6
THE LOVES
of the
LADY
ARABELLA
By
MOLLY ELLIOT SEAWELL
(Copyright, I'JOO, Bobbs-MerriUCo.;
SYNOPSIS.
At 14 years of age Admiral Sir Peter
Hawkshaw's nephew, Richard Glyn, fell
deeply in love at lirst sight with Lady
Arabella Stormont, who spurned his at
tentions. The lad, an orphan, was given
a berth as midshipman on the Ajax by
his uncle. Gilts Vernon, nephew of Sir
Thomas Vernon, became the boy's pal.
They attended a theater where Hawk
shaw's nephew saw Lady Arabella. Ver
non met Philip Overton, next in line for
Blr 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 prize money. He was
called home by Lady Hawkshaw as he
iwas about to "blow in" his 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
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. IJaphne 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.
All attended the trial. Upon Arabella's
testimony Giles was convicted and sen
tenced to be hanged. Sir Peter visited
the prince of Wales in effort to secure a
pardon for Giles.
CHAPTER X.—Continued.
Presently the prince and Sir Peter
appeared, and his royal highness said,
•with that charm of manner which se
duced some men and many women:
"Hark'ee, Sir Peter; I do not prom
ise that the affair will be complete be
fore Sunday night; I goto Windsor
early in the morning, and two days is
a brief time in which to arrange so
important a matter. But if you will be
at Windsor on Sunday morning, I
pledge you my word as a gentleman
the paper shall be ready, signed, sealed
and delivered."
At that Sir Peter fairly broke
down, and could only say: "God bless
you, sir; God bless you!" and the
prince, turning the old man's emotion
off gently, smiled and said:
" 'Tis for the preservation of the
gallantry of our sex, Sir Peter, that
this young officer must not hang."
He warmly invited us to remain and
finish up the wine, and then one of the
gentlemen at the table, whether of de
sign or not, mentioned the extraordin
ary reports which had just reached
London concerning the trial at York,
and I, encouraged thereto by a subtle
look and a question of his royal high
ness, told the whole story, assisted by
Sir Peter. It was listened to with the
deepest interest.
Lady Arabella Stormont was known
to every person there, and the prince
remarked that he had danced with her
at the last birthnight ball. Her in
fatuation for Overton was well known
;and freely commented on, and the
.strange measures that women will
sometimes venture upon in the inter
jest, as they think, of the man they
love, was exemplified in her testifying
against Giles Vernon. Sir Thomas
Vernon's hatred of his heir was also
well known —and as the web was un
folded to the prince he listened with
ian air of the profoundest thought, and
his comment was significant:
"The king can pardon."
He had pity on us and did not press
us to remain to cards, so we left Carl
ton house about an hour after entering
it, and with hearts immeasurably
lighter. Our first thought was to
hasten back to our lodgings to send
off our good news to Lady Hawkshaw
and Daphne by the northern mail.
Sir Peter told me then that the
prince had directed him togo to Wind
>sor in the morning and remain, and
that he himself would bring him back
on the Sunday morning, if the coun
ter signatures to his majesty's could
not be had before. The prince was
quite familiar with the procedure, and
engaged to get the pardon from the
king without difficulty.
Early next morning Sir Peter left
me. It was agreed that I sl.ouid pro
ceed on the Sunday morning to the
Bear and Churn, a tavern and posting
station near London, on the northern
road, to arrange in advance for the
best cattle, in order that not a moment
might lie lost in returning to York. So,
after two miserable days alone in Lon
don, while Sir Peter was at Windsor, I
was glad on Sunday morning to be on
the northern road, preparing for our
rapid return to York. The Bear and
Churn was directly on the highway,
and was well out of London, being sur
rounded by green fields and orchards.
It was a beautiful morning, more
like April than February. The green
'ness of the earth, the biueness of the
heavens, the quiet of the country, after
the rattle and roar and dun skies of
London, were balm to my soul.
I reached the inn by ten o'clock;
and, having arranged for their best
horses, and sent word two stations
ahead, I sat down to pass the day as
best I might. I wrote a long letter to
Daphne, and then, it being about 12
o'clock, I went out for a walk.
