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Northern Advance, 10 Mar 1910, p. 6

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5v'E!'!'T'*-= Tina: M col-vmarm '; , " ""0|I&utotch aa cri r ` `-'v3"'- without charge. I"'itilic II `_'?i5 lnnnl-u-ml- III-..A_.A.A _.-s. .'11HURsDAY, 1.01` 24. com. . ~ mnnsm mm Pumnd ?,1 THE PROPERTY FOURYBARS or ms Y rVIu as m kllltnllcl OF ?ah"t IT} 0 E cons i. . Chapter 11. ' A A Little Pedigree. Inthe interest of the reader it is Necessary that a few brief biograp_hi- `cal details of Jasper` Allport .should be given here, for he was_ destined to play a strange part in the thrilling `drama, the prologue to which was enacted on that memorable night of ladv Lindmark s ball. He was the son of a deceased` naval ca tain who had distinguished him- -9: f, and had ultimately succumbed to malaria, caught in the discharge of ` is dut , on the west coas_t of*Africa. is wi e had died- three yearsbefore, leaving him wit! a son and two daughters, who passed under the care of an aunt and uncle. This uncle-Timothy Hugon by name, which indicated Norman extraction -was the brother-in-law of the late captain, and being childless himself had taken great interest indeed in his aephew and nieces. - II`. `II'_,._.__ , I ' 0 " ' `W513 Al\J- Ill E. 9'} ing -growi confo Ato"th CES. 54`; .:v {@656 W has at In Erik rst be V-v -av vv Incl`: OIJVVVUI Mr. Hugon was a lawyer, of ai somewhat old-fashioned type, but` enjoying a large practice in the town of Southampton, He was \_a 'South--'; ampton man, and represented a very` -old and very distinguished ' Hamp-' shire family which had settledvin the county a century or so after the Nor- man invasion, and took for its motto the somewhat proud andpretentious one of Triumpho morte tam vita (I; `triumph in death as in life). Tim- -othy Hugon was an`, exceedingly.` proud man, and having-rdistin ished himself reatly indeed as a awyer,., ' he had . een much sought after, for` hegborethe reputation of being one of the most. successful `men in his profession, at` an rate, in that part or the country. t was said of him that he` knew the secrets of every family of imlgortance in the _ three co ntiesof -am shire, Dorsetshire, an Wiltshire. -is discretion, how- ever, begot him, the condence of everyone, and clients never -hesitated to conde their affairs to him; A_ IV. .,I I nsa aned. I stref and. m ac rec clove : 'our dmar $41 As `C-aptatiln Allport died a poor man, his orphan children we're solely and-wholly dependent on their aunt- arid uncle, `and as Lawyer Hugon was passing rich the future of the children seemed wellsecured. Jasper was particularly favoured by his ,_ orltter. In A- _ ..__:_-_-- x... ` 'boIh*55i14~. as %bnms Ann % mom! mans gold. and ..oney by tonnes n7us`ms7s.% .4. the uauea (GENERAL ammo nusmess musmsn V at All. % 3 .&u'thor at "For and the OIu'.- From the .- Bonom of the Deep. em. etc. , By DICK DONOVAN -_ I.__ - an BARBIE BRANCH ' M H. J. cuss The Story of a Woman : Love ' --- -7-p -V-DUI ` Therexwere. times when, silently ,and' secretly, Jasper felt half dispos- ed to arise in rebellion" and? take his chance of carving out a way for him- K self. But he struggled against that_ `feeling, and for the sake of -his sis- ters, to `whom he was passionately` attached, be resolved. to en_dure., It was with a sense of however, that he-h uac ncscu wuuu uau I0 UIICT. Yourvfuture is in your own hands, boy. he remarked with the st.ernness which characterised him,_ :when he was urging his own opinions. "I ' want you to remember this, and also to remember that you represent an ancient and proud family. So long as you do nothing to dishonour the name, or to disgrace yourself, you will nd in me your staunchest sup- porter, and my advice and purse will ever be at your service. But the slightest swerving on your part from the path of rectitude wi'll be fatal to your .interests so far as I am con.