The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, March 5, 1909 Page: 3 of 8
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His Sister Was All That Could Be Desired.
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SYNOPSIS.
Thrco girt* — Ellznbcth, Gabrielle nnrl
lOliHo — started for Canada to spend the
summer there. On board steamer they
were frightened by an apparently (lenient -
o<l stranger, who finding a bay belonging
to one of them, took enjoyment In scru-
tinizing a photo of the trio. ICiise shared
her stateroom Willi a Mrs. Graham, also
bound for Canada. The young women on
«. sightseeing lour met Mrs. Graham,
anxiously awalllng her husband, who had
n mania for sailing.
CHAPTER II.—Continued.
"Me was to have been home by
noon," she said, "and I have been
standing hero two hours. Sailboats
are treacherous, and Harry 1b so reck-
less. Ah!"
The ejaculation was one of relief, as
a white sail appeared and headed for
the slip.
"I'm coming to see you," 1 called, as
we walked on, hut the conclusion was
forced upon me that she had forgotten
my existence.
"Why do you suppose they use that
forlorn little slip," I Inquired, "when
there are plenty of good landing
places further on?'
But the subject
Interest Elizabeth,
dressed, for she merely remarked with
a sigh:
"1 just hate to go back to that old
hotel."
"But of course we could never rent
the cottage," said Gabrielle, the pru-
did not seem to
whom I hail ad-
dent.
"Oh, of course not!" we agreed,
and ascended the steps of the hotel
in gloomy silence.
In the hall there were mountains of
trunks, covered with a bewildering
quantity of labels, and a subdued air
of excitement prevailed, indicating
that the now arrivals were worthy of
consideration. As soon as possible
wo investigated the register and found
that Lord Wilfrid and Lady Edith
Campbell of London, England, were
enjoying the hospitality of the house.
It was no use pretending that wo
were not impressed, for we were, and
we read the names over several times
aloud to see how they sounded. It
was our first encounter with British
aristocracy outside of books, anil we
hurried upstairs to make fresh toilets
In their honor.
They did not appear until we had
nearly finished dinner, and we were
«o Interested watching for them that
wc foritot to coinulaiu about the food.
Lord Wilfrid was disappointing, al-
though he had the drooping blonde
mustache and bored manner we were
familiar with on the stage. I say this
frankly, because wo learned later that
we had been unjust and that his un
prepossessing appearance was simply
the result of unrequited affection,
which, of course, went very hard
with one who was accustomed to hav-
ing the world at his feet—especially
the femlnino world.
Lady Edith told us all about It after
wo got to know her very well, and
explained that they had come to this
quiet retreat, where they were sure to
meet no one, to allow her brother to
regain his usual poise before visiting
their uncle, the governor general of
Canada. She added that the length
of their stay depended upon tho ben-
efit he derived from it, and hoped we
would do what wo could toward di-
verting him. We said we would.
Of course all this happened quite
naturally as time went on, and I only
mention it here to show how wrong it
is to judge by appearances, for we
thought Lord Wilfrid looked Ill-
natured and grumpy, whereas he was
really suffering from a broken heart.
His sister, however, was all that
could ho desired, and suggested Lady
Clara Vere do Vore in a very satis-
factory manner. In fact, I heard
Gabriella murmur: " 'Tho daughter
of a hundred earls,'" as Lady Edith
swept through tho doorway, and Eliza-
beth quoted: "'Tho languid light of
her proud eyes,' " when she Inspected
tho somewhat dingy menu.
I don't think I said anything, for I
was so absorbed In wondering whothor
the ripples of her golden hair were
natural or acquired that I forgot
everything else; but when we met her
the next day and felt the charm of her
personality I was ready to swear that
everything about her was genuine.
So absorbed were we that evening
In discussing the brother and sister
tlint wo almost forgot the cottage;
but I saw Elizabeth busily engaged
with pencil and paper as wo were pre-
paring for bed, and was not altogether
surprised to hear her voice from tho
next room after tho lights were out.
"If we got n competent woman who
would do our washing." she remarked,
"it would not bo much more expensive
than staying here. I have calculated
everything."
"But we could never In! uoh a
woman," Gabrielle said, interested
but Incredulous.
"Tho old man said his . t. r would
come," returned Elizabeth, of course
I did not engage her, but 1 Know when'
to find her."
