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The Blyth Standard, 1903-08-06, Page 3I laid The real joy of an outing is good tea! Blue Ribbon Tea is made from the tenderest and most delicate leaves and flowers of the Ceylon tea plant. It is delicious an cream}' to the taste—is simply delightful with bread and butter. Blue Ribbon Ceylon Tea Black, Mixed C.ylon Green 40c. should be Ash for the Fifty Wed Label His ustralian Brifle ft GEM iN TNG ROUGH • "Ho can't go on loving mo always, unless I improve," she maid dismally. "I mast get more like hie own people, and get on letter With thein, and all that. I a:ust Yet he doesn't tell me how to set to work; and it's laud to find out for oneself. I urn trying; but It's very hard. If only somebody would show me how I For, unless I fined out, he can't care ttxntt toe much longer —{[ see It—he can't." Yet it teemed that he did. If attending to the moat extrava- gant wish most lightly 'spoken counts or anything, Alfred could eertnhily care for hie wife stili, and did earn tor her very dearly Indeed. And that wish that Gladys had expreesed while walking through the village of Ham—the desire to drive about in a Couch-and-four—had been at least lightly uttered, and had never since oroaed her mind, very possibly. Nev erthelese, one day In the second week of June the coach -and -four turned up —spick and seen, and etartting and fa.lry-like ae Cinderella's [ammo vehi- cle. It was Alfred's surprise ; he had gest the coach for tho rest of the era. eon ; and when he RAW that hie wife could find no words to thank him— but could only gasp at him In 'teener', With her lovely eyes grown soft and melting, and hem hand preened la hero — then, most likely, the honeet fellow experi- speed a purer Joy than he had ever known in all hie life before. Nor did the surprise end there. By collusion with Lady Blight end Granville, a strong party had been eeeretly con- vened for Arcot the very next day; and a charming drese, which Gladys had never ordered, came down from her dreeemaker in Conduit etreet that evening—when Alfred confess- ed, and wars hugged. And thus, just as she was getting low and mis- erable and melt-conscloue, Ghutyewao carried off her feet end whirled without warning into a state, ofim- mense excitement. Perhaps she could not have ex - prowled her gratitude more eloquent- ly than oho did but a minute before they all drove off In the glorious June morning; when, getting her husband to herself for one moment, she [lung her arms about him neck and whispered teoderly: "I'm going to be an good es gold all tiny—lt'e the least 1 can do, detr- ltng 1" CHOLERA INF/11'1t'M. Cholera infantum 113 one of the most dreaded diseases of Infuucy. It la prevalent during the heat of 1vut- mer 1n spite of all the caro mot.hero may take to guard against It, and It sometimes progreeees so quickly that desalt (*sours It a few hours no matter what care is given the child. The first thing to do is to stop feed• Ing the child and give Iden plenty of irtwh air and pure water to drink. (live Baby's Own Tablets to carry off the poison in tho "'intent. 1)o not under any elroumgtsnoee give a medicine to check the diarrhoea, except under the advice of a doctor. By tieing baby's Own Tnblote the carie of the diarrhoea will be re- moved, and the disease will thus be chocked In a natural tnanner. Proof that the 'Athlete cure this too often fatal trouble Is given by Hies. Her- bert Burnham, Smith's Falls, Ont., who stye: "When my eldest child was elx wneke old he had an attack of ahotera Mantua) and was at death's door. efy doctor advteed me to try Baby's Own Tablets, and in twenty-four hours baby was bettor ;' the vomiting and purging ceased and ho regainers strength rapidly." Keep the Tablets in the bolise— their. prompt use may save your tittle one's lite. Sold by medicine dealers or tent postpaid at 2t1 cents a box by wrttbng the Dr. sd'illla me Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. I.And cher was no worse duan her ivord. The raring interested her vastly—x1141 won at couple of sweep- ; stakes, too, by the way—yet all I day she eurboel her wild excitement with complete success. Only her dark eves sparkled so that ' people declared they had meter seen at woman NO handsome, and hi ap- pearance so animated, who paved to 111100 NO little—oo appelhtngly little to erre for herself. And It wax Gladys herself who drove then) all home again, handling the rihbone as no other woman handed thein that 'mason, and cracking her whip as very few men could crack 0110, so that It was heard for half n nolle through the clear evening. air, while for half that dintnuee people twisted their necke and strained their eyes to 800 the last of the dark, bewttehing, dashing driver who threaded her way with such nerve and skill through the moving mate of wheels and horse- flesh that clinked the errantry roads. And, wltlr it all, she kept her pro- mise to the atter. And her husband wan no less delighted than proud. And only her bother -in-law Rdt ag- grieved. 