6 TEE LOVES o_f the LADY ARABELLA By MOLLY ELLIOT SEAWELL (Copyright, 1000, Bobbs-Merrill Co.) SYNOPSIS. At 14 years of age Admiral Sir Peter Hawkshnw's nephew, Richard Giyn, fell deeply in love at lirst alght with Lady Arabella Stormont, who spurned his at tentions. The lad, an orphan, was given a. berth as midshipman on the Ajax by liis uncle. Giles Vernon, nephew of Sir Thomas Vernon, became the boy's pal. They attended a theater where Hawk sliaw's nephew saw Lady Arabella. Ver non met Philip Overton, next In line for 6lr Thomas Vernon's estate. They start ed a duel which was interrupted. Vernon, •Overton and Hawkshaw's nephew found <hemselves attracted by pretty Lady Ara- | hella. The Ajax in battle defeated French | warships In the Mediterranean. Richard Glyn pot £2,000 prize money. He was called home by Lady Hawkshaw as he was about to "blow in" liis earnings with Vernon. At a Hawkshaw party 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 tton duel, neither was hurt. Lady Ara bella humiliated Richard by her pranks. Richard and Giles shipped on a frigate. Gllej? was captured by the French. Sir Peter arranged for his exchange. Daph ne showed a liking for Glyn, who was Ihen 21 years of age. Giles was released. ■Gjle3 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. When the par ty returned. Arabella asked Sir Peter to aid in prosecuting Giles In court on the -charge of committing a capital crime. CHAPTER IX.—Continued. Such dancing! It was of the kind that was fashionable before the Amer ican war, and Introduced so many cuts, •capers, pigeon-wings, slips, slides and pirouettes, that it was really an art in Itself. And her agility was sur prising. With her train over her arm, her tiara blazing, and her bird of para dise nodding- violently, Lady Hawk shaw's small, high-bred feet twinkled. She was a large woman, too, and she -proved that her boast about her legs •waß well founded. When she came 1 ace to face with Sir Thomas Vernon In the dance, instead of turning him, she folded her arms and sailed around him, carefully avoiding touching his hanC» And he, the old sinner, being, acquainted with that ancient style of dancing, made a caper so exactly like her ladyship's, with so grave a coun tenance, that the whole ballroom was !a a titter. But although the people might laugh at Sir Thomas' excellent mimicry, the sentiment was totally against him, and he found difficulty in getting gentlemen to notice him or ladies to dance with him. W T ith Lady Hawkshaw, on the contrary, it was ev*)ry man's desire to dance; she was besieged with partners, young and old; hut having shown what she could do, she rested upon her laurels, and sat lh state the rest of the evening, fan ning herself with vast dignity and com posure, and occasionally snapping at Sh Peter, who, it must be admitted, maitJ no great figure at a ball. At last it was over, and we returned to our lodgings. The next day but one w« were on our way to the assize "hail fo< the trial of Giles Vernon. A treuisndous crowd was present, and There was difficulty in gaining an en trance; some one, however, in the mul titude set up a shout of "Way for Lady Hawkshaw!" and the people fell back, leaving us a clear path to the door, and into the hall itself. Within that place of judgment all was dignity and decorum. The lords Justices in their robes and wigs sat like statues; and, presently, when we were all seated and the crier had pro nounced the court open, Giles Vernon was brought in and placed in the pris oners' dock. Ho looked pale from his confinement, but I thought I had never seen his plain features so nearly hand some. His fine figure was nobly set off by the identical brown and silver suit which the poor feJiow had bought for his wedding with Lady Arabella, and, in a flash, came back to me that strange vision I had had at his Lon don lodgings on the night that this un fortunate elopement was first talked of between us. My heart stood still, and I grew sick and faint at the recol lection of the rest of that dream, or revelation, or whatever it was. Giles, meanwhile, had bowed re spectfully to the judges, then to the assembled people, who very generally returned his salutation with every mark of politeness. Turning to where We sat, he bowed and smiled. We all rose, and Lady Hawkshaw and Daphne Ihade him deep curtseys. A jury was soon selected and sworn, and the first witness called was Lady Arabella Stormont. In a moment she entered, leaning upon the arm of Sir Thoma3 Vernon, and was by him escorted to her place In the witness-box. % Her -beauty was almost unearthly. ?3he wore a black gown and a simple •white cap, under which the curls of lier rich hair shone like burnished £old. She was perfectly composed, and, after being sworn, began her story In a manner the most quiot and calm. A deep stillness reigned through the vast room, and every cue in it caught her lowest word. Her testimony was entirely clear and straightforward. She related the circumstances