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R. 0. WAITERS, Dullness Manager
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THE LOVES
of the
LADY
ARABELLA
By
HOLLY ELLIOT SEAWELL
(Copyright, lMJ,llubti-lli'rilUUu.)
j ' SYNOPSIS. '
At 14 years of ai?n Admiral Hlr I'oipr
Hawkihuw'i noplitw, Itlchiinl (ilyn, full
deeply In love at Hint Hlxlit with Lady
Araliella fltnrmnnt, who nnirnel Ilia Re
tentions, Tho 1ml, an orilian, waa Rlvi-n
a berth aa mtdMlilmun on the AJax by
Ida umle. lilies Vernon, n'i)li"W j( Kir
Thomas Vernon, became the hoy'a ihI.
1'lu-y uttemlecl u theater where lliiwk
thaw'a nephew uw l.udy Arabella. Ver
non met 1'hlllp Overton, next In line for
Hlr Thotnaa Vernun' eatate. They atart
ed a. duel which waa interrupted. Vernon,
:verton and llawkHhuw'a nephew (mind
themselves attracted bv prettv l.ady Ara
bella. The. AJhx in hattlo defeated Trench
warahlp In tlm Mediterranean. Klchard
Ulyn got t-'.OOO prize money. Ho waa
called home by l.ady Ilawkahaw aa be
wa about to "blow In" Ida tarnintrs with
Vernon. At a Ilawkxhaw patty Ulyn dis
covered that Lady Arnbella waa a poor
but persistent gambler. lie talked much
with her cotixln laphne. l.ady Arabella
again allowed love for Kaniing. Later "lie
held Olyn and Overton prlaonera, thus
delaying tho duel. In the Overton-Vernon
duel, neither was hurt. I .inly Ara
bella humiliated Klchard by her pranks.
Itlchard and (Sllei shipped on a frigate,
lilies was captured by tho French. Hlr
Peter arranged for Ms exchange. Daph
ne showed a liking for Olyn, who was
then 21 years of age. titles was released.
Dlles and Klchard planned elopements.
Hlr Peter objected to the plan to wed
Daphne. Hy clever runes Ulles and Rich
ard eloped with ljidy Arabella and
Daphne, respectively. The latter pair
wera .married. Dnphne waa pleased; Ara
bella raved In anger. When the par
ty returned, Arabella asked Hlr Peter to
kid In proHecutitig (liles in court on the
charge of committing a eapltal crime.
"CHAPTER IX. Continued.
As soon as Giles was lodged In Jail,
Sir Peter and Lady Hawkshaw, Daph
ne and I went Immediately to boo hlra.
W .drove In state. In a coach and four,
with outriders, Sir Peter In his uni
form, with his sword, and I also in
uniform; for our object was to testify
publicly our regard for Giles and de
testation of the prosecution for his life
whl$h waa on foot.
We reached tho great gloomy build
ing, and tho turnkey immediately
showed us to Giles' room. It was one
of the best rooms In the place, and
would have been comfortable enough
had It not been In a prison.
He was delighted to see us, kissed
Lady Hawkshaw's hand, and gave
Daphne a hearty smack on the cheek.
He looked well, and I expected to find
hlra hopeful; but he seemed to regard
his fate as fixed, although It In no
wise disturbed his cheerfulness. Sir
Peter at once told him that everything
possible should bo done for his de
fense, and that eminent counsel were
then, on their way from Ixmdon for
him; and he and Lady Hawkshaw
would bear all the costs of the trial.
"And we," cried Daphne, "claim the
right to help; and when you are ac
quitted, you will find all your debts
paid and need not .trouble yourself
where the money comes from."
Tears sprang to Giles' eyes at this,
and he looked gratefully upon us all.
