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The Blyth Standard, 1903-07-23, Page 3HiutraIian Briae fl GEM IN ItIE ROUGH • Yet 1t was only with grief t could thunk of the marriage a [mat; site found. it Impossible bur hitter feeling against the harsisomo face and honest bra ot t tkhaul /Ikea poor Alfred by storm,though they had blinded him to a hundred blemishes. The fact Is, her dauglutor-in-law's face wad haunt- ing Lady Bltgh, As tho day worn on site found herself longing wistfully to sero it again. When she did sue it again, the facy Was changed; its ex- pression was thoughtful, subdued, and oven sad, Nor whore there any gau- cheries at dinner that night, for both Alfred and Uladye were silent and constrained in manner, Then Leafy /nightook heart afresh hat she Ras then that Nfr. Travers turned L pre- to i hong lire. Bligh (also for thea to liar- first Hone, and honored ler with an tinting observer : cr oyes I "ro (unit y(111I order these things better it. .1uslra4a, oh t"' "11 nt thinks t"' asked the bride, with some eagerness; for of Mistra- Iit $he incl been thinking, but nut of Mr. Travers er his election. thn y Iny901101 elth11* 1 was spdtenk nit - ing of the difficulty of getting somo of the lower oilers to the poll; you have almost to drive them there. Wlt,4t I Bay he, that very probably. In Australia, yoel manage these thInge (01 a superior systeln.'' ' en I she „1Vly, 0 do," said the bride lamed - only her bringing up, 11h1. "811e will fall tole our In time ; Indeed, she he rallin theta already—though not in Way; 1 wash her to; for It mast not make, Iter Incl, and It must not stake heti feet ashamed. 1t shall, not ; for I mean to help her. I moan to be to her, indeed, I already aln without choloe—her mother—li she will only let me!" CHAPTER VI. But, during thaw Olen few days, Lady Blight did not got maty op- purtunitlesj of carrying out her good intentions towards ilei' tluugliter -la- law. For several mornings in succes- slon Alfred carried off his wife to London and they never re- turned until late iii the atter- noone while twice during the first week the pair went' to the theatre. They wore seeing the sights of the town; 1111 the brads did ap- pear to be impressed with what site only; but the prospect of an unre• served anti racy commentary upon everything, which the first Jtotu' of her Installation' In her husband's family hail seemed to hold out -{and which Granville, for one, had count- ed upon—was not properl,v realized. And at this Alfred, perhaps, Was scarcely less disappointed than Granville. why don't you tell thein more, What you think of things?' said Alfred. "They won't fancy you half appreciate tile Ohl Country." "I can't help 1t," replied his young wife. "You know 11 alt I do like what I gee, dear; you know that I hm just delighted With everything, but how cans( I tell them 00, 11111043 I tell thew In my own way? Well, then, I see they don't like it when I drag in the Colonies; vet you must coin - ways 'rho hers member Wn.v astnuleh,xl; g Into Ito had exported More Modest an- swer. "indeed;" he said, stiffly, and addressed himself to his teacup. "Tor," explained the bride, ex- hibiting dangerous symptoms. "we do drive 'cal to the [wll ant there, and make no bones about it, either!" "Indeed?" said Mr. Travers again; b„1 curi- osity hid 111smo tmlo,r"This iswasoale Interest- iny 1 ahvays thought :lustrnl'at was (01111 a superlatively free e try!" Tho bride scented a sarcasm. "So It Is,” alto cried, warmly, ginning to spook 11t a perilous and with nor worst twang; word it Is! But you don't ureters oto, It's like this: we do drive to the poll, up the Bush; I've, dr 'en1 lots o' times tuyself. The oa.niplxl out -the voters. like - over the runs, for all the hit have a vole; and to get 'els 10 pollc onrramcks (the poll, see?) on election day, 1 sweater's got to muster own men and driv,l In. I used to take one trap with horses, and farther another. (lead whist a hit of full it was! But difficulty' was--" She hesitated, for Lady Bligh elating at her ; and, though her lo side's face was lin shadow, the br was disturbed, for a moment, by rigid polo of the old lady's head (router expression was come over face of the new Member, moroov but this Gladys could not see, for vas le tall man, standing while vas seated, 1Vhnt whir the difficulty?" as irnnvl11e from a corner, in an ouraging tone. Gladys instantly forgot i,n high. "To keep Tau from going too1)1th n merry laugh. 