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‘ A Tale of Love andiDisappointment CHAPTER XIX. ‘ Rebekah left her father and‘ went straight to her aunt’s room. She'found that Mrs. Goldberg was anxiously awaiting her. ‘-'" , -'. .. .- r 10“ have deeded, dear’! 1011lthem; and the light of a‘ great re- arc not going to marry Lord Hare-i castle?” she aske-d, and her face was expressive of great agitation. “RI must, aunt. There is no al- ternative,” she said dully. “Confide in me, dear. Tell me everything.” , Rebekah shook her head and‘; tears came to her eyes. l “I am very unhappy, and I don’-t' know what to do. Cyril does no'tli‘c love me, and father insists that I ' must marry him,” she said miser-l ably. “But he cannot compel you to, 'she cried quickly. “You do not understand every- thing. I shall have to do as he‘. says. But, oh dear, the misery of; havmg to live with him, knowinslrl that he does not love me! I cannot? bear it.” i “I am surprised at Lord Hare- castle. I did not think he was the sort of man whom money would tempt, though I always thought that he did not love you.” “It is not the money. I wish I could tell you, but I am afraid. Fa- ther holds some dreadful secret, and he is forcing him to marry me.” She burst into sobs, and Mrs. Goldberg took her to her arms, and vainly tried to comfort her. A knock at the door was heard. “Dry your tears, dear. Remem- ber that you will soon have .to re- ceive the guests. I will see that it is.” “Miss Fethcrston has come. I have told them to take hcr to the drawing-room, and that you will be_ down soon,” Mrs. Goldberg said when she returned. “l-"hat shall I do, aunt?” she asked wearily. “You must talk to qu'd Had'b' What manner of woman was this, castle, or sliallI? The-re is nothing who pleaded {.0 earnestly for the WQWMGWWOWMW .02 Her predominant feeling was of increased pity for him. ,and quietly opening the door, con- fronted them. ' " isolve shone in her eyes.’ She ap- lproached Ethel and quietly took er hand. she said earnestly. “I am glad {that I know your secret. Do not look so troubled. It is better that we should face the truth Lord Harecas-t-le loves you. He has never ar-ed for me.” ' what to say. She felt utterly mean to think that this girl should have n i surprised the-m, in what she must think to be a love scene. o ‘accepted Lord Harecastle,” Re‘ bekah continued with a siin-ple dig- ”lnity that was pathetic. “Won’t you forget that I ever existed?” separated me from Lord Hare- castle,” Ethel said quietly. ‘He is not the man I deemed him to be. Perhaps we are‘ both better rid of him,” she said coldly. about to speak. but Rebekah silenc- ed him with a look. . and could marry him, giving him my respeit, if he loved inc, she cried warmly, “but he does not. It is you that he worships, and he is deserving of your love.” lessly. “He has acted basely, not only towards myself, but toward-s you.” not understand. But I tell you solemnly that he is in every way worthy of you. Take him back to your heart,” Rebekah said implor- ingly. She suddenly came to a decision, Rebekah moved slowly toivards “Forgive him, Miss Fetherston,” Ethel Fetherston did not know “I did not think that you loved ne another, or I should not have “It is not you alone that have Harecastle flushed hotly and was “I love him with all my heart; I’ “We diff-er,” Ethel said relent- “You do not know. You can- Ethel looked at her wonderingly. wprs-e than a loveless marriage. man she loved, not for her own Vi hat you tell me explains every- sake, but that of another. - thing. It is a terrible position, and your father is a wicked man. thy motive But I never properly understood but knew cherish him to your heart, for he Joel. There is a cruel taint in his “He has behaved from no unwor- , I assure you. If you the truth you would nature when heis crossed. and he i‘ actin a noble art” she con- will fight for his own way what- tinued (gluietly. p ’ - ever misery he causes. I am so sorry for you, dear. But dry your tears, we will find out a way,” she wound up cheerfully, but she had little hope in her own heart. “I cannot believe you,” Ethel said firmly. “My trust has been dealt too severe a blow.” “Can you really love then‘! Do you understand the meaning of the It was some time before Rebekah word 'l” Rebekah cried passionate- succeedcd in composing herself. ly. “Can you imagine my suffer- She could come to no determina- lings’! I am not ashamed to own tion. She believed that her father that I worship him, and if he loved would keep his word if she refus~ me the world would not contain ed to marry Harecastle, and that he my joy. But alas! it was not so, would announce to the world that the engagement was broken off ow- ing to the discovery of the Earl’s treason. She preferred to suffer herself rather than her lover and I have renounced my hope. But I am not selfish, I long for his hap- piness, and so I appeal to you to forgive. Have you the heart to resist my plea? Will you let me should incur the ignominy thatlexceed you in generosity?” she would be Visited upon his family. asked with direct simplicity. Of her father she could not think. His