"Dear friends," he said, "I thank
you; but I shall not be acquitted. Sir
Thomas Vernon and Ijtdy Arabella
Stormont thirst for my blood, and
by my own folly I have put the noose
around my neck. Hut I say to you
from the bottom of my heart that I
rather would die upon the gibbet than
be married to Lady Arabella. God was
good to me In giving her to mo as my
enemy Instead of my wife."
There was something in this; for
what man could think, without shud
dering, of taking Arabella Stormont
to wife?
I saw that Giles had completely re
covered from his madness. He blamed
no one. frankly acknowledging his
own folly, and bore himself us became
an officer and a gentleman.
Sir Teter would by no means ndmlt
thore was the smallest chance of an
adverse, verdict; but although I could
not bring myself to believe that the
extreme penalty of the law would bo
carried out, yet I thought It very like
ly that the case was too plain for Giles
to escape conviction. The conduct of
Daphne and Lady Hawkshaw to him
was such that I came out of the Jail
with a deeper reverence, n higher es
teem for women than I had known be
fore, although I had always believed
them to be God's angels on earth (with
a few exceptions). So gentle nnd
caressing was Dnphne, bo boldly and
determinedly friendly was Lady Hawk
shaw, that It did one's heart good.
Daphne announced her Intention of
going to Bee Sir Thomas Vermin and
pleading with him, while Lndy Hawk
shaw threatened to give him her
opinion of him publicly, which was, In
deed, a dreadful threat.
The trial came off at the February
assizes, and on the night before, was
the great assize ball. The word was
passed around that all of Giles Ver
non'B friends were to attend this ball,
by way of showing our confidence
alas! in his acquittal. Therefore, on
that night, we that Is, the Hawk
shawg, Daphne and I were to go to the
ball la all the state we could muster.
We had taken lodgings at York for
tho trial.
Tho evening of tho ball found the
streets crowded as I had never seen
them before. The great caRe, which
would be reached within a day or two,
brought crowds to attend the assizes,
many persons coming even from 'Iin
don. These were chiefly gentlemen
of tho nobility and gentry who were
friends of Giles Vernon's, for never
man had so many friends.
It was a cold, bright February night;
and the street In front of the assize
hall where the ball was held was
packed with chariots, chaises, and
people on foot, flaring torches and
bawling footmen, as If It were a Lon
don rout. As our carringo passed the
entrance, the way was blocked by the
Judges' chariots, from which they de
scended in state. Our coachman, whip
ping up to get the next place In line,
locked wheels with the couch of Sir
Thomas Vernon. Unseat back, his
lace visible by the lnnips In tho court
yard, nnd as unconcerned as if the
case which had brought us all to York
was one of his servants beating the
watch, Instead of the trial of his rela
tive and heir on a capital charge.
The crowd showed its disapproval of
Sir Thomas by hurling abusive
epithets at him, which only caused him
to smile. Hut he had another enemy
to encounter, which was Lady Hawk
shaw, and in full sight and hearing
of tho Judges, as they stepped with
stately tread up tho stairs, occurred a
battle a mort between her and Sir
Thomas Vernon, to the Intense en
joyment of the crowd, which was up
roariously on Lady Hawkshaw's side.
Neither Sir Peter nor I took any part
in tho fray, seeing Lady Hawkshaw
had the best of It from tho-start, and
that, woman against man, the populace
was heartily with her.
It began by Lady Hawkshaw's put
ting her head out of the coach and
saying at the top of her voice and
what a voice! "Good evening, Sir
Thomas. We are called here upon a
sad occasion, but I hope that English
Justice will prevail to save the life of
that gnllant young man, your heir,
Giles Vernon."
To which Sir Thomas, with a wicked
grin, replied:
"We may safely leave that to the
Jury and to their honors, the lords
"Good Evening, Sir Thomas."
Justices, madam. Hut If a young vil
lain steals an heiress against her will,
ho Incurs the extreme penalty of the
law."
