Ross Gazette 30th April 1914 - Page 8
Ross Gazette 30th April 1914 - Page 8
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| Date | 30/04/1914 |
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| Type | Newspaper |
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| Language | English |
| Area | Ross Gazette |
| Collection Holder | Herefordshire Libraries |
| Date of Publication | 30th April 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 " I - I wish I had known what was in her Some day - you - perhaps you will hate me , " she finished , in a whisper . " Please don't think foolish things , " John Leith said , in his simple way . " I can't do what I should like to do for you , but I shall try and make you happy , Nesta ; and in Lon- don , perhaps , we may be able to get some big doctor to take up your case . Think what it would be to have your sight again . " The girl gave a little cry , and then broke into tears . John paused a moment irreso- lutely , and then went away and left her alone . Three mornings later , very early , they drove into the nearest town , where all arrangements had been made by John , and in one of the churches their marriage took place . He drove back with her , but few words were exchanged between them . Nesta seemed RACHEL COHEN , daughter of Morris Cohen , a utterly prostrated , the strain on her nerves wealthy Jew . NESTA GILMORE , a beautiful girl who has lost her sight . SYNOPSIS OF OPENING 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 . 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 . aunt . Jerome John receives an urgent message from his 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 friedless . The aunt works on John's sym- pathies , and suggests that he should Nesta , so as to give her a protector . As his aunt dies John promises that he will not fail her . CHAPTER IV . marry The snow fell heavily the day following his aunt's death , and John never forgot the grim- ness nor the desolation of that time . He took all upon his own shoulders . When she had realised that Isabel Leith was really dead Nesta had given way ; she had not fainted- she had simply broken down , and Leith had picked her up in his strong arms and had cauried her out of the room . There was an old woman who waited on her , and he gave her into the charge of this woman , entreating her to take care of her young mistress , and especially to see that she rested . He knew that Nesta had had proper rest or sleep for several days . no " I am going to look to everything , " he said ; and the old servant nodded her head with satisfaction . His aunt had told him that she had left a small packet which she wished him to open immediately after her death . There were tears in John Leith's eyes as he obeyed this command . He found that the packet con- tained banknotes to the extent of fifty pounds . Mrs. Leith had ' written down all her wishes . She desired to be buried with her husband ; she wished no one to be invited to attend her funeral ; she wanted no one to follow her to the grave but John . As he read through her letter , written in such feeble characters , John realised how much the dead woman must have counted on his affection for herself . In the most touching way she wrote down her tribulation of gratitude and love for Nesta Gilmore , and expressed her eager hope that John might find it possible to join his life with this girl , this young creature whom she loved so dearly . If , indeed , this should be the case , then she Bet down concisely the arrangements she desired to be carried into effect . She wished John and Nesta to be married at once ; to tell no one what they were doing , but to go one morning to the neighbouring town and there to be married by licence . The expenses for this marriage were to be forthcoming from the money she left in John's hands . She further advised the young man that Nesta's home should be sold . She suggested that he should go back to London and make preparations there for receiving his wife , and should leave Nesta to carry out the sale of her house . The matter evidently would not be a difficult one , for some neighbouring farmer had already made a very good offer for the property , and it only required a little courage on Nesta's part to bring this transaction to a satisfactory result . Mrs. Leith wrote very tenderly about John himself . She entreated him not to think harshly of her . " All men , " she wrote , " are better for the influence of a good woman in their lives . Nesta has brought sweetness and light into my darkened existence , and I know that you will find it easy to love her . " His aunt's words were not really necessary to draw John towards this girl . He already admired her splendid courage , he was sorry for her , and he was grateful to her - beyond that , of course , his sympathy did not go , al- though there was naturally an element of romance in the way they were being brought together which stirred him unconsciously . They did not meet till after John had obeyed his aunt's wishes and had followed her to the grave . When he was admitted to her room John found Nesta lying on couch . B She wore the green shade over her eyes . Leith really did not know if she was pretty , or , indeed , what she was like , for the shade almost covered her face . Her only visible beauty was her fair , soft hair . The grace of her move- ments and her slim body had not been lost on John ; she seemed to him so young , little more than a child . She remained quite silent had been so heavy of late . She had kept her- self bright so that Mr. Leith might not know the anxiety that was in her heart . But the re- action had come now , and John had practi- cally