There was a pretty pathway through
a little grove toward a rolling field
next the highway. I took this path,
and presently came face to face, at a
turn in the path, with Overton. He
was singularly dressed for a man of
his quality and profession.
Ho wore black clothes, with plain
silver buckles at the knees, and black
silk stockings and shoes. His hair, un
powdered, was tied with a black rib
bon; but he wore no crape or vestige
of mourning. I had over thought him
the handsomest man in England; but
in this garb, so different from the
brilliant uniform or other exquisite
dress in which 1 had heretofore soon
him, he looked like an Apollo. He
greeted me gravely, but not impolite
ly; and we walked along together. He
had heard of my marriage, and felici
tated me on it.
My heart was so full of Giles Ver
non that I burst out with the story. It
seemed quite new to him; and he
listened to it with breathless atten
tion, occasionally ejaculating his hor
ror at the conduct of Sir Thomas Ver
non and of Lady Arabella Stormont.
It gave mo a savage pleasure to tell
him every dreadful particular concern
ing Arabella; and by the look of con
sciousness which came into his ex
pressive face, and by the way in which
he avoided my eye, I saw that he knew
he was a factor in the case against
his will. At last, quite transported by
my rage against these two. I cried out:
"And it is for the purpose of secur
ing the estate to you that Arabella
Stormont thus swore away the life of
Giles Vernon; but God will confound
her and Sir Thomas Vernon yet!"
"Truly," said he, in a thrilling voice,
"God will confound all the wicked. Ho
will bring this horrid scheme to
naught in every way; for know you, if
Lady Arabella Stormont were to throw
herself on her knees before me—"
He stopped, and colored violently;
he had not meant to admit what the
whole world knew —that Arabella
Stormont had adored him for seven
years past. He hurriedly changed the
subject, saying:
"Perhaps you do not know that I am
no longer in the army."
I said I did not.
"Although I have recovered the use
of my limbs and look to be in health,
I am not fit for service; and I was re
tired on half pay only a few days ago.
My life is not likely to be long; but
released as I am, by God's hand, from
the profession of arms, I shall devote
the remnant of my life to the service
of the Lord God Almighty. His mes
sage came to me years ago, but I
was deaf to it. I was in love with the
world, and possessed by the flesh and
the devil. I committed murders under
the name of war. I dishonored my
—I
':^ r''' "
iM
Ml' 1
"Will You Speak to Me? 1 *
Maker by my dissipations. I spent in
gambling and vice the money wrung
from the poor that were bond-slaves to
labor and poverty. I blasphemed, and
yet I was not counted evil by the
world."
I listened and wondered to myself,
should this be true, where stood we
all?
Overton's face had flushed, his eyes
were full of rapture; he seemed to
dwell In the of the Lord.
"But now I am free from the body
of that death, and subject only to the
yoke of the Nazarene —the Jesus who
labored with his hands to show that
work was honorable; the carpenter
who called about him those as poor as
himself, and preached to them the
love of God and one's neighbor; who
received the Magdalen as a sister and
the leper as a brother."
I was silent. I had heard many
sermons from deans and dignitaries—
all well-fed men. and every man jack
of them after promotion from the
Whigs—and these sermons had left
my heart as untouched as that of the
wild Indian of North America. But
this was different. After a while, Over
ton continued:
"As this Jesus called all manner of
men to follow him—the greedy tax
gat herer, as well as Peter the poor fish
erman, and John the gentle and studi
ous youth—so he called me; and, like
the taxgatherer, whose stony heart was
melted by the voice of Jesus, I say
with tears: 'My God! I follow Thee!'"
We had now approached the corner
of the field, and involuntarily stopped.
I said to him blunderingly:
"Shall you take orders?"
"No," ho replied. "I do lot aspire
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1909.
to open my mouth as a teacher—l am
not worthy; but a few of the humblest
people about here—l have been in this
place for some time —come to me on
Sundays, in the forenoon, to ask> me
to speak to them. They are day labor
ers, hostlers —the kind of people I
once fancied to be without souls. I
speak to them, not as a preacher and
teacher, but as a brother and a friend.