- .cerned. Duty and honour must be ,.your watchwords, and I will tolerate ,no laches of any kind, however ven- ial._ I hold that noyouth brought up , 9 . should run off the track upon which the had been placed. What you ve ;got to remember, therefore, is that 1 you hold your own destiny. See` to 9' ill: that you don't _mar it. . t . Althoughthis admonitiow was not . without `1ts_ effect, on_ Jasper, it did-] [not make him take any _mor.e`kind__ly_` to the routine of a m.ouldy_.; law, ot- " ce. .Fur_ther than -that, the`!-exacting`: unCle Q THIS 'l"|III\IIA)-I `an If EDS Ilflllhllt ` M-r. vH'ugon wasranxious that his nephew should-`distinguish himself in whatever walk in life he might select, and with that end in view he sent him to Winchester School, and nal- ; ly to`-Cambridge for a term or `two, but though he was diligent he did inot attain any honours, and was re- !moved `in order that he might `enter ;hlS uncle sA oice for a probationary term. But Jasper showed no strong leanings for the law. He had ex.- pressed a-:-,desire to enter either the army or `the navy, but Mr. Hugon ; pooh-pooh.,ed this: he said that the prizes in either of those `professions were too few, and that it was the de- sire of his heart that Jasper should aspire to the very highest position the legal` world had to offer. ` I5`? .`__ uncle, who regarded him with undis- guised pleasure and pride; and yet he treated him with a certain` amount of sternness, even severity atleast that was the general belief. - -But Mr. I-lugon calculated; everything with a` judicial mind, andfhe ruled hishouse-' hold with the same inexible rule that he applied tohis large sta of `employees. `He was nothing if `he was not `mathematical, and he did not believe in leaving anything to `chance. Sentiment foundtno favour with him; he was unemotional` and impassive, at least outwardly, as a marble -statue. ` His ' f` unstained `hon- our was with him `a. delicate point, and any man who had ventured to so` much as hint at anything that -would have reected on that-honour .'would have had a bad time of it. For Mr. I-Iugon.was an unforgiving man he `bore the reputation of being a capital friend, a deadly enemy; and as an enemy he was pitiless-and mer- ,ciless. `This `was, perhaps, not quite iconsistent, for.-She. was ,a strong 'Churchman, prominent in all works of charity, and ever ready, to assist 3 the cause of the Church; `but at least iit `was `human. . W V .......-. murmng was beginning tofavssert itself. That night had been! the happiest night of his life; with ` the new-day he would begin his start b 5:179 for the `social -land which he_c_le- .'te'rtnined_ to. reac, ,; and the beau ful woman who had told himtto hope, and vowed to be `true, should be 1 When own gave `hitnzher plrelge, --for p,1efdge_it,,' certain] was--she Ind` been uamnied - `away, `y an; tional feeling, which) w'a`s_. ..succeeded ` `by `:r"'th,e'regsernqusgreectioniea day `or A Yte` W 0' g-la~t`e._I'.. ,,W'h :ffh9_\Vi ~!`" ct t:a;amag~ exhausupn` " - d.--' She aorded him no chance to re- H ply,`for shesped away"to bid the last her guests good-night; but he felt `supremely happy as he leaned back in the hansom that conveyed him to his lodgings. He dreamed dreams; he made resolutions: life was before `him. He wasisstill a youth; he had lusty" health; he came of a long-lived stock, and his people, if they had at- tained to no veryhigh pinnacle, had in many cases -distinguished them- el,ves.l He would distinguish him- selt. He `had a tremendous incentive now to put forth all his energies, to exercise his talents. to their fullest possible extent. There were the Bar and Parliament open to him, and he iup-the social ladder. reams and resolutions, he sought his bed.as`the' cold grey li ht of the bitter winter morning _was eginning 't o.as_$ert itself. That" h. l _.the`happiest .niM ac: 1.:.