The next day we rented tlie cottage,
engaged the competent woman, and
notified the clerk at the hotel that our
rooms would be at his (lis;.. at the
end of the week.
CHAPTER III.
We saw a good deal of tin. Camp-
bells—or at least of Lad; Kdltli—
during the following weei> She was
unquestionably lovely, from the crown
of her golden head to tie • i of hei
dainty shoe, and, raoreov* i wn - en-
dowed with that most en viable gift
called personal magnetism her inile
was a caress, and the Inflect ion of her
voice implied unqualified pleasure in
the society of the person whom she
happened to address.
We took her to the collage, and
she went over it with genuine interest,
suggesting slight rearrangement of
furniture, nnd lingering on the ver-
anda as though reluctant to leave.
"I quite envy you,"'she said, with a
trace of sadness In her voice. "You
will bo so cozy up here, and—the
hotel is horrid, is It not?"
"You must come and see us very
often," said Elizabeth, and Gabri-
elle and 1 echoed the invitation eag-
erly.
"How good of you!" she replied.
"I shall be only too glad to come. And
I may bring Wilfrid sometimes? We
are both rather forlorn .si rangers in
a strange land, you know
We hastened to say we would be de-
lighted to see Lord Wilfrid at any
time, and Elizabeth, who had volun
teered to keep house, added that tea
would be on tap every afternoon and
guests very welcome.
So we took possession of Hie cot-
tage on the bluff and settled down for
a long, lazy summer.
It was nice. That first evening as
we sat on the veranda after our com-
fortable dinner, listening to the mur-
mur of the waves and watching the
myriad of stars overhead, we spoke
contemptuously of the stuffy little
hotel, and pitied those confined within
its walls.
Elizabeth had heard from home that
day, and told us that a man her fa-
ther had recently met owned an isl-
and near by and had pledged himself
to call upon us. Elizabeth's father is
a general in tho army, and has hosts
of acquaintances, so his daughter is
quite accustomed • to encountering
them wherever sho goes.
"When do you expect ihe old gentle-
man?" inquired Gabrielle, languidly.
"He Isn't old at all," Hashed Eliza-
beth—"at least, 1 don't think so. And.
of course, he has sailboats and things
if he has a summer home on an island.
Mo might be very useful."
"Ask him to dinner," I suggested,
secure in ilio conviction that our
"competent woman" could really cook.
"And ask Lord Wilfrid and Lady
Edith tho same evening," supple-
mented Gabrielle. "Let us impress
him at once with our intimacy with
tho nobility."
"Have wo a butler and 12 footmen,
that we should give dinners?" inquired
Elizabeth, with withering sarcasm.
"When I entertain landed proprietors
and members of the peerage I don't
want to feel nervous about anything,
so we won't attempt dinners while I'm
housekeeper."
We did later, just the same, and
our littlo dining room was the scene of
several merry nondescript meals,
called dinner by courtesy, and thor-
oughly enjoyed by every one. But
this is anticipating.
The next day as we were all three
leaning out of tho broad window of
my room, in an interval of repose
after unpacking and settling, we hoard
steps on the gravel path, and before
wo could withdraw our heads two men
turned the corner and started for the
front door. From the hand of the
taller dangled Gabrl"Ile's black shop-
ping bag, and although ho wore gray
clothes and a straw hat instead of blue
sergo and a small cap wo recognized
the man on tho steamer, and were
consequently petrified with astonish-
ment.
"Don't let them In," whispered Ga-
brielle, who always has her wits about
her in an emergency. "Tell Mary
Anne to say 'Not at home.' "
They were directly under tho win-
dow now, and we feared to move, al-
most to breathe, lest wo attract their
attention; but it was just at tills cru-
cial moment that my side-comb elected
to fall out and land with considerable
force upon the aforesaid straw hat.
Of course its owner promptly looked
up, and equally of course we preclpl
lately retreated.
"Do you think he saw us?" gasped
Elizabeth and I simultaneously as the
doorbell rang; but Gabrielle had lied
to tho hall, where we heard her whis-
pering hoarsely to Mary Anne over
the banister.
We also heard that Invaluable facto-
tum's assurance that tho ladies had
just gone to the village, and a polite
expression of regret, accompanied by
a promlso to call again.