It is now time for them to assemble."
I saw, sure enough, a number of
poorly-dressed rustics coming toward
the field. They came by twos and
threes, the women mostly with chil
dren in arms, or hanging to their
skirts. When all had arrived there
were about 30 men and women. They
seated themselves on the grass, and I
along with them, and, in some mys
terious way, I felt, for the first time in
my life, that the plowman was my
brother and the kitchen wench my
sister.
When they were all seated, Overton
took from his pocket a small Bible and
read the Sermon on the Mount. The
people listened reverently. Ho gave
them a short discourse, suited to their
understanding, and then read to them
a simple hymn, which they sang with
fervor.
I listened with a strange feeling,
half pain, half pleasure, half satisfac
tion. half dissatisfaction. 1 wished for
Daphne's sweet spirit to be near me.
It came to my mind how like was this
meeting of (he poor and unlearned to
those held by the Carpenter of Naza
reth on the shores of the Sea of Gali
lee. The hymn echoed sweetly over
the green fields; it was a part of that
great antiphon with which Nature re
plies to the harmonies of the Most
High. The quiet scene, the woods, the
fields, the kine in the pasture near by,
all seemed one in this act of worship.
But presently my soul was distracted
by what I saw on the highway close by
us. A handsome traveling chariot, fol
lowed by a plain post-chaise going
Londonward, stopped. Out of the
chariot stepped Laday Arabella Stor
mont, and, through an opening in the
hedge, she entered the field. After a
considerable interval, Mrs. Whitall fol
lowed her; and, after a still longer one,
Sir Thomas Vernon.
Lady Arabella walked noiselessly
over the grass, and, when she reached
the edge of the group, stopped. Her
eyes were full of laughing contempt
at first, but, when Overton turned his
glance full upon her, she suddenly as
sumed a look of seriousness, and folded
her hands as if in silent prayer. Be
hind her. Mrs. Whitall's foolish face
was all fear, while Sir Thomas Ver
non grinned unpleasantly over her
shoulder. Overton, without taking the
slightest notice of them, at the con
clusion of the hymn announced that
he would make a prayer, and asked his
hearers to join with him in a petition
that the life might be spared of a cer
tain young man, Giles Vernon, now
under sentence of death in York jail.
We all stood up, then, the men remov
ing their hats. I held mine before
my face to conceal my tears, while
Overton made a brief but earnest
prayer for Giles, and I could not re
frain from crying: "Amen! Amen!"
when he concluded.
The people then trooped off, and
we, the gentlefolks, were left to
gether.
Overton surveyed Lady Arabella and
Sir Thoip.ts with much contempt. Lady
Argkella was the first to speak. She
Vld up her head timidly, and said:
"Will you not speak to me?"
"No," replied Overton, sternly.
"Giles Vernon's life may be spared;
but upon you is blood-guiltiness."
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
IN THE FIELD OF FRIENDSHIP.
There We Are in Contact with Some
of the Finest Issues of Life.
The field of friendship is a wide one
and all our neighbors, both near and
far, should be candidates for admis
sion there. The appearance of cold
esteem, the passing salutation, empty
of everything save chill formality,
have larger possibilities behind them
than we are wont to imagine. At any
rate, to believe so, honestly and con
scientiously, is an indication of an ac
tive faith, and is far wholesomer than
the suspicions that do their utmost to
master us. It is only through this be
lief that we shall bring ourselves in
contact with some of the finest issues
of life and come to understand the
unities and harmonies of existence.
Nevertheless, it is well to bear in
mind the important fact that man is
not our only friend and neighbor.
