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LADY
ARABELLA
By
HOLLY ELLIOT SEAWELL
(Copyright, 1806, BobbvMcrriUOo.)
SYNOPSIS.
At 14 years of age Admiral Sir Peter
Hawkshaw's nephew, Richard Glyn, fell
deeply In love at first sight with Lady
Arabella Stormont, who spurned his at
tentions. The lad, an orphan, was Riven
a berth as midshipman on the Ajax by
his uncle. Giles Vernon, nephew of Sir
Thomas Vernon, became the boy's pal.
They attended a theater where llawk
nhaw's nephew saw Lady Arabella. Ver
pon met Philip Overton, next in line for
Sir Thomas Vernon's estate. They start
ed a duel which was Interrupted. Vernon,
Overton and Hawkshaw's nephew found
themselves attracted by pretty Lady Ara
bella. The Ajax in battle defeated French
warships in the Mediterranean. Richard
Glyn got £2,000 prifce money. He was
called home by Lady Hawkshaw as he
was about to "blow in" his earnings with
Vernon. At a Hawkshaw pa?ty Glyn dis
covered that Lady Arabella was a poor
but persistent gambler. He talked much
•with her cousin Daphne. Lady Arabella
again showed love for gaming. Later she
held Glyn and Overton prisoners, thus
delaying the duel. In the Overton-Ver
non duel, neither was hurt. Lady Ara
bella humiliated Richard by her pranks.
Richard and Giles shipped on a frigate.
Giles was captured by the French. Sir
Peter arranged for his exchange. Daph
ne showed a liking for Glyn, who was
then 21 years of age. Giles was released.
Giles and Richard planned elopements.
Sir Peter objected to the plan to wed
Daphne. By clever ruses Giles and Rich
ard eloped with Lady Arabella and
Daphne, respectively. The latter pair
were married. Daphne was pleased; Ara
bella raved In anger.
CHAPTER Vlll.—Continued.
Arabella answered his appeal by a
laugh of scorn, which seemed to cut
him like a knife; and then, shaking
me off, he shouted to her:
"I know why you will not be mine.
It is that pious, hypocritical hound,
Overtoil. But I tell you now, my lady,
If you marry him, I'll have his life.
Take note of what I say—l'll have his
life."
To which Arabella, after a pause in
which her face grew deeply red and
then pale again, said:
"Your own life is in jeopardy. The
abduction of an heiress is a capital of
fense, and you shall be tried for your
life if it takes every shilling of my
fortune to do it. You shall see what
you have done!"
1 shuddered at these words, for I
saw it was no idle threat. If Giles
contemplated violence toward Over
ton, I had not the slightest doubt that
Arabella was fully capable of keeping
her word in the dreadful business.
Daphne thought so, too, for she ran
forward, and putting her hands over
Arabella's mouth, cried:
"No, no! dear Arabella, take that
back!"
"But I will not take it back," replied
Arabella; "and I shall lodge informa
tion against this wretch as soon as 1
can return to Scarborough—which I
shall do in the post-chaise; luckily, I
have money with me."
Under the terrible threat of prose
cution, Giles recovered himself sur
prisingly. He lost his frantic air, and,
drawing himself up, remarked quite
calmly:
"Just as your ladyship pleases."
His change of manner seemed to in
furiate Arabella, who shrieked at
him:
"You shall be hanged for this!"
"Anything to oblige your ladyship,"
responded Giles, as cool as you please.
I felt that, this painful sceno could
no longer continue, and said so.
"Lady Arabella," said I, "my wife"
—how Dahpne's eyes glowed as I
spoke—"and I are returning immedi
ately to Scarborough; you had best
go with us; and when you have seen
and consulted with Sir Peter and
Lady Hawkshaw it will be time
enough to determine upon your
course."
"My course is already determined
upon," she replied; and no one who
saw her could doubt it.
"And so is mine," said Giles, now in
possession of all his usual
"I return to London, where I shall
duly report myself to the admiralty,
and later to Sir Peter Hawkshaw; and
if the lady thirsts for my blood, be
gad, Bhe can have it."