1i I'! ' But It's too good to lust," ens 'Mat young man's eoustnnt 0011a0110 11011. "it's it record. eo far; Uu s1N11 break out before the day is over; shell entertnln us yet —or I'll know the reason Why I" he may have added In 11113 most secret soul. At all events, as Ile eat next her at dinner, when the Lady Lettice Dunlop—Inds right-hand neighbor—remarked ht a whisper the bride's silence, Granville was particularly prompt to whisper back: "Try her about Australia. Sound her on the comparative merits of their races out there and Ascot. Talk In front of me, If you like; I don't nand ; awl she'll like it." So Lady Lattice Dunlop leant over gracefully, and said she had heard of a race called the Melbourne Cup; and how did It compare with the (told Cut; at Ascot ? The bride shook her head conclu- sively, and a quick light camolato her eyee. "There to no comparison.' •You mean, of course, that your race does not compare with ours? Well, it hardly would, you know 1" Lady Lettice smiled compassion- ately. Not a bit of it !" was the brusque end astonishing retort. "I mean that the Melbourne mop knocksspote —I mean to say, rs sea thousand limes better titan what we saw to- day 1" The Lady Lettioe eat upright again ami manipulated her Ian. And It was Granville's opening. "I can quite believe It," chine! In Gran. " I always did hear that that taco of yours was the rare of the world. Englishmot say e0 who have been out there, Lady Lettice. But you should tell us wherein the super- iority Iles, Ghulye." The bride complied with alacrity. " Why, the course is ever so much Meer ; there are ever &1 many more people, but ever 140 much less crowd- ing; the management of everything Is ever so much better ; and the drer;.:es are gayer—ever so emelt !" " Ever so mush" 311(8 a recent re- form suggested by Alfred. It was an un knibted Improvement upon "a lolly- eight," which it replaced: hut, like most reforms, It was apt to be too 0111011 en evidence just at first. She rattled off the points at a reckless rate, and paused fairly breathless. Her 'Speaking looks and silent tongue no longer presented their curious contradiction ; elle not only looked excited, hut spoke excitedly now. Lady Lettice smiled faintly, with elevated eyes and eyebrows, ae she lis- tened—till the romparteon between Colonial and English dress, at which home -touch Lady Lettice was mo- mentarily overcome behind her fan. HOT WEATHER FAG. No Vim, No Snap, No l';nertty, Exertion Ih•endrd and Work shunned. "Fagged right out,," Is an appro., prime way, to express tho feelings of many people during the hot sum- mer menthe. No strength, no vigor, no soap, no ambition, too weary to work and tem languid to take any Indeed, to downright tleprealng epee - tacks, a. h(gwlrss summer's tiny 1r the Thermo Valley Is exceptionally rich. Tun erele, however, had 110 monop- oly of bail spirits that morning. Title bocame plain at breakfast, but it was not ei p1•rin that (110drJ03t1on of the °there anew from the same simple cause 118 her own. Vaguely, she felt keen pleasure 111 Ilio. You aced ni that 11 did not. At once oho asked tonic for this summer fug, and the herself 1f aught that she had done or tons bust rammer tunic a the world said unwittingly could be connected is Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale in any way with the general silence People. Every dose mattes new rich at on queer looks; and then she ques- blood, tones the nerves, sharpens toned herself closely on every Incl - the appetite, stimulates the livor, and ba1118lieR weakness and ,weari- ness, headaches, backaches ,languor and deepondency. The only tonin that 0111 do tide for you le Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills—it's a waste of monoy to experiment with anything else, Mr. Louie Douoet, Grand Etang, N. b., ways: "1 ^:ad ,ery much, run clown In health and was weak and enmity ' tired. My appellee was vari- able, my Ilery08 unetrung and I often felt a complete tndiepoeitlon to work. &flee trying several medicines with- out benefit, 1 decided to aryl Dr. Wil- liams' nm link 1111x, anl atter takings few boxes I tett better than I had 40110 for months and equal to any ex- spoke to her to tell her that he ',Ilion. I don't know anything to meet go up to town, ou bueluese, equal Dr. Williams' Pink P11Ie when and therefore alone; and lie left one thole fagged oat." without nay tenderness in bidding You can get the pills from any deal - coming from that hot country. And t I baso had a fire all the morning, and 8114o Inas not 1 Rite l000ked sad, too, aR web as cold, now 1 thank of it, I wonder why? She seems 00 unconscious of everything, NO lude- poudent, 140 indifferent. And, cer- tainly, I blame myself for seeing so little of her. But does the smallest advance ever come from her side? Does she ever try to meet tae half- ? If only she lint done e0—If only elle were to do so How"-- Larly Blign Mopped before follow- ing further a futile and