to carry her into the house . He left her with the greatest reluctance . To him she was nothing more than a precious re- sponsibility , a living embodiment of a duty which his loyalty , and his sympathy made a sacred one . He left orders with the woman who waited on her that he was to have fre- quent news , and he promised that he would go North again just as soon as he possibly could . The future was not very clear to John Leith as he travelled back to London again . There would , of course , be some money from the proceeds of the sale of the old Gilmore house . But that must belong to Nesta alone ; a sum of money upon which she could fall back if any great necessity arose . Her daily life must be his affair naturally , and it was for this reason , and this alone , that he was so eager to return to his work . And yet , though the practical part of the future presented it self in no indefinite fashion , it may be truly said that as the young man drew nearer and nearer to London he scarcely recognised the events of the last two weeks in & clear , coherent way . Up in the North , pacing to and fro in the old , low - roofed rooms , the influence of the dead woman had rested on him in a way he could not shake aside . Everything outside that quiet house had seemed so far away ; even Rachel , and the magnetic hold she had become upon his imagination , seemed to blurred . It was the need that Nesta had of his strength and protection , it was the sym- pathy roused by the girl's isolation and pitiful affliction , which had had full sway with him there . Once in London , however , the North re- ceded ; his aunt , Nesta , and all that had passed with him during his absence became less dominant . His own mental condition was altogether less exalted and strained . When he found himself back in the shabby board- ing - house it seemed to him as if everything which had happened of late had come to him in a dream , and when he reached the office the next day he was literally separated even from a momentary recollection of where he was very stood . There was so much work for him to do .. Although Mr. Cohen saw him he did not even trouble to greet him , and it evident to John that he was distinctly out of favour with his employer a fact which troubled him a good deal . " When he returned to his lodging , weary in mind and body , that night he found a letter from Rachel . Instinctively his heart seemed to lift again . He had sent her a few words telling her that his aunt was dead , and she had answered him kindly . Now she wrote . more fully , and her sympathy was very pre- cious to the young man . He had never stopped to question himself as to why Rachel Cohen should have evinced such a marked desire for his friendship . Indeed , he had not once paused to analyse the nature of his feel- ings or thoughts where this woman concerned . It was enough for him that there exi ed one creature in the world so beautiful and so helpful . was its He felt that it was to Rachel he owed his first realisation of the significance of happi- ness ; and she had not been insincere when they had talked together , for she had quickly found that Leith had an extraordinarily swift perception of the meaning of art in simplest and truest forms . Indeed , in this respect Leith had been a revelation to Rachel Cohen ; she had found a strange pleasure in drawing the truth of his feelings and his in- most thoughts from this young man . Against herself she had contrasted him at odd times with Jerome , and had found herself wishing vaguely that the man she loved might have been framed on the lines of this other man . For art had a real meaning to Rachel , and with this sincerity gave to her friendship John Leith a sympathy which she had cer- tainly not expected to find . So it was on hie side the young man turned so naturally and so & THE ROSS GAZETTE THURSDAY , APRIL 30 , 1914 . Arnold laughed his slow , soft laugh . " Well , " he said , " perhaps that is just as well , it will divert his attention from me . It is a good idea ; you had better work it . ' A shade crossed Rachel's face , and she got up and moved about the room restlessly . When she came back to the fire she said , in a low voice : Things are not as they were between father and myself . That dreadful quarrel we had the night of the party seems to have sepa- rated us . I find him looking at me every now and then in such a strange way . I - I feel as if I were being watched ! . Sometimes I - I am half afraid he guesses the truth about us , Jerome . " Arnold frowned sharply . " Oh , that's rub- bish ! " he said . " I'm quite sure he doesn't . Why , if there is anything in his bad temper at all , you may be pretty sure you wouldn't be where you are if he had guessed the truth !. Take my tip , Rachel , cultivate Leith openly ; it serves our ends both ways . " Then , abruptly , he asked Rachel what money she had . " I have given you all I had , " she answered . " My account is overdrawn at the bank . I simply daren't let father know this . " " Then you must let me have some of your jewels . I am in a desperate hole , Rachel . Thank goodness , we shan't have to wait much longer . I heard from my aunt last night . I wrote to her , and put the question to her straightforwardly , and she tells me old Less ingham is not expected to live through an- other day . " fine Rachel had unpinned brilliant brooch , and had stripped her slim fingers of one or two splendid rings she wore . " These ought to bring a good deal of money , " she said ; " but , Jerome , they must not be lost . They belonged to my mother , and every now and then father gets & fit into his head and asks to see all my jewellery . " Jerome set his