Ross Gazette 7th May 1914 - Page 9
Ross Gazette 7th May 1914 - Page 9
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| Date | 07/05/1914 |
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| Type | Newspaper |
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| Language | English |
| Area | Ross Gazette |
| Collection Holder | Herefordshire Libraries |
| Date of Publication | 7th May 1914 |
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" PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS : JOHN LEITH , who , as John Lessingham , is heir to great wealth . JEROME ARNOLD , a needy adventurer , secretly married to RACHEL COHEN , daughter of Morris Cohen , a wealthy Jew . NESTA GILMORE , a beautiful girl who has lost her sight . SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS : John Leith , a young man who has been brought up in the country , comes up to London on the death of his uncle . He enters the employ of Morris Cohen , a wealthy Jew , and is surprised one day to receive an invitation to dine at his employer's house . Leith is heir to great wealth , but he is unaware of his good fortune . Jerome Arnold , a needy adventurer , knows all the cir- cumstances , and he and Rachel Cohen , to whom he is secretly married , conspires to get hold of John's riches . Rachel's charm of manner capti- vates the young man from the country . John receives an urgent message from his aunt . She is on her deathbed , and is being at- tended by Nesta Gilmore , a beautiful young girl , who has the misfortune to be both blind and friendless . The aunt works on John's sym- pathies , and suggests that he should marry Nesta , as to give her a protector . As his aunt dies John promises that he will not fail her . John and Nesta are married quietly in the village church , and after the ceremony he re- turns to London , leaving Nesta in the care of a woman . John approaches his employer for a rise of wages , and is immediately dismissed . Morris Cohen tells his daughter that she must not raise a finger to assist John Leith . Rachel writes John a letter of sympathy , and at the same time sends word to Jerome that it is now time to move . CHAPTER VI . John Leith spent a night of terrible anxiety . The thought of the future haunted him ; al- though the little overworked maidservant had carried up some food to his room he could pot eat . At least a hundred times did the young man bitterly regret that he had lost his temper when speaking with Cohen . It was worse than foolish , it was criminal . The out- look would have been bad enough had he been alone , he told himself ; but to have robbed himself wilfully of his only means of earning money seemed to him to have been the act of & madman . It was not possible , of course , that there could be anything like affection in his heart for the girl he had married ; yet the fact that she was his wife , and the knowledge that she had been so sweet and good to the old woman whom he had loved , drew her to him in a touching way . Her helpless condition strengthened the hold she had upon him most pathetically . He had never once reproached his aunt in his thoughts for binding him to Nests . Her anxiety about the girl had seemed so natural , and the fact that she had turned to him gave the young man a thrill of pride . All men love to have the feeling that they are necessary , that their strength and their pro- teation is welcomed by the women who belong to them , and to John it had been doubly sweet that Mrs. Leith should have looked to him in her last moments , should have felt that she could rely upon him ; but , sentiment apart , it was impossible for the young man not to feel that both he and Nests had acted foolishly . What was to be their future ? How were they to live ! If the old house was sold this pull himself together and face whatever came When he went downstairs to his early breakfast he was looking very tired and white , and then , all at once , the colour came into his cheeks and the light to his eyes . Rachel's letter was lying on the hall table , and as he read it he reproached himself sharply , for , in truth , he had forgotten this new friend , and she had not forgotten him ! Her few hurried words touched him to his heart of hearts . The knowledge that he would see her very soon , perhaps before the day was ended , made him thrill ; he was so grateful to her for writing , so grateful to her for thinking of him . And almost before he had fully grasped the real happiness which Rachel's re- membrance signified to him , tangible proof was given him that this friendship was not an empty one . He was still reading and rereading Miss Cohen's letter when a note was brought to him by hand . It was scribbled hastily by Mr. Arnold , who explained that he was writing in bed . " Come and see me as soon as you can , " the letter said . " I understand from Miss Cohen that things have gone wrong at the office , and I want to be of some service to you . I think I know of a post that would suit you . " Tears came into John Leith's eyes , and his heart felt overflowing with gratitude . He was down at Arnold's rooms within an hour , and the other man received him most charmingly , and made him sit down and share breakfast with him . " It is a very odd thing , " Mr. Arnold said , as Leith was trying to stammer out some words of thanks , but I was just going to write to you and ask you if you thought you could get away from the work you are doing now . The fact is , I want a secretary . I don't require a classical scholar or anything beyond just ordinary qualifications . The truth is , I dabble a little in writing and , though I haven't been over successful up to the present , am sorry to say , I am always living in the hope of coming to the top sooner or later . I am compiling a book on political matters , and I want someone to help me . I think you're the very man for the job . " Leith looked at him in his frank way . " I wonder if you really do think that ? " he queried . " I've had no experience in literary matters ; in fact , up to four years ago I hardly knew how to handle a pen . I could plough a field or build a hayrick , but adding up figures