baseness utterly dumfounded her. She likened him to Ackroyd, and the latter did not suffer in the comparison, but she determined to “I cannot allow this,” Hare- ’castle said quietly. “I deserve your contempt, Miss Joseph, and you are heaping ‘coals of fire on my head. Miss Fetherston has make one mort appeal to his goodgformed a reasonable opinion from feelings, though she had very little hope of moving him from the posi- tion he had taken up. She suddenly remembered that Ethel Fetherrton was waiting to see her. She proceeded to bathe her eyes, but there still remained visible the effects of her tears. She sat down once more, for she dread- ed the coming interview. She thought of making an excuse not to see her visitor, for she was the last person she wanted to tliink that she had been crying. But at last she decided to go downstairs. As she passed the lib‘, rary she caught‘ the tone of the; ‘feet. Your father will never con- Earl’s voice and his hearty laugh. She passed on to the drawing-room. ‘The door was slightly ajar, and she. was stopped by the sound of voices. my conduct, which must'appear to her to have been dastardly, and she is justified in refusing to have any~ thing to do with me.” ‘ “But, you see, I happen to know ‘the secret that has impelled you,” Rebekah said quietly. Harecastle moved forward and looked at her in consternation. “It is safe with me. .You can trust me, Lord Harecastle,” she said with a pitiful smile. “Then if you know all, how can we break off this marriage?” > “They cannot force us if we both refuse.” “But the effect-â€"the terrible ef- sentf’ _ . Her face turned white. She re- membered her recent interview It was Ethel Fetherston that was with him and the firm attitude he speaking. “It is not for me to advise you, dear,” she was saying gently. “But I love you, Ethel, and alâ€" ways shall love you.” ‘ These words of Lord Harecastle burst like a thunderbolt on Re- bekah’s ears. She stood still for a few minutes, and Ethel’s answer was unhecded. “You must not say that,” she was saying firmly. What should she do? The dis- covery that she had come between Lord Harecastle and the woman p he loved was a terrible revelation. had taken up. Would she be able to move him‘! If she and Hare- castle went together and made an appeal to his better feelings! “You and I must see him to- gether; he may. grant ,our wish.” But Ethel broke in upon their con- versation. _ “You may do as you like. But you must not think that if this marriage is_broken off, I shall ac- cept your discarded husband, Miss Josephs,” she cried fiercely. . Rebekah turned to her with a ained look. I should trust‘ Cyril, child. I am so miserable,” she e whole world be against e warmly. unbelief. should th him," slie cried “But you‘ appear to have super- You share his se- confidence to ell trust him. judge him of his ac- think I am unrea- There was no happier ld than I, when his wife. When he trust him and keep nt secret, I consent- I never deemed him t that was not Then, to me and wished back his wordâ€"al- was broken, I But what happened; urs I read of his the wealthy Miss Tot a word to me of warn- nded weakly. Tears came to her eyes, andRe- bekah dreaw~nearer to her. '- “Just tell me that you will for- give him,” she insisted. “I will bring him to you. As for me, you must see that our engagement is at an end. Don't let my consider- ation for me prevent you from opening your heart.” “No, I cannot say that I forgive him. I have been too deeply wounded.” ior information. _ cret and possess his the full. You may w I can only tions. sonable’! woman in the wor he asked me to be loved, I reve Do you red him: our engagcme ed gladly, for capable of strictly when he came me to give him though my consented. within- a few ho engageme Josephs. iing. The nature was never feared, and I told Cyril so. l believed, too, that he would have to bear it with me. ted him.‘ He you'know. the truth, you will be proud to take him back to your heart, and you will blame your- self for your unbeli-ef. Be gener- ous. You will never regret it,” Rebekah cried passionately. She might have been pleading for her own life, she spoke so elo- quently, but her words appeared to fall on deaf ears, for Ethel turned impatiently away. 21in 210 honorable. too, heart nt to blow came and my whole warped. Poverty I been content And yet riches temp tells me that he never loved you. There might have been some ex- if your beauty had tempted his love had left me. But in cold blood, loving me, as he asks you to marry And you say that you for- are not a woman. she cried with Alla Faimily of Five Had to Live cuse, him and was told at the Coron\er’s Court in London, England, last week at an inquest of Jane Alice Noble, aged three, the daughter of an unem- ployed bookbinder of Sydney Grove, Gos-well road, Clcrkenwell. no, he tells me, him. give him. You You are an angel,” biting contempt. Silent, Ethel,” “You I Miss Joseph is so large-hearted, that your attitude seems pitiful beside her self-sacrifice.” ~ “And you thought he was to mary me for my mo-ne bckah said reproachfully. understand him so little as'thatl