of her being dragged off, while coming out of the playhouse at Scarborough; of finding herself along in the chaise with Giles Vernon, who told her he was taking her to Scotland to marry her; that she strug gled violently and endeavored to get out of the chaise, and that she was withheld by force by Giles, who severely hurt her wrists, causing blood to flow; and finally, that when she be gan to scream, Giles put his hand over her mouth and stifled her cries. She said that this conduct was kept up the whole of the night, until they reached Gretna Green at daylight; that all the time Giles was imploring her to marry him, then threatening to kill himself or her; and that she told him many times she preferred death to marriage with him; and at last, on reaching Gretna Green, she defied him and es caped from him. When she had concluded there was an ominous stillness for a time, and then I saw something which struck a chill to my heart. I had stealthily kept my eyes fixed on the judges to see whether they gave in their counten ances any signs of lenity or severity. They were altogether unmoved, ex cept one, who was reported to be a most merciful man. He grew pale and paler as Lady Arabella's story pro gressed, and I saw him several times wipe the cold sweat from his brow, and at last a sigh broke from him; but I think no one noted it but me, for the multitude of people were absorbed, in the sight of this beautiful young woman, so coolly swearing away the life of a man who had loved her. Giles Vernon bore the ordeal un flinchingly, and when at Intervals she looked toward him with a quiet hatred in her glance, he gazed steadily back at her. She was then to be cross-examined. Many questions were asked her by the great London barrister, who was one of the three defending Giles. One query was, whether she had ever given "That Lawyer Fellow la Three Sheets in the Wind!" Mr. Vernon reason to think she would marry him, to which she replied: "No; never in my life." She was then asked if there was an other gentleman in the case, and for the first time she showed confusion. Her face grew crimsoa, and she re mained silent. The question was not pressed, and she was soon permitted to retire. When she passed out of the hall she was the divinest picture of beauty and modesty I ever saw. Her eyes sought the floor, and a delicious blush mantled her cheek. I believe that many persons, under the spell of her beauty, thought that she was an un willing witness, and pitied her youth and inexperience. But it was hanging testimony she gave, and well she knew it. After the examination of the post boys and other witnesses for the prose cution, I was called as the first witness for Giles. I told the circumstances of our agreement to run away with the two charmers of our hearts; and the fact that I had been so readily for given, not only by Daphne herself, but by Sir Peter and Lady Hawkshaw, I saw produced a good effect. Hut when I was asked by the other side if I had | ever seen, or if Giles had ever claimed, any willingness on Lady Arabella's part togo off with him, I broke down miserably. My testimony did Giles little good, I fear. Sir Peter Hawkshaw wau the next wittness. It was plain from th». start that he desired to help Giles, &nd like wise that ha knew very little of the affair until it was all over. But he proved a most entertaining, if dis cursive witness. Sir Peter evidently thought the wit ness-box was his own quarter-deck, and he proceeded to harangue the court in his best manner as a flag of ficer. He talked of everything except the case; he gave a most animated de scription of the fight between the Ajax on our side and the Indomptable and Xantippe on the other, praising Giles Vernon's gallantry at every turn. He also aired his views on the subject of the flannel shirts furnished to the navy, alleging that some rescally con tractors ought to bo hanged at the yard-arm for the quality supplied; and wound up by declaring, with great gus to, that if an officer in his majesty's service desired to marry a young lady it was an act of spirit to carry her off, and for his part, fellows of that sort were the kind ho should select to lead a boarding party, while the sneak iug, law-abiding fellows should be un der the hatches when the ship was cleared for action. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1909. Sir Pater's rambling but vigorous talk was not without its efftct, upon which I think he had shrewdly calcu lated. In vain counsel for the crown tried to check him; Sir Peter bawled at them to pipe down, and rentarKdd aloud of the senior counsel who had been most active in trying to suppress him: "That lawyer fellow is three sheets in the wind, with the other cne a Happing!" The judges, out of respect to him made no great effort to subdue him, and he had the satisfaction of telling his story his own way. When the prose cution took hi:n in hand, they found, though, that he could very well keep to the subject matter, and they did not succeed in getting anything of the slightest consequence out of him. When he stepped down, I saw that he had in reality done much more good to Giles' cause than I had, although he knew little about the facts, and I knew all. Then came Lady Hawkshaw's tes timony. Sir Peter's was not a patch on it. Like him, she really had no material evidence to give, but, with a shrewdness equal to his, she made a very good plea for the prisoner. She began with a circumstantial account of her own marriage to Sir Peter, in which the opposition of her family was painted in lurid hues. In vain was she again and again checked; she managed to tell her tale against the vigorous ob jections of the prosecutors, and the somewhat feeble and perfunctory re bukes from the bench. The jury, how ever, were plainly so interested in it, that no serious attempt was made to stop her —not that it would have availed anything, for Lady Hawkshaw was not used to stopping for any one. "No doubt my family could have hounded Sir Peter for marrying me," she announced in the beginning, "but my family, your honors, is an honor able one, and would not condescend to nasty trick 3 like —" Here she fixed her great black eyes on Sir Thomas Vernon, who smiled blandly and took snuff. "And as for a man expecting opposi tion in a girl he is willing to marry, I ask your honors, does a man exist who can believe, until it is proved to him beyond cavil, that there is a woman alive who would not jump for joy to marry him?" This produced so much laughter that the bailiffs had to enforce order in the hall. Lady Hawkshaw then, with great ingenuity, referred to Sir Thomas Ver non, "who, in those days, 40 years ago, was not called 'Wicked Sir Thomas,' but plain 'Lying Tom Vernon!'" This produced a regular uproar, during which Lady Hawkshaw, with great complacency, fanned herself. After a warning from the presiding justice to keep to the matter in hand, she curtsied deeply to him, and im mediately resumed her account of Sir Thomas Vernon, in which she told of a certain occasion, in the time of the American war, when, as the royal family was passing to chapel at Wind sor, hisses were heard, the king having declined to receive him at the levee on account of his notoriously bad char acter. And Sir Thomas, being thrust out, was taken by gome of the inhabi tants of Windsor and ducked in a neighboring horse-pond. At this point, the judge himself courteously but firm ly Interrupted Lady Hawkshaw, and in formed her that she could not be per mitted togo on in that strain. "I shall observe your lordship's cau tion," she replied, politely, and straight way launched into a description of Sir Thomas' appearance when he emerged from the horse-pond, which brought a smile to every face in court —including even the judge's—except the victim himself, who bit his lip and scowled in fury. The judges afterward said that Lady Hawkshaw proved to be the most un manageable witness any and all of them had ever encountered; for, in spite of them, she gave a circum stantial account of every misdeed Sir Thomas Vernon had ever been guilty of in his life, as far as she knew. The crown lawyers, very wisely, de clined to cross-examine this witness. When she stepped down out of the wit ness-box and took Sir Peter's arm, she passed close to the presiding justice, who happened to have his snuff-box open in his hand. My lady deliberately stopped and took a pinch out of the judge's box, remarking, suavely: "Your lordship shows excellent taste in preferring the Spanish!" I thought his lordship would drop out of his chair. (TO BE CONTINUED.) ENGLISH IDEA OF THE WEST. Girl Really Knew as Much About It as Many of Her Countrymen. An Indiana novelist thinks that one of the severest tests ever put upon his risibles was endured at a London din ner table. The American had been seated next a rosy-cheeked, gray-eyed English girl, who affected an absorbing and flat tering interest in the United State*, about which she seemed to have im bibed the usual extraordinary ideas of some Britons, especially with re gard to the perils to be encountered in the more sparsely settled regions of the west. She tried her best not to be incredulous when assured that things were not really so bad as she imagined. "It is reassuring to be told that there are not rattlesnakes in all the gardens," she said with a dazzling smile, "but my cousin wrote me not long since that he had seen over 20 wigwams in one little village. Per haps," she added, as her companion made no immediate response, "per haps the wigwams are not as venom ous as rattlesnakes."