was an awful task ! " " Well , you're all right at that now , aren't you ? " Arnold said , lightly . John smiled faintly . I don't know , " he said . " I expect Mr. Cohen was about right when he said I wasn't worth the money I've been drawing . After all , I don't know that I treated him very well You see , he took me on when , I am quite convinced , no one else would have given me a thought or any work . I ought not to have forgotten that , " the young man added , in a low voice , " THE ROSS GAZETTE - THURSDAY , But John Leith refused this Invitation . Thanks awfully , " he said , " and some day I hope I shall be able to repay you ; but I think I had better stay where I am , Mr. Arnold . Please give me as much work as you can find ; remember , I have been accustomed to long hours , and I must earn this money by working for it . " " That's all right , " said Jerome Arnold . " We'll start very soon . Have a day or two off - you'd like a day or two to yourself ? I'm sure you want it , you looked half dead when you came in here just now . By the way , shall I tell Miss Cohen , or will you , that we have agreed to work together ? " " I should like to tell her , " John said , quickly ; " but then , I don't know when shall see her . She promised to write to me in the course of to - day , but I know that she is not always free to do what she likes ; at least , so she told me . " MAY 7 , 1914 . with Sooks , and that occasionally his m ployer would sit at that table for time writ ing or making caloulations ; but he certainly was not doing literary work . More than once , in fact , the thought flashed through John Leith's mind that he had been engaged as a secretary not because his services were re- quired , but because the other man wished to do him a good turn . This thought provoked mingled feelings . It would have been impossible for John Leith not to have been touched by the suggestion that anyone should take so practical an inte rest in him ; but at the same time he would have preferred to have felt that he was doing duties which were serious , and which might advance , him and lead to something else . He resolved , however , not to question , but just to obey orders for a time . In his heart of hearts his real gratitude was given tō Rachel Cohen . He felt that Arnold must have . " No , " Arnold said , drily , " her father is a been inspired by Miss Cohen to have come bit of a tyrant . Queer that such a cad should forward in this practical way ; and he appre be the father of such a girl , isn't it ? I supciated the delicacy and thought more than he pose you admire her , Leitht " " I know that she is beautiful , " the young man answered , in a low voice . " She has been to me the most wonderful influence ; she has made me see things , understand things , find beauty where I should never have thought of looking for it . She has a wonderful mind , Mr. Arnold . I think her mind is even more beautiful than her body . " " Ah ! then , I see Arnold laughed . do admire her , " he said , drily . " Well , I'm not surprised , she is a very remarkable young you woman , and if she had not been old Cohen's daughter she could have been an honour to any section of society ; as it is , of course , the social career . He is so impossible ! " Arnold could possibly express . He only wrote once to the old servant who was attending Nesta , and then he did not say what he was doing . He felt half afraid at times that this new employment could not . possibly last , and he did not want to give the impression to Nesta that he was actually on the road to do very well , because he dreaded having to disappoint her later on . He worried about the girl in a way he hardly realised . It troubled him to think of her lying ill alone in that desolate old house . He feared that she must be passing through She had let mental suffering . him see that , though she had obeyed his aunt'e will , their marriage signified something which was very hurtful to her . He believed 80 much T Br SYLVIA A Matron's Cost . FORT , And Inlah on with no ribbon bow 66 155 Make the sleeves , arrange and sew these in the armholes , and nesten all the edges . The petticoat will take 3 yards of $ 8 - inch material yards of Barrow insertion , 3 yards of wide inlion , 1 yard ribbon insertion , yards of wide lace , and a yards of narrow edging . The man played his part very well . " My dear child , " he said , you don't know how worry about you . It is miserable state of DRESSMAKING AT HOME ketch affairs ; but till I am in a position to let you be independent we mustn't make any move , Bachel . A quarrel with your father at this moment would be disastrous . " man endeerin He soothed her , using many endearing words , and seeming the most devoted lover At the present moment wraps and outdoor and Rachel roused herself - she even flaughed garb occupy a large share of our thoughts , as and chatted lightly as they sat at the table . between us and the summer days we are look . A little wine brought the colour to her cheeks ing forward to there is still a gulf of winds and swept away the depression which had and rain and unknown but frequently unplea been so noticeable . Dinner was half - way through when Mr.antly trying weather to negotiate . For my first sketch this week , therefore , I Arnold's man came into the room . " Mr. Leith is at the door , sir . I told him have selected a pattern of one of the semi - fit that you were engaged , but he asked if he ting coate which are just now so very popular , could see you just for moment . " and are especially well suited to the matron's Jerome jumped to his feet . " Of course consideration .. show him into the other room . " He turned to Rachel , " He mustn't see you dearest . I'll just hear what he has to say , and I'll come back to you . " The model selected for illustration in No. 1,782 is one which can be carried out in corded velvet or suède cloth , both of which materiale are especially well suited to these modish " alip- He found John Leith standing . waiting for him , with a curious expression on his face , on he young man spoke in a strained , delibe- rate way . " Mr. Arnold , " he said , " I hope you'll for