Ross Gazette 30th July 1914 - Page 9
Ross Gazette 30th July 1914 - Page 9
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| Date | 30/07/1914 |
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| Type | Newspaper |
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| Language | English |
| Area | Ross Gazette |
| Collection Holder | Herefordshire Libraries |
| Date of Publication | 30th July 1914 |
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[ ALL RIGHTS RESERVED . ) stay away so long ! Why and her father never called to say good - morning ! Why had not THE MISSING BRIDEGROOM Frank sent to inquire how she was ! OBS BY SILAS K. HOCKING Author of " Who Shall Judget " " The Shadow Between , " " " A Desperate Hope , " " God's Out- " Her Benny , " " Yours and Mine , " & o . SYNOPSIS OF OPENING CHAPTERS : The granddaughter of a famous Cornish smug- gler , and the only care of her father , sweet May Trefusis , is to marry Frank Carleon , Bir Ralph Carleon's second son . The country - folk wor- ship May , and it is generally thought that Frank Carleon is a very lucky man . The wedding - morn- ing dawns with many gay preparations , but Frank Carleon , who , with his father , had slept at the Trefusis , is nowhere to be found . Vainly Sir Ralph Carleon and Mr. Trefusis search every corner of the big house , which used to be known " The Smugglers ' Keep , and all the country round . The servants maintain that Frank must be on the premises somewhere , as every door and window had been found bolted as they had left them overnight But they cannot find the missing Sir bridegroom , and the search is abandoned . Ralph leaves in anger , half - accusing Mr. Trefusis of having " spirited " the bridegroom away . 8.3 CHAPTER III . Tilda was busy arraying her young mistress in bridal attire . Her hands trembled a good deal in spite of all her efforts to keep them steady , and her heart throbbed so loudly that she was sometimes afraid that May would hear . All the time she listened intently for any sound that would set her mind at rest . It seemed impossible that Frank Carleon could have got lost within the walls of the house . They would surely find him asleep some- where , and all their anxiety would be at an end . " You are very quiet , Matilda , " May said to her more than once , and Tilda would rouse herself and say , " Am I , miss ? " She went to the bell and pulled it violently , and then stood facing the door with parted lips and fast - beating heart . The house seemed ominously quiet . The banging of doors had ceased ; all the sounds that reached her ears came from without . She was on the point of rushing out to know what had happened when a footstep sounded outside , followed by a timid knock on the door , and the next moment her father stood before her pale and breathless . One look at his face convinced her that something had gone wrong . " Has something happened ? " she ques- tioned , feeling herself grow suddenly rigid . voice . " Sit down , my child , " he said , in a strained " Fix ? " she questioned , dropping into an " Well , you see , the marriage has to be " We are in rather an awkward fix . " easy - chair . solemnised before twelve o'clock in order to THE ROSS GAZETTE THURSDAY , JULY 30 , 1914 . xidnap him . He anybody nomid want to kidnap him . He was a man , and a strong , man at that , and well ble to defend himself ad to face was that be had gone away - left her , and for reasons he did not care , or had not the courage , to explain . It was a frightfully humiliating position for her to be in , but her pride came to her rescue , and by dinner time she was able to join her father and Sir Ralph Carleon in the dining - room . CHAPTER IV . Before the church clock struck the hour of noon nearly every man and boy in St. Olaves had turned out to scour the neighbourhood . questioned as to whom he had met on the be had picked up after considerable expe- rience at the police - courts : " We are of opinion that Mr. Frank Car leon left the house some time during the night of the fifteenth , but there is not sufficient evidence to show how he got out . " Police- Sir Ralph snorted and grew red in the face . " We don't want your opinion , " he said , bitingly . You were brought here to make an examination of the premises . " And we have done it , sir , " constable Williams replied , stiffly . " And you have discovered nothing ? " " Not finger - print , sir . ” " I never expected you would , " Sir Ralph snorted , angrily . " I never knew & police- yet who man discovered anything worth knowing . " DRESSMAKING AT HOME . BY SYLVIA A Waistcoat Blouse . Amongst the many styles of blouses pre- sented to our notice must be placed the waistcoat affair , which , though not a novelty in the realms of fashion , is one so far as this column is concerned . It will therefore , I hope , be welcomed by those of my readers who are on the look - out for new ideas and are not content with what everyone else is wearing . In 1,806 you have you will see it is a sort of cross between th a good idea of the kind of thing I mean , and blouse and the bodice . The vest front , which is extended into a belt , is usually made of another and firmer material than the blouse ; also the collar and cuffs , either patterned or of piqué , the latter being very popular as a the fields , the ditches , the streams , the cliffs , Perhaps then , sir , you would be good the woods , the plantations - everything was examined with the closest scrutiny . Every - enough to say why you brought us here ? " body who came into St. Olaves was eagerly Police - constable Williams inquired , stiffly . " Why ? " he snarled . That's my busi- way . Messengers were sent to all the out nees , " and he turned and marched out of the lying villages and hamlets , with strict in - room . Anish . On the following day he returned to Pen- structions to make the closest inquiry pos- maining at Burwood . Besides , he hated the He place and everyone in it except May . was bound to admit that she had courage For one . and even style . 