Daily British Whig (1850), 18 Apr 1902, p. 3

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maining Moreh Lot and Until April 20th, 1903. SPECUL GOUONST ATES NORTH PACIFIC COAST snd KOOTE- : NAY POINTS. 846.05, 1543.55. a | $48.05, J One Rates Beaten er Cli THE BAY OF QUINTE RAILWAY | SHORT LINE FOR Oily Hall Depot a 4 OFR, Tedegragh OF BY EDGAR a "You shall die to-day." 1 hardly heeded the wirds at first, Were they really words, and had a voice really pronounced thew ? 1 was yet bat ball awake, and as 1 rose from my bed and at the clock on my , which told me that { had slept unaccustomedly Jate, not even the sharp winter sun shine pouring through my windows could dissipate the solemnity of that poignant [little sentence : "You shall die to-day." It kept haunting me while 1 dees ol, while 1 breakinsted, while I lane, ed over my morning newspapers. had always been the reverse of what is called a morbid man, but since the death of one infinitely dear to me 1 had often heey, eyed upon by moods of acute melancholy. Lilian Arden would have been my wife if she bad lived 5 fortnight long- er than the day on which fate had so | cruelly pradieted that she should per ish--and with an awful, agonizing ' 1 suddehness. Ticks asamp nes ut $8.20 Al tiekots vy potarn Jew Mone 2 mn J. P, RANLEY, Agent, City Pasar. Depot. 4 avenue, Joe Re Pr OPE I un PR aie a + June Rist n spel] 23 A Soames Wren pea pein suspen' wimins wens sine sores-Apl. SOU 46 the | But that Her brother, Prescott Arden, was my dearest friend. Classmates at Yale, we had become bound together by un intimacy more than fraternal. Afterward the trend of our careors bad differed widely. Each bad a small fortune, and each kad been helped by it to seek dis tinction and success. Long before | plighted troth with Arden's sister 1 bad set op my studio in New York as a full-fledged painter of landscapes. Long, too, before this important period Arden had been graduated at the medical college as a physician. My engagement to his sister had na- turglly "drawn us closer together. Lilian's horribly sudden death from pneumonia had tightened the bend. Arden was prose itsell. With a large, warm, sympathetic heart, he neverthe- less flouted my idealisme- anguish of my grief at Lilian's logs I told him how I believed--firmly and devoutly helieved--that her spirit then and henceforth, would be my guar dian angel. He had scarcely restrained at this admission his native i and irony. 1 remembered both as I now betook myself through the crisp, win- try weather to his r dwelling. | do not wish to avow that he still be- lisved in Lilian's watchful protection. strange sentence. 'You shall die to-day," made me. remémber with intense vividness the depth and fervor of my former passionate trust Suddenly, while [ walked along Fift in a portion of it not lar from the reservoir, though on the op: posite side, x most appalling thing occurred, An immense ladder, hung transversely in front of a building, tumbled headlong upon the pavement. In a second one of the two painters whom it had served as a Iding, was killed, and the other horeibly in Jured, As the crash sounded close. be: vind me I felt 5 slight pain in one shoulder, But distress sympathy soon made me forget it till somebody at my side, amid the immense crowd, touched my elbow and said : {Youn had, sir, the most fearfully narrow escape. That big ladder, os it fell, just grazed vour shoulder." "Yes ?' | answered rather vaguely. Those curious words, "You shall die to-day," had occurred to we. A good hour had passed before 1 reached 'the house of Prescott Arden, Vor a while we spoke together of .no- thing but the recéut ghastly accident in the neighboring avenue. "1 describ- ed to him, with perhaps more realism than he may have found at all pala. table, the shocking spectacle, the a fed Sei trees the $e acd autoeracy of the police, 'the arrival of the clangoruous ambulances. Finally | told him of wv own i h livery from death. = This im him greatly; but his calm and genial face grew somewhat austere as 1 men tioned. the matter of that singular warning voice. : WR i Still, he very_amicebly, after of my hardy bere both is wh. own. "Alfred," he said, "all this is the merest nervous fantasy. You heard no voice whatever, ha Jou reason must ady have ass you. And though the thought is beautiful and picturesque 'that poor, dear Lilian's spirit saved you a short time ago shill, like many "tion, and = In the first | arily dismayed. y of Doom" A y FAWCETT. FERD iit MAA | Si gi XR forinel ready as a