give me coming , but - but I want to ask you to read this letter . I've gone through it a dozen times myself , but I can't understand it . Will you read it and tell me what it means ? " Arnold took the letter and glanced through it rapidly , then he stretched out his hand . My dear fellow , " he said , " what wonder- ful news ! Ah ! with all my heart I congratu late you . If any man deserves a big fortune , you are that man ! Don't you really under stand that you are the son of John Lessing ham , who died the other day - Lessingham , old man is a great stumbling block in her said , with a sneer " an out - and - out vulgarian , and an old scoundrel too , I fancy . Must you that he could understand what was passing startled ! To - day you go now ! Well , I'll drop you a line to - night confirming what we have arranged . Thanks very much for coming ; I feel convinced we shall work together splendidly . " Leith walked back to the boarding - house like a creature treading on air . He could hardly realise his good fortune . The change in the current of his thoughts was so sudden he felt bewildered . He knew that he owed this to Rachel Cohen . Arnold had been very kind to him , but he was shrewd enough to feel that this good - looking man of the world would never have troubled about him if Rachel had not worked on his behalf . He resolved when he got back that he would sit down and write his good news to Nesta . If he had been able he would have travelled up to the North and given her this news himself ; but this was out of the ques- tion . Of course , he did not intend for an in- stant to comply with the suggestion which Mr. Arnold made to draw some of his salary in advance , but he was eager to start work . " He must find out if I am worth any- " Of course , I thing , " Leith said to himself . shall ' try and be useful . I expect I shall be bit slow and stupid to commence with . " When he got back he found another letter from Rachel Cohen . She fixed a meeting for that afternoon by the Round Pond in Ken- sington Gardens , and Leith literally counted the hours till the time came for him to go and meet her . CHAPTER VII . John Leith had been working for Arnold ( who had gone to a good deal of trouble to invent duties with which to employ his secre- tary ) for nearly ten days , and about the end of that period Arnold confessed to himself that he was conscious of a little uneasiness . Surely it was time that some move should have been made on the part of old Lessing- ham's solicitors to get into touch with the young man who , according to Arnold's aunt , had inherited all the dead man's fortune . To make everything very sure Jerome Arnold had gone into the country once again , had seen his aunt , and had made her repeat to him the contents of the will she had witnessed . He had got from her also a reiteration of all the facts which he had given to Rachel . This old lady , a certain Miss Charlotte Arnold , was most emphatic in the assertion that Mr. Lessingham's great wealth and all his large landed property had been be- queathed to his son , the young man who had been hitherto known under the name of " Leith . " Arnold had explained his interest in this matter by telling his aunt that he was himself acquainted with a certain John Leith , and he would was wondering whether his friend happen to be the lucky person about whom she was speaking . Of course , on that point his aunt could offer no comment , and as he travelled back to London Arnold , felt , with an exultant thrill at his heart , that he did not require her opinion or anyone else's to con- firm him in his belief that John Leith indeed was no other than the son of John Lessing- ham , whose death was still being written about in the papers . Bat if the lawyers , act- ing on the dead man's information , did know ( as Miss Arnold had declared they did ) where to find Mr. Leasingham's son , why were they so long in coming to announce this great story to the young man who was now in his em- ploy ? As day followed day and nothing happened Arnold's uneasiness deepened into apprehension . Could he have made & mie- take ? Was it possible that there could be another John Leith ! on At the mere thought of such a possibility Arnold turned sick . His position was very critical . The money he had raised Rachel's jewels had only been a drop in the ocean . He wanted money not in little sums , but large , splendid money - such money as would be his to control if John Leith , his secretary , was indeed the son of John Less Suddenly needn't bother ingham . " Arnold's apprehension " Oh , I don't know , " Arnold said , adding , shrewdly : " I expect our friend Cohen didn't give you work simply for love ; he must have felt that you would be useful . He's not the sort of man to do anything without some very good reason . Anyhow , we about him , since the quarrel you had yester- day has eet you free , and this is my oppor- tunity . I offer you , Mr. Leith , a salary of £ 250 a year to start with , and you can draw the first quarter's payment at once if you like . " " Two hundred and fifty a year ! " repeated Leith , the colour rushing to his face again . don't think I'm worth it . I can add up figures " That is a big salary , Mr. Arnold ! I - I really now , it is true , and I can write business letter ; but I don't know anything about books ; and I'm just as ignorant about politics ! " " Well , I'm not going to use you in that way , " Arnold said , rising . He offered a cigar to his guest and lit one himself . " I am going to use you practically . You see , I have to go into statistics and dive into reference books . was dismissed , and his fears were set at rest . John Leith had just come in one afternoon from several hours ' searching at the British Museum , and he was sitting down in an inner room to write out various pages of figures , when Arnold's servant informed him that a young man was waiting below and wished to speak to Mr. Leith . " Ask him up here ! " was the command , given promptly . When the young man appeared Mr. Arnold received him . " You want Mr. Leith ? " he said . " He is very busy just now , but you can give me any message . " " I only called