60 young , and brought up as she had been , she struck him as being something of a wonder ; but , John Trefusis he had nothing but contempt for . A man who never rode to hounds , or took any interest in sport , or went to London for recreation , or got drunk on occasion , was not What did an able- worth thinking about . bodied man want burying himself with books and scientific experiments . He was always suspicious of men who dabbled in chemistry and such - like things . Chemistry was such a mysterious thing , he was not at all sure that be legal , and the time is slipping away very rapidly . " But I am quite ready , " she said , breathsible . Fishermen pulled their boats along the dormick . Nothing was to be gained by re- lessly . " Indeed , I have been waiting quite a foot of the cliffs , or as near as they dared long time . " Yes , yes , my child ; but the truth is Frank venture , and looked with keen eyes at every ledge and hollow . Every farmer for miles is not ready . " round examined his haystacks and corn mows , and peered into every corner of his barn and outhouses . Every pedlar and gipsy was ques- tioned as though he had been guilty of a crime ; but the day passed and evening came , and the mystery remained as much a mystery as ever . The day that was to close with bon- fires and crackers ended in depression and gloom . For a moment she looked at him with wide open eyes , not quite comprehending . A dozei possibilities seemed to rush suddenly through her brain . Had he deceived her ? Had he discovered some legal obstacle ? Had he re- pented his bargain ? Or had he fallen ill , met with an accident , or - or had he merely over- slept himself ? Tell me quickly what has happened , " she cried impatiently . " Why do you stand look ing at me that way ? " We do not know yet what has happened , " he said , with an effort . Frank since last night . " " No one has seen " No one has seen him since last night ? " she repeated slowly after him , and her round . eyes grew wider and wider , and she looked at " You are not sorry , surely , that I'm going him without blinking . All the colour had now to be married ! " Oh , no , indeed - that is , in a way I'm not . Of course , it will make a difference . " " But a difference for the better . I shall be all the happier , you know , and therefore all the easier to please . " " I hope you will be happier , " Tilda fal- tered , getting behind her mistress so that she should not see her tearful eyes . " But you can never be better to me than you have been . " " You will miss me , no doubt , while we are away on our honeymoon- " " Terrible ' m , " Tilda intercepted with a gulp . " But we shall soon be back home again . Oh , the time will slip away like a dream - a happy dream ! It will go all too fast , I know . I am eager to see London and Paris . Oh , think of seeing Paris ! good to be true . " It seems almost too . " It will be wonderful , no doubt , " Tilda assented . " And isn't my wedding - dress lovely ! " " It's too bootiful for words , ' m . " " You think white becomes me , Matilda ? I want to look well to - day of all days . I hope he will be pleased with me . " " Everything becomes you , ' m , " Tilda pro- tested , but white makes you look like an angel . " But I don't want to look like an angel , " May laughed . " I want to look like a woman . A pretty woman , you know , " and she twisted herself round in front of a tall mirror . There were still a good many touches be fore the robing was complete , and Tilda fell into silence again . " What a terrible banging of doors there is , " May remarked , at length . " There's always a lot of coming and going on a wedding - day , " Tilda suggested . " Yes , of course , but mine is to be a very quiet wedding , after all . You see , I have so few friends . I never realised before how few . " " A few good ones , ' m , are worth heaps of the other sort . " " Yes , that is true ; but I expect Frank will bring crowds of people round him . He must have hundreds of friends ; he is so handsome and engaging . " " Yes , he's terrible handsome , ain't he ? " " Of course he's handsome , but not at all terrible . Is that the sound of people run- ning Go to the window and look out . " " It's only Baker , ' m . " Tilda spoke from the window . " I expect he's forgot some . thing , as usual . Such a head as that man has for forgettin ' , I never heard of . " It will be time soon for him to bring round the carriage , won't it ? the morning creeps away . " " How slowly " It seems to me to be going all too fast , " Tilda gulped . " she her whis May laughed brightly and shrugged pretty shoulders . You see , " pered , circumstances alter casos . Now pin on my veil , " she added , after a pause . sure it's nearly time to go . " " I'm " Not quite yet , ' m ; but if you like I'll run downstairs and inquire how things are going on . " " Yes , do ; and be sure you bring back the correct time . wouldn't be late for the World . " Tilds slipped out of the room without another word . She felt that the tension was becoming unbearable . The air seemed heavy and oppressive . The swish of the wind in trees and the low boom of the sea sounded ominous . She wanted to hide her self somewhere