'Amity first,' elle answer "The shanty ?" repeated Mr. Trn ora, (111(1 a vague idea of sotto songs, ey went llltoriva( rls, andr)Ibut we we btige1 to keep them sober till the, otard; and that's where the dif illy came In " Tho assembly shuddered; but, be- ro now ground °quid be broken, r. Travers, fcr the first time la - west ed in somebody else's elec- oneering experiences, said inquir- gly : These squatters, I presume, r '0x0111 the landed interest; u arty, in fact ?" "Olt, I don't know nothing 0bot at," replied the bride. At title Juneturo Alfred nunounee an uncommonly loud and aggro vo tone, that—what do you think tho glass was going down! Is It?" cried Sir James, with sly concerti quite foreign to hi bit. "Dear, dear' And Air. Tea re Just now assorts' me that tit other was quite set out, be - Ince, 'my hand '3171 ken y're 1111 ands She d'ye mc: 1:10 'eel four Dns, the was dy- Ide the A the 0(',; he she pare what 9031 nee with swnothhag you've seen before; and the Colonies ° 1s the only other country 'ver I (11(1 Bee. But the fact is, It was not so much their daughter -hl -law's cams parisone which were Inoffensive in Itlnemselves, as tate terms eq which these eomparinnmo were (xpresse 1, that Lady Bligit nne1 Sir James felt hound to discourage For It soon be- came plain that Gladys could not talk for two minutes about her native v country without unseemly excite-' of meat ; and this excitement wan in- I f varLinhly aecolntulnlei by a small broadside of undesirable phrases, and 14 by au aggravation of the dread- I ti fun Australian twang, even If a0nle quite indeeoruus bush Idiom did not In mewl ate et hasty change o; sub - pct. When Australia wan rigorous- p1 ly tabooed the bride woos safe, and P' stupid; when It twee not, she might be bright and animated and atlpeing , lit -but you could never tell what she would say next—the conversation In was full of porde and pitfalls. 101 The particular conversation's that � revealed the thinness or the lee In this quarter were trivial ht the ex-' Ill treme. In thein it was mere tcuh-' ha and-ggevl with the dangerous subject, ' w1( nothing more ; because (11ndye was quick to perceive that the eubj was unpopular. So site bocatne ra er silent in the long evenings at A dinner -table and in the drawin room; for it wee her only subjet this one that they died not se to like. To etrangera, howev who were glad to get u11 as convert tion with one of the prettiest men they had ever niet in tit lives, this neemed the likeliest top In the world; they could not kno that Auetralirt was dangerous groan The first of them who ventur(s1 up It did not soon forget the experlenc 1t was probably always a more amu kg reminiscence to him than Gladys' new relative, who heard n that panted, and grinned and lore t Tho stranger 1n question was 1 • way of being Illustrious. He woe Midland magnate, and hie name, Tr vete, was a good once; but, what w for the moment much more to tl pole was a very newly elected mem bee of the House of Commons; f fact, "tne new boy" there. He cn down to dinner at Twickenham flux) ed with the agreeable heat of s1( ceesful battle. Only the week befo Ile had snatched 11113 native boralg from the spreadieg fire of Denise's' and won one of the closest and (los keenly contested bye -elections o that year. Naturally' enough, bran a friend of some standing, he talkie ,freely of hie electioneering expert encee, and with a victor's rightful relish. His manner, It must be owned, weal a trifle ponderous ; according to Granville, he was an Inflated bore. But Mr. Travers, M. P,, Was en(ft- elently well listened to (Lady Bligh was such a Wonderful listener); and be fought hie good fight over and over again with such untiring en- ergy, and depicted It from so many Gomm -lading pointe of view, that even when It Dame to tea In the drawing -room, the eubjeot was still 'unfinished. At all 0,0(1113, it then for the first time became lively, for It ked