to bring him this , " the young man said , taking a letter from his coat pocket . " It came to the office yesterday , and I thought I'd make sure that Leith got it . through her mind . She was so proud she would hate the thought of being dependent upon him ; and it was just this very de- pendence , her helplessness , which made the real bond between them in John's eyes . He wished that he could have seen Rachel Cohen ; but since he had been at Mr. Arnold's he had not once come in contact with her , and he had only had two short letters from her . He would have liked to have told Rachel about his marriage , to have asked her advice , to have tried to have awakened in her an in- terest for Nesta , and so , perhaps , have laid the foundation for a friendship . But John had learnt the art of being patient ; just as he must wait and see whether this chance which had come to him so unexpectedly would last or lead to anything else before letting Nesta know of its existence , so he told himself that he must wait for his opportunity of taking Rachel Cohen into his confidence . the millionaire ? By Jove ! no wonder you are were my secretary , working actually for your daily bread , and to night , my dear friend , to - night you are one the richest men in England 1 ( To be continued . ) SENSATIONAL HAIR GROWTH AFTER FIFTEEN YEARS ' BALDNESS . wraps . The design also presents possi- bilities for renovation , so far as the front and neck trimming are corserned . Suppose , for in- stance , the coat had straight fronts and a revere collar . If so , it is quite easy to shape the PATTERN No. 1,782 . HOW SPECIALISTS EXPLAIN IT . The remarkable case of Mr. Kirkham , who in a recently published letter tells how he grew a fine head of hair after fifteen years of baldness by using Lavona Hair Tonic , aroused great interest on the part of their specialists , all of whom admit that no or- dinary preparation could have produced such He found Jerome Arnold a very easy master results . Leading specialists who were con- to serve , in fact , much too easy . John was sulted , have examined Lavona Hair Tonic , puzzled at times to understand him , and more and agree that its remarkable hair growing than once a curious feeling possessed him power is doubtless due to the presence in where this other man was concerned , a feeling liberal quantities of Lavona de Composee , an former as in the sketch ; also to remove the that was almost akin to dislike , even to dis - expensive vegetable extract , generally admit- collar , cut the neck - part out a little , as the This sensation , however , was very ted to be the greatest known stimulate of sketch shows , and fill trust . it in with a fold vague , so it made no lasting impression upon hair growth . These same specialists also say of him . the patterned But when Arnold would suggest , as he Ottoman or striped - silk that it is because of the presence of this in- which forms the mitred straps for the sleeves did now and then , that Leith need not stick gredient that chemists all over the United and the front fastenings . The latter , by the to work so closely , or that they could dine or Kingdom are able and willing to give their way , would very successfully conceal word go out together , the younger man always re- fused . He seemed to feel instinctively that personally signed guarantee of satisfaction or money returned with every bottle of The alteration of the sleeves may not be quite were he to become very intimate with Jerome Lavona Hair Tonic sold . This guarantee of possible , as these may be cut on the usual arm- Arnold the change which he tried to prepare satisfaction , being peculiar to Lavona Hair hole lines , but the band of silk will make quite himself for all the time would only come a Tonic alone , is one of the strongest reasons a difference , in conjunction with those I have little more quickly . why you should go to Albert Porter , of 13 , suggested . High - street , to - day and get a bottle of Lavona Hair Tonic , " the kind that's guaran- teed to grow hair or money back . " After the clerk Croft had gone away Mr. Arnold walked to and fro in his room . He felt He wanted to almost sick with excitement . grow calm , and appear his usual cool self be- fore he summoned Leith ; and as he paced in this impatient way the length of the room the Sitting down he pulled telephone bell rang . the instrument towards him ; it was Rachel speaking . " I want to see you to - night . My father has gone away ; he has been called , to the North unexpectedly . His brother is very ill . " " All right , " said Jerome . " Shall I come to the house ? " Rachel answered : " No , I would rather meet you out somewhere . " Jerome pondered an instant , and then said , cautiously : " Better come here , it is safer . Don't come before half - past eight , as Leith never leaves before quarter - past . " Rachel did not speak about John Leith , she seemed to be ill and very depressed . " I am so unhappy , " she said . " I must see you , Jerome . " The man listening frowned sharply . There were times when Rachel was an annoyance to him , and this was one . " I'll soon make you happy again , " he said ; then he put back the telephone , and got up and moved about the room again . He resolved that he would not be present when Leith opened that letter , and so he went John Leith was still working , and the letter was still lying on the table . out for a little while . When he came back Mr. Arnold went into his room to dress for dinner , and then he gave orders to his servant that everything should be ready for the arrival of Miss Cohen that evening . When he left his bedroom he found . Leith just preparing to take his departure . " I've put all the papers , on your desk , sir , " the young man said , and I hope you'll find everything in order . I shall have to go back to the reading - room to - morrow morning to look up the Colonial figures which I could not obtain to - day . " " Oh ! that's all right , " Arnold said . " I am sure everything is in order . " John Leith said " Good - night , " and was turning away when the other man called after him . " I say , there's a letter here for you ; it