"Giles Vernon," said I, "you have
been unlucky. I can not say more, be
cause I am in the same boat with you.
But you have done nothing unworthy
of a gentleman, and nothing to make
either Daphne or me love you the less,
no matter what befalls. So here is
my hand upon it."
We grasped hands, and, turning to
Daphne, he removed his hat and pro
ceeded to kiss her, saying to me: "By
your leave." And Daphne said to him:
"Good-by, dear Giles."
The proceedings seemed to fill Lady
Arabella with disgust. She haughtily
refused my hand to assist her into the
chaise, and announced that she would
goto the village of Springfield, near
by, for rest and breakfast; and, willy
nilly, Daphne and I had to follow in
the post-chaise.
Never shall I forget that dismal
wedding journey back to Scarborough.
I began, for the first time, to fear the
reproaches of the world in general,
and Sir Pater and Lady Hawkshaw in
particular, in regard to running away
with an heiress. I had one comfort,
however; •Daphne fully believed in my
disinterestedness; ami I can sinceroly
say I wished Daphne's fortune at the
bottom of the sea. if 1 could but have
wooed and won her in the ordinary
course of events.
Lady Arabella traveled just ahead
of us, but took occasion to show* her
anger and resentment against us in
every way.
About half the distance to Scar
borough we met full in the road a
traveling chariot, and in it were Sir
Peter and Lady Hawkshaw.
We found that the hostlers had
earned their money, and that the
Hawkshaws' chaise had broken down
at least once in every stage.
When we met and stopped, Arabella
alighted, and so did we, and so did
the Hawkshaws; and the first word
that was spoken was by Daphne.
"Uncle Peter," she said, "don't fly
at Richard. If you must know it, I
ran away with him; for I am sure, al
though he is as brave as a lion, it
never would have dawned upon him to
run away with me, if I had not put the
idea in his head and kept it there."
"Sir," I said, "and madam," turning
to Lady Hawkshaw, "I beg you Will
not listen to this young lady's plea. I
am wholly responsible for the circum
stances of our marriage. I can, how
ever, and do, call heaven to witness,
that her fortune had nothing to do
with it, and I should have been happy
and proud to take her, with the clothes
on her back, and nothing more."
Sir Peter 'began to sputter, but Lady
Hawkshaw cut him short.
"Exactly what you said, Sir Peter,
within an hour of our marriage."
Thus were Sir Peter's guns dis
mounted.
"And, Richard and Daphne, you are
a couple of fools to run away, when,
if you had only had a little pa
tience, I would have had you
handsomely married at St. George's,
Hanover Square. But least said, soon
est mended. Sir Peter, kiss Daphne,
Playing with Her Lap-Dog the While.
and shake hands with Richard."
And as I am a sinner, she actually
forced Sir Peter to do both, although
I saw he mortally hated It.
Arabella's turn came next. She ad
vanced and said, with a bitterness that
struck a chill to my heart:
"Sir Peter, as you know, I was car
ried off by that wretch who disgraces
his uniform, Lieut. Giles Vernon; but
he did not succeed in forcing me to
consent to a marriage. And I call upon
you, as my next friend, to aid me in
the prosecution which I shall immedi
ately set on foot against him for the
capital offense of the abduction of an
heiress; and I hope to bring him to the
gibbet for it."
CHAPTER IX.
Lady Arabella Stormont was as good
as her word; for that day, two months,
Giles Vernon was put upon trial for
his life at York assizes for the ab
duction of an heiress. Sir Peter Hawk
shaw refused absolutely to counte
nance Arabella; and my Lady Hawk
shaw, who never had bowed her head
or abased her spirit to mortal man or
mortal woman before, went upon her
knees, imploring Arabella to give over
her revenge—for revenge it was, pure
and simple—but Lady Arabella laughed
at her. Lady Hawkshaw rose from her
knees, crying out:
"You have some deep and unknown
reason for this; but it will come to
naught, it will come to naught!"
But Arabella found a person ready
to her hand, who was most active in
the matter. This was Sir Thomas Ver
non of Vernon court. It was he who
lodged the Information with the public
prosecutor against Giles, and assumed
the part of Lady Arabella's champion.