teeth in rather an ugly fashion , and then he laughed as he slipped the rings and brooch into an inner pocket of his coat . " Well , the sooner old Mr. Lessingham is in his grave the better for us , " he said ; then he just lightly brushed Rachel's cheek with his dips and said " Good - bye " to her . She clung to him as he was going . " I shall see you soon ; we must meet soon , Jerome ! " " Of course , of course , " he answered . " I'll send a letter to the usual place to - morrow , and then you can ring me up and we can make plans ; but remember , Rachel , you must hold John Leith with both your hands . That is your work now , and , believe me , my dear , we can't afford to lose this wonderful chance . It is a matter of something like life or death to us . " He kissed her again and then ran lightly down the stairs , and was out of the house comfortably before Mr. Cohen was expected home . When she was alone Rachel stood a moment with her face buried in her hands , and then , as the clock chimed the hour , she dropped her hands , sighed sharply , and safe in the privacy of her bedroom un- locked her big jewel - case ; then she slipped on some other rings , and pinned another brooch in place of the one which Jerome had carried away with him . Her father always expected her to wear some of the many jewels he had given her . CHAPTER V. Several days elapsed after John Leith's return from the north , and receiving no news about Nesta he became anxious , and sent a tele- gram . In due course the answer reached him , signed in the name of the old servant who was attending his wife . As he feared , the news was not good . The servant announced that to her bed . John had one moment of hesita- tion ; he felt drawn to go himself and see how things were with Nests , but he had to check this desire for very practical reasons . In the first place a journey of this sort cost money , and in the second he could not possibly as for another leave of absence just yet awhile . As a matter of fact , his life at the office was far from being a pleasant one at this moment . Mr. Cohen seemed to be bent on finding fault with Leith . Nothing the young man could do was right ; he was kept working after hours practically every day . Always a hard man to serve , Mr. Cohen seemed in these days impos- sibly difficult and overbearing . When he had time to reflect on the matter John felt himself more and more surprised that he should ever have been permitted to enter Mr. Cohen's house as a guest . To search for a motive for this unusual invitation seemed hopeless now , and probably he would never have done so had it not been for the pronounced rudeness and ill - temper which were visited upon him daily . Nesta had been very ill , and was still confined When he wrote to Rachel he was careful not to let her know how much he suffered at her father's hands ; but she could imagine pretty well that the young man was not hav- ing too good a time , and she was sorry for him . Rachel was now nervously anxious to keep on good terms with her father . Having such a secret locked in her heart 88 that which she carried about with her always her usually strong , self - reliant disposition was shaken . She felt instinctively that she had lost a hold on her father , and , apart from the practical difficulties which such a suggestion conjured into existence , the woman's super- stitious nature was troubled at the bare sug- gestion that she had seriously provoked her father's anger against her . Her life at this time was not an easy one . Arnold gave her no peace on the subject of John Leith . The news of old Lessingham's death had been quickly told to Rachel in a letter conveying this information . Arnold wrote : " I understand that a short time will elapse before Lessingham's son will be in- formed of what has happened . We must think of some way in which to bind him to our selves effectually . It is a thousand pities that you cannot see him more frequently . " Rachel folded this letter with a sigh . She was doing her utmost , and felt sometimes , with a little sense of remorse , that nothing more was needed to bind John Leith to her self in the strongest and truest sympathy ; but this , of course , was not definite enough for Jerome . Rachel's great difficulty was to know how to please her husband , and yet not to offend her father . . John Leith himself came to her rescue un- expectedly . After the receipt of that telegram from the north , Nesta's old servant Miriam had written to him .. She had told him that there was no possibility of selling the house till her mistress was better ; meanwhile she had let John Leith know that there . was very little money , and that Nesta's condition required the greatest care . face . His rudeness brought hot anger into Leith's " That's all very well , sir , " he answered ; " but you can't expect a man to work over time indefinitely without getting extra money . " " I don't pay you while you go gallivanting into the country , " said Mr. Cohen ; " if you're working late now you're making up for lost time , remember that ! I'll give you no more . salary , and that is the end of the matter . " " Yes , " angor , for you . " If Jerome Arnold could have seen her at this moment perhaps even his callousyselfish heart might have been touched with pity , for truly he was bringing this woman who loved him to an evil pass ! ( To be continued . ) , " said John Leith , trembling with DRESSMAKING AT HOME . it is , because I shall cease to work He turned and walked to the door , and Cohen sat and shouted after him . " Go and starve , " he said , " you upstart ! You've had your head turned ever since my daughter was fool enough to let you come