~ um. ___!.I; add been 1 le in his strug 1 Fullyof thgsg . l a ......, my uauy mnamark has rather lofty notions about her daughter, and .poor Jasper will not have much chance. love in the. conservatory,` Olivia studiously avoided Jasper Allport for the rest of the night; but when the birthday festivities came to an end and the last of the guests were de- parting, she snatched" an opportunity to whisper to him hurriedly- Rn ndin-gs .....I .... A9 " ` `,... ;to -__-, -. .v uuu. uuLI|I:ul]""' Be silent and cautious until I give you leave to speak. I will be true to vou. '"}?1:ha: boy is smitten" with ouvi.-1 Landmark. I admire his taste: she's `a ne girl,'a{1d would make. him a capital wife. I should be glad to see }them make a match of it. `But I fancy my Lady Lindmark has rather loftv notions nhnnr 1.... .a.......:.A..- . : i _ ---- u --upvvul Ir: As oung Allport s acquaintance with livia had strengthened he be- gan to grow bolder, and said and did things which, unless she `had been singularly obtuse, could leave her in no possible doubt that he was falling ..very much under her inuence; but urtil the night of the ball no word of love had crossed his lips. Mm `X73-5.... ----- ---- -' ' _-.... -.v......u -no uya. ` Winto_n was not slovito notjce how circumstances were shapmg themselves, and one `day he said to] pass .wife-g J 1):- a- tendency to win one s condence "by reason of the o'pen-m.indedness and honesty of purpose which seem- ed to be clearly indicated in their un- inching expression. It was diicult to look into those `eyes and believe that there was anything mean, dis-' uuu um uccy'3cL, unuugnuul. eyes nan` honourable, or cowardly in the youth's nature. ' - - - - -uuunu ovuonony I\II IIOIIII - Jasper first .met Olivia Lindmark at Mr. Winton s house. `Lady Lind- mark. and the .~Wintons were well ac- .quainted; indeed, they were on terms ;of. rather intimate friendship. Al- fell under the inuence of Olivia s fascinations. He was a susceptible young man; but` even if he had not been so it is doubtful if he could have been thrown in contact with Lady Lindmark s daughter and have re- mained indierent to her. For some time, however, hekept his feelings -to himself, except perhaps that they betrayed him in his manifest desire to be in her presence, to be-privi1eg- ed to be asked by. her _to perform some `little service; and the way in which he followed her with his eyes. She. on her part, certainly showed a partiality -for him, which caused a good deal of heart-burning" and jeal-. ousy amongst the other young men who were all ready to precipitate. themselves at her feet should she condescend to command them to do most from their first meeting Jaster I so. - I ..: t;ntH.;;icos? y tl'1atr;=;-.tf -'ift.lte.- lad was to at. . ;peiiTs.`;:`.:?5 W-inton. was 3. Strict busi- .:n,`ss`,nian,j-.an d, exacted from all those *`yyho*. s;et:yedi' him ` an `nnswerving del- ._.;;y.. duty: butingother re_sp'ec_ts he .was1;easy-going; he was a hon vivant, -fond.-of company, and accounted one of ghg. best r.ju'_dges _of a glass. of. wine '4 7 legal world. he; Ill.illi8[t.~.\1 at'l_t,e*h1's/,. stand== in ' the metro-. , `and. a -good-ct at .in all London. -I-1e~ `took a great. ancy to young Jasper Allport,, who was permitted to dine. almost. dailjr with the -rich lawyer, and wasgallowed a good deal of lati- tude an.d{m'any privile_ges,. As may be, supposed, Jasper enjoyed his free- ; dom. The restrictions which had .n:2*de,his.t liieyin Southampton so m- tolcruble, and the `reiterated admoni- tions` of his uncle, were now things of the past,/and though Mr. Winton occasionally cautioned him against some of the pitfalls into which a young man exposed to the tempta- tions of -London life is apt to fall, he did_ not interfere with his freedom of action. .But Winton had great faith in his pupil. He is a ne lad that, he used to say with some pride. A tine lad. `He's got stuff in him, and will amakehis mark. He is a high principled boy too, and It can ima- gine. him preferrin ruin and poverty rather than sully is name. 