Of course, there was some ground for
the version of the story which was
started In Arabella's interest, that a
frightful outrage had been committed
by dragging her off against her will;
and that only the most determined
courage had saved her from a mar
riage repulsive to her; that Sir Peter
and Lady Hawkshaw, her next friends,
had t#isely deserted her; and that Sir
Thomas had chivalrously taken up
her cause. It is true that the relative
characters of the Hawkshaws and Sir
Thomas Vernon discounted much of
this; but the actual facts in the case
looked so ugly for Giles that there was
no trouble in securing his prompt ar
rest and delivery in York jail.
The breach between Lady Arabella
and the Hawkshaws, as well as Daph
ne and myself, was too great to be
bridged over; and, having thrown her
self, so to speak, in Sir Thomas Var
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1909.
' non's arms, sh« accepted the protec
tion of a relative of his. one Mrs.
Whltall, a decayed gentlewoman, ami
went to live at a small town near
York until the, assizes, when she
would be called upon as the chief wit
ness for the prosecution. Great stories
were immediately put forth that Sir
Thomas Vernon was deeply smitten
with Arabella's charms, and that, after
a visit with Mrs. Whltall to Vernon
Court she looked very kindly on Sir
Thomas. All this might be true, and
Sir Thomas might flatter himself that
ho hail won her favor; but, knowing
Arabella well, I did not credit her
with any sincere desire to be kind to
Sir Thomas Vernon, although she
might make him think so, for her own
purposes. I suspected, however, a
motive far deeper, in any matter con
nected with Sir Thomas Vernon. Over
ton was the next heir after Giles; Sir
Thomas was extremely rickety, and
not likely to be long-lived; and if, by
merely telling what had happened,
Lady Arabella could sate her resent
ment, which was deep and furious,
against Giles, and at the same time
greatly benefit Overton, I think she
would not have weighed Giles' life at
a penny. My Daphne, whose faith in
human nature was angelic, in her be
lief in ultimate good, prayed and be
sought Arabella to leave the country
before the trial came off; but Ara
bella only said contemptuously:
"You are a child and a chit. Giles
Vernon contemplated doing me the
greatest wrong a man can do a woman.
Do you think I shall let him go un
punished? If so, how little do you
know Arabella Stormont!"
Then I, from loyalty to Giles, and
not from any hope I had from Lady
Arabella, went to her and made my
appeal. She heard all my prayers
without the slightest sign of relenting,
playing with her lap-dog the while. At
last, I said to her:
"Tell me, at least, who is to be bene
fited by the conviction of Giles Ver
non? Not you, certainly; for you will
be loathed and shunned by all."
"The person dearest to me in the
world," she replied; "the person I love
better than my life or my soul," and
then, as if she had admitted too much,
she stopped, turned pale, and seemed
altogether disconcerted. She had, in
truth, admitted too much. The person
she had ever loved better than her
soul was Philip Overton.
I had the self-possession to leave
her then, and went off by myself to
think over the strange motive which
had been revealed to me. Arabella's
infatuation for Overton had always
been abnormal, touched with unreason.
And could fate have woven a closer
web around Giles Vernon than In ma
king him fall so madly in love witb
Arabella Stormont?
Giles had promptly surrendered him
self, rightly judging a trial better than
being a fugitive from justice and a de
serter from the naval service. He re
paired to York, after having duly ra
ported to the admiralty, and was jailed
immediately, and indicted.
The Hawkshaws, my Daphne and 1
remained in Scarborough during the
two dreadful months that passed be
fore the trial came off. Sir Peter
easily got leave from the admiralty
for me, hoping, not only that my testi
mony, but the example of the felicity
in which Daphne and I lived, might not
be without its effect upon the jury that
tried Giles.
Offers of money to assist in his d»
fense came from many quarters and
from several ladies —two In especial,
her grace of Auchester and Mrs.