en- dy to D - re' alt ro WEAK AND FAINTING The Sad Plight of Anaemic People, They I1nvc Ileadoche•e end Baelutchrs -Ate Languid and feeble to Stand Exert ton. (From the Sun, Orangeville, Ont,) You eau ahvay's tell anaemic ellen and w0m0n. They aro pule, weak and languid. They Navy headaches and backaches. They can't cat—or they can't digest what little they do eat, And It all comets from poor blood and unstrung nerves. Ba:liell anaemia at mice by enriching your blood and ton- ing up your nervy. with Dr. Williams' !'Ink Pills. Thousands of grateful II have staid that these pills have restored them alter all other means tried had (ailed. Mrs. Joslud Alegi 0y, of Orangeville, Ont., was a great er r several ant spent much rmoney looking' for a years, To a reporter of the 8011 Mrs. Moll- ('oy sold: "Several years ago my health gave out completely. I was Se weak that I could not do my housc- wors. If I went upstairs my heart would pulpltato violently, and some- tmees 1 would faint away through weakness. My nervus were unstrung, and I onlflrired much from dizziness. 1 tried many remrdlo-, but they did not help me. Then 1 101(0 advised to try Dr. Williams' 1'111k fills and decided to d0 go. 1 nn glad 1 11(1, for the plus goon built me up and made me a well woman. Aly health remained good again Itnkenlion withswenktiesd.when 1 nota knew by experiment the value of Dr. Williams' Pluk Pills, and at once got a supply. The 1'(wult (vats Ile b"nefi- otuJ as b�°lore, and I lean conscienti- ously say the pills have done 1/10 un- trt11 good. 1 ant grateful for this, and hope my experience will benefit some other sufferer." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills have enrol more sickly, pal fasted girls and W030- C.n then any other nleItcino ever discovered, for they supply new, rich, rot blood, and so strengthen every port 'of the body. They are equally suitable for men, tvomen and chil- dren, and cure. not only anaemia, but decline, consumption, indigestion, rheumallsul, St. Vitus' baser, rind lreatatil abtThose pillstto0 canahbeothad through any druggist, or will bo sent pact paid at .10c a box 00 six hoses for $2.110 by writing direct to the De. 11'illlmms' Medicine Co., Brock- ville., Ont. Look for the full name oil every box, aro that no worthless sub- stitute may be palmed off on you. all day,' said Alfred In the morning. But there's plenty to see here- aboets, Oladdto. There's Bushey Park the saving grace of a single n0c0ln- pltshntellt-nothing, nothing, nothing bat her looks 1 and 1dnmpton Court, and Kew Gar- dens, 11(111 idelli loud Park. 11'Ilat do you *ay to n stroll LI Richmond Park? It's as near ne anything, and we, mall certainly get most air there," Uladys nuswertrl promptly that she was "on" (they were alone); and they set out wind° the early haze of a sweltering day was hanging closely over all the land, but closest of all about the river. There was something almost touch- ing 11( the air of serious responsibil- ity with which these two went about their dally sight-seeing; though' Granville''erivel the liveliest eutertaum eat front then mpe0tncle. The worst of guides himself, and 111 many reepeats the least well-in- formed of sten, Alfred nevertheless hard no notion, of calling in tho lied of a better qualified cicerone, and of folding into the rear himself to lis- ten and learn with. his wife. At the Hanle tinge, the tierce importance, to 1 Ids wife, of this kind of eiuc(tloa ex- segretlyturmed itself in Ids himself wiitthi"Baede- ker," and managed to keepl a lesson ahead of his pupil, on principles well known to all wit° 11110111 ever dabbled In the noble tart of "tutoring." But, Indeed, Alfred's whole conduct to- wards his wife was touching -touch - ng in Its unflagging consideration, 01x1 len Hales touching ii the fact tluat his devotion was no longer blind. Ills eyes had been slowly and pain- fully 0penel during tills first week nt iwine. Peculiar manners, w111 out there In the bush, had not b peculiar, seemed worse titan 11 here. in Engluud. They had to b continual Comparison with tate s speecll and gentle ways of 11i!gh, and the contrast was aha and cruel. But the more Alfred ret 'us] his wife's defects the more loved 