Neither patience nor investigation is
necessary to the discovery that all
things about us are capable of invit
ing neighborliness and dispensing it
to those who are wise enough to take
advantage of the hospitality that is
constantly proffered. The towering
trees (though they do not seem to
tower as high as they did when we
were younger), the humble creeping
vines, the delicate flowers that spring
up in a night, casual and ravishing,
the whole movement and rush of na
ture in her vigorous and insistent
moods, belong to neighborliness in the
most significant and satisfactory
sense. It is something of a relief to
discover that we need not depend en
tirely 011 man for companionship—
though beyond all doubt the best of
his kind are to be treasured in what
ever relation or condition they are
found. —The late Joel Chandler Harris.
Hopeful.
"I understand your wife has joined
the suffragettes?"
'Yes," answered Mr. Meekton; "and
I'm glad of it."
"Then you approve of the suf
fragettes?"
"No. One of these days they'll do
something that Henrietta disapproves
of, and then she'll give them the talk
ing to that they deserve."—Washing
ton Star.
AN EASY WAY.
How to Cure Kidney Troubles Easily
and Quickly.
It Is needless to suffer the tortures
of an aching back, the misery of back
aches, rheumatic pains, urinary disor
ders, or risk the danger of diabetes or
Bright's disease. The cure is easy.
Treat the cause—the kidneys—with
C—■| Doan's Kidney Pills.
H. Mayne, Market
C P aris > Tenn.,
Xdj,, says: "Weak kid
neys made my back
/*•**</ •[arr sti£C and lame. The
I \ r nlSt urine was cloudy and
l\ \ vour' irregular and I had to
vS \ get up many times
\ \ \ at night. I lost en
-11 Y mLi» twJ ergy, became weak
and could not work. Doan's Kidney
Pills removed all the trouble and re
stored my health and strength."
Remember the name—Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foa
ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
THE LAW'S DELAY.
Hix—What's the best way to never
settle a question?
Dix—Go to law about it.
Only Cure Tor Consumption.
With the present rapid growth of
the anti-tuberculosis movement the
number of so-called "cures" for con
sumption is being increased almost
daily. Hundreds of quack "doctors,"
"professors" and "institutes" are ad
vertising that they can cure consump
tion for small amounts, with the re
sult that thousands of dupes are year
ly cheated out of their lives as well
as their money. Besides these, "cures"
and medicines of all sorts, numbering
now several hundred, are sold for the
deception of the public.
Tlie National Association for the
Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
brands all these institutes, doctors,
professors and cures as frauds and de
ceptions. The only cure for consump
tion is fresh air, rest and wholesome
food.
Pleasant for Mr. Bennett.
"The chairman," said Bennett, "was
a very literal person. He looked at
the gallery, where one woman was sit
ting, and said: 'Lady and gentlemen,
this is a most momentous campaign.
There are grave issues to be dis
cussed. Later we will hear from our
best speakers, but, for the present, we
will listen to Mr. Bennett.' "
Died in Good Company.
A clergyman, who was not averse
to an occasional glass, hired an Irish
man to clean out his cellar. The Irish
man began his work. He brought
forth a lot of empty whisky bottles,
and as he lifted each one looked
through it at the sun. The preacher,
who was walking on the lawn, saw
him and said: "They are all dead
ones, Pat." "They are?" said Pat.
"Well, there is one good thing about
it —they all had the minister with
them when they were dying."—Tid-
Bits.
True to Life.
Teacher Johnnie, do you know
what a blotter is?
Johnnie —Yessum. It's de t'ing wot
youse hunts fer while de ink gets dry
FaithT
Faith makes us, and not we it; and
faith makes its own forms. —Emerson.
ON FOOD
The Right Foundation of Health.
Proper food is the foundation of
health. People can eat improper food
for a time until there is a sudden col
lapse of the digestive organs, then all
kinds of trouble follows.
The proper way out of the difficulty
is to shift to the pure, scientific food,
Grape-Nuts, for it rebuilds from the
foundation up. A New Hampshire
woman says:
"Last summer I was suddenly taken
with indigestion and severe stomach
trouble and could not eat food with
out great pain, my stomach was so
sore I could hardly move about. This
kept up until I was so miserable life
was not worth living.
"Then a friend finally, after much
argument, induced me to quit my for
mer diet rsd'try Grape-Nuts.