'I"L:- ___2n -_,__ - _1_-__ ----- vs, p-nu-an -up:- u--v ---above ` 4 This will serve. to show the estima- tion in which [the lawyer held his charge, and those who knew the young man s history and his connec- tions were not slow to predict a brilliant future for him`. In moulding Jasper Allport, Nat- ure had done her work with no nig- gard hand. He had a ne figure and good features. His hair was dark, `and his deep-set, ghoughfful eyes had a-fend:-nrv fn nun nnnc ...-...c:A........ THE jN R_.'lE,Iv+IVERN` ADVANCE` Bar uld count on the en- I practjcal assistance unfl I1`! o6-----~'- x ' GI?` girl : iated in a very marked manner.` Jast- am` ; per was not content to frxtter away '5 I his life in idle frivolities. He attach- ed more importance to the giftof 11?`? life, and if he had Been allowed to Wit] 3 follow the bent of his own inclina- ' tions he would have elected to serve hisqueen and country. The calling 1; ; of the soldier or sailor had a fascina- we: j tion for him, but as circumstances ; lseunnd to hhave -t Iesti_neld;hin1h_for la; ; e -career ewas a_ plying nmse 1 : assiduously to his dutas, and gave a ,e`;,:: * disti.nct_ `promise that':;son1e `day: he ` ; might di'stin_g_uish hi`msel;f." L _ ' be thought that he was ` i sting into somefof the ' II.wu-m.ru-mat [ |Pdd-up Capital; :1o,ooo,ooo % ;Q.grygHFund;` . `3,oo;oooo spe'.ci&_ll yT- '?igi_:= the -.~ av__iiI"9_ zilof V-~th_ ,e' `she 'icouId`-:n6t bepaltogether I!1fl!ff1"5 cent to can ,.oldschmidt s. claim` 50 some. consideration. .He had ch_argn+- led her, ' not to the o extent that hsger had done, but she"had openly acc.9t`- ed his attentions; indeed, had `headr- t dged theni, andshc knew that in `F9 circle in which she moved 31979` `W35 . "wish t a prevailing opinion` that -Cari was the fortunate man-. - `She had `b bn congratulated b be`: girl fr.l1_'|d8 he! `mother had ac nowledged`- hIm;_-, 31 ! on man occasions had expfeetu th_ hat Olivia would denitely 3 make up her mind to accept Carl. To uLad Lindmark h seemed to `be. a mo el young man, and knowing, as - she did, thathe washeir to wealh. the match seemed a most desirable ' 0119. ' -.-. uvcu (0 De allowed to partake of the club's hospitality, for which it {was noted, was regarded as a pri- vilege only a little `less distinguished than to be invited to a royal levee. Vcertain oeonlp wlm km: s:..... ....--_-L [.....u Lu 0:: mvntea to royal [Ce'rtain_ people who had time enough Hm then; hanqs to_ enable them to m- `A__-_ - vo uvvv VI uucc ycafb` e a member of that tremendously ex- clusive coterie, the Elysium Club. It was a club of gilded youths, scions of noble houses, who boasted of their blood and pedigree. It had been ir- reverently declared that it was hard- er to get admission into the Elysium than into Paradise. But Goldschmidt, although he wasn't a scion of a noble house, and had very plebeian blood in his veins, had managed it-how was a mystery even to his intimates, for around the Elysium was drawn. a ring of steel, so to speak, and a few indeed were those who could break through it. Riches will do many things, but somethi g more than riches was required? to enable one to gain admission to that select cir- cl_e. Even to be allowed partake or club's hncnn-alien C.`-- ...I-:-L most ce_rt'ainly<;bel,ievedf-that he was re cl1.osen._o_ne. and the had 3-t.d"'9 every..._w.ay as an engaged. 19V-.3! -; '5' lost no Oppoftuhlty ofgjbemz `lth her, and though, by a gl8S3I?tt*,5' he was supposed to ....-!18'38d 1 businesswith his father, he concern- ed himself but little about busmess; leisure, and__ idleness had more attrac- tion for him.` He had. given. some handsome presents to Olivia, and on manyoccasions had enjqyed the spe- ` cial privilege of .a seat in the Lind- marks carriage, when her ladybhip and her daughter drove in the/park. -Carl liked to consider himself _a man about town. It did ; not indi- cate any veryloft aspiration, but it was in accord wit his temperament..