mortifying train of spocuiutlon. No; it were bet- ter, atter all, that no advances should bo made now. It was a little too late for them. 11, in the beginning, bee daughter-rn-law had come to her and sought her symputily and her advice It would have been pooelble then to influence and to help her; It might have been not difficult, even, to , break to her—gently and with tact —many of iter pscullarltles ao they appeared. But she had not come, and now IL was too lute. The account )night have been settled item by Item, but the sum was too heavy to deal with In the lump. "Yet her face troubles me," saki Lady Bligh. "It le so handeom0, so 1trIking, so full of character and of splendid possibilities; and I cannot understand wily It should sometimes look eo wistful and longing; for at all events this mot be a very d1f• ferent—and surely u preferable—ex• Lstence to her old rough llte out there, with her terrible father" (Lady Bligh ehuddereell "and no mother.' Filo" could not write, so she drew the easy chair C10190 to the lire, and wrapped a shawl about her shoulders, and placed a footstool for her feet, end sett down In luxury with a Re- view. But neither could Lady Bligh read, and ultimately her brooding would probably have ended in a nap, had not someone tapped at the door. Lady 131.411—a Vhlor (indolence, a ° who connuo lly practised her principl —being taken unawares, was weak enough to push buck her cltuir some- what, and to kick aside the footstool, before saying, "Come in." Then she hooked round—and it was the bride herl(. Am I disturbing ,von very melt ?" nskod Gladys, calmly ; indeed, she ehnteetine door behind her without ea fat the answer. dont of the tu•evlauo day end her own conduct therein—a style of self-exnm- itmtlon to 010011 Gladys was lec0111- Ing sadly used. But nu, oho could re- member nothing that oho 1111.11 done or Held amiss yesterday. With respect to that deny, ut tenet, her 00ueeience was clear. She Could say the same of no other tiny, perhaps; but yesterday morning she 11114( promised her 110 - band golden behavior ; and she hon - telly believed, this morning, that she 1)4141 kept his proml80 woll.Yet hie mea- ner wee stranges of all this morning, and particularly 'strange towards her, hie wife. It was as though Ito I had hoard something egahtot her. Ho barely leaked at her. Ile only er ret medicine, or they will be sent paid at foo Bente a box, or six boxes for 5250, by writing direct to the De William' Medicine Co., Brookville, one Be sura you get the genuine Pink l'llls for Palo People" 011 elm wrapper around the box. But the Maio had other hearers be- sides Lade Lettice; and those who heard listened for more; and those w;, listened for more heard Gran- ville remark pleasantly i a ally "yon used to Couto down from the Irish for the Melbourne Cup, then'."" "Did once," Gladys wall heard to reply. "Have a good titutr?,, x0." „Ohl gentlenutn In hick, then'' "Pretty well. No; not altogether, I think." "Didn't entre about going again, r 11 „„ "No; hat that was because he knocked np when we got back." The conversation had become en- tirely confidential between the two. Lady Lettice was out of it, and looked as though she were glad of that, thoargh In reality she was listening with quite a fierce Intereet. °therm were listening, tow, 1a.ne1 not a few were watching the bride with a thorough fascination; the good humor and high spirits with which she was now beaming over 01- { t lanced her beauty to a remarkable( degree. 'What' was It that knocked him B up?' inquired Granville softly, but In distinct tones. her good-bye, though it was the Bret tltno 110 haW gone up without her, Ghtdye was distressed and appre- hensive. What haul eltodon0? She did not know; nor could mho guese. But Rho did not knots that the longer oho stood 111 tho empty room0, and drummed tvltlt her fingers upon the cold, bleared pan00, gazing out at tho wretched day, the more elle yearned for one little glimpse of the sunlit boone lino barest Bandhill on her father's run would baso s:ttis- fled Iter to long as 1114 00111001.Dame with a sharp edge against the glor- ious dark-bluo sky; the worst bit of mallet) scrub In all Risorius — wltlt tho fierce cwt gieli ng the leaves— would hare presented a morecheery prospect than this one on the Lemke of the renowned (but overrated) 111:11008. So thought (lladye; and nor morning pawed without 111m 01. occupation, but with many sad re flections and bewildering conJec- turee, uud in complete solitude; for Lady Bllgit was upstairs In her little room, and every- body else WAS in 'town. No end luncheon enliven mutters in i1 Meat. It wee virtually a silent, as 1 was certainly a disagreeable, tete-a tete. a.ud yet, though Indy Bligh wen up again to hor little room witlou so name no Inquiring into her daugh tor -in-law's plans for tho afternoon, neither wart She without a slight wing° of ahem herself. "But I could not help it t" Lndy Ilgh exclaimed to herself more than emoc—to often, In fact, as to prove