Wo stole again to the window as our
visitors retreated, and saw Uiem
pan so, examino my side comb, and
calmly drop it In Gabrielie's bag,
which hud not been left with Mary
Anne, as, of course, It should have
been.
"At this rate, Bennett," said a laugh-
ing voice, "you'll soon be able to open
a junUsliop. But I must say, old
chap, we were very neatly snubbed.
Wherefore ?"
"I don't know," replied Bennett,
"but I mean to find out, for I'm coming
again very soon. I assure you, Blake,
the picture d< esn't Ik tin—"
The rest of tho sentence w lost
as the two men disappeared around
the corner. Wo straightway held a
council of war.
"I supnose " said Kllznbeth. "he lias
lucid intervals and his attendant
humors him, iiui this is no reason why
we should be victimized, Lot. us cau-
tion Mary Anne "
So we descended In a body to iho
kitchen and solemnly warned Mary
Anno that the day she admitted our
late visitor we would immediately
part company. She in turn solemnly
assured us that if he crossed the
threshold it would he over her dead
body, so we fell somewhat comforted.
Elizabeth picked up the cards and
looked at them.
"Mr. John Clinton Blake," she read
aloud, "and Mr. Gordon Bennett."
The card dropped from her hand
and she collapsed Into the wood box.
"What's the matter now?" de-
manded Gabrielle, fishing her friend
out of Its capacious depths.
"Gordon Bennett." said Elizabeth,
"is the man who knows father, and
who owns the island."
We stared at each other in incredu-
lous silence, then sank down upon
Mary Anne's immaculate floor and
laughed until we were exhausted.
"I feel sure," said Elizabeth, when
she could articulate, "that It is not
the same man. This is some im-
postor."
"Mayhap," suggested Mary Anne,
who had been an interested listener—
"mayhap, miss, 'e's a smuggler."
Mary Anne had not long left the
mother country, and her manipulation
of the letter h was as agreeable to our
American ears as Lady Edith's fault-
less enunciation. Just now she was
regarding us with the manner of one
who possesses unlmparted informa-
tion.
"It's quite hawful, miss," she re
sumed, dropping her voice to a whis-
per, "and it do give a body the creeps,
so it do. But they say the smuggling
wot goes on 'ereabout is most liextaor
dlnary."
"Smuggling?" repeated Gabrielle.
"Yes, miss; taking things in over
the border without the duty—which I
do say is a sin and a shame to 'ave
to pay, so it is."
"It is perfectly right to pay It,
Mary Anne. Everybody should obey
the laws of a country."
So spoke the general's daughter,
but she carefully avoided looking at
us, for we all intended Investing heavi-
ly in furs before our return and get-
ting them in without cost.
"Yes, miss," replied Mary Anne,
without enthusiasm, and Gabrielle In-
quired in rather a muffled voice what
the miscreants smuggled.
"Oh, most hanything tliat comes
'andy, miss. Fur, cloth, gloves, hum-
brellas, preshus jools—mostly dl-
nionda. The feller they're lookin' fur
deals in di'monds. Quito the gentle'
men 'e is, too, so I've 'eard."
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
BORES AT PUBLIC GATHERINGS
Protest Against Prosy Utterers of
Dreary Commonplaces.
Those who impute to us a national
lack of patience and politeness must
admit that there are occasions upon
which we deserve a long mark for self-
restraint and kindly consideration ol
the feelings of our tormentors. Un-
doubtedly altruism is one of the finest
jewels In the moral crown, but It has
Its limits, and at the close of a sea-
son that has abounded In lectures and
debates it seems a lifting time to pro-
test against their being stretched lie
vond the point of human endurance by
downright bores in the shape of chair-
men and speakers, who vocally amble
on and on while their audiences, how-
ever they may chafe inwardly at the
waste of time and mental irritation,
begotten of a dreary rehearsing of
commonplaces, sit as patiently as
dumb puppets.
In private their victims discuss the
advisability of a stiff civil service
course for chairmen who apparently
are of tho firm conviction that they
are expected to make the longest ad-
dresses of the occasion over which
they preside, and certainly they as
well as other speakers frequently
stand In need of training in the direc-
tion of much thought and few words,
—Vogue.
"THE MARRYING SQUIRE."