- and it gratied his vanity. Vanity was a consuming vicetwithhim, and it led him into manysextravagances which his indulgent father, instead of checking, rather pandered` `to. Goldschmidt senior was himself a vain man, and" very much given to ostentatious display. Carl` was a fre- quenter of the stalls of fashionable theatres, and he had been known to boast ,that he was, a shining light among the pretty actresses of the metropolis. 'His strongest weakness, however, was sport so-called. He was always a conspicuous gure at champion pigeon shooting matches, or pigeon slaughter as it should _be named, for its barbarity and cruelty; do not justify its being placed in the[ category of true sport. Billiards andl cards also found favor with him, and it was a tradition among his friends that he sometimes won and lost large sums of money. It was his proud boast, also, that he could tool a pair of roadsters with most men, and he .had even essayed to drive a four-in- hand with some credit to himself. For two or three years he had been: 3 memhpr n that s-..........I---_I-e In for c;o1aschm5d:hiin's-elf. the I - _,.._r~. asuyul I. ' disadvantage of. the latte; ms, at any rate not among `preferred good metal to resaec , _.--_ -.J my l.\ruIV\vIIg But do~you really want me to be- lievle thatfyclm ha?v,e wanton1y.tried wit my ee igs. . V V "Oh; no, no!-do_n t out it that way, -gleasc, she cried in distress. A What have always thought was that we were Just amusing ourselves with . n . each . other. _ y.If.'you,t>ut it that way, he answ- eredi with some display of sharpness, ~_you_ must speak Afor yourself only. "(F'.L...:.L-- - s- - '- lg--- uu-uvvv 963:0 CISVJ, dllu am a woman. _Girlish fri\ro"lities can. surely be forgxven. | .C1'I.,.' I ` _..--.._.- -vs DII\r JVVD L Uta! _) Ull. I . Her distress now was obvious.| She was suddenly called upon to face` a diiculty for which she was hardly prepared. And yet she must have known that, sooner or later, some explartion would be necessary. I. s all be more than pained, she said, still confused, `_`if you have ta- ken our foolish irtation. seriously. i Foolish irtation!."` Yes, I have been foolish. You ,have just reminded me that I was a `girl a.few days ago, and that now` am 9 urrindnn (`.3-I:-I.. :-..:|-..1:.:-- _-...... y\J yawn: VLIICI. What position? she gasped, cat- ching her breath and betraying con~ fusion. I thought my meaning would be: clear. You` surely cannot be indiffer- ent to the deep regard I entertain for you; shali I put it into plainer 1language- the `love I beat you. i I-Tar rlh-I-n-- ---- -e-V ' ' ___J ,- -c I Yes, I can understand that. It was a delightful evening: neither of us is likely to forget it. Still, you know, there's another side-to life. A few days ago you were a girl; now you are a woman in the eyes of the law, and`I trust I am not exceeding mv privilege in asking you to re-; ;member the position in which we stand to each other. I111. . - - V '.J we-avian: Il\I vvo .But I don't want to be serious. I cannot get the delightful evening out of my head I l`\Y 9 ` __if---- -v ---v.. .v --n\vI iier face ush-ed as she answered l1ghtly--- V ' Wihy, Carl, I didn t think it was in you to be serious. Oh, yes,_it is, and I'm going to [be very senous now. 7 M11 . tr -_- vv ---, --up I-lwv.\Q I [want now to have a little seriou conve}-sation with you, Olivia, if you are dnsposed to listen to me. I YT, I true value, with theresult that she sat Jasper high above Carl. The night of the ball had brought mat- ]ters to a, crisis, and her woman s heart found true expression when she was-led into confessing to. Allport that she loved him, though at the moment_ she had not concerned her- self with the probable consequences of the step she was taking. For some days she heard nothing of her two admirers, but a week after the event- ful night Goldschmidt called upon her. Although she received him with . apparent graciousness,` he was quick to perceive that he was not altogeth- er a welcome guest. But `he had gone there with a xed resolve, and determined not be turned from it. For