into my house ! " Other words more insulting and harder to bear were flung at Leith's retreating figure , and for a little while the young man was really speechless with rage ; then , as he grew calmer , he realised what he had done , and he felt sick with dread . He had a very sure per- ception of what lay before him in the future . It might be months and months before he ob- tained fresh employment . How was he to live in the meanwhile ? How was he to help Nesta ? His aunt's small income had died with her . John had not a friend in the world to whom he could turn . As he sat at his desk . and tried to work he came gradually to the conclusion that , disagreeable as it would be , he would be obliged to go back to Mr. Cohen and ask to be allowed to stay on . But even as this thought was in his mind his employer's secretary approached him with a note , which informed him curtly that Mr. Cohen desired him to leave the office immediately . A small cheque was enclosed - payment for a week's salary . And so , without a word , John Leith got up , gathered together his few possessions , and went quietly away from the place where he had worked so uncomplainingly and loyally for more than four years . eagerly to companionship with Miss Cohen . him , although of this he was scarcely con- Her physical beauty , of course , attracted When he read this letter Leith went out and scious ; but her mind provoked , if possible , sent the servant every penny which he himself wondering how it was that such a man warmer admiration . He sometimes found possessed , and then , armed by the urgent need of his position , he asked for an interview with as Morris Cohen could have had such Mr. Cohen . Rachel's father received him gruffly . daughter as Rachel . There was none of her " What do you want ? " he asked ; and with father's vulgarity about her ; John verily be- the colour mounting to his face Leith said lieved that she was capable of achieving frankly that he wanted a rise in salary . greatness in any way she chose to plan out for I was here " I'm working very hard , sir . herself . every night last week till after ten o'clock . circumstances have arisen which make it imperative that I should have a little more money . " With her father it was always a question of money ; but if she loved money too , Rachel never let this appear . In John's eyes her mind was as delicate as her beauty was cer- tainly rare . Certain " Debts , eh ? " inquired Mr. Cohen , curtly ; and John shpok his head . " No , sir , not debts exactly , but obliga tions . My aunt left me certain duties to do . " It was on the tip of his tongue to speak of a note in Mr. Mr. Cohen's manner which warned him that In her letter she begged him to go and see her on his first free moment ; and Leith wrote back and told her that if he could possibly till he had told her all that was to be do so he would be with her on the following his marriage , but there was arranged , and when she spoke her voice was day , which was Saturday ; he added , however , broken and hoarse . possible he might not be allowed his usual that as he had been away so long it was just the subject would not receive sympathetic half - holiday . " You must not do anything that is against your wish , " she said ; and you must never forget that I am blind . I am quite useless , al- most helpless . Your aunt loved me , but love sometimes makes mistakes . " " We are not going to discuss this , " John Leith said , gently but firmly . " I promised my aunt , and she gave you to me to take care of . I'm quite alone in . the world , and I've nobody to consider but myself . The matter is settled . I am only sorry that I shall have to leave you here , but I must go back to my work . Mr. Cohen has given me a much longer time than I know he understood I would re- quire . He is a hard man , and I can't afford to quarrel with him . We must be married at once , Nesta . You will not be afraid to trust yourself to me ? " . an who had apparently dropped in to pay This letter was shown to Jerome Arnold , afternoon call . Mr. Arnold had been very from town ; he had gone so far as almost to restless and impatient during John's absence reproach Rachel for letting the young man slip out of her reach . Now that he is back again , " he said , as he glanced through Leith's letter , " you must get a tight hold of him . It won't be difficult ; it is easy to see that you can do what you like with him now , Rachel . Can't you arrange things somehow with your father so that Leith could get a little more free time ? " . " Impossible , " said Rachel , quickly ; " as it is , my father does not in the least under- stand why I am so interested in Mr. Leith . Daisy Blumenburg was dining here last night , and she made some stupid , vulgar remarks said at about this friendship , which , of course , made The blind girl did not say a word . She did not see the hand he put out towards her ; she lay with both her own pressed to her heart . It does not seem right , " she length . in that same , hoarse , strained voice . father suspicion . " treatment . The mention of his aunt's name seemed to sting Mr. Cohen - it was not until long after wards that John Leith knew that Morris Cohen had been the actual cause of his uncle's financial ruin . to do with your obl " Well , I've nothing to do with your obliga- tions , " Cohen said , in his way . " What you do outside the office is nothing to me ; but I can tell you quite plainly , Leith , that you aren't worth a farthing more than sau at now ! L. & . KEARLEY'S ORIGINAL rudest Widow Welch's Female Pills Pumps and rollable for Ladies , The only Gongipe Awarded OFRTIFICATE of MERIT at the Tamanian hibition , 100 100 