoon reached the York Road otueo at Bragefleld. lodgings. It was Saturday, and, knowing there would be no lectures, he hoped to find Denovan. The servant thought he was at home, but was not quite sure. She asked .him to come in. Dr Tremain, following her into the sitting room, found himself in the presence of an apple -faced old man, whose scanty reddish -gray hair was covered by a scarlet smoking cap, and who seem- ed to be dividing his attention be- tween a long clay pipe and a tum- bler of brandy and water. "I must have made a mistake, sir," said the doctor, apologizing to the odd figure before him. "These cannot be Mr Farrant's rooms, I think?" "Donovan Farrant? Oh ! yes, these are his rooms. Stunning good fellow he is too. You know him?" The doctor was puzzled and an- noyed. "Yes, sir, I do know him. Is he In?" - "Gone out ten minutes ago," said the captain, surveying the doctor from bead to foot with his little, good humored, watery eyes. Dr Tremain gave an exclamation of annoyance. "Gone! how provoking! I spe- cially wanted to see him. Whore is he gone—do you know?" Rouge was all at once seized with the conviction that this stranger was trying to track Noir and pre- vent his departure; so, mentally congratulating himself on his acute- ness, he resolved on a course of diplomatic hindrance. "Mr Farrant-- will no doubt be - home in home in half an hour or so," he said, in his blandest tone. "Allow me to offer you a chair." "You seem to be established here," said the doctor, with a slight frown. "Do you share Mr Farrant's rooms?" "I have that honor," said the old captain. 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Specialty, Dis- ease of Man. Office, No. 4 Bulfinch St. The Molsons Bank. Incorporated by Aot of Parliament, 1855. CAPITAL, - $2,000,000. REST FUND, - $1,000,000 HEAD OFFICE, MONTREAL. J. H. R. MOLSON Pres. F. WOLFERSTAN THOMAS, OeaoralManager Notes diacounted,Collection8 made,Drafts issued, Sterling and American ex - 'Lange bought and sold at lowest current rates. Interest at 4 per cent allowed on deposits. FARMMUS . Moneyadvanced to farmers on their own notes with one or more endorsers. No mortgage re- quired as security. H. C. BREWER, Manager, January 1887. Clinton Clinton Post Office Time Table Mails are due for delivery and close for despatch at the Clinton Post Office as follows Hamilton,'Torontoo, Strat- ford, Seaforth,Grand Trunk oast and intorme- dlate offices Toronto Stratford, Sea - forth. 11', and 8. east1.55 p.m. Goderich Holmosville and Grand Trunk west 1 p.m. 8.10 a,m Goderich, 8,46 p.m. 2.40 p.m Hamilton, Toronto, .... 4.15 p.m. 10.25 a,m London, L., H, & B. south a.m. p.m. a,m. p,m and intermediate offices 7.00 4.15 10.257.00 Blyth, Winghsm, Kincar- dine,Lucknow, L.,II,AB north and intermediate a.m. p m. a.m. p.m effaces 9.30 6.15 8,105.00 British malls, Monday, Wcd- needsy, Thursday 7.00 a.m. Bayfield. Varna, Herbison, il Summerhillday , Tuesday and 2.80 p.m. 12.45p.m. day,rdors issued and Deposits received from 6.80 p.m. 6.80 p.m MonoyFriO ono dollar upwsrda. Office hours from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Savynga Bank and Money Order Office close Clinton, April20 at 6.80 p.m. , THOMAS1889, FAIR, Postmaster, 7.00 a.m. DUE ].50p.m 8 a. m —THE LEADING— UNDERTAKER —AND— - EMBALMER. A FULL LINE OF GOODS KEPI 111 STOCK The bestEmbalming Fluid used Splendid Hearse. ALBERT ST.,CLINTON, Residence aver store. OPPOSITE TOWN HALL HURON AND BRUCE Loan & Investment Co'y This Company is Loaning Money or Farm Security at Lowest Rates of Interest. MORTGAGES PURCHASEI SAVINGS BANK BRANCH. S, 4 and 5 per Gent. Interest Allowed -on Depoaita,according toanrount and time left. OFFICE -Corner of MarlretSquare and North B. dORACE HORTON, Goderich, August 6th 1886 MANaaEit. FARRAN & TISDALL BANKERS,, CLINTON. ONT Advances made to farmers on their own notes, at low rates of interest. A general Banking Business transactea Interest allowed on deposits. Sale Notes. bought J'. P. TISDALL, Manager RICHLY Rewarded are those who read this and then act; they will find honorable employment that will not take them from their homes and families. The prolate are large and sure for every industri- ous person, many have made and are now making several bundreddollars a month. It is easy for any person to make $$ per day and upwards,who Is willing to work. Eithe sea,young or old; capital not neoded,westar you. Everything new. No special ability . required; yon, reader.can do it as well as any , one. Write to us at onoe for full particulars , which we mail free. Address Stinson & Co c , Portland, Maine. CLINTON Planing Mill —etND— DRY KILN!• THE SUBSCRIBER HAVING JUST CON. minus and furnished his new Planing Nil with machinery 0? the latest improved patterns, is note prepared to attend to all order, in his line lnthe.ooetprompt and satisfactory mwndr, and at rens enable rates. He would alsti4gturn thanks to all who patronized the old m before they were burned out, and now being Ina bet- tor position to execute orders expeditiously feels confident ho can give satisfaction to ail. FACTORY -Near the Grand Trilfrks Railway, Clinton. THOMAS McKENZIE ROBERT DOWNS, CLINTON, Mani,faoturer and Proprietor for the beat live Mill Dog in use. Agent for the sale and application of the C.i "FtenER PATENT AUTOMATIC BOILER CLIREMI , STEAM FiTTINGS furnished and applied onsh,rt maim, �HAllere. Englnee,and all kin Mabhinery repaired ea pedill and in a satisfactory mann term implements manntaetered and ro- paired. Steam and water pompe fnrnishod and put in posltion. Dryj Kilns fitted up on application , barges Modoato