Trenchard. Lady Hawkshaw, however,
claimed the privilege of bearing the
expenses of the trial out of her privat*
fortune, which was large. Sir Petel
and she had it hot and heavy, he dd
siring to contribute; and for one ci
the few times in hia life, he carried
his point against her. Two great bar
risters were to be brought from Lon
don to assist Giles in Ills defense, be
sides another one in York itself.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
CHILD EVINCED REAL HEROISM.
Pathetically Brave In Hour That
Brings Terror to Us All.
A pathetic story of a child's heroism
is told by a Dublin gentleman. Re
cently he proposed to drive with his
wife to the beautiful Glasnevin ceme
tery. Calling his son, a bright little
boy, some four years old, he told him
to get ready to accompa:* them. The
child's countenance fell and the father
said:
"Don't you want togo, Willie?"
The little lip quivered, but the child
answered, "Yes, papa, if you wish."
The child was strangely silent dur
ing the drive, and when the carriage
drove up to the entrance he clung to
his mother's side and looked up In
her face with pathetic wistfulness.
The party alighted and walked
among the graves and along the tree
shadowed avenues, looking at the in
scriptions on the last resting-places of
the dwellers in the beautiful city of
the dead. After an hour or so thus
spent, they returned to the carriage,
and the father lifted his little son to
his seat. The child looked surprised,
drew a breath of relief and asked:
"Why, am I going back with you?"
"Of course you are; why not?"
"I thought when they took little
boys to the cemetery they left them
there," said the child.
Many a man does not show the her
oism In the face of death that this
child evinced in what, to him, had
evidently been a summons to leave
the world.
Now It Is Different.
"De sayin' 'bout a soft answer
turnin' away wrath," said Uncle Eben,
"were promulgated in a prevSous age
! when dar weren' none o' deshere tele
j phome young ladiea sayin' 'Louder,
I pi easel'"
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|| Cfa&t 00 Topics of by & j
A Pilgrim Rug Party.
A pilgrim rug party is the very
latest fad —shades of our grandmoth
ers! Do you suppose under this dis
guise they would recognize the old
rag carpets which adorned every
room? Time has certainly turned
backward in its flight and the older
the fashion the newer, more up to date
it seems to be. The "hit-and-miss"
style of rug may somewhat resemble
the old rag carpet, but the exquisitely
woven ones of blue and white, green
and white and green and pink are
such artistic things that their relation
ship to the plebeian rag carpet is re
mote, save in the method of prepar
ing the materials. Only cotton fabrics
are used, and as In the olden day, a
pound and a half ball weaves into a
rug of a square yard in size. Well,
now for the party. It was for a bride
elect, and the cards said "thimbles,"
so we were prepared to sew. We
found piles of dark blue denim strips
cut into about an inch wide. These
were sewed together and wound into
a hard ball. Then there was a pile of
white strips—before us was a com
pleted rug. By the time refreshments
were served the rags were sewed. The
cost of weaving is very small. The
bride-elect was delighted with this
new fashioned shower.
A Peach Luncheon.
This affair will be seasonable as
long as peaches are ripe and the
weather favorable, for the invitations
read "luncheon served on the lawn,"
but the hostess will make provision to
have the house decorated to give a
woodsy, outdoor effect should the day
prove inclement.
If the sun shines spread a round
table with a dainty cloth under a
canopy made from awning material
supported at the four corners by
■takes driven in the ground. Deco
rate this sylvan dining room with
Japanese lanterns and vines.
For the table centerpiece have a
pink enameled basket filled with
peaches and leaves; while facsimile
peaches done in water color will be
the place cards. Use gold or silver
ink for lettering the names.
Here is a very attractive menu and
withal easy to serve, a fact much
appreciated by the cook.
Tomato and herring canapes, Jel
lied chicken, potato croquettes, olives,
shrimp salad, delicious peach omelet
served with brandied peaches, salted
almonds in spung sugar shaped like
peach baskets; and for dessert indi
vidual peach ice cream served on real
peach leaves made of pistachio cream.
Peach brandy in tiniest of Venetian
glass liqueres finished the repart,
with cups of French coffee.
The hostess wore a common frock
of pink, with pale yellow trimmings,
which is a most Frenchy combination
if just the right shades are selected.
A Floral Card Party.