Years Reputation . Ordered by Specialists for the Ouve all Female Complaints . Bold in boxes , 1A and 1/0 , of Chemists , or post free , 1/3 and 1/10 from CATHERINE KEARSLEY ( DEPT . ) , 42.Waterloo Rd.London , S.E . The news of his dismissal was given to Rachel Cohen that night by her father at dinner . They were alone , and Rachel was ill- She had realised at - ease and out of spirit . the moment her father had entered the house that something had happened to upset him , and her heart had beat agitatedly for a time . " Well , I told you how it would be , " Mr. Cohen remarked when . dinner was half - way through . " I knew no good would come of having that young chap here and filling his head with nonsense ! " " Do you mean Mr. Leith ? " asked Rachel , in a low voice . He " I've " Yes , I do . I mean that young stuck - up fellow John Leith , him as you called superior , and thought you were doing such a lot of good by having here ! Well , what's been the re- sult ? Just what I thought it would be . came into my office this morning as proud as a lord , puts on his airs with me , and asks this and demands the other ! " Mr. Cohen laughed " I soon taught him a lesson ! " shortly . " I'm sorry if he has annoyed you , " Rachel said , nervously . " Oh , I don't let a thing like that annoy me , " her father observed grandly . given him the chuck , and when he is starving perhaps he'll be a little bit sorry . They want bringing down some of ' em - get their heads up in the air , and think that they can dictate terms and get everything their own way . " Rachel said nothing , but her heart was still She felt genuinely sorry beating nervously . for Leith , for almost against herself she had grown to like him . He was such a fresh- minded , single hearted creature , and it seemed to her so mean that she should have come into his life in an underhand way , and BY SYLVIA . A Three - Plece Blouse . There is no sign of our returning yet awhile to the fitting garments of a few years ago , as this season everything is looser than ever , and , where blouses are concerned , the baggy under - arm portion is a marked feature of the spring modes . Another detail , too , that cannot be forgotten is the fancy for waistcoate , whilst the import- ance of neck wear must also not be overlooked . The majority of blouses and corsages are made to be worn with lace , muslin , or embroidered collars , which are to be had in great variety in most of the large drapery establishments , PATTERN . No. 1,780 . In addition , and are not at all expensive . they have the advantage of being easily at tached to various blouses , so that a good many changes may be made in this way . For my first sketch this week , No. 1,780 , I have selected a model of the very latest in blouses one which possesses the two features I have referred to above , viz . , the bagginess of the under - arm and the loose Raglan cut , also the separate waistcoat , which in this case is a ready - made one of white muslin , with the Medici collar which distinguishes so many of This , however , is a detail you can this kind . fix up for yourself , and , as it is quite separate , you can pur- chase the vest you like best . Cut Cdges picted in the sketch do not usually pany those should be working to force his loyalty from The points de- him , not because she had need of him or his friendship , but because she had need of the money that was to come to him . " Understand me , Rachel , " old Cohen said , breaking in on his daughter's thoughts which roughly , " you're not to do anything for this young man . Now , that's an order , and you've quite got to keep to it , my girl . " " Why should I do anything for him ? " Rachel asked , with a good pretence of her In old days she had ruled her father absolutely , saying just what she liked to him , and now that she was afraid of him she realised how much of her old power had lain in the natural indifference and dis- former manner . dain with which she had treated him . " I don't know why you should , " Mr. Cohen answered ; " but I know pretty well you aren't going to . You ain't a fool , Rachel , and you aren't going to quarrel with your bread and butter unless it's for some very good reason , are you ? " Rachel laughed , not very steadily . " What a ridiculous idea ! " she said . " Why should we quarrel about Mr. Leith ? " " I don't know , " her father answered a second time ; " but I have never yet got to the rights of why you've taken such an interest in him except that he's good - looking , and women are such fools about a good - looking man . But you've heard what I've said , you are not to do a thing for John Leith . " " I hear , " said Rachel . She sighed , and then very subtly she turned the conversation . " Can you tell me where Ben is now , father ? " she asked . " I want to write to him . " " Oh ! you want to write to your cousin Ben Soldini , do you ? Well , that's a change - that's something like ! I'm getting a bit sick of all these outside people hanging about my house . I'm a Jew . I don't want no truck with those that aren't Jews , except in the way of busi- ness . " He struck a match and lit a cigar . " Ben's gone to Japan , but he'll be back in a month or so . If you want to write to him send a letter to his house ; he'll get it . Now , I'm coming upstairs , and you've got to sing to me . I haven't heard no music for a long time , Rachel . " She had to sit and sing and play for more than an hour , during which time her father seemed to be asleep ; but if she stopped and tried to rest he ordered her roughly enough to stay where she was . Sometimes she When at last she was alone in her own room she threw out her arms with a gesture of