wort of plat du our. Four or five other people were in the room hesides ourselves. Two of them, a mah amd a woman, were Ttalians, and the melliffuous language of the latter not only harmonized with a ir of lustrous black eyes, and a ace whowe outlines were sensitive and poetic, but broke dpon my ear with a cadence delicately pleasing. Prescott saw that my spirits were bettered by the coziness and wicety of our' environment, and presently began to tell me, of those crisp, hunorous anecdotes which be of all men can re- count to perfection. He had Just won from me a burst of hearty laughter, when the shriek of a woman smote on the plaid air of the chamber. Then as we both rose, the enraged ery of a man followed. A feminine shape darted past me. For a second it stood as if irvesolute;, with upflung heseeching hands, Then it turned, and faced a man, small, fiery-eyed, with a gleaming pistol fn his grasp. I sprang towards the woman, Spuried by an irre ible impulse of protec felt a peculiar shock in the region of my. heart, like a moder ate blow from a clenched hand. Meanwhile Prescott Arden had seis ed the uplifted wrist of Silviani, and in a very short time he and a few others had over-powered this murder ous little Italian. The wife fled shriek- ing from the room, though entirely unhurt, A great crowd (my second similar experience that day) began io collect about the stoop and door way of the house, possibly gathered there by the hysterical 'proclamation of some seared waited that his master was assassinating his wife. Then came the tardy police; and at the first gleam of their official buttons Pres- cots and I pushed our way down the stoop. é "Silviani will be ruined now as a restaurantenr," said my friend, "'and he richly deserves his fate." It was not till we had regained his house that he remembered to ask me : "Have you the least, ides just what directipn his abominable bullet ook ? "No," 1 replied, "Any way, we made sure that butt no one." "I own that I thought, for a meo- ment" came. my next sentence. And then 1 paused. "Prescott {7 1 soon ered. Well 1" 1 had torn open my cost. In my waistcoat pocket, just over my heart, was an ivory mimature of Lilian. by a huge case of solid oval gold, which bore our blended mono: grams in diamonds and pearls. Tt was an exquisite gift, received from her on the firms 4 re aie out o- gagement ti our last as well. Before her death the charming hauble had seemed too heavy for me to carry on my person. Afterward 1 had slipped it into my left waistcoat pocket, and worn it there, at first with some discomfort, later with none in the . "Look 1'? 1 presently exclaimed. Bedded in the thick gold, just in the heart of its diamond-and-pearl mono- gram, was g small cube of lead. "Phere js Silviani's bullet," 1 went on. 1 opened the ease, which ite semi- shattered condition caused me to do with somo difliculty. The miniature of Lilian remained inside, perfectly in- tact. I kissed it as | handed Prescott ita golden receptacle. "It was direct- ly over my heart," © still pursued. "But for this fact 1 should now be a corpse, and those momentous words, "You shall die to-day,' would have been verified." Past a doubt even the sceptical Prescott Arden was. at least tempor "Of course, it's all macvellons enough, Alfred," he at bh sand, with one of his smiles, cold, ie. "Still, we should recollect that there's al w a mignty gull between the mar vellous and the supernatural." "I pelieve it is supernatural !" rane my answer, and almost tearfully. "1 believe that Lilian has twice to-day shielded me from an awful dedth. Oh. 1 know vou think me a sort of mad man, Prescott! Bat never mind. Leave ine my reverence, and 1 will promise not to molest vour disdain." "Jt is not disdain, my dear hoy." came the quick Sehuan. "It ie" And be paused, with his smile deepen: "Ob. T know what you meant to Ho toll me thet it is it merry 7 The small dark-panelled chamber always seemed alive to we, nowsflays, with mentories and echoes. At the right of the high, quaint Elizabethan metel Prescott caused to He built an gleove, in which be had hung a large portrait of his sister, so dearly loved and so deeply mourned. There were cushioned seats in this aleove, and two shelves of brackets, on which were constantly kept two vases full of fresh Howers. But in front two curtains of amber plush depended, incessantly closed. The whole little place was a sort of shrine, snd Priscoti's reason for bay: ing had it constructed here was be cause Lilian bad cherished the room as 4 piece of her own artistic and de corative invention. portrait was one for which she had sat to a fo mous painter in Paris, a year or so before gur bhetrothal. That Prescott should thus have chosen to locate it and to pay it bis continual floral tri- bute, was only one of manv proofs of how his hard-bearted rationalism co existed with funds of the tenderest and swebtest sentiment. 