was brought just now by one of your fellow - clerks at the old office . " WISE AND OTHERWISE Of course , it is less trouble to make enemies than friends - but friends are worth the trouble . Everyone has some secret sorrow . Even the fattest and jolliest of us has a skeleton in his midst . " What is this kleptomania I read so much about in the papers ? Is it catching ? No , it is taking . ' " In old days doctors used to bleed patients edges and buttonholes . find the coat a very easy one to manipulate , as If to be made up from new material you will it is out on Magyar lines with the lengthened shoulder which is still so popular , and has only the back and shoulder seams to be stitched up . The fronts are interlined for a few inches with French canvas , just to make a foundation for the edge and folds . This should be put in and arranged , also the sleeves stitched on , before atitching up the seams . When these are done and pressed , the neck can be finished , the edges turned up and stitched ; the lining joined , arranged , and felled to the edges ; the fasten- ings sewn on , and the cuffs finished off . The coat will take about 3 yards of 27 - inch velveteen . A Tango Petticoat . It is the fashion to associate everything with the dance that caught on so much this winter , for most of the diseases . " " They still do , my though whether it will retain that popularity boy ; they still do . " Cynthia : " How do you like my new hat ? " Mollie : " I think it is charming . I had one- just like it last year . " Out in Kansas City a motor firm is selling pennant to hang on the back of a car . It reads : " Excuse our dust . " " What would you do if you had a . million dollars ? " " I'd quit associating with people who ask such foolish questions . " " And were you up the Rhine ? " " I should think so ; right to the very top . What a splendid view there is from the summit ! " Magistrate : " Can't you and your husband without Mrs. fighting ? " live together O'Clarty : " No , yer Honour , not happily . " There is a man out West whose hair is so red that when he goes out before daylight he is taken for sunrise , and the cocks begin to crow . Mother : " When I was young girls never thought of doing the things they do to - day . ” Daughter : " That's why they didn't do them . " Chief Clerk : " If I am wanted , I will be in with the manager . " . Office Boy : " Yessir . An ' if you are not wanted , where will yer be ? " Fogg says that the oddest epitaph he ever saw was that over the grave of a man who was notoriously lasy . It ran : " Asleep ( as usual ) . " Anns : " Did you tell your mother Billy Brown kissed you ? " Annabel : " No ; I was afraid she wouldn't invite him to my birth- day party . " Judge : " Why did you rob this man in broad daylight ? " Prisoner : " Well , Judge , you see , my dates for night work were all filled up . " " A letter ! " John Leith turned to take it up . He glanced at the clerkly inscription , and then he looked at the address stamped on the back . His expression was a little puzzled , then all at once it came to him that this firm Tom ( at the reception ) : " Why do you of solicitors must be writing to him in con think he is nobody in particular ? Kitty : nection with the sale of Nesta's property . He " Because he tries to look like somebody of did not care to open this letter before Mr. importance . " Arnold , so he slipped it into his pocket , " Did you say Croft brought it , sir ? " " Yes . ' Jerome Arnold gave the message that the other man had left . " It was good of him , " Leith said . " Well , he thought it might be something important , and perhaps it was a letter you were expecting , " " It is rather important , " John Leith good - night " a money could be used to keep Nesta for a little There is a good deal of tiresome stodgy There's not too good a feeling about him at answered , and then he said " She " Wilson never quarrels with his wife . " He : " She spends nearly all her time abroad . " She : " Yes , they get along to- gether by living apart , " I PATTERN No. 1,785 . or not during the summer is quite another matter . The petticoat sketched in No. 1,783 conforma to this craze only in having the front looped or draped in the centre ; but you can easily make this straight if you wish , as it does not affect the pattern at all . Nainsook or washing silk is the material to be selected for this petticoat , insertion of the ordinary and the rib- bon variety , also lace of wide and narrow widths , for the trim- ming . In the accompanying diagram you see how to place the pattern on 86 - inch material folded in half . Having marked round , out out , after , of course , Arst ascertaining by mea aurement whether or not you must allow on any turnings . When this is done , Join on the corner " Doctor , I'm feeling awful - I can't eat , I " I can cure you , " can't sleep , I can't said the doctor , " if you'll take my advice . Go and ask her to marry you . " " Now , Johnny , " said the teacher , " if you while ( though he would hate to let her use her work in connection with the writing of had alx pennies and Charlie had four , and capital ) , but when that was gone what were the book I have on hand , and I shirk the office , and I thought it just possible that second time and went away . you took his and put them to yours , what they to do ? Perhaps he might be lucky that ; that ia where I want Mr. Cohen might burn any letters , so as I saw someone Arnold stood and looked after him ; the fact would that make ? " " Trouble . " enough to get another clerkship , but the to help me . I don't see how you can go that this one was marked private and that John expressed no surprise at the receipt " When you proposed to me you said you money he earned was so little it had barely very wrong . You'll spend a good many hours looked important , I took charge of it . I was of this letter , in fact , that he appeared to be were not worthy of me ! " " Well , what or sufficed to keep him . in the British Museum , perhaps , and you'll sent into the West End on an errand , " he ex - expecting it , apparently placed him at a dis - that ? " " Nothing ; only I will say that what have to go