relief and suffering combined . Her life had become . unendurable ; though she had nothing definite to go upon she felt convinced that her father was doubtful at least about her friendship with Jerome Arnold , and she trembled as she pictured to herself what his rage would be if he could know the truth . hated herself for having been zo weak . Why had she allowed Jerome to persuade her to a secret marriage ? What had they gained by such an act ? She had lost all pleasure in her life , haunted by a fear which Jerome either could not or would not understand . She was racked by anxiety , living in perpetual nervous excitement , waiting for a chance of meeting her husband , yet dreading to return to her father's house after these meetings . Her whole existence signified a strain upon her which Rachel found very difficult to sus- tain ; yet she was ro bound and tied , so under the thrall of a great passion , that even to imagine what her life would be ( as it once had been with Jerome out of it made her shiver . She belonged so entirely to the man , she loved him so absolutely , he dominated her so com- pletely , life itself would cease if she were to be separated from him . Before going to bed she wrote two letters , one to John Leith and one to Arnold . In the first she informed John that she had heard from her father that he had left the office , and she told him that she would communicate with him on the morrow and arrange where to see him . To Arnold she gave briefly the news of Leith's dismissal . " You have been wanting an opportunity to get closer into his life - this should be your chance . I leave it to you to move . help you as far as I possibly can , but my father is so furious with Mr. Leith that I dare not move openly one way or another . " I will accom- I have seen , but are easily made , and think give a and pretty un- somewhat common finish . The panying gram shows you how to place the pattern double- width goods , soft pat ternet accom- dia . on satin having been se lected for the purpose . Selvedges of 44 - inch Material Sleeve Cut Edgel Back Front DIAGRAM FOR No. 1,780 . Fold Having ar ranged the three pieces as I have shown , trace or mark round very carefully and cut out , allow- ing , the usual turnings .. Now tack the sleeve to the back and front edges , as the notches indicate , and be very careful not to stretch the edges when doing so , Ba , being on the cross , is very easily done . Allow very good turnings here for the same reason , and also because they are stitched down on each side of the seam on the right side , after , of course , the tack - threads have been re- moved , when the edges must be neatly over sewn . Now tack and join up the under - arm seams , neaten inside , and press ; then turn in the hem of side of front , and finish this off with a row of rather closely - set French knots . Hem the lower edge , turn in and neaten the neck - part of the blouse with a crossway strip of the silk , finish off the wrist - part of the sleeve , make the cuffs , and finish off . The vest is merely tacked in to each side of front . About 11 yard of 44 - inch material is required .. New Spring Knickers . Like everything else in the way of feminine wear , undergarments have to submit to the changes of fashion , though perhaps not quite so drastically as one's upper garments . The vogue for the tight skirt has caused our underwear to become " fine by degrees and beautifully less , " and in many cases is reduced to a minimum , and of increasing fineness of fabric . Knicket's are now made to fit as closely as possible , and the favourite pattern of the moment is that known as the " culotte , " or " trouser " pattern , where the knee - portiona are left straight , and not gathered into a band , as was the favoured mode a few years ago . As this is a good time of the year to see about the renewal of one's stock of underwear , I have selected a pattern in No. 1,781 which I hope will and appreciation with my readers . It shows the PATTERN No. 1,781 . There was no one whom Rachel could trust features I have referred to , as there is abso- to post these letters , so she had to wait a long lutely no fulness at the waist , all the superfluous time till she had heard her father go up to material being disposed of here by means of darta . his room and knew that the house was closed The knee - portions and , by the way , these end for the night . Then , noiselessly , with just at and not below the knee , as of yore - are beating heart , she crept down the stairs and finished off here with a band of wide insertion , let herself out into the street . She ran fleetly set on by means of veining , a row of ribbon in- finishing off the lower edge . Nainsook or very fine longcloth should be selected for these knicks , of which you will re- quire about 14 yard . The Old Folk's Best Friend DOAN'S BACKACHE KIDNEY PILLS . In the Evening of our Days Old Friends are Best . " u Every Picture tella a Story . " Doan's Backache Kidney Pills have proved a great blessing to many old folk , because they banish backache , regulate the action of the kidneys and help the kidneys to keep the blood pure . The greatest discomforts of old age are poor | These symptoms are causeb dy weakness eyesight , lame back , stiff , achy joints and or diseases of , the kidneys and bladder . urinary ills . Urinary waste is being left too long in the Most often these troubles come from system , and is setting up disease in different weakening of the kidneys . parts of the body . Doan's Backache Kidney The kidneys have a heavy task during a Pills relieve inflammation of the kidneys and long life , of filtering the blood and keeping bladder , and make the