conclusively that she could have helped) It. •'I could not help It—Indeed 1 cold not. Once or twloq I did try to sty something—but there, 1 could riot do It ! After all, what have,, I to talk to her about ? What le there In common between ee? On the outer hand, is not talking to Iter hanging ewer on tenter -hooks, for dread of it she will sway next And this Is ifretl8 wife ! No pretensions—none f 1110 Instincts—no, not ono!" A Comfortable fire was burning In he sanctum, Lighting up the bur - lolled brags of fender and guard and 110 brown tiles of the fireplace with a cheerful effe t ; and title made the chill, gray light that hung over the wilting table under he window less inviting, If pos- ble, than it had been before lunch- eon. Lndy Blight Immediately felt hat, for idols afternoon, writing here over there in the cold was tit of the question. She stoat for moment before the pleasant fire, gating regretfully at Alfrol c pho- tograph on the chimney -piece. Then a thought Smote her—heavily. She rang the bell, keen(' nid answered It. "Light a fire for Mrs Alfred downetaire—Inn tho morning -room, I think—anal this minute. How dread- ful of taco not to think of it before!" said Lndy Bligh, whoa the servant was gone. "Poor girl! Now I think of it; elle dad look cold at the table. I foel the cold myself to -day, but elle must feel It ton times more, (To be Coattnued.) r I Scientific Feedings. t Mother's slow at figures, but she always has to count The prot0ld1 to see that we secure t the right amount. t She keeps a pad of paper and a pencil' near the sink, And cetimatee our vlctonlo—alt the things we eat or drink. She histo our carbohydrates and she scribbles down the fat, And our specific gra vity--alto always Watches that. She Rm11ed at 1110. "Never you mind.' "hut I urn Interested." He looked It. She R1nilyd at him again, not dream- ing that any other eye Woe upon her; then she raised her champagne glass re (non eu two Inch `14 the table and set It down again, and her 8I1111e broad. A enol, an though tt were the beet I Joke ID the world. Tho refined tale was told. The no t tion ,ins understood by all who had listened to what went before. The ,hedge ivaR 010 of those who both slew and heard, and he stroke to Granville on the subject after- wards, and with some severity. lint t Grates defence erne oonvincing en- el lo 0 IL "toxon my honor, eir." he protested. "I had no kind of Idea what wait oompng." "Well, Raid the Judge, grimly, "I (nope everybody did not take it in, Her own father, too 1 Apart from the'offenstveneem of the reveht- tion, there was a filial dlxreipect in it whloh, to mei was tete W01'01 part of It all." Granville looked at his father hu- morously through his eye -glass. "I fear, eta she is llko our noble pro(e8elon—no respecter of persons!" But the Judge saw nothing to smile at. "et is nothing to Joke about, my boy." he observed. "It has pro- voked me more than I can' say. It is enough to frighten one out of ek- ing people to the house. It forces 1110, to do what I am very unwilling to do; I shall speak Seriously' to Al- fred before we go to bell." CHAPTER IX. Wild weather set in after '.8001. The break-up was sudden ; In Eng- land It generally ie. In a single night the wind flew Into the east, and clouds swept Into the sky, and thea atomotere and barometers went down with a run together. One went 10 bed on a warm, still, oppressive might In June; one got up four menthe later in the rough October weather. The bride came ckm.n ehivering and ag• grieved; the whims anti frailties of the English climate were new to her, and sufficiently disagreeable. Site happened to be down before any- one etre, moreover; and there were no fires in the rooms, which were filled with as chee_rIe80, pallid light; while 0111elde the prospect was die - ma 1 Indeed. The 11,in brat violently upon the windows facing the river, and the blurred panes distorted a picture that MIR already melancholy enough. The sa11101 leaa.vos, darkened and die. colorer hp the ruin, swungheavily and nerveleoely in the wind; the strip of river behind the trees was bitten, like the Sky, and 8eretrable from It only by the narrow, formtoee emcee that marked the Surrey shore. In the garden the paths were flanked with yellow, turbl l runnels; the lawn alone looked happy and healthy ; the life Hemmed drowned amt of everything else — In this single night after Ascot. Gladys ehly- eret afresh, and turned her hook on tee window° in miserable Rplrite. And, Mother's slow at figures, but she wants to do her beet. She's !Welled to the lectures nttll 8110 IN mascara] Of scientific demons and a regulating cu r11— .1m1 while she chews her pencil all the eggs are boiling hard. She Bete bewildered wlth it, and she has to balance up, And the coffee Is eo sturdy that '1t almost cracks the cure Mother's Blow et flgurce—eo our brenkfatxt's always late; The proteids end the hydrates make the task for her too great. 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