1 did not this ovening offer to dic vide those obscuring curisins. Even the new composure wrought by so long and wholesonie a sleep had not served to make me certain regarding my powers of self-control if 1 should now meet---after a day replete with agitation and excitement--ihis cherish- ed picture of wy lost love, face to face. It is very probable that Prescott ob- served how sparingly I ate at dinner, and how. I gulped. down. with unhabit: ual gusto several glasses of his rich claret. In any case, | perecived, by about eight o'clock, that he was loth to let me depart, and 1 heard him give orders to his servant which I felt confident bad relation to the dismis- sal of all patients who might call. A little later he eugaged me in a game of whist, which he was well aware that I playea with pleasure and skill. He was not so good or experionced' a plajer as I, but I had lost three game: by eleven o'clock, though I be- gan by winping two. Finally I rose from the table and told him that 1 thought I had better go howe, "So sarly 7 he said. There wai an odd note in hig voice, which caused me visibly to start. "You're not a hooper of late hours," 1 began. "You've often told me--" "Oh, 'm not siraid of midnight, Alfred. And if you're tired of whist I've a new amusement for you. Such a curious book of these Indian re- gluses they call experts, who are sup posed to die as many times as. they please and live as long as they want. I. don't believe a w of it, but I've found it rather amusing.' Prescott read aloud till the little malachite clock on the dining room mantel pointed at a Quarter to twelve, : "Good heavens I' 1 sudaenly broke forth, "Ii the laws of nature could be suspended, the wists of death dis solved. If these tales were not all mere fantastic fables !" I rose, filled with a new impulse, melancholy and wistful, Tears rushed to my sight while 1 parted the cur- tains of the alcove, and smelt in the diminess an almost suffocating odour of roses and lilies, 1 heard the rings tinkle 'on the metal rod above me as I pushed the tapestry sideways with either hand. Lilian's face, directly op posite my own, grew flower-like out of the dusk, with its rosy bend of mouth, its virginal throat snd ita bounty. of heavy chestnut bair. Then came a crash, Jt seemed as il the whole ceil- ing of the chamber had fallen. at vied back, but in another second 1 saw Lilian's portrait slanted so that the ipper verge of the frame had touched the alcove, So small was the retty, sanctuary that the portrait, in swift descent, made a kind of diago- nal roof for it, though one far too transient, Something struck me woundingly on the temple before I had time to cleur myself from the whole Kittle lair of peril. 1 felt the warm blood spurt over my face as Prescott caught me in his arms, Them we both heard. Lilian's portrait strike against the floor, and a great thud follow is, clatteringly followed again by lumps of plaster, ponderous and dangerous, like the one which had just grazed my teruple. Meanwhile Prescott"s - handkerchied was pressed against this bleeding though silent abrasion, "It's all the rank stupidity," T hoard. him say, "of the builders who made that extension ! 1 told them at the time that I feared they were not cavelul enough in dealing with the supports on the floor above, But they assured me, Good heavens, Alfred ! You're wot seriously hurt; I hope |" It was some time before I spoke. The blow haa dizsied and partially stunned me; but it was not, after all, in any real sense prostrating. 1 had soon rallied from its effects, and my first words gave evidence, 1 should maintain, of faculties wholly unim paired. "Prescott, whatever happened, it was that miin portrait, falling as it 1, that saved me !"' veclining on a lounge \ from the locality of the late vollapee. Prescott silently down upon jo for & our scons. I shall never serenity, tience - aor hie Tear omy gp ever irony it may have contained was ; -- " : WHEAT OUR CORRESPONDENTS HAVE TO TELL US, 3 -- The Tidings From Various Points In Eastern Ontario--What Peo- Are Saying. Glendower Glimpses. Glendower, April 16.