Fet-herstou, think that y his love. plore you take Blot out these be happy with him- be content.” For a moment out to buya little coal, and_upon her return found her daughter in flames. ‘The child was wearing flannelette underclothing, and she could not afford a fireguard. ‘Sh-e, her husband and children cam-e out of the workhouse a few weeks be- fore Christmas, since when her husband had been doing a little hawking. Harecastle know ‘(Be cried fiercely. what you say. generous and not about y,” Re- “You make me ou are not worthy of faith in him. I im- him to your heart. days of misery and then I shall Miss you Have Ethel wavered, but Rebekali’s appeal only anger- Then, too, Harecastle’s woman to ed. her. warm defence whom he was engaged did not She knew there was but she did not think ld be of such a nature, that it would give her back the re- spect that she formerly had for him. ‘ , The pity of it was she still love-d him, ened her heart and f ly. ' “I do not of the please her. a mystery, that it cou that she knew but she hard- aced them cold- want to hear any My mind is made up. should like to g0," she said firm- ly. “Lord Harecastlc, mind leaving us together?” Re- bekah asked eagerly. He hesitated for a moment and looked at Ethel, but she showed no sign of either assent or dissent. He finally went out, and Rebekah eagerly approached the other. ’ “Sit down, Miss Fetherston,” she. “Do let us be, friends. had a scaly-‘friend in my life, except my a'iint;” She led her to a seat and sat down beside‘ her. ""1 ' “I know you still love Cyril, for you cannot help it. ought to be glad with joy.. away my pride and tell you that I would give the world to be‘. in your placeâ€"that For a time, that I held his was Heaven to me. chance of happines for you. Grasp at it eagerly; sink your distrust Let nothing but (ling to him, and all dif- l vanish. Within a day will know that broken off. Be I tell you It may en- m- 1110138. would you said softly. l have never Your heart I throw should love when I thought heart this earth There is a me. -_va.nt, Lieut. Anderson went out for aday’s ShOOtmg- Findinga lion at Hundreds of valuable cows have he ‘fired, and the been killed by dosing under such short distance, circumstances. The use of pure shot grazed the‘ animal’s skull, slightly wounding it. The infuri- ated beast leaped u-pon the officer, and believe. turn you, ficulties wil or two, the world our engagement is the result what it may, that it shall be done. tail suffering, but what is that co ared with a life’s happiness? frankly that I shall suffer, from Cyril, throwing bit him through the knee just as in disinfecting he fired a charge from his double- D barrele-d sporting ri head. The animal continued to dd '___]3‘, -’ . claw and bite him, while Lieut. u e! armei s Advocate. Anderson. fighting for his life. , T , clubbed the lion with the butt end EELS MUST HAVE FRESH AIR’ of the rifie. All the while blood was streaming from the wounds of the lion, which was of unusual size. ttll you but if you turn away you will only add to my misery. am small-minded. don't think I was with_you To know that he would bring me comfort, in my sor- row.” . “You are generous. practically unarmed, rushed to the aid of his injured master, and at length the animal, exhausted from the loss of blood, slunk away, leav- ing Lieut. Anderson almost over- come, and in a very precarious condition. strange girl, and I cannot underâ€" ” Ethel said in a soften- al had touch- very stand you, ed voice, for the appe ed her heart. “We Jews have passionate na- tures; but we have been brought p to think self-sacrifice a privi- We art not jeal- ‘f other people. desire is for Cyril’s hap- He has been cruelly treat- ed, and has behaved .nobly.” “In making love to me to-day, Ethel broke in hotly. “But there was the temptation. One cannot always dead at a little distance from the scene of the encounter. The in- jured ofiic-cr was conveyed to the coast, and at Aden embarked for London, where he will be treated u in a hospital. e of our race. ous 1n the way o u lleg My only piness. govern one’s _ You must forgive him, for is it not my right to be angry rather than you 'l” Rebekah said own heart.” “Oh, no, sir, feelings. simply. “Some day you will regret your . “It was an insult to us both. Ah! On the Farm PREVENTION OF MILK FEVER. As the season is approaching when the majority of cows will freshen, a word of precaution for the prevention of so-called milk fever may be seasonable and ser- viceable. In the first place, it may be said that the common name of the, ailment is a misnomer, as there is practically no fever acâ€" eonipanying it. It is a partial paralysis, and is properly named parturient apoplexy, or parturi- ent paresis, and is generally the result of milking the udder empty too soon after calving. It has been noticed that, in the case of cows iCZLlVing on the range, where the calf does the milking from the first, and takes but a little at a time for the first few days, milk fever is unknown. The same is true, as a rule, in the case of the beef breeds, where the cows are allow-ed to nurse the calves. The content of