-—lllustrated Sun day Magazine. j P(D)ir nib© H(o)g{tesg> 017 Topics of KJr?ds, by a ! Recog??teei3 Authority ! A Hay Fide and Corn Party. Days by the shore are simply glori ous this month; the winds have com menced to sing the requiem, and there is beauty In nature which seems to come only with the August moon. But I started out to tell of a hay ride and corn party that was a howling success in every sense of the word. The hostess appointed a common meeting place, where the great farm farm wagons with four horses awaited the guests. After a merry ride of ten miles, made gay with resounding horns, a campflre was built, table put up on sawhorses with the long boards that had been brought on the wagon, and the corn feast began. Hie hostess had gotten stunning corncob place cards, corn-decorated nut holders, popcorn done up in green crepe paper to look like ears of corn. There were boiled ears, roasted ears, corn fritters (the batter made at home and carried in a glass jar) with maple syrup. Of course there were potatoes—sweet and Irish —roasted in the coals, and lots of sandwiches, plain and filled with minced ham. The candy was an exact reproduc tion of corn kernels. It was given In little boxes shaped like ears of corn. A secret of her picnic was revealed by this young woman, who is noted for this form of hospitality. She said she never asked more than 12 to her out door affairs, and took especial pains to keep the guests who were congenial in groups, and always provided a man for every girl, if married couples were not invited. Then she considered always who was to be bidden to a picnic, for there are those who loathe outdoor spreads, and those who "hate" formal dinners. The successful hostess is the one who discriminates closely regarding guest and function. Forestry Contest. This is an attractive contest for a limited number of people. It could be used for a large crowd if the questions were printed or even type-written, 30 as to save the hostess so much writ ing. For prizes, a polished wood pa per weight, a pincushion of Yucca palm, or any article of wooden manu facture. A toy ax or hatchet in a block of wood for a consolation prize would be suitable and provoke much merriment 1. Which tr«e a kissing game could play. Tulip. 2. And which Its father's name could say. Pawpaw. 3. "Which shall we wear to keep us warm. Fir. 4. And which do ships prefer In storm. Bay. 5. Which shows what lovelorn maidens do. Pine. 6. And In the hand which carry you. Palm. 7. And which Is It that the fruit men fear. Locust. 8. And from their pipes men shake. Ash. 9. Which tree Is It bad boys dislike to see. Birch. 10. Which Is a girl both young and sweet. Peach. 11. Which like a man, bright, dapper and neat. Spruce. 12. And on which do children like to play. Beech. 13. To which tree turn we for goods to wear and stuff to burn. Cottonwood. 14. Now divide you one tree more, you've part of a dress and part of a door. Hemlock. 15. Which tree Is never seen alone. Pear. 16. And which one Is a bright, warm tone. Cherry. 17. And which In church doth office hold. Klder. 18. Which Is a town In Ireland old. Cork. 19. For this one do not look so far, which tells what charming people are. Poplar. 20. Which one will allay the pain if promptly rubbed on bruise or sore. Witch hazel. 21. The carpenter doth use which tree to make Ills wall straight as can be. Plum. 22. To which tree do urchins call to For Embro This very dainty handkerchief is In grass lawn, the embroidery worked with fine soft cotton. The size of handkerchief should be decided on, then tracings of the designs taken and arranged in a square. Cut the lawn an inch larger than the finished handkerchief is to be, then transfer the design either with black carbonic paper or blue tracing cloth. The little forget-me-not design round the opening In the corner is worked In satin stitch, then the lawn Is cut away from the center, and a net-work of lace stitches worked to fill It in. The sprays are in satin stitch, with cording stitch stalks. The scalloped edge is worked over In buttonhole stit«*h. In cutting the material away at the edge, care must be taken not to oul the stitches. .. . _ i - show you and shouldn't have looked at all. Rubber. 23. Which tree on calendars do you find. Date. 24. Which Is a Joke told many times. Chestnut. 25. Which do we call an Ohio man. Buckeye. 26. And which for soup we sometimes plan. Crab. 27. Which tells where at on land or sea. Elm. 28. And on our feet we'll wear which tree. Sandal. A Simple Party. This Is certainly a most amusing affair and will repay a hostess for the trouble of arranging for it. But then to be a successful hostess the labor that precedes an event should never enter into the calculations. There must be an equal number of men and women; eight couples make a party easily provided for. In the invitations to the girls the hostess requests a sample of the gown which they will wear and to the men the missives request a sample of the necktie; these to be sent in advance to the hostess. The samples are neat ly mounted on "sample" cards, and the neckties passed to the girls; the dress materials to the men. In this way partners are found for the prog ressive conversation which will be passed, and the men are to write de scriptions of the gown, the sample of which fell to their lot, and the girls are to write about the