round to various Government plained further , " and they told me at the advantage . He was so nervous , so impatiently ever else you are , you are no liar . " pieces required at the back to make these offices , and then you'll have to write a few boarding - house that Lessingham was working eager to get in touch with this wonderful for- Flunkey ( to beggar on orutches ) : " Get out wide enough - these hours every day making notes , & c . Oh , I shall here , so that's why I called . " tune about which he had dreamt and thought of this . give you plenty to do . " indicated Lou came yesterday as a blind begre " You can leave the letter with me , " said and pondered so much , that the smallest thing gar ! " Beggar : " Well , how am I to tell broken line then Don't be afraid that you're going to draw a salary for nothing . " Arnold , and his heart was beating with which happened seemed to him to have an im- exactly which infirmity you prefer ? " hem the wraps of back , " I don't mind how hard I work , " Leith an- feverish quickness . " I'll see that Mr. Leith portant bearing on the working of the future . make the buttonholes , swered ; " and you can't think what has it without fail . Perhaps you can give me He had prepared himself for Leith to open this and sew on the but to me . " He looked at the other thank you . " the letter , to have shared its contents with your name , so that Mr. Leith can write and tons , with his soul in him . Now he would have to wait , at any rate eyes . " Last he said , " I felt almost fright- " My name's Croft . We've been working until the morning , to know whether the letter was really the one which was to mean so much to himself or merely another in connec- understand that feeling , because you've tion with some private matter about which he " in Broadway to - day a dog bites a man , that never stood where I thought I was standing . pretty mean treatment . " knew nothing . is not news ; but if a man bites a dog , that is Sleep was impossible that night . Though he undressed and lay down he could not rest on the hard and narrow bed . He spent hours in walking to and fro , and in turning over every sort of possible chance in his mind . It came to him then how strange it was that he should be so friendless , so alone . As a boy he had never troubled about this . His life at the old farm had been such a happy one- lived out in the open all the time ; he would have asked for nothing better than to have stayed on there with his uncle , working in the fields , and taking the responsibility of the farm upon his shoulders little by little . He had been deeply attached to Reuben Leith , and no son could have been more tenderly cared for than he had been by these two old people . It was reserved for this long night to bring to John Leith's mind the con- viction that there had been something a little strange about his boyhood . For instance , he had never been told anything about his father or his mother ; true , he had never asked any questions , still it was odd , now that he came to think about it , that he did not possess a portrait or any small memento of either of his parents . Odd , too , that the Leiths seemed to have been without any family connections , or , at least , if they had any , he had never heard of them until after Reuben Leith's death , when his widow had gone to live in the north with the Gilmores . John did not regret the absence of rela- tions , he only felt a natural sense of loneli- ness when he realised , as he did now , that there was not a creature belonging to him to whom he could turn even for a little sympathy . As the night at last gave way to the dawn , and the dawn became morning , Leith roused himself with an effort . He felt that he must means man night , " ened . to his Of course , you can't be expected together the last two years . I'm awfully glad Leith's got a job . We all thought he got " Croft " -Mr . Arnold scribbled the I had almost made up my mind to go back to name on an envelope- " and your private address ? Mr. Cohen this morning and beg his pardon ; It would be better that Mr. Leith should not it would have hurt me horribly , but still , a & man has to do things that hurt him when he write to you at the office . " is face to face with something like starvation . " The young man gave his address , and then Arnold frowned . " Well , you may put it Arnold offered him a cigar and suggested a how you like , Leith , " he said ; " but the fact little refreshment . The cigar was taken , but remains that you are going to render me the whisky and soda was refused . great service . " I have to get back . I'm late as it is , " the Shall we consider it settled , clerk said , and then he disappeared , leaving and will you start work at once ! I think your the other man looking down at the letter he best plan will be to come here and stay for a while . I've a vast number of letters to write had brought with a very fire of triumph in and a quantity of papers to be sorted out , and his eyes . He had turned the envelope over , and when he saw the name of solicitors was in his hands . I shall be very glad to have you if you will put stamped on the back . he knew that the game up with ma for a week or two . " Bournville Chocolate Perfect Chocolate Flavour Leith found his new work both interesting and simple . He enjoyed the hours he spent looking up references and searching for data , which Mr. Arnold apparently required ; and , of course , he flung himself into the work with all his heart and soul . Nevertheless , as the days had slipped by , he could not help feeling that Mr. Arnold seemed curiously indifferent to the result of his labours . It is true that the table in the luxurious study was heaped The strain on his nerves seemed almost un- endurable . The difficulties of the moment were greater than any he had ever yet been called upon to meet . He was in no pleasant mood when the outer door - bell rang , and his man announced that his guest had arrived . Rachel entered , carefully veiled . as usual . When they were alone she went up to him and put her head on his shoulder , closing her eyes and sighing deeply . Jerome restrained his