the udder at calving is colostrum“ a very different substance, from normal milk, a substance which is intended by nature for a specific purpose-the moving of. the bowels of the calfâ€"an-d this, if suddenly removed, causes a collapse of the tissues and glands, causing a para- lysis of the system. In proof of the correctness of this theOry, it is only necessary to recall that, lL numerous cases, where the cows had been down, and unconscious for hours, and even days. the simple filling of the udder with air has re- The Coroner-How much does stored them to health, without the “Think again, dear. For when (To be continued.) ,+__, r” SIXPENCE A WEEK. on in London. A remarkable story of poverty The mother said that she went he earn on an average‘! Witnessf~ help of any medicine. And in cr- Last week we only had 2s. 6d., sir. dinary cases a complete, cure has. The Coroner-HOW can you live? been effected within two or three l suppose you get outdoor relief’! hours. Prevention is,_of course, Wiitness-â€"~No-, $11‘, we manage as better than cure, and if the calf best we can. We have a penny- is taken from the cow, to be raised worth of bread and a pennyworth by hand, the udder should be only of coal. _ _ partially milked out for the first Continuing, the witness said that three days, It is better for the she, her husband and three chil- calf that it, be allowed to suck for dren lived in one room at the rent that time, but not necessary if the of 2s. a week. dam’s new milk be given it in small The Coroner-That only leaves quantity, and warm. There is you ‘6d. to live on’! Witnessâ€"â€"Yes, very little danger of the udder be- sir. ing spoiled by nature’s provision The witness told that on one 00- for the occasion, the colostrum casion a lady gave her ls. 6d. contained. It will be noticed, The Coroner’s officer said that that, when in such case the udder he found the room very clean. 's very large and cake-d, it is cold, There was, however, hardlyascrap and gives no symptoms of fever, of anything in the room, with the and, by oiling and rubbing it, the exception of a box, which was used .caked condition usually gives way as a cot and table. The latter was in the course of a week or two. used by the man and woman as a Furthermore, it is seldom, if ever, bed, the covering being a blanket that milk fever occurs in the case and a rug. He found not a scrap ‘of a caked udder. It rarely occurs of food in the place. in the case. of a heifer with her , first calf, and seldom in a cow " younger than ‘four years. Thq OFFICER MAULED BY A LION. prop-er course, therefor-e, is to "- prevent the trouble by partial When Wounded, the Savage Beast milking for three or four days. ‘Sprang Upon l-Ii-ni. Andif this precaution has been neglected, and the ailment occurs, Among the passengers who ar- .a bicycle pump, or a rubber-bulb rived at Plymouth, England‘, the syringe with a teat tube, disinfect- other day, by the P.‘ and O‘ steam- led by immers1on in boiling wattr, er Marmora was Li-eut. G' S‘ An- should be used to fill each quarter derson, Eighteenth Hus-sars, 0f full of air, tying the teats with Dawlish. ' Lieut. Anderson, who tape, and massaging the udder with has been “13:10th 170.131“? Intelli- the hands to force the air up into gence ,Departnient, ls suffering the system. A bicycle pump is the from blood p01soning, the result most effective,‘ as it does the work of a mauling_receiv-ed from a lion quickly and thoroughly. Do not a month or s1x weeks ago, on the allow dosing borders of ‘Somaliland and Abys- sinia. swallow, and the _niedicine will_al- most surely to go into the windpipe and lungs, surely causing death. In company with a native ser- oxygen or sterilized air for filling _ gently placing it in'the teat, there fle through lbs is very little risk of damage to the The native servant, although Subsequently the lion was found you, hat through the horse stable is enough to knock you'down. . I a‘. “Mr. Bub'kins,” said the proud father, shaking the young man pure. l) after your daughter’s!” Lthing more suitable thaw. fmd ‘l n-AevaJ-ra < . mam-p b‘ ~ . flaw-1 "rt, (“sennq >- e- M‘ with medicine, as, when paralyzed, the cow cannot ' _ the udder is doubtless safer than 111111 t0 the ground, and common air. but if care is taken the milk tube, and Fowls are obliged to throw off much of the body waste through the . lungs. They do not sweat in the sense that do other animals, but, instead, breathe several times. fas- ter than sweating animals when heated. 'To keep in good health a hen requires nearly seven times the amount of fresh air in proportion to its size as does a horse, and yet as a general thing you can throw alrr .st anywhere, but the hen- housej -.o tight that the stench when first opened up in the morning is ‘None of us get too much fresli air. and none of us are apt to for» get that cold air is not necessarily “You have an enormous appe- ‘warmlv by the hand, “let me tell tit-e.” said a thin man, enviously, you that you are a man after my “What doyou take for it'l” “In pro- "all my experience,” replied his tested the blushing suitor; “I'm plump friend. “I have Wound no-