some time t ey, discussed the in- cidents of the ball, until, seizing an opportunity -when the small talk he- gan to ag, he said- txt . _-_ Jvuuauvna on Page Seven.) `Fbr -furtheArIp.rt~iculars' and catalogues -apply to % % Th'e animals win be found in `the very best cc$ndition,a;, coneist of 7 males, including imported Bull, and 13 Females. Thins vjvilkbc met on morning ;of sale at Craigvale Stationq Albrt Punjis, - C-raigvale. Ont} Tuuau Cum .3 A S H We are giving away, free, with our free beautt new 1910 Seed Catalogue. a. package of D. & 11 Excelsior Swede. This Swede has an enormous m II of the tlnest quality {and most perfect shape, 0 new Catalogue is one of the most" complete publish. It you prefer. we will send you a tree package of 3,, I.-..|.'v_ nu-..` t\.x...--.. r-c-ua-.._:- 55 {van ynvnyn. who vvuuo 3955!: bank : Gian Crimson California Poppy or . Amman Beet. It interested write us today, s; w A in you prefer. ;vu nu snow yavua5c u; .. Be sure and mention this paper. It is of interostio 3` ' 1 `even tfom $3 __,-. .- ........ um. Lnat me exacting` muuuuuw, m.u.-"J."0l' tour ears} nature of his unl<`:le s sule proved _a my life Wasamiseryt0me- Is cred nme irksome. Jasper had a h_eal!_:h) fl'0m 1_1'l'8131'i' mind `and a vigour o_f constitution tiesv ternbleq-`*3 I that struggled to nd vent in such Kill! 881188310119 ;pleasures and pastimes as a. young 3t1'm n"5` man so endowed would naturally in- nessv and that 3 cline to. butshis -uncle ha'd_"some- 399 feaungmm what original views as to how a V. 3l.7m9`h' I h youth should spend his time; nd 116! 91" P hP f, galled {him at times -b` Vfepeatmgo as 0Vh0e1'n ?ib1;8 .Wt1: 3 sort of wearying re ram-5 _ W ` . . . - ukenvm-Ha V `R'=*:(*"*'=:- ms: :22: ;`e::,2:h la? u:rfge'ffa]?el1;/ :35 buioi-nigie; and my money will I fe t as, though only pass to` you on condition that new lifehad been." you ilm1)lif.i.?_ Obey my rules and in-is 'ven_me, and I am recommending it ,J" *9}" . -,,` * . - s all my ftindll-%arl8iW'. S.-{($1.11}. _ .%`t_;e;-gg 3ereJ timesf Khnkglently. more. i '~secr.e y asper e a ispos- m38haI:3gg:::cess'ful 151115 '- to in r .. . ebellion and take his _ 1'll|3|:l1l chance out a for him - T self. But .stru"ggled against ,that j . V. . "`fceliug,_ and for .hjj_ssi,s-, i `t_ers,= to _whom_. he was~pas_jsionatel f .. . atta_ch:ed,_ -.fres_ol1v_ed` `to ` a sense `of pro - however,t- _c!`dhf.g; __ it? Q 1 relief; 1 A.`-bMiConkcy, Auctibneer. DARCI-I & HUNTER SEED co.. mil ~ London, cm. 2 Write for Fred! Seeds] J ::;m..!s,!1q A libergl supphys of carbonire soda placed around: the hearth, and any other favorite of ` blackbeettes, win` cause complete disappearance from gplaces. V I . n'0\v Hade and How Read!` , Imv sanmur mg If you are doing your own: Eng and are in a hunry to iron " mediately after the clbbhes are: sprinkle with warm water and in minutes thev are ready to beimfj \. uncut C-IE8 UUIGLIUII. IKE I-II Ia full, high chest and broad sh ers. It means a good carriage: well poised headzf F _ Papers are now more used \t:nt for walls. The newly self-l `-or plain papers come in lovely tures, and give mote depth and to a room than the painted walla T . ` Wet `a towel in cQ1Llw.a,ter and er all kinds of roasted meats,I -and chicken to present dnying. will retain the flavor and keep a long time. .'j,4;A.;wmer In giving an alcohol rub to a.?", kSt Sa lusc an old toilet water bottle v`;.T. P09 lshaker coal, allowing only a 1. ` drops to fall. The-other handis free to massage-.. Points for the Housesi 8000OOOOOOOOOOOQQOOOOC . Garments that am to, be hung` to air can be put om lgangers than pinned. to the line. This vents sagging` 0.!` marking clothespins. To brea1IlN5'deeply is` to stia the heart and! circulation. In on too`! tu:4.`-u _L-_A. _...I L _ , _ cured by Lydia E. Pink-' ham s Vegetable Compound ;' ' `Baltimore. Md. - For four gear: `my life was a misery to me. I 3 " 1 39?`. - . : ...i.'.!I_I

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