urinary system active the body free from the irritating effects of so that it can flush out this poisonous kidney urio aoid . Kidney weakness usually gets little waste . This remedy contains no injurious attention , and it is no wonder if the kidneys ingredients whatever , and is safe for all - men break down . and women , old and young . And when the kidneys are sluggish and Elderly people will therefore find Doan's weak , there is little comfort . Backache is Backache Kidney Pills a valuable remedy ; they likely to become a constant trouble ; lameness keep the kidneys active , and prevent waste in the morning , pains when stooping or lifting , water and urio acid staying too long in the restlessness at night , too frequent and painful body . Many bad cases of stone , dropsy , rheu . passages of the kidney secretions , and persistent matism , lumbago , and distressing urinary languor . weaknesses have been completely oured by Rheumatic pains , stiff joints , diszy spells Doan's Pills , even in patients between 70 and and weakness of sight and hearing are often 80 years of age . due to the excess of uric acid in the blood . In 919 boses only , aim bones 13/9 . Never sold loose . Of So are gravel and stone , dropsical swellings of all stores and chemists , or from Foster - McClellan Co. , 8 , Welle - street , Oxford - Street , London , W Befuse the limbs and extremities , heart weakness.ubstitutes . should be a trifle wider . Now make the darts ,. turn in , neaten the waist - part with tape , which is stitched to it twice ; then make the button- holes at the back , sew on the buttons , and finish off : 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 6 d . post free . Address all letters , enclosing stamps for patterns , to " 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 . Miss Collip London " She suffered terribly from Bronchitis and Whooping Cough " But where ordinary treatment had failed Feno's cured completely , and now she is as well as a child could be . " - Mra . Collip , 8 , Vandy- street , Worship - street , London , E.C. Veno's Lightning Cough Cure contains cura- tive principles of unfailing power which are not found in ordinary cough preparations . That is why Veno's oures when other means fail . Its healing effect is immediate and cer- tain , the lungs and bronchial tubes quickly gain strength to throw off the attack , and cure follows naturally - even in cases of long standing . LE Awarded Grand Prix and Gold Medal , International Health Exhibition , Paris , 1910 . For Coughs and Colds , Bronchitis , Asthma , Influenza , Catarrh , 91 . Por Bottle . Larger Slees 1/11 & 2/9 VE and all Chest and Lung Troubles In old or young . The surest and speediest remedy noion ENO'S LIGHTNING COUGH CURE to the nearest letter box , and despatched her sertion and a frill of lace or fine embroidery notes herself . All this mystery and deception hurt her sharply , for Rachel was proud . To have to creep back into her father's house like a thief , push the bolts noiselessly into their sockets , and steal nervously up to her room again , was so humiliating to her . She was always exhausted after one of these journeys , and this night , when she was once more safely and then join up the leg - parts . Now join the ordinarily pretty nurse girl , my dear ? " " Be within her room , she fell heavily into a chair and lay there prostrate . Having cut them out , proceed to sew on the wide insertion and veining to the knee - parts , also the ribbon insertion and the frill of lace , two . portions together , a few inches down from Johnson : " You don't mean to say you laughed at that story . " Smithson : Yes . Had to . " Johnson : " Had to ? " Smithson + Yes . My boss told it . " " How did you come to have such an extra the waist ; then hem the remainder all the way cause I want our child to have Army protec round to the waist at back . where the hem tion , when she is in the park . " WISE AND OTHERWISE . The ideal kiss is the kiss that is never given " Made " Made up her mind to win him . " up her face , you mean . " " My boy , are you studying profane his- tory ! " " Oh , in a cursory way . " He : " Why does she waltz so slow ! " She : " She's in mourning , you know . " Stupid women have their uses - they give bright ones additional opportunities . Marriage which makes two one is a life- long struggle to discover which is that one . " How's everything in your house ? " asked Smith . " Oh , " replied Brown , " she's all right . " " What makes your husband taste every- thing he sees lying around ? " " A consuming curiosity . " " Did you tell your employer you were go- ing to be married ! " " No ; he's down on all unions ! " . First Sport :. " Think Bruisem will ever be- come a great pugilist ? " Second Sport : " No ; he's tongue - tied . " " I always keep my gloves on when I go to bed . I find it keeps my hands soft . " Do you keep your hat ' on , too ! " Mother : " What does the doctor say ?. Johnny : " He says my liver is in a bad way but that he can save my bacon . " Father : " Willie , didn't I tell you to shut that shutter ? " Willie : " The shutter's shut and I can't shut it any shutter ! " Why do policemen always lick their pencils when taking notes of a charge ? It is to make the case look as black as possible . " " She is being fitted for the stage . " " Studying hard , I suppose ? " " Oh ! no . Just being fitted with the necessary gowns . " me ! " The Bird : " Well , I'd feel a little safer with you if you were only a vegetarian ! " The Tragedian : " I always manage to move . my audiences . " The Comedian : Yes , they The Cat : " Why are you so suspicious of usually start to go after the second act . " . " Did you