and scream . the May walked to the window and looked out . Over the tree - tops she could see the water shining in the Porth , and beyond , hill rising above hill in the blue distance . To the right , over the high cliffs , the great Atlantic heaved and sparkled in the sunshine . To the left gone from her cheeks ; even her lips were livid . " You must try to be brave , my child , " he said soothingly . " I don't think it is possible that the wedding can take place to - day . " And he pulled out hie watch and looked at it . " But is he dead , father ? " she questioned , with dry lips . " I should say not , " he answered vaguely . " Oh no , that seems impossible . He meant to be back in time , no doubt , but something has delayed him . Perhaps he forgot something and went to get it . We don't know . We are all at sea at present . " Tell me everything , " she implored . " Let Believe me , I can bear it . " Her eyes were quite dry , and her manner little to tell , " he said , " He is just not here , and cannot me know the worst . calm and collected . " There is so evasively . be found . " " Then he left the house early this morn- ing " she questioned , " before anyone was up ? " He drew up a chair and sat down beside her , and took her hand in his . " If you can help us , May , to solve the riddle , " he said , " we shall all be grateful . It seems at present like a huge practical joke . " In a moment her face flushed arimson , and she set her teeth tightly together . The sug- gestion was like the lash of a whip across her face . Painful and bitter as it was , it gave her just the stimulus that she needed . Before she could reply her father continued : The worst of it is , no theory we can ad- vance holds water for a moment . Do you know of any reason why he should leave you in this way ? " " None , father . " " You have not quarrelled ? " " Never . We have been the best of friends from the first . " " He seemed to be very fond of you ? " " Why , of course , father ; else why did he ask me to marry him ? " . John Trefusis did not reply to that ques- It occurred to him that love was not tion . always the determining factor in matrimony ; but he did not choose to say so just then . For awhile he remained silent ; then he looked at his watch again . " It is useless to hope any longer , " he said , holding his watch in his hand . " The take place wedding cannot to - day . " her chair and May rose suddenly from threw herself into his arms . tightly to his heart , but did not speak . He held her How terrible was her disappointment he did not know - could not guess , in fact . To this day she had looked forward for weeks and John Trefusis returned to Burwood at sun- down , worn out with anxiety and fatigue . Six Ralph had sat in the house most of the day muttering to himself that the boy had never left that cursed hole , and that if he was ever found living or dead he would be found within its walls . John Trefusis was wounded to the quick by the old man's insinuations . " You talk a though I were responsible , " John said , a littl angrily . " He was under the protection of your roof , " the old man retorted . " But if he chose to leave its protection that is not my fault . One of the best rooms in the house was set apart for his use . " " But he never did leave it . Do you think he would go away in his evening clothes , leaving all his belongings behind him ? " . " Then where is he ? " John demanded . " That is for you to answer , not me , " was the angry reply . " That he did not leave the house is a dead certainty . " " If he did not leave the house he is in it still . But he is not in it . You and I and the servants have searched from garret to cellar ; and so the evidence is overwhelming . He must have left the house , and of his own free will . " " But how did he leave it ? When did he leave it , and for what purpose did he leave it ? " and the old man brought down his fist on the table with bang . You know more about your on than I do , " John said , a little tartly " He may have had reasons of his own . " " You never liked him , " Sir Ralph snarled , " and you are not sorry that the wedding has not taken place . " John Trefusis grew distinctly paler , and for a moment did not reply . Then he said , quietly and with dignity : " That , Sir Ralph , is a most unjust and most uncalled - for re- mark . Do you think my daughter's happiness is nothing to me ? Do you think I can wit ness her grief unmoved ! " " But , all the same , Frank is not the man you would have chosen for her , " the old man said , in milder tones . " That may be true , but I never attempted to interfere with her choice ; and when he asked for her hand , I gave my consent freely . What has happened is as great a grief to me as to you . " " Oh , tut , tut ! You have your daughter . have lost my son . You don't realise what that means to me - the other being a cripple . " " Believe me , I do understand . I would have given nearly all I possess to have pre- vented this trouble ; and nothing that I can yet do shall be left undone . I am not without hope even yet that he will return safe and sound . " Sir Ralph muttered something under his breath , and then the door was pushed open , and May , pale as a ghost , came slowly into the room . The old man eyed her with lowered brows , and wondered what lay at the back of that months . This day was to be the crown and calm , suffering face . That she was feeling the strain acutely was . certain . Every nerve she possessed seemed strung up to the highest tension . It was sheer power of will that brought her there to take her place at the summit of her existence . Her day of triumph - she was to be supreme over every- thing and everybody . The bride - whom every- one would be agape to see . And this was the end . Whether she thought the more of Frank's disappearance or of her own disap- pointment it would be hard to say . She began to sob at length , and John Tre- fusis bent down and kissed her tenderly . For a long time no tears came ; but dry , hard sobs shook her from head to foot . Then the tears began to fall like rain , and they were a blessed relief to both father and child . The moments passed swiftly into minutes , and he still held her clasped tightly to his heart . " She will be better after this , " was his thought , but he did not speak to her . could afford to wait . The storm would spend itself by - and - bye . She drew herself away from his embrace at length , and stood up quite proudly , and be- gan to unpin her bridal veil . " Will you send Matilda to me ? " she said , after a few moments , and without a word he left the room . head of her father's table . " Blow it , but she's got grit ! " he muttered under his breath . " I like a woman with backbone . " chair . it was not of the devil . For all he knew , Frank had been dissolved into vapour , in which case not all the policemen in the world would find him . " He was not sorry to get out of the house . He breathed more freely outside . He would always look back upon it as the tomb of his son . John Trefusis felt so keenly the disappear- ance of Frank , that he continued the search He day after day on his own account . ran the searched and cliffe for miles , numberless risks of breaking his Own neck . He instructed the fishermen to keep a sharp look - out when out in their boats , and went every day down to the Porth to see what the tide might bring in . The weather changed from wind to rain . The blue skies were hidden by masses of trailing cloud . On several occasions John monia . came home drenched to the skin . This , to a man of his way of living , was a dangerous occurrence . To a farm labourer or a fisher- man it would have meant nothing , but John had rendered himself peculiarly sensitive to damp and cold , and almost before he was aware , he was caught in the grip of pneu- To May the illness of her father was not an unmixed evil . It took her out of her- self , and left her no time for brooding , and as the days passed away and John Trefusis got steadily worse , her anxiety respecting the fate of her lover was obscured and largely crowded out by the closer and greater anxiety respect ing her father . If . he should die she would be doubly bereaved , and nothing left for her to live for . there would be It came to her with something of a shock of surprise , and her love for her father was greater , more absorbing than even her love for Frank Carleon . She had a vague feeling that it ought not to be so . Perhaps if she had married Frank it would not have been so . And yet , would marriage make so much difference ! She had no time , however , to debate the question . Her father demanded all her atten- tion . Trained nurses might be found in the large centres of population , but in St. Olaves Conse- they had scarcely been heard of . quently the bulk of the nursing devolved upon her and Mrs. Hyder , the housekeeper , with professional oversight by Mrs. Luny , an elderly and self - opinionated dame who was St. Olaves ' greatest authority and exponent in the science of nursing . B Fortunately Dr. George Tregony was skilful and up - to - date practitioner , and in- sisted on his instructions being carried out in every detail , or Mrs. Lúny would have had her patient in the hands of the undertaker within a week . More- Dr. Tregony had come to St. Olaves about a year and a - half previously , as assistant to Dr. Polwhele , and three months later was taken into partnership , very much to the ad- vantage of St. Olaves as a whole . Polwhele belonged to the old school of G.P.'s . over , he was getting past , work , and was glad to be relieved of some of the responsibility that had so long rested on his shoulders . George Tregony belonged to an old and much - respected Cornish of family , whom had been in the medical profession . He had passed his examinations with con- many siderable distinction , and gave every promise of a distinguished career . Why he had con- sented to settle down in an out - of - the - way place like St. Olaves was a puzzle to many of his friends . PATTERN No. 1,806 . I have therefore selected this last in com- bination with muslin for a white blouse , but you can get coloured cotton corduroy to match any other material you may choose if you do not care for all white . shows the blouse Diagram I. portion placed on 27in . muslin , opened out to its full width and folded in half . Diagram II . gives the vest and belt - part , with the collar and cuffs placed on 40in . piqué . Of the former three - quarters of a yard . you will require two yards and of the latter Having placed and arranged the pieces as I have shown in the two diagrams , mark round and cut out carefully , allowing good turnings . Selvedges Edges Steam Front Fold Solvedges CH Cut Cages DIAGRAM FOR PATTERN No. 1,800 . When this is done , gather the yoke - part of blouse - first turning in the edges very nar- rowly , also those of yoke - sew or stitch the edge to a strip of narrow veining , then draw up the blouse to this and secure evenly and sides neatly to the lower edge . Do both alike , then take the piqué fronts in hand . Turn in and tack the edges all round , snip- ping the curved portions in order to make them set well , gather the waist - part marked , arrange