"Although I had but litttle faith I
commenced to use it, and great was
my surprise to find that I could eat
it without the usual pain and distress
in my stomach.
"So I kept on using Grape-Nuts and
soon a marked improvement was
shown, for my stomach was perform
ing its regular work in a normal way
without pain or distress.
"Very soon the yellow coating disap
peared from my tongue, the dull,
heavy feeling in my head disappeared,
and my mind felt light and clear; the
languid, tired feeling left, and alto
gether I felt as if I had been rebuilt.
Strength and weight came back rapid
ly and I went back to my work with
renewed ambition.
"To-day I am a new woman in mind
as well as body, and I owe it all to
this natural food, Grape-Nuts."
"There's a Reason."
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book, "The Road to Wellville."
Ever renrt the nbove letter? A new
one niiprurH from time to time. Thej
tire Ki-uulne, true, Hud f»>U of human
Intercut.
iirg opens to you? There is
almost no limit to the possi
bilities of your business if you
study how to turn trade into
tin~ ycur share of the business
of your community there's a I
reason. People go where they
how much it is sold for. If
you make direct statements in
promise you rake. You wil!
add to vour business reputa
tion and hold your customers.
It will not cost as much to run
1 • A!
your acl in tnis paper as you
.1 . , T . . .. . , . «
tinnk. it is tne persistent ad
vertiser who sets there. Have
something in the paper every
issue, no matter how small.
We will be pleased to quote
r *
you our advertising rates, par
ticularly on the year's busi
«w»c~
lIV
, r—— IT—g
MAKE YO U R APPEAL
<*» to the oublic through the
ra 10 uic puuiu. uuuugii u«r
isk columns of this paper.
/(££*"* With every issue it carries
©w * its message into the homes
H __ j i*° e -L
a and lives ox the people.
Your competitor has his
. , ... , " ~. ,
store news in this issue. Why don t
you have yours? Don't blame the
.»au 1 • ,
people for flocking to hi* store.
They know what he has.
"Vfw/n ikhiih «r> Dammm Gives yon tba reading matter in
M sS& fvOtfd® Ir'e&flßt* which you have the greatest in
■ ■ ■ 1 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ terest —the home news. Its every
issue will prove a welcome visitor to every member of the family- &
should head your list of newspaper and periodical subscriptions.
G.SCHMIDT'S,^
■ HEADQUARTERS FOR
rRESH BREAO(
popular
#
wmmem#
CONFECTIONERY
Dally Delivery. All orders gireo prompt and
_ skillful attention.
Enlarging Your Business i
If you are In annually, and then carefully
business and you Bote the effect it has in in
want to make creasing your vwlume of busi«
Bmrn lB» more money you ness; whether a xo, ao or
I
Jy will read every per cent increase. If yott
word wo have to watch this gain from year t* /
say. Are yov you will become intensely in-
I ma Sjft spending your terested in your advertising
HsF money for ad- and how you can make it ea
ssß *9 • vertising in hap- large your business.
Kb y hazard fashion If you try this method we
@Br as ii intended believe you will net want te 1
for charity, or do you adwor- let a single issue of thi6 paper
tise for direct results? goto press without something
Did you ever stop to think from your store,
how your advertising can be k® pleased to have
made a source of profit tf» y° u on 113 » w ®
: you, and how its value can be * ake pleasure in explaining
measured in dollars and our annual tontract for so
' cents. If you have not, you many inches, and how it can be
itre throwing money away. used sn whatever amount that
Advertising is a modern » eeuis necessary to you.
business necessity, but must If you can sell goods over
be conducted on business the counter we can also show
i principles. If you are not you why this paper will best
t satisfied with your advertising serve your interests when you
you should set aside a certain want to reach the people of
j amount of money to be spent this community.
JOB PRINTING
can do that class just a
little cheaper than the other fellow. Wadding invitations, letter heads, bill heads,
•ale bills, statements, dodgers, cards, etc., all receive the samo careful treatment
—just a littlo better than seems necessary. Prompt delivery always.
* TW—lira T—■■ IB MH