"Yes." replied Lady Hawkshaw, "I
dare say you think the law will deal
by Giles Vernon as it did by poor Jack
Uassett, whom you got transported for
life for killing a hare which was al
ready half dead; or as It served Tobias
Clark, tho blacksmith, whom you got
hanged for stealing one of your sheep."
These things were true, and the
crowd gave three loud groans for Sir
Thomas Vernon. Hefore he could get
his breath to reply, Lady Hawkshaw
continued:
"No wonder you are afraid to Bleep
without candles burning lu your room
all night. Sir Thomas."
Sir Thomas ground his teeth, and
called:
"Hack your horses, coachman, and
drive out."
Hut the crowd would by no means
permit It, holding on to the wheels,
and shouts resounded of: "Good for
your, ladyship! Hawkshaw forever!"
Sir Peter lay back laughing, while
Daphne, by way of encouraging the
people, clapped her hands and kissed
Lady Hawkshaw on the cheek.
"And let me tell you, Sir Thomas,"
continued that excellent and Indomit
able woman, "that because no woman
could ever be Induced to elope with
you, thero Is no reason why runaway
marriages should not be the happiest
In tho world. I defied my family and
as good ns ran away with Sir Peter
Hawkshaw, and he was as poor as
Giles Vernon;- but, like him, he was
a true and gallant gentleman, and God
bless the day I married him!"
At this there wns tremendous cheer
ing for Sir Peter, and he took off his
hat and bowed, kissing Lady Hawk
shaw's hand.
Sir Thomas responded by calling out
airily:
"May I ask your ladyship If Sir
Peter was a free ngent in the affair of
your marriage? for I believe he Is not
generally held accountable for his
actions since that day."
Sir Peter's eyes flashed at that, but
Ijtdy Hawkshaw cried back:
"Klght you are, Sir Thomas, for
have him I would, and If he had not
agreed to marry me I should have died
of disappointment. Nor has he been
a free agent since that day not for
one moment free from my love, my ad
miration, and my solicitude. 1 knew
you well, Sir Thomas, 40 years ago
Slltl
i f
(this was a cruel thrust, for Sir Thom
as was notoriously touchy about his
age) and I would no more have run
away with you than I would this night
and God knows no woman In all the
three kingdoms would go with you
now!"
The delight of the crowd was ex
traordinary. I believe they would
have mobbed Sir Thomas, except that
they felt that Lady Hawkshaw could
Inflict the more exquisite misery on
him. The Judges, still going up the
steps slowly, probably heard every
word of this controversy. The crowd
then parted, and taking Sir Thomas'
horses by the bits, forced them to give
place to Lndy Hawkshaw's coach, and
she descended amid the loudest cheers
of the populace.
Within the splendid ballroom Lady
Hawkshaw's triumph waa even more
marked. Numbers of great people
flocked around her; many of them had
been witnesses of her battle royal with
Sir Thomas, and the story had quickly
spread to the rest. Lady Hawkshaw,
In spite of her oddities, had always
maintained the respect of all who
knew her, and never saw I a woman
who bore, under all circumstances,
more unmistakably the air of a great
lady; whether squabbling with Sir
Peter, laying down the law to the
world at large, or speaking bad French,
she waa Invariably the woman of
quality.
The scene of tho ball was so gor
geous that even my sad heart took
note of It. The hall was ablaze with
wax lights, and a huge band of musi
cians brayed and trumpeted. The lords
Justices, the lords lieutenants of the
three Ridings, and many other persons
were In full court costumes, and thS
ladles' trains of brocade and velvet
were a sight to see. And I may be par
doned for saying that Mistress Rich
ard Glyn was by no means the least
handsome of the women present.
Hy I,ady Hawkshaw's command we
were all to look cheerful, and, when
I saw the outpouring of popular ap
proval upon us as Giles Vernon's next
frlenda, my heart grew less heavy.