the vest over the corre sponding portion of blouse , drawing up the side to pouch a little as in the sketch , turn in the front edges to face those of the piqué , sew on the buttons . If you prefer it you can and stitch round . Make the buttonholes and or face the inside waist with the muslin piqué , after cutting off any superfluous edges . Finish off the back - waist in the same way , then join up the under - arm portions , make the collar , which is faced with muslin , and FOREIGN MATCHES More than ] half the matches used in Eng- land are made abroad . ENGLAND'S GLORY MATCHES ENGLAND are in made England . Every box you buy means MORE WORK FOR BRITISH WORKERS . MORELAND , GLOUCESTER . fhé suit consists of a tunic fastening at the side , the upper edge of which is ornamented with a little yoke , stitched flatly to it , whet the sides are merely finished with a wide hem . The back is all in one piece , and is joined to the fronts at the shoulders and under the arms . The lower edge is hemmed , when the sleeves , which are turned up with a false hem of the plaid material stitched on the right side , are sewn in the armholes , which should be comfortably loose . The knickers are stitched at the seama , hemmed at the knee - parts , and sewn into a band at the top , which is buttoned on to the underbodice . They are made to fasten at the sides . The suit will require 2 yards of 32 - in . material , HOW TO OBTAIN PATTERNS . Our paper patterns are specially out for us from designs expressly prepared for this column , and the cost of each complete pattern is 6d . post free . Address all letters , enclosing stamps for patterns , " Sylvia , " Whitefriars House , Carmelite- street , London , E.C. Be sure and mention the number of the pattern required when order ing . Patterns will be despatched within three days of the application being received . to Bournville Chocolate Perfect Chocolate Flavour WISE AND OTHERWISE Db's an ill wind that blows your last match out You can drive a pen , but a pencil must be lead . It's silly to cry over spilt milk . It might have been sour . Why is a good husband like dought - Be cause & woman needs him . The woman who believes all a man talla her must be either very young or - very wise . " What does Algernon call his motor boat ? " " Depends on how the engine is working . " " And for what were the proceeds of the entertainment used ? " " Oh , to help defray the expenses . " " Young man , we need brains in our busi- ness . " I know you do . That is why I'm looking for a job here . " " Is he rich enough to keep an automobile and a yacht ? " " Yes . He is even richer than that . He keeps a lawyer . " " No , sir , y ' wrong me . I never drink when I'm working . " " Which means , of course , that you drink at all hours . " " You She ( reproachfully ) : didn't mind spending money on me before we were mar ried . " He : " No ; I had it then to spend . " Reggy : " I thought you'd forgiven what I said and promised to forget it ? " Peggy " But I didn't promise to let you forget I'd forgiven it . " " I thought you were going to farm this " Yes , I had that in mind ; year , old chap . " but , you know , I couldn't get a farm near a decent hotel . " " Do you think that your father will accept " I haven't a doubt me as a son - in - law ? " " Father and I never about it , " said she . agree on anything . " " After all , it's a true saying that ' He Not at all ! laughs best who laughe last . The really true saying is , ' He laughs best whose laugh lasts " Bon ! " " I say , mamma , how much am I worth ? " ! " You are worth a million pounds to me , my " Well , mamma , can you lend me five shillings on account ? ” De longer you put off facin ' de trouble de squar ' , it looks so small dat you wonders why bigger it looks , but when you meet it fair an ' you was worried ' bout it . John ran to meet her , and led her to sew this neatly to the neck . Now make the " I did not expect you down to - night , my darling , " he said , warmly . cuffs , gather the sleeves at the wrist - parts , sew the cuffs to these as sketched , and finish off . " We have still to live , " she said , quietly . " Ay , ay , " Sir Ralph grunted- " the world A Child's Seaside Frock or Bathing Suit . goes on whether we will or no . " Certainly when he went as assistant to Dr. It is the time when the " call of the sea !! Dinner , on the whole , was a very quiet Polwhele he never intended to remain more makes itself heard , and as the small folk must meal . No one had any appetite for food . May than a year at the outside , and but for be provided with suitable attire whatever He ably , though the others did not appear to contracted , and he having been called in to suit in which the youthful person , either boy made a pretence of eating , but failed miser slight bronchial attack which May Trefusis happens I have illustrated in No. 1,807 a little notice it . John Trefusis would have avoided prescribe for her , he might , and probably or girl , can disport himself or herself quite discussing Frank's disappearance if it had would , have left St. Olaves within six months . happily on the sands without being worried been possible , but the old man was 60 May , however , proved a magnet too strong about spoiling or messing his or her clothes . obsessed with the idea that his son had never to be resisted . He was not ordinarily suscept- In a suit like that sketched a small girl will left the house that he refused to let the ible to the charms of women . Indeed , he had enjoy herself making sand pies and castles , subject drop . To May it was a new point of declared more than once to his friends