Justice George E. Law Has Broken All
Records.
George E. Law, Justlco of tho Poace,
Franklin St., Brazil, Ind., is
known far and wldo
as tho "Marrying
Squire," from tho
fact that he has mar-
ried more couples
than any other offi-
cial in Indiana. Judge
Law wrote a letter
ill 1906, recommend-
ing Doan's Kidney
Pills, which lie said had made a bad
back well, enabled him to sleep bet-
ter nights and feel more fit for work.
Tho treatment also cleared up tho
urine. On January 5, 1909, Judge Law
confirmed his previous testimony. "I
havo recommended this remedy to
many people since I first used it,"
said he.
Sold by all dealers. FiO cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Teacher of Physiology.
"Now we will dissect this odd littlo
animal. But first, Jimmy Phallg, will
you tell me what we havo hero?"
Jimmy—"Faith, and It's called a bat,
sir." Teacher—"Very well. Now,
how many kinds of bats aro there?"
Jiuimy—"There are foive. Tho black
bat, the red bat, the acrobat, the base,
ball bat and the brickbat, sir-"
How's This?
We offor One Hundred Dollars Ileward for any
Ase of catarrh that cannot bo cured by Hllll
Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY A CO.. Toledo. O.
We, tho undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney
for tho laat 13 yearn, and believe him perfectly bon-
erable In All business transaction® and financially
ably to carry out any obligations iruide by hl« firm.
Wauu.nq, Kiknan * Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure H taken Internally, acting
flrectly u| on the blood and inucons surfaces of tho
lyntetn. Testimonials sent free. 1'rlco 7& cents per
bottk. floli! by all Druggists,
iuku Hull's Family l'llls for constipation.
Meant the Other Way.
Rear Admiral Sperry, commander-
in-chief of the fleet returned from Its
triumphant .sail around tho world,
sometimes has serious spells of absent
mindedness. Several years ago he was
talking with a group of fellow officers
at the Naval War coliego at Newport,
when one of them remarked that ho
had been ordered for duty on tho
Asiatic station.
"Are you going to take your wife
with you?" Admiral Sperry inquired.
"No," the officer replied.
"I think you aro making a serious
mistake," tho admiral continued In
positive terms. "I was out there in
1876 when an epidemic of cholera
broke out, and hundreds of people
died."—Sunday Magazine.
ON FAITH.
Our Wonderful Language.
"For my part," said one, "I think
Fred Is very bright and capable. I am
confident lie will succeed." "Yes," re-
plied the other; "ho is certainly a
worthy young man, but 1 doubt
whether he has head enough to fill his
father's shoes."—Roseleaf.
A good game cock has no white In
Its plumage, and lienco tho synonym
for cowardice—"to sliow the white
feather." >
Fat Man—Did you polish 'em up
hico?
Boy—Yep, look for yerself.
Fat Man—I'll tako your word for it.
NEW IDEA
Helped Wis. Couple.
It doesn't pay to stick too closely fj
old notions of things. Now ideas often
lead to hotter health, success and hap-
piness.
A Wis. couple examined an idea new
to them and stepped up several rounds
on tho health ladder. The husband
writes:
"Several years ago we suffered from
coffee drinking, were sleepless,
nervous, Ballow, weak and irritable.
My wife and I both loved coffee and
thought it was a bracer." (delusion.)
"Finally, after years of suffering, wo
read of Postum and tho liarmfulnesa
of coffee, and believing that to grow
wo should give some attention to new
ideas, we decided to tost Postum.
"When we made it right we liked it
and were relieved of ills caused by
coffee. Our friends noticed tho change
—fresher skin, steadier nerves, better
temper, etc.
"These chnnges were not sudden,
but relief Increased as we continued to
drink and enjoy Postum, and we lost
the desire for coffee.
"Many of our friends did not like
Postum at first, because they did not
make it right. But when tlioy boiled
Postum according to directions on
pkg., until it was dark and rich, they
liked it better than coffeo and were
benefited by tho change." "There's
a Reason."
Name given by Postum Co., Battlo
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Well*
villo" in pkgs.
Ever reml llie nhnve IHIerf A new
one iiiipeurs from time In Him*. They
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McClure & McClure. The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, March 5, 1909, newspaper, March 5, 1909; Alto, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth214040/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.