~-School opened on April 20a; A. EB. Riley is in charge, Mrs. Cowdy held service in the church Sunday morning. Joseph Rodgers, assessor for Bediord town ship, called bere recently on his anna al trip. Arthur Thomerman, after spending a week at Cataragui, has re turned home. A little guest has ar rived at the home of Alexander Hop pine. A. Leeman is busily engaged Mr. and Mrs A. Suvder, Vero: Babeook, Ors na, at Sanford lecman'ss 1. Olden, at John Babeook's. Calabogie Cullings. Calabogie, April 15.-Mrs. David Church will be organist in the Motho- dist church for the coming year. Svrus Holden is working the ore mines. Samuel Hunter suffered a heavy. loss on account of his horse dying the other day. Miss Bertie Stewart bas gone to town, . James Craig ana family have have gone to Renfrew. Johnnie Yohn has gone away for the r. Minnie McKerrow has gone frow. Sharpton Tidings. fast drying up and with favorable weather seeding will begin in a few days. Mr. Curran, Murvale, draws milk over the Quobin road to Odessa. Mr. Babeook, Glenvale, draws milk over the Highland road to Odessa. G McGowan received word of the death of his brother, John, near Belleville. J. McGowan is busily grafting frait trees. J. Moon is interested in thoroughbred pigs. Mr. Paterson lost a valuable cow. D. Karin sold two cows to Mr. Manly, Westbrook. C. Stevens has hired with J. George. It is said the dairy prospects are very bright. R. Parks has hired with M. Smith dor seven months. Me. Pater son will make extensive improvements to his barn. Folger Flashes. Folger, April 16.---A wrecking train from Carleton Place has been endeav- oting to get the derailed Algoma Uen tral locomotive on the track. The workmen expeet to have it on the track today. The van and several cars were derailed also. 0. J. Dim tin, visiti friends at a distance, hus returned. Wood, visiting at 1. Wood's, has returned home. Two of D. Wood's children are very sick with grippe. W. W. Burnham has started his saw mill. Gillies Bros. are ship- ping lumber at Sand City, John Curly, working with George Knight, has returned to Calabogie. Miss Weese has returned after spending Faster holidays at her home in Pembroke. George Knight spent Sunday at his home in Renfrew. Mrs. James El liott is visiting friends at Calabogie. D. Wood's sale of farm stock, ete, was quite a success Everything brought good prices. Chaffey's Locks News. Chaffey's Locks, April 15. ~Lockmas ter Fleming and assistant commenead repairs on the lock yesterday, Miss Pearl Doyle is recovering from an ill ness of pueumonia. Mrs. T. Boulger is gaining slowly. Miss Lizgie Barker, Newboro, has returned to her home af- ter spending a week with relatives here. 1, Simmons has gone to work on the steamer Rideau King. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Fleming spent Saturday at Philipgville. Miss G. Kerr, Single ton's, spent a few days of last week with Mise Anna Doyle. N. H. How- ard and family spent Seturday and Sunday at Leeds. Visitors: Mre. J P. Lappan, Melcombe; Misy E. Ken nedy, Philipsville; R. J. Reilly, Ro chester, N.Y Lealia Halladay, Elgin; Miss Maggie Fleming returned to Wrst port Notre Dame convent, after spend. ing: holidays with her parents. W. Ashley has begun operations on the pew addition to his boarding house. Mrs. T. FP. Gray is spending a few days ai Morton, Plevna Paragraphs, Plevna, April 17.-The bishop of Ontario has appointed Rev, BE. M. Rowland to the parish of Newboro. He will leave on May Ist. Allan Bros., Mississippi, were here yestor- day settling up with their jobbers. James Godkin will begin the stone work of bis new house next week. The children of thix locality are suffering from severe colds, Miss Hunt bas re turned from spending Easter holidays at her sister's in Clarendon, Mi Helen Wood, spending a few days at Sharbot Lake and Kingston, has re turned. Robert Stewart has the cheese Taghemny y a Ompab, and i moving is expeclng a 19 uch er amount of milk than fact your, a wo now. has a bouncing boy as helper, Angus La- Rock is. all smiley; it is a boy. Pu and family ¥ the Boo, and F. H. cutting up his summer's wood. Visit: | Miss | to Ren- | Sharpton, April 15.~The ground is | Cenuine ~ Carter's Little Liver Pills Must Bear Signature of Jove Ford i See Pac-Simile Wrapper Below. ' ! | | moved from | the mines into town for the summer. | I 2fiee Dawrs Litly and Miss Dooles | Those who bave used Laza-Liver Pills, say they bave no equal for ng and curing Bonstipation, Bick Head~ a ater or ny disease A sorder of the stomach, fiver or bowels. 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