ties, material, style, etc. Five minutes will be given to these descriptions, and then the pa pers will be read aloud. The prizes are to be sample packages of any product the hostess may select. The refreshments are to be novel. Inasmuch as the hostess will have the tea and coffee made by a "demon strator" (one of the party who has been previously asked to do it), and the other things are to be served in boxes marked "Samples." There will be sandwiches of various kinds, olives, salad, small cakes, etc. The contents of the boxes will be spread upon the table, which is to be supplied with all the requisites in the way of dishes. While at the table the room Is to be suddenly darkened and little saucers containing a mixture of chopped nuts, candies and crackers are to be passed and eaten. When the lights are turned on each one Is to write down what ha has had, the one nearest correct be ing given a "sample" cake of choco late. MADAME MERRI. -T "' ——————————— K IN pQUC Grecian bands of out Jet are pretty as hair ornaments on some young women. Chamois skin and suede, cut into fringe, appear on some of the fancy hand bags. Lace will be more than rivaled in popularity by embroidery and braid trimming. The faiepce braids in plain colors are used almost exclusively on jaunty jacket suits. Laces dyed to match the dress are good trimmings on some of the one color jacket suits. Linens are either very heavy, al most like Russian crash, or they are very thin and fine. Dainty shoes with fancy straps and ornamental buttons are well liked | by young persons. The bottoms of sleeves are much trimmed, while the upper parts ars left absolutely plain. The Dutch collar, finished at the front with two tiny rosettes and a long tab, Is exceedingly dressy. WANTS HER LETTER PUBLISHED For Benefit of Women who Suffer from Female Ills Minneapolis, Minn.—"l was a great sufferer from female troubles which > caused a weakness au( * broken down condition of the r r system. 1 read so BBslL ':• TK • much of what Lydia E. 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For 20 years she lias been helping sick women in this way. free of charge. Don't hesitate— write at once. VERY ABRUPT. Spring Poet —Yes, sir; I can write about anything, sir. Irate Editor—Well, then, suppose you just right-about face and head for the door. Good Work Among Children. According to a statement of the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis over 2,500,000 of the 17,000,000 school children enrolled it United States have during the school year Just closed been systematically instructed concerning the dangers of consump tion and the methods for its cure and prevention. Besides the 2,500,000 chil dren thus instructed in their schools, the National Association estimates that fully 1,000,000 more have re ceived instructions at the various tuberculosis exhibits held in all parts of the country or through separate classes and organizations. How an Angry Woman Looked. The other day we saw an angry woman in a street car and her face was anything but a pleasant picture. She was angry at the conductor, en tirely without cause, and that made her look more terrible than if she had had a real grievance.—Nebraska Jour nal. SURPRISED HIM Doctor's Test of Food. A doctor in Kansas experimented with his boy in a test of food and gives the particulars. He says: "I naturally watch the effect of dif ferent foods on patients. My own lit tle son, a lad of four, had been ill with pneumonia and during his conva lescence did not seem to care for any kind of food. "I knew something of Grape-Nuts and its rather fascinating flavor, and particularly of its nourishing and nerve-building powers, so I started the boy on Grape-Nuts and found from the first dish that he liked it. "His mother gave it to him steadily and he began to improve at once. In less than a month he had gained about eight pounds and soon became so well and strong we had no further anxiety at —'t him. "An old patient of mine, 73 years old, came down with serious stomach trouble and before I was called had got so weak he could eat almost noth ing, and was in a serious condition. He had tried almost every kind of food for the sick without avail. "I immediately put him on Grape- Nuts with good, rich milk and just a little pinch of sugar. He exclaimed when I came next day 'Why doctor I never ate anything so good or that made me feel so much stronger.' "I am pleased to say that he got well on Grape-Nuts, but he had to stick to it for two or three weeks, then he began to branch out a little with rice or an egg or two. He got entirely well in spite of his almost hopeless condition. He gained 22 pounds in two months which at his age is remarkable. "I could quote a list of cases where Grape-Nuts has worked wonders." "There's a Reason." Read "The Road to Wellville." in pkgs. Ever read the above letter? A •nr nppearn from time to time. They are irenulne, true, and (nil of humaa Interest.
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