During the summer, whether at the
seashore or mountain, people are apt
to keep in mind their special charity
(and every woman has one these
days). Card parties seem to be the
most popular way of making money,
and this method has proved not only
pretty but successful. A floral card
party is carried out by giving prizes
New Idea in Blouse
-ET &
SEPARATE waists of an entirely
different color are no longer con
sidered fashionable, but they have
been so serviceable a part of woman's
wardrobe that it is almost impossible
to do without the blouse in some form
or another, so ingenious dressmakers
are endeavoring to disguise separate
bodices and make them look as if they
were part of the frock, while yet being
detachable and fit to wear with other
skirts.
For a linen skirt a charming blouse
ia shown in the second illustration,
the linen, of the same color as the
skirt, or with touches of that color,
being folded across the front and cut.
in a deep V over a vest of tucked
lawn. The vest or guimpe has a Pur
itan collar, which finds its echo in the
cuffs on the plain bishop sleeves. A
ribbon girdle with ft knot of silk at the
side adds a note of color, as does the
largo button at the fastening of the
blouse. The button is of the same
color as the belt.
A foulard blouse is pictured in the
first illustration, this is to be worn
with a high directoire skirt of a sim
ilar color as the blouse or the velvet
trimming The blouse is laid in wide
of potted plants and keeping the score
with flowers, either carnations, roses
or some blossom that does not wilt
quickly.
Invitations are sent for a "floral
progressive card party" on cards cut
in the shape of a flower. Jonquils,
tulips, marguerites and roses lend
themselves admirably to the scheme.
To the winners pass vases containing
the score flowers. At the finish every
one will possess at least one or more
of the fragrant reminders of theif
good luck.
The ice cream may be molded In
floral shapes, and the small cakes orn
amented with candy roses, crystalized
violets and rose leaves may be mixed
with the bonbons. Each guest is sup
posed to contribute 25 or BO cents,
whichever sum is agreed upon, to the
charity for which the party is given.
For the Baby.
The baby has certainly come Into its
own these days. There are stork par
ties galore, and in most of the stores
there is a department just for baby
gifts. These dainty presents are al
ways more acceptable when accom
panied by an appropriate sentiment.
Sometimes tfcese quotations are hand
lettered with water-color decorations.
They may be framed or not.
In one of his altogether too infre
quent poems Charles Dickens says of
children whom he dearly loved:
They are idola of hearts and of liousa
holds;
They are angels of God In disguise:
His sunlight still sleeps in their tresses,
His glory still gleams in their eyes.
Oh, those truants from home and from
heaven,
They have made me more manly and
mild.
And I know now how Jesus could liken
The kingdom of God to a child.
Longfellow wrote from the heart
when he penned the precious verses
entitled "Children," aud a gift with a
quotation from it that all mothers
*to<:dd know would enhance the value
tenfold:
Ye are better than all the ballads
That ever were sung or said;
For ye are living poems.
And all the rest are dead.
A dear mother full of sentiment
had this beautiful excerpt taken from
one of William Cullen Bryant's poems
painted in water colors and hung in
the children's nursery:
'N«ath the shadow of thy wing
Father, guide them;
Waking, sleeping, Lord, we »ray.
Go beside them."
THE MOST PRECIOUS GIFT.
A baby! and life's translucent cup
With Its richest wine is brimming up.
Oh, none but a mother has ever quaffed
A cup so sweet, love's richest draught!
A father may know a calm delight.
But a mother has sailed from death to
light.
She has touched the brink of heaven's
shore,
3he has heard its music wafted o'er:
She has brought from that far-off shin
ing strand
A radiant pearl! and the music grand
Has sunk In her heart, and swells through
her life,
Till her entire being with rhythm is rife.
She wonders If heaven can hold a bliss
That is deeper still than her baby's kiss,
Aiw she knows that the God
Who's a dod of Love,
Has sent her a token from heaven above;
Has strengthened the shining golden
chain
That leads all hearts to his own again.
-Miller.
MADAME MERRI.
box plaits across the front and back
and tightly fitted into the waist line.