1101.. That was the nature of 1 simple heart 11ud simple love. least site should not. know that sate her in a different light, Land first lie would have cut ills tong out rather than toll her of her 1 eutiarilles. Presently she woo ecu Mea for herself, 11 then, in Iter owe go 11me, she would rub elolvn of her o1 accord the sharper angles; and thi. she would take Lady Bllgh fur h model, instinctively', without twin toll) to do so, told so all would b well. Arguing thus, Alfred had ne 11 110110q1 her to say a word to 111 about that escapade with the 8(00 whip on the first morning, for he peniteller. was grievous to hien-nn wad its a thing In the least likely' t happen twice? Nevertheless, he w thoroughly miserable In a week -tion ehetlomeering conversation was tit flatlsher-and at. !Mot he had deter mined to speak. Thus the walk t Richmond was strangely silent, fo the time he wa4 casting +that where. 'Tet, of course," ho Wall say- ing, "there are. two parties?" "My word, there are !" returned the bride, "And do you call them Whig and Tory ?" "1 don't think it"-dolrblfully. ''Conservative and Liberal, per- haps ?" "Not that 1 know of." „Yet you say you have two par- t i1�s__-_" they 'Of 0011ra0 we have, surto as 7011" (1- broke i1 the bride, who would brook anything rather than the Implied in- feriority of Australia In the most trivial respect. "But all ever I heard 'eat called was the squatters' alutlndote and the selectors' ulna!" "And your men, I suppose, voted for the squatters' candidate ?" 0- "1 should rather hope so 1" said Mrs. l3' Alfred, with severe emphasis. "Even Daft Lawry -who's both (loaf and It Iliad -had 00ns0 enough to give 111 his Vote!" ''I Mr. Travers, though astonished at 13- her tone, nil nothing at the moment 1 ? but Gr 111e asked front hie corner: "Whet if they didn't, Gladys?" n The leide was seized with a sudden e fit of uncontrollable mirth. Some Teal reminiscence evidently tickled her. 0 "There wee one mala that we knew of that voted wrong," silo said, "and ho got it pretty hot, I can tell yore 1.' "Advanced Auatrmita f' murmured Granville. "I tam sorry to hear that, Mrs. 411gh," said Mr. Travers (who had 00ceed to deal with those local tradesmen, nt his place. In the 1111d - lands, who were suspected of lav ) ing "voted wrong" the previous week). "1 t1n lorry, indeed, to hear flint. May I nsk who punished him?" "Certainly—I did." It was n startling reply. The Judge quietly quitted the room. Al- fred, with hie back to every One, surveyed his red once la the mantel that this will disappoint-er-Mr. eel Teal -ere!" 111- 1 But It failed ((roll 10 attract that he g ge tleman's atentioln; and Gran- t vide, In the background, chuckled em sat(Inically over lite ingeniousness er, of tho device. Mr. Travers, i(1 fact, in. was sufficiently interested else- wo• "r lc d. 011 e; s. to I I E. a Iy n - as 113 n II10 1 hero, It TB 1; DANGERS (11 C11I1,1)11001 eunnuer is the mod. 31 ,1)111 season of the year for little ones. Tine little life hangs by n mere thread; diar- rhoea, Infant cholera and other hot ather ailments come quickly, an. etimes, 1n n fow hours, extin- sum god m01 gun blas to 1 so Ow shoo wile by wen and a 1111 trcul,l0 comes-thatt may he too late. g Remember that 'these ailments can d I;e Ire(-ented b9 keeping the stom- ach and towels right, Mrs. A. Van- derveer, Port Colborne, Ont„ says: " 11,v baby was cross, restless and hand diarrhoea. I gave her Baby's Own Tablet* and they helped her nlmost at once. Ithink the Tablets n splendid medirino for children.' The Tablets are guaranteed to cure all the minor aliment's of little ones; they contain no opiate or poison drug, and can be given safely to a new born babe. Sold by medlclne dealer*, or mailed at 25 cent* a box, by writing to the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co„ Brockville, Ont. sit 11 bright little lite. Every her should be in a position it rd against, or cure these trot- , wn lledle11 (01cncelwilll actlso surne el7- Own 1 mirror, nitd ground leis teeth ; only Tablets.y 11.0 sboxsafely 1110 Tablets id re there keptaJ,Itttl' ones, home giving an oetcasonai Tablet hot thor ailments will bo prevented, your little one will be kept well