impatience and his annoyance with B great effort . He certainly could not afford to quarrel with Rachel at any rate , not at this moment . She was his only hope . " It is good to see you again . Oh ! how I have longed for von . Jerome ! " For Cakes , Pastry , Puddings & Plea BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER . Smart Commercial ( to cannibala ) : " Well , then , if you have made up your minds to roast and eat me , let me at least entreat you to try our brand of mustard on this occasion . " contemporary revives the American editor's definition of news . " If , " he said , Dows . " A fire broke out at an inn where an Irish man was a good " credit customer , " and . being greatly excited on the arrival of the fire- brigade , he shouted ; " Play on the shlate bhoys . " She : " But when your wife scolds why don't you soothe ber ? Remember , A soft answer turneth away wrath . ' He : " That's all right , but she doesn't give me a chance to answer . " " If you don't mind , sir , " said the new convict , " I should like to be put at my own trade . " the warder . " That might be a good idea , " spid " What is your trade ? " " I'm an aviator . " Hook : " Can s woman keep a secret ? " Cook : " Of course she can . I knew a girl at a mountain resort who kept her engagement a secret for two seasons , and then married another man . " She said the reason she never married was that she has a parrot that talked , a monkey that chewed tobacco , a dog that growled , and a cat that stayed out of nights , so she didn't miss . husband . by Stitch up the under - arm darts , turn in the edges of front and aide - fronts , tack and stitch the insertion to each edge , leaving this transparent , and beaten inside . Turn in and finish off the neck - part in the same way , and sew on the lace . Join the flounce at back , or leave it open as pre- ferred , though in the latter case it should be finished with insertion Cut Edges Sleeve - Gather Flounce Back 3ide Front Fold Cut Edges дотрого пр Selvedge 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 6id . post free . Address all letters , enclosing stamps for patterns , te " Sylvia , " Whitefriars House , Carmelite street , London , EC . 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 DELICIOUS COFFEE . RED WHITE BLUE For Breakfast & after Dinner . WORDS OF WISDOM . The act of to - day becomes the habit of to morrow . People with long tongues have a short list of friends . Of all virtues that to be cultivated should be self - respect . Envy is blind , and can only disparage the virtues of others . , Truth has many enemies , but will stand without defenders . " Death should set the seal of silence on lips that oannot praise . If thou art master of thyself , circumstance shall harm thee little . 7 What appear to be calamities are often the sources of good fortune , Whatever be done , let it be for love of ser vice , and not for praise . The least happy are often those who are always seeking self - pleasure . - One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning . - LOWELL . Patience and determination will win for most of us nine battles out of ten . The wise man does not pretend indifference to pain ; he endures it with courage . Next to having wisdom yourself is the ability to profit by the wisdom of others . Decision never becomes easier by postpone- ment , while habit grows stronger every day . There is nothing holier in this life of ours than the first consciousness of love . - LONG- FELLOW . Vices , like weeds , sprout up at short notice , and beget a huge orop from very little nourishment . Convictions are generally first impressions that are sealed with later prejudices.- GEORGE MEREDITH . There are two sorts of sympathy , and one of them is all wrong . Never make sufferers more sorry for themselves than they are already , Idlenese is death , and a search for pleasure is sure to wreck life in shallows and miseries . Safety and sanity lie in systematio useful effort . in wo When we think that we have not time enough to do all our duties as well as ought , we are either wasting our time or bor rowing trouble . A virtuous life may lie under more burdens than a free - and - easy one , but it is supported by all the strength of charity and religion , and these burdens are delightful . -- If you wish to be miserable you must think about yourself , about what you want , what you like , what respect people ought to pay to you , and what people think of you . Old friends are the great blessings of one's later years . Half B word conveys one's meaning . They have a memory of the same events , and have the same mode of thinking . No on need hope to rise above his present situation who suffers small things to pass by unimproved , or who neglects , metaphorically speaking , to pick up a farthing because it is not a shilling . We want one or two companions of intelli- gence , probity , and grace to wear out life . with ; persons by whom we can measure our selves , and who shall hold us fast to good sense and virtue . - EMERSON . Every sun that sets in the heavens , every clock that strikes the hour , every pulsation of our heart , warns us that the time of our dissolution is approaching and is bringing us nearer to the brink of eternity . BELF CONTROL . Control self , and the first step is taken to- ward becoming a power . The youth whose own hasty passions and uncontrolled appe . tites run away with him is a cypher as far as real strength goes . Impulse is not strength . A runaway engine never will cross a conti nent safely . SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLATTERY . Do you know a single human being that is immune from Battery at some weak point ! Dear is the delusion that our fellow - men think really of us as they say they do ! How much it eases our journey and compensates our troubles ! Where compliment is sincere it comforts the soul like the fire's glow in winter . As for the insincere variety , the false note must be peculiarly perceptible or we will give ourselves the benefit of the doubt every time . A SOURCE OF UNHAPPINESS . Perhaps the greatest source of unhappiness in the world is with the spirit of Expectancy . We dream ideals and expect people to live up to them . Of course , they do not , being sub- ject to temptations and distractions on which we , have not counted ; then we speak of the lower edge of the petticoat ; then gather the god set up by ourselves . Or we map out a " shams " in life . But the sham was a little flounce after finishing off the lower edge ; fanciful course along the highway of life for the insertion pleat up in ourselves , and even go so far as to pray wo and lace . Sew the rib- DIAGRAM FOR No. 1,783 . bon insertion to the arranga and saw to tae EEARBLEY'S ORIGINAL Widow Welch's Female Pills pest free , CATHERINE KEARSLEY ( DEPT . ) , 42 , Waterloo Rd.London , S.E at i had old may follow it out , Then when we are thwarted we commence talking of life's " dis- appointments . " Printed and Published for the Ross GAZETTE LIMITED , by GODFREY M. MORTON , at their Offices , High - street and Church- street , Ross , in the County of Hereford . THURSDAY , MAY 7 , 1914 . Purity , Freshness , & Price . THREE GOOD QUALITIES You may rely upon : - . 1 - THE ABSOLUTE PURITY . 2 - THE PERFECT FRESHNESS , 3 - THE FAIRNESS IN PRICE , of all Drugs sold by J. BENJAMIN , M.P.S. , QUALIFIED & CERTIFIED DISPENSER , Tel . 33. BROAD - STREET , ROSS . VOL . XLVIII . No. 2472 SALES BY AUCTION . COOPER AND PREECE , STOOK SALESMEN AND GENERAL AUCTIONEERS . PROBATE , ESTATE , & HOTEL VALUERS . [ ESTABLISHED VER 70 YEARS . ] GENERAL INSURANCE AND SHIPPING AGENTS . TIMBER SURVEYORS , PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS . ESTATES MANAGED RENTS , TITHES , AND DEBTS COLLECTED . Bailiffs ( by appointment ) under the Agricul- tural Holdings Act . Mr. Cooper , F.A.I. , is County Valuer under the Finance Act . ' AGENTS FOR THE County Fire Office ( Limited ) , Provident Life , Railway Passengers , General Assurance Co. , Commercial Union , Scottish Insurance Co. , Guardian Plate Glass , Hailstorm , & c . FURNITURE WAREHOUSED . ADVANCES MADE on Sales , if required . Mortgages Negotiated . ALBION CHAMBERS , MARKET - PLACE , ROSS SALE FIXTURES May 19. - Surplus Household Furniture at the Fira , Duxmere . May 21. - Stock Market . Early Entries invited in order to insure publicity for buyers and sellers . May 21. - Sale of Brewer's Drays , Trap , Gig , & a . , in Ross Stock Market.- Bee advt . May 28. - Important Sale of Freehold Business Premises , Machinery , and Good . will of Business , in Ross ( Sale in conjunction with Messrs . Fleet- wood , Deakin , Hendrika and Co. ) Bee advt . HO GE B R I 어 E ROS SE 00 Off £ 1,5 th A T LE to Shortly . Two Cottages and Gardens at Goreley . A T Shortly . - Capital Investments in Freehold Land- ed Property near Ross . Farther Appointments respectfully solicited . ROSS STOOK MARKET . THURSDAY , the 21st MAY , 1914 . MEBERS . COOPER and PREECE will BELL by AUCTION , in the above Market , a large Consignment of FAT & STORE CATTLE , CALVES , SHEEP , and PIGS . Commencing with the Pigs at 10.30 sharp . SALE on TUESDAY NEXT . THE FIRS , DUXMERE , ROSS . MESSRS . COOPER and PREECE are ch He of ( no FOU DE SA Seve tri an PH FO RI mo Kind CO ( w In Wi A favoured with instructions from the repre- Gard sentatives of the late Major JOHNSON , to SELL by Appl AUCTION , on TUESDAY NEXT , 19th day of MAY , 1914 , ( the house being let ) ,, a small quantity of HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE , Photographic Dark Room and Apparatus , 3 Fowl Houses , and other effects . Sale at 2.30 , prompt . ROSS STOCK MARKET . THURSDAY , the 21st MAY , 1914 . To BREWERS , FARMERS , HAY and COAL HAULIERS . ESSRS . COOPER and PREECE well - built BREWER'S DRAYS , in good order , suitable for either of the above businesses ; also Two - Seated GIG , and a Two or Four - Seated TRAP , both suitable for a 142 Cob , the owner . having no farther use for same . Sale at 11.15 a.m. promptly . ROSS - ON - WYE , HEREFORDSHIRE . RE BLAKE BROS . LTD . IN LIQUIDATION . By Direction of the Liquidator , H. T. LEDSAM , Esq . Important SALE BY AUCTION of the VALUABLE FREEHOLD MANUFACTUR ING PREMISES , FOUNDRY , Fitting and Machine Shop , and the Paint Shop and Stabling situated in " The Orofts , " Broad- street , Ross . THE VALUABLE FREEHOLD SHOP PRO- PERTY situated at the corner of Station- street and Brookend - street , and THE FREEHOLD MARKET DEPOT and SHOW ROOM opposite the Stock Market , Ross ; H Wall and Est IN GAR S PO Together with the valuable FIXED PLANT , MACHINERY , and FIXTURES , the whole in the occupation of Messrs . , Blake Bros. , Ltd. THE GOOD - WILL of the OLD ES- BUSINESS of BLAKE BROS . , . Iron- Ironmongers , founders , and Engineers , will be offered FOR SALE , the purchaser to take to the Stock - in - Trade , Loose Plant and Tools , at fair valuation . TABLISHED LTD .. FLEETWOOD , DEAKIN , HENDRIKS and CO . ( in conjunction with COOPER and PREECE ) will SELL by AUCTION , at the KING'S HEAD HOTEL , Ross , On THURSDAY AFTERNOON , 28th MAY , 1914 , At 3 o'clock punctually , subject to Conditions to be then produced . Vendors ' Solicitors : Messrs . Hargreave and Heaton , 37 , Waterloo - street , Birming ham , and Messrs . Burt and Evans , Ross - on- Wye . For orders to view , Schedules of the Fixed Plant and Fixtures , which are to be included in the Sale of the Freeholds , further particu- lars as to Stock - in - Trade , Loose Plant and Tools , Lithographed Plans and Particulars , apply H. T. Ledsam , Esq . , Chartered Ac countant ; Messrs . Harrison , West , Ledsam and Co. , Chartered Accountants , 16 , Water- loo - street , Birmingham ; Messrs . Fleetwood , Deakin , Hendriks , and Co. , Auctioneers , 3 , Temple Row West , Birmingham ; and Messrs . Cooper and Preece , Auctioneers , Ross - on- Wye . 12 24 24 36 36 S A S Tuperior Family Residence , containing LET , No. 14 , BROAD STREET , Entrance Hall , Lofty Drawing Room 20 ft . x 16 ft . , Dining Room 15 ft . x 15 ft . , 7 Bedrooms , Bath ( h . and o . ) , W.O. , Airing Cupboards , Kit chens , Good Cellars , and usual Offices , Prettily laid out Flower Garden , Lawn , Greenhouses , Stabling , & o . Possession , June 24th . - Rent and further particulars , apply , COOPER and PREECE , House Agents , Ross . |