see the sights at the seaside ? " asked one girl . " No , " answered the other . " I went into the water . I was one of them . " " My husband and I have never quar- relled . " " What a perfectly angelic disposi- tion he must have ! " purred her dearest friend . Maid : " I have come to give notice , ma'am . " Mistress : " Indeed ! " Maid : " And would you give me a good reference , ma'am ? I'm going to Mrs. Smith , across the way . " Mistress : " The beat in the world , Maggie . I hate that woman . " A woman who saw her three - year - old daughter come from the back door of the house next door eating a pie said : " Why , Elsie , you must not ask Mrs. K. for pies . " " I didn't ask her , mother , " said Elsie ; " 1 know where she keeps them . " " Well , " said the farmer to an Irishman employed on his farm , " I heard you had an encounter with my cow yesterday . " No ; it was a bull " answered the Irishman . " Well , who had the better of the encounter ! " " Sure , ver honour , it was a toes up ! " 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 Heroford . THURSDAY APRIL 30 , 1914 . BENJAMIN'S PECTORINE , The Unrivalled Cough Cure , Is sold only by J. Benjamin , Cash Chemis Bottles , 91d . and 1/41 . VOL . XLVIII . No. SALES BY AUCTION . COOPER AND PREEC BTOOK SALESMEN AND GENER AUCTIONEERS . PROBATE , ESTATE , & HOTEL VALUE ESTABLISHED TER 70 YEARS . ] GENERAL INSURANCE AND SHIPPING AGENT TIMBER SURVEYORS , PUBLIC ACCOUNTAN ESTATES MANAGED : RENTS , TITHES , AND DE COLLECTED . Bailiffs ( by appointment ) under the Agric tural Holdings Act . Mr. Cooper , F.A.I. , a County Valuer under the Finance Act AGENTS FOR THE County Fire Office ( Limited ) . Provident Li Railway Passengers , General Assurance C Commercial Union , Soottish Insurance O Guardian Plate Glass , Hailstorm , & c . FURNITURE WAREHOUSED . ADVANOES MADE on Sales , if required Mortgages Negotiated . ALBION OHAMBERS , MARKET - PLACE , ROS SALE FIXTURES This Day - Ross Fat and Store Stock Se Substantial and Attractive Entr of Fat and Store Stook and 1 Balls . May 21 - Stook Market . Early Entries invit in order to insure publicity buyers and sellers . May 28. - Important Sale of Freehold Busin Premises . Machinery , and Go will of Business , in Ross ( Sale conjunction with Messrs . Fle wood , Deakin , Hendrika and C See advt . Bhortly . Two Cottages and Gardens at Gorel Shortly . - Capital Investments in Freehold La ed Property near Rosa . Farther Appointments respectfully solicited . SALE THIS DAY . ΜΕ ROSS STOCK MARKET . THURSDAY , the 7th MAY , 1914 . ESBRS . COOPER and PREEC will BELL by AUCTION , In the abo Market , a large Consignment of FAT & STORE CATTLE , CALVES SHEEP , and PIGS . Commencing with the Pigs at 10.30 shar ROSS - ON - WYE , HEREFORDSHIR RE BLAKE BROS . LTD . IN LIQUIDATION . By Direction of the Liquidator , H. T. LEDSAM , Esq . Important SALE BY AUCTION of the VALUABLE FREEHOLD MANUFACTU ING PREMISES , FOUNDRY , Fitting at Machine Shop , and the Paint Shop a Stabling situated in " The Crofts , " Broa street , Ross . THE VALUABLE FREEHOLD SHOP PR PERTY situated at the corner of Statio street and Brookend - street , and THE FREEHOLD MARKET DEPOT a SHOW ROOM opposite the Stock Marke Ross ; Together with the valuable FIXED PLAN MACHINERY , and FIXTURES , the who in the occupation of Messrs . Blake Bro Ltd. THE GOOD - WILL of the OLD E TABLISHED BUSINESS of BLAK BROS .. LTD .. Ironmongers , Iro founders , and Engineers , will be offere FOR SALE , the purchaser to take to t Stock - in - Trade , Loose Plant and Tools , fair valuation . LEETWOOD , DEAKIN , HENDRIK PREECE ) will SELL by AUCTION , st t KING'S HEAD HOTEL , Ross , On THURSDAY AFTERNOON , 28th MAY , 1914 , At 3 o'olook punctually , subject to Conditions be then produced . Vendors ' Solicitors : Messrs . Hargrea and Heaton , 37 , Waterloo - street , Birmin ham , and Messrs . Burt and Evans , Ross - o Wye . For orders to view , Schedules of the Fix Plant and Fixtures , which are to be includ in the Sale of the Freeholds , further partic lars as to Stock - in - Trade , Loose Plant a Tools , Lithographed Plans and Particula apply H. T. Ledsam , Esq . , Chartered A countant ; Messrs . Harrison , West , Ledsa and Co. , Chartered Accountants , 16 , Wate loo - street , Birmingham ; Messrs . Fleetwoo Deakin , Hendriks , and Co. , Auctioneers , Temple Row West , Birmingham ; and Messr Cooper and Preece , Auctioneers , Ross - o Wye . ROSS ROYAL HOTEL CO . , LTD . £ SHARES ( £ 5 10s . paid ) . TRAFALGA COLLIERY SHARES , fully paid Offers in writing invited . £ 1,500 . A desirable SECURITY sought this amount ( application in writing ) . A TEN - ROOMED HOUSE in New - street LET £ 20 a year . Lofty Rooms . La tory and Indoor sanitation . A TEN - ACRE ORCHARD , productive choice Fruit , in the garden parish Herefordshire , TO LET ; also a HOLDI of about 36 Acres , with Farm Buildi ( no residence ) , in same parish , TO LET FOUR COTTAGES and GARDENS , and DETACHED GRDEN in Ross , F SALE , cheap . Several superior RESIDENCES in the d trict of Ross TO LET and FOR SAL and also 3 particularly good BUSINE PREMISES in A 1 positions in the to FOR SALE ; and 3 chastely furnis RESIDENCES TO LET for the Sum months . One for 12 months . Kindly write and state requirements . COOPER and PREECE , of Ross - on- ( whose advertisements rench Paris , Ber India , U.S.A. , and the Colonies ) , and t will do their utmost to meet same . AARDEN - built Somi - detac RESIDENCES , with small Orcha Gardens , & o . , at Tadorville , FOR SAL Apply to CooPER and PREECE , Ross . HILLSBOROUGH , ROSS , TO L possession . L Walled - in Flower and Vegetable Gardens . and farther particulars of COOPER and PR Estate Agents , Ross . |