It has loose, long sleeves edged with
a ruffle of plaited lawn and a wide
emhroHered collar. A new note la
struck by the velvet ribbon tie which
hides the fastening of the blouse,
starting with a knot at the collar and
continuing to the top of the high skirt.
The velvet tie, as has been said,
should match the skirt or be repeated
in some parts of the dress, either In
folds on the skirt, buttons or stock
ings.
It is this necessity for harmony in
color that makes or mars the really
fashionable costume. Colors in
waists should be repeated on skirts,
hats or footweaj.
The other two blouses show one of
the handkerchief effects. The high
tucked blouse is of lawn and insertion
and the high-waisted girdle or fichu
can be made at the side. The last
blouse shows a charming folded ar
rangement completed by vest and
cuffs of white net embroidered with
big black spots. The folded material
should be of the same color as tha
skirt, but can be of lighter goods, Billf
or muslin.
' Quicß Relief
is necessary in cases of
Cramps, Colic, Dysentery,
• Cholera Morbus, Cholera
Infantum and Diarrhea.
Dr. D. Jayne's
Carminative
Balsam
is the quickest acting and
most reliable remedy
known for these affect
ions. It stops pain im
mediately, and in almost
every case brings about
a speedy recovery. Keep
it handy for the children's
Bake.
Sold by all druggists—
per bottle, 25c.
Dr. D. Jayne's Tonic Ver
mifuge is an excellent tonic
to overcome the exhaustion
consequent upon a severs
attack of Dysentery.
TRUE RESIGNATION.
Old Maid —Is It really true that mar
riages are made'in heaven?
Doctor —Yes, I believe so.
Old Maid (resignedly)—O, then,
doctor, you needn't call again.
Timt to Change Subject.
The Courier-Journal tells of this
embarrassing statement made by a
well-known Louisville woman who is
known as "saying things without
thinking." Her daughter was enter
taining a young man on the front
porch and the mother was standing
at the fence talking to the neighbors
next door. In the yard of the latter
was a baby a little over a year old,
and it was trying to walk. "You
shouldn't let it walk so young," ad
vised the thoughtless matron. "Wait
until it's a little older. I let my
daughter walk when she was about
that age, and it made her bow-legged."
The young man began to talk ener
getically about the weather.
Sex in Cromwells.
Of course with the sexes on a foot
ing of equality as regarded opportu
nity, it would not be long until a fe
male Cromwell made her appearance,
and, having made her appearance, was
getting her portrait painted.
The painter, once more a fawn
ing, courtly fellow, would have the
picture a flattery; but she rebuked
him in words that became historic!
"Paint in the hips!" she command
ed, sternly, showing that she could
be more rigidly devoted to the truth
than Oliver himself.—Puck.
ORIGIN
Of a Famous Human Food.
The story of the great discoveries
or inventions is always of interest.
An active brain worker who found
himself hampered by lack of bodily
strength and vigor and could not carry
out the plans and enterprises he knew
how to conduct, was led to study va
rious foods and their effects upon the
human system. In other words, be
fore he could carry out his plans he
had to find a food that would carry
him along and renew his physical and
mental strength.
He knew that a food which was a
brain and nerve builder (rather than
a mere fat maker) was universally
needed. He knew that meat with the
average man does not accomplish the
desired results. He knew that the
soft gray substance in brain and
nerve centers is made from Albumen
and Phosphate of Potash obtained
from food. Then he started to solve
the problem.
Careful and extensive experiments
evolved Grape-Nuts, the now famous
food. It contains the brain and nerve
building food elements in condition
for easy digestion.
The result of eating Grape-Nuts
daily is easily seen in a marked sturdi
ness and marked activity of the brain
and nervous system, making it a
pleasure for one to carry on the daily
duties without fatigue or exhaustion.
Grape-Nuts food is in no sense a
stimulant but is simply food which
renews and replaces the daily waste
of brain and nerves.
Its flavour is charming and being
fully and thoroughly cooked at the
factory it is served instantly with
cream. i
The signature of the brain worKer
spoken of, C. W. Post, ia to be seen on
each genuine package of Grape-Nuta.
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book. "The Road to WeHville."
"There's a reason."