happy. Don't wait until the Lady Bligh sett stoically sail. "Ho camp back to the trap very, 1 drunk -blind, epeechJese, paralytic," the bride explained rapidly, "and owned up what hod done as told ae brass. So I let hint have it with the wrap, pretty sudden, I can tell you! It was chiefly for Ills drunken Insolence -but not altogether," said Gladys, candidly'. Mr. Travers had been glad to peek up a thing or two concern- ing Australian polities, but he seem- ed now to consider himself snf(Ictent• Iy enlightened. "Do .von sing, Mrs. Bligh?" Io ask - tel, somewhat abruptly. "Not a note," Bald the bride, per- ceiving with regret that the subject was changed. "You piny, perhaps ? If *o--" "No, I can't play neither," said the bride; smiling broadly -and bewitch- ingly. "I am no good at all, You see!" It seemed too true. She had not CHAPTER VII. The day after Mr. Travers dined at Twickenham Wits almost the first day that peeved without the happy pair running up to London together. "It's far too hot to think of town, or of wearing anything but flannels and it seemed to him that the dark eyes roving so eagerly over the land- scape were grown wistful and sad, "How Ilke It is to the old place 1" situ exclaimed at last, "You don't mean your father's run, Waddle ?" 'Yee, 1 (10 ;'this retaliate mo of more than anything I've seen yet." "What nonsense, my darling,' Bald AI(rxl, laughing. "Why, there 14 no s'uoh green spot as this 111 all Aus- tralia,' "Au, you were. in the drought, you 133'11; you never Raw the run after dement reline. If you had, you'd soon see 1he 11kerwtes between Giotto big paddocks In what we call the '( Block' awl this. But the road spoils tide place; It wants a bush road; lot's gut off It fur a bit," So they bore inward, to the left, Gladys was too thoroughly charmed, and too thoughtful, to say much. And note the cool bracken wee higher than their knees, and the sun beat now they walked very (1011 turf Tike velvet, in the shadows of the trees. ".You don't get many trees like these out there," said Alfred. "Weil -not In Itdverina, I know we don't,' ((lady." reluctantly admitted; 111131 se)11 she added: "Nor any water. hales like title," For they found themselves on the largest of the Peal Ponds. There was no wind. Not a ripple could be seed upon the whole expellee of the wu• ter. The fierce sun was still mellowed by a titin, gauzy haze, and the rays were diffused over the pond In a solid gleam. The trees on the far side snow -e1 fairly distinct outlines, and entirelyliet withoutsdetail. Tat qday 11'1113 sufficiently sultry, even for tho 1011 Tluunes valley, Int And yet," cent Muer! Gladys, speaks ear ing sblvfy and thoughtfully, "it does o(1. remind one of the bush, somehow. I La I hare sometimes ,brought a molt of rp sheep through the ecru') to the 11- water. In the middle if the day, and Ito tiro water looked Just �'ike this --like tis At as Fent big lump of quicksilver' pressed Into the ground and shaved off level. he That'd bo on the hot still days, at something like lo'otny. We now 1(e � and then did have a day like this, 1(0- 1 you know -only, of course, a jolt Id, sight hotter. But we had more days 11111 with the hot wind, hot and strong; 011 what terrors they were 1011011 you '11 were o1( wworedriving sla 1irrmen,Lous st le I rider, Meddle," 110 - g band, remarked her 11us I o Wasn't i Just ! Ever since I wag et I thet iglh 1 And 1 was fond, like of (1111," k - r Old run -knew every inch of it bettor than any maul on the platce- except the old man, and per - d linos Daft Harry. Knew it, 0 Wenn a remeemberlthe sunrise om outrthere, dull, and ref, and sudden—to sundown, 0 1 when you spotted the station pines - black ns Ink against the bit of pink ° sky, as you came lack from musler- °r hag, Lea's see—I forget how it goes —no, it's 11110 thief: r 'Twas merry '111111 the black -woods r i when we spied the station (04(18, yar To wheel thde, wild scrub cattle at Willi 11 rowing tiro of stock -whips enc! at fiery ran of hoofs, 01i, the hardest day wad never then • deo /mid I That's how Lti goes, I think. Wo used d 111011med to remember it as we rode home, dog-tired. But' it was sheep with ns, not cattle, mor0'e the pity. Why, w1111t'e wrong, Alfred? Have yon seen as ghost ?" "No. But you fairly amazo me. darling. 