that it consists of a tunic with knickers of the same view , and she listened with strained attention . women as " a class " he did not like , and the fabric , which is much more sensible and less Her father had told her only part of the story ; conviction was steadily growing upon him trouble than petticoate and white knickers . It seemed to her now that the most essential that he would never marry . His acquaintance The suit can be carried out either in part of it he had kept back . with May Trefusis , however , changed every butcher - blue linen , navy drill , or serge , and thing . If he did not fall in love with her at is brightened up with gay plaid material in first sight , it was something near akin to it . Her engagement to Frank Carleon staggered him , but he held his peace and quietly went on his way . But the world seemed a different place to him , and life a less valuable thing . Now he was thrown into daily contact with her again , but under new and painful con ditions . Yet how little did he guess that events were working up to another tragedy , and a tragedy in which he himself would be deeply involved . the Porth curved and twisted between woods Tilda came back with streaming eyes and and pasture land , and further away still a mottled cheeks . She made no attempt to rolling panorama of undulating country talk . She knew she would fail if she tried . losing itself somewhere in a haze of blue . " Please unfasten my dress , " May com- For awhile she did not notice anything manded , in slightly imperious tones , and Then two figures suddenly nearer home . Tilda obeyed at once . emerged round a bend of the drive . A " Put it out of my sight ! " she said , when moment later two others into sight . the dress was removed . Something tells me Then a policeman , hot and perspiring , struck I shall never need it again . " across the lawn , and was followed a few " Oh , don't say that ' m , " Tilda sobbed . minutes later by half - a - dozen fishermen in " Things mayn't be as bad as they look . " blue jerseys and sou ' - westers . And still " How do they look to you , Matilda ? " came others came - shopkeepers and errand boys - May questioned , without looking at her . followed by another policeman . What did it mean ? Had they come to be her body guard as she rode to her wedding ? How good of them if that was their purpose . She expected to hear the bells peal out directly . Everybody in St. Olaves would re- joice with her that day . She turned back and looked at herself Her bridal dress was again in the glass . certainly very handsome and very becoming , and her lips and cheeks had a warmer colour to - day than usual . After a few moments she returned to the window again , drawn thither by the murmuring of voices and the sound of trampling feet . There was quite a small crowd now , and their faces looked eager and anxious ; and as someone gave orders they marched away in detachments - some right , some left , some re- turning again towards the village . What did it mean ? Had something happened ? For the first time a sense of misgiving stole into her heart . Where was Matilda ? Why did she MANUFACTURAT TO H.PLING GEORGE V SANITAS FLUID THE NON - POISONOUS DISINFECTANT " Just like a ugly , stoopid dream ' m , with- out sense or reason in it . I keep thinking I'll wake up and hear the organ playing in the church , and you a walking out leaning on his arm , looking as happy as a queen . " May gave a gasp , and drew herself up firmly and proudly . " Unfortunately it is no dream , Matilda , " she said , quietly . " It is just a hard , bitter fact , and we have to face it as bravely as we can . " " You are just a wonder , ' m , " Tilda said , admiringly . If it ' ad been me I should just have been in hy - stericks , kicking everything to pieces . " " I fear that would not do much good , May said , with a pathetic smile . " Far better be patient , and hope for the best . " " Oh , Miss May , " said the faithful Tilda , the tears still streaming down her cheeke , " you not only look like an angel , but you talk - like one . She had assumed that Frank had left the house in the ordinary way - that is , he had opened the front door and walked out - per- haps to see someone , perhaps because he had forgotten something , perhaps because he was restless and could not sleep , or - and this was the bitterest thought of all - because he had repented of his engagement and wanted to escape getting married . But Sir Ralph's reiterated contention threw a new light on the subject and yet made the mystery greater than ever . Her love for Frank made her predisposed to adopt the old man's view at least up to a certain point . The fact that he had left all his belongings behind him indicated surely that he had not disappeared of his own free will . She retired to her own room at length , but not to sleep . How could she sleep after all that had happened a woman widowed before she was wed ? She felt as though she would never sleep Now and then she again - never smile again . wondered if she would be able to keep her ( To be continued . ) The following story shows the power of singleness of purpose . An old negro was fish- ing for eels . He pulled in a magnificent base . He took it off the hook , and held it in his hand , looked at it , and threw it back into the water contemptuously . " When I go eelin ' , " he said , " I go eelin . " Officer : " What's the matter with that soup you're turning up your nose at ? " , Private : The questions that kept hammering " It's full of sand and grit , sir . " Officer : at her brain were maddening . She thought " Now , look here , my man , did you come to reason . and thought until her mind became a blank camp to grumble or to serve your country ? " and refused to work at all , and for a long time Private : Well , I came to serve my country , she would lie staring into the darkness too sir , but not to eat it . " utterly inert to trouble about anything . Then May smiled again in the same " pathetic problem over again . She seemed to have very she would suddenly wake up and begin the little consciousness of either time or place . She was just a thinking , suffering atom , tossed about in space by a force over which she had no control . " fashion , then after a few moments she said , " You can run away now and leave me alone . I think I will lie down for awhile , my head is beginning to ache terribly . " When Tilda had gone she threw herself cn the bed and buried her face in the pillows , and for a long time she sobbed as though her heart would break . She did not understand yet the full And yet , slowly out of the darkness and confusion , one conviction grew and deepened Frank had not been untrue to her . He had never meant to desert her . He had dis months . Teacher : Teacher : " Willie , did your father cane . Willie : " No , ma'am ; he said the licking you for what you did in school yesterday ? " would hurt him more than me . " " What rot ! Your father is too sympa thetic . " Willie : " No , ma'am , but he's got the rheumatism in both arms . " in 1910 ? " asked the American bride of a few " Fred , do you remember where you were " Why , no dear ; I don't remember appeared , but not of his own free will . Some exactly , " replied the young husband . Why unknown and mysterious power had snatched do you ask ? " " Why , I was reading to - day him away and hid him . She had been wrong in the paper that it is said that in 1910 one in harbouring the thought for a moment that person in every 800 in the United States was he regretted his engagement . If he were still in prison . " " Weary , " said Shiny Patches , as the two was possibly suffering more than she ; if he were dead , then she ought to re- were resting , as usual , " this is my birthday , main true to his memory to the last . Towards and I draw a deep breath of relief , for I am morning she fell into the deep sleep of exhaus out of danger . " " What are you talking about ? " tion , and for several hours she never moved . asked Weary . " I am thirty - five years old , and During the next day half a score policemen , for some time I have known that between the who had been drafted in from the surround- ages of twenty and thirty - five men do their ing neighbourhood , made a complete examina- greatest work . It has kept me worried , bub tion of the house . 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" You'll be late for supper , sonny , " said & merchant in passing a small boy who was " No , I won't , " was the carrying a package . reply : I've got the meat . " " Don't you feel better since you gave up smoking ! " " No , I'm bothered to death try- ing to find out what has become of all that money I was going to save . " Hotel Proprietor : " You shall not zis hotel leave until your bill you have paid up . " Visitor : " You are too kind ; then this , I take it , is my permanent home . " " I kept my head when I fell into the " How for- water , " observed the young man . tunate , " replied the caustic maid ; " it must have helped you so nicely to flost . " " There's one thing ' bout gaol , " said the ex - convict , " that makes a mighty strong ap- peal to most of us . " " What's that ? " " You don't get no music with your meals . " " Doesn't it give you a terrible feeling when you run man ? " they asked him . over a Well , if he's a large man , " replied the motorist , " it does give one a pretty rough jolt . ' " Why doesn't that dachshund come when I call him ? The idea of sulking like that . " " He's coming as fast as he can , " said the man's wife . " He's got his front legs started . " Mrs. Crabshaw : " You seem to have be- come resigned to Freddie's going in swim- ming . " Mrs. Cobwigger : " You see , dear , it's about the only way I can get him to wash hig face . " Owner : " Here , what are you doing ! Don't you know you're not alowed to take fish out of this water ! " Angler ( three hours without bite ) : " I'm not taking them out ! I'm feed- ing them . " Ah , " sighed the love - sick youth , " if you " Gra- only gave me the least hope , cious ! " interrupted the hard - hearted girl , " I've been giving you the least I ever gave to any man ! " FACTS AND FANCIES ORIENTAL ETIQUETTE . Ignorance of Oriental etiquette sometim sada to awkward situations . An English lady received a morning call from a Japanese gen tleman , who , instead of making his first visit very brief , as she expected , stayed to lunch . After lunch he still stayed on , while the lady grew extremely weary of her visitor , and every minute expected him to leave . Dinner came ; the Japanese was still a fixture , and the host took his turn at entertainment till he was so tired that he retired to his smok- ing - room , and left his wife in charge At last , just at midnight , the Japanese departed , with most abject and elaborate apologies for quitting his hostess . Next day he confided to a friend that he had never passed through euch an ordeal . According to Japanese eti- quette , the lady receiving the gentleman should give the signal for his departure , so he thought she would never let him go , and finally he had to leave without her permission . fly and BUTTER MADE FROM TREES . There are several trees that yield substance much resembling butter making a good substitute for it . The Bassia butyraces , or the " shea butter , " as it is com monly called , grows wild on the West Coast of Africa The butter obtained from this tree . is derived by pounding and pressing the seeds , which are three inches long . The seeds of the crab tree of Brazil and Guiana are 70 per cent . fat . When boiled , the tallow turns out yellow butter . From the nutmeg a use- ful fat is obtained . A tree abounding in the forests of Africa and called by Kafirs " ahig- nite , " yields a white butter - like substance which constitutes an important article of commerce on that continent ... THE SILK IN A WOMAN'S DRESS . Eighteen moths lay eggs that hatch into 6,400 silk worms . 