1'd no idea you knew any ioetry. biVat id It ?" "Gordon—moan to say you're never hoard of him ? Adana Lindsay Gor- don! You trust have heard of nim, out there. Everybody knows him in the bush. Why, I've heard elhear- ('rs, hawkers and ew(1gmen dpout- hag him by the yard! Ho was our Australian poet, and you never had one to boat him. Father says do. Father say() he is as good as Shake- speare." (To be Continued,) for 00m0 way of expressing who was in Ids mind, without elthe wounding her feelings or letting he see that hie own were sore. Now they milked to Richmond by 1113 the river and then over the bridge but, before they climbed the hill tt the park gates, a solemn ceremony Insisted upon by Alfred, ware duly ob served ; the bride ate a "Maid of 1100or' In the Original Shop; atm When the famous delicacy hail been despatched and criticised and Alfred lied giver a wild and stumbling ac- count of its historic origin, his wife led Vie way buck Into the sunshine In such high spirits that his 01011 de. Jretlon deepened sensibly as the bur- den of his unuttered remonstrances lucreased. At last In despair, he re- solved to hold his tongue for that morning, at least. Then, indeed, they chattel cheerfully together for the Mat time, during the walk, and he Was partly with dor 1n1 her abuse of the narrow streets and pavements of Richmond, but still stuck up for them on the plea that they were quaint and thoroughly English; whereat Who laughed him to scorn and NO they reached the park. But no sooner wan the soft, cool grass under their dusty feet, and upland swelling before them ns Dar 1113 the, eye could travel, than the bride became suddenly and unac- countably silent. Allred stole curi- ous glances to 11e walked at her aide, Cherry Salad. Pit ripe, sour cherries, then chill the fruit and serve avid( •a french dressing. English or black walnuts may alto 110 used in 001111ecti(1> w•I111 the cherries. Dreadful Case of Itching Piles Doctor Wanted to Burn the Skin With a Red Hot Iron— Patient Was Cured by DR. CHASE'S OINTMENT. Mr. Alex. McLean, Talbot Vale, N. S., writeo: "For two y/vnpU I worked n,e secttomman on the Dominion Coal Company's railroad bet wenn Sydney laud Glace Ray, N. S., and during that time was exposed to all sorts of went• tier. Gradually my Iuntith (filled, and I b -.c1(01 a victim of protruding pt:e1, At first I 3111 not know what 111y 1i1l- 11191t woo, but consulted a 'lector, and tllougu ho treaty -t 1111' for they only grew worse. e "1 was formal to give up work cunt return to my loom. My s1I(1,1 ing 00uld scarcely be described. I could not. stalk or lio down, but while Ue rest of the honey WAS sleeping 1 w.o0111 1), groaning and aching from tarn excruciating pains. "Agate I decided to consult a doc- tor. This one stripped me, and said the pllrgs would Imn.ve to be burned with a re¢b•hot Iron. I flilvered at tee thought of burning the fleeh, and told bpm I could not think of under- going each an operation, e0 he gave me some salve, for which he ohargr.' me two dollars, but It did not do r,; any good, "1 was in a desperate condition, and had shout given up hopo of ever be - I [lig freed from this dreadful 611f(er- ing ('lion a frlend told me about Dr. ('hose's Ointment.a Ho said b0 had Hearn Ip many 1008 that it had cared that he would lay for it hlm- nett if It fulled to cure. i "My experience with Dr. Chasm's uiutinent is that the first applies - (ion did me more good than did the two doctors, and it has matte me as ,v. II and as free from 'Oleg as any 111 in. Since being cured I lvorkeel dur- ing 1111' winter in the lumber woods earl experienced no return of my old trouble. I amt not putting it too s100(1(g when I say that Dr. Chase's ointment wets worth $100 a box to ane. You are free to tlge lay testimon- al for the benefit of others, ms I feet :t my duty to make known thin great ointment.' I)r. Chase's Ointment, 60 'cents a box, at nil 'lalers, or lComalson, I:It ea & Co., Toronto. To protect you against Imitations, the portrait and signature of Dr. A. 1v. Chase, the f*11(018 recipe hook author, are on every box of his retie c><i1eYti 1 •