6,400 silk worms eat 2881b . of mulberry leaves and spin themselves 5'6lb . of cocoons . 5.6lb . of cocoons yield 1-6lb . of raw silk . 16lb . of raw silk is woven into material enough to make one woman a dress . WHAT MAKES WATER HARD . Rain water as it leaves the clouds is pure . As it passes through the atmosphere it ab- Borbs more or less carbonic - acid gas and sir which it carries with it into the ground . As it soaks through the upper soil it will generally abeorb still more carbonic acid gas from the decaying animal and vegetable matter almost always present . Should the water fall on in- soluble rocks , such as granite or marble , it will remain fairly pure , says Power , But if it passes through a layer of limestone the car- bonic - acid gas which it carries will cause it to dissolve away this rock , and as a result bi- carbonate of lime will be present in the water . Should it pass through a layer of sul- phate of lime or gypsum the water will con- tain a large amount of this material . and SPARROW AS FIRE - RAISER . A smouldering cigarette picked up carried by a sparrow to the belfry of Main Hall , on a University of Valparaiso , Indiana , set fire to the structure , and almost resulted in its destruction . It was only through strenuous efforts on the part of the fire com- pany and the students that the building , an old landmark , was saved . The belfry was used by a large number of sparrows as a One of the place to build their nests . students threw a lighted cigarette , and an in- quisitive bird , searching for something with which to line her nest , picked it up and flew to the tower . A few minutes later students passing the building saw several of the nests ablaze , and the birds were flying about screaming . RAIN AS FERTILISER . Rain , especially when accompanied by thunder and lightning , has a fertilising effect upon the soil . There is almost always am- monia in the air , and this is carried by the rain into the earth . It has been calculated that a quart of rain may contain about one- eightieth of a grain of ammonia . FACTS ABOUT FUR . The costliest sable is the Yakutsk ( Russian ) skin that runs " silvery " -that has , in other words , a number of equally - distributed white or silvery hairs among the soft and silky brown ones . Such skins , of the average size . of 15in . by 5in . , are worth 750dd1 . apiece . The black silver fox is most valuable when there is no silver in it - when it is a pure rich black throughout . Ermine , contrary to the general belief , cleans well , and is an exceed- Sea otter skins measure ingly durable fur . 48in . by 24in . The best colour is a dark bluish - brown , almost black . A perfect skin in this colour is worth 4,000dol . Fisher grows more and more popular . It is a large marten found in Canada and the Northern United States . The skin mensures 30in . by 12in . The best colours , which resemble fine sable , are worth about 150dol . per skin . BANDIT BRES KILLED BY WORKERS . In the struggle for life among the lower He animals there is no place for the drone . that will not work must die is the inexorable rule of creation . Some of the insects display amazing intelligence in enforcing this law . The ants and bees execute it according to the principles laid down by certain schools of Anarchists among people . When a queen bee leaves the hive the workers that are left seem to become discouraged . Some of them behave as if they had lost heart in their work . They begin to loaf ; they desert their native hive and , as they must eat , become bandits , rob- bing other hives of the honey stored up by the At a by - election a man in the crowd called busy workers . But the owners of these more prosperous hives do not submit willingly to out to a girl speaker : " You think you're s such robbery , and defend their stores eagerly . heducated woman ? Well , then , how many They chase out the marauders and kill them toes has a pig got ? " " Take off your boots and count , " was the reply . My dear Theodore , now that you've left college , you must really begin looking for some sort of employment ! " " But don't you think , mother , it would be more dignified to wait till the offers begin coming in ? " Wife : " It must be grand to be a man ! One dress suit lasts you for years , and a woman must have a new gown for every party ! " Husband : " That's why one dress - suit laste a man for years ! " She halted in evident surprise , and pointed " with her umbrella at the earnest golfer . " Dear me , my love , " she remarked , in aud- ible tones to her husband , " what a very re- spectably - dressed man that is breaking stones . " The professor tapped the bell sharply . The maid quickly responded . " Margaret , please take the cat out of the room . I cannot have it making such a noise while I am at work . Where is it ? " " Why , sir , you are sitting on it ! " if they resist . 8. && . 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