Lady Hawkshaw seated herself In a
large chair at the end of the hall,
where she held a kind of court. She
wore a gown of some sort of crimson
stuff, with a great tail to It, and on
her head was a turban with a bird of
paradise In It, and on top of that her
huge diamond tiara. Everybody flocked
to pay her court, and the lord lieuten
ant of the East Riding asked the honor
of her hand to open the ball. She
promptly agreed, with the added re
mark that she had not danced for 30
years. Sir Peter attempted to inter-poso.
"You can not do It, my lady," he
said. "You will trip up and break
your leg."
"Not unless you trip me up, Sir
Peter," responded her ladyship, who
was totally unable to keep up the turtle-dove
style toward Sir Peter for any
appreciable length of time. "My legs
are as good as the lord lieutenant's,
thank God! and I shall have pleasure
in dancing with his lordship."
Obeying a look from her, Daphne ac
cepted a partner, and I secured one In
the lord mayor's daughter. Sir Thomas
Vernon, who was then In the hall, had
the ineffable Impudence to wish to
dance In the country dance with us,
but he was met everywhere with cold
cold looks and refusals. The ladies
of the lords lieutenants were all en
gaged; so were their daughters. It was
a picture to see hlra going along the
line of ladles sitting against the wall,
being repulsed by all, and his com
posure under these embarrassing cir
cumstances was the most extraordin
ary thing I ever saw. He wore a smile
upon his sickly, but handsome face all
the time, and, at last, he found a part
ner In the person of a monstrous ugly
woman, whose husband was In the
hides and leather trade.
We took our places, Lady Haw
shaw and the lord lieutenant, a fin,
handsome man, many years younger
than she, at the head of the room. And
then the musicians struck up, and
Lady Hawkshaw began to dance.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
HOW THE PYRAMIDS WERE BUILT
Theory That Explains Expenditure of
Time and Labor.
No one has been able to decide how
the enormous stones In the pyramids
were handled; for, even allowing for
the vast army of men, some sort of
mechanical contrivance must have
been used.
One theory Is that as each course
of stone was laid a sand embankment
was built around It with long, easy
slopes so that the stones for the next
course could be pushed on rollers
and slid Into place, without any actual
lifting, and so on, the pyramid being
In fact burled as fast as It was built,
until the top was reached, when the
stupendous Job of removing the sand
embankment was commenced.
This might account for the vast
army of laborers used; for Instance,
It Is said that In building the great
pyramid of Cheops 100,000 men were
employed for 30 years, although the
quarry from which the stone was ob
talned was nearly 3,000 feet from the
pyramid. Engineering Magazine.
Has Many Crowns.
The ctar has as many crowns as a
fushionable lady has hats. He Is re
garded by his people as a religious as
well aB a secular monarch, and there
fore has crowns for every possible'
state occasion. The Russian Imperial
crown Is modeled after a patriarchal
miter. Five magnificent diamonds,
resting on a huge glowing ruby, form
the cross at the summit. Diamonds
and pearls of utmost perfection ren
der this crown unrivaled among all
others, and there Is one sapphire In
It which is said to be the finest ttonc
of its kind ever mined.
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7HS OiVt CHU)CH AT GAATA CRUZ
Tenerlffe!
What delightful memories crowd In
to my mind as I write the name of
'tat beauty spot lu the Canaries, for
the recollection of the six weeks I
spent there will always be an abiding
one with me.
In campaigning one naturally ex
pects things to go awry, but when
holiday-making one demands that ev
erything shall go smoothly. Happily
for me all did go well from the mo
vent I went by the London and
North-Western's famous 5:50 to Liv
erpool, until I disembarked from the
steamer at Santa Cruz, where I was
met by my friend Adamson, repre
senting Messrs. Hamilton. Thus I
set foot on the Fortunate Islands of
the ancients, those isles whose
beauty brought to them the name ap
plied originally to a land that was but
a myth the Fortunate Islands, Is
lands of the Blest.or Happy Islands,
set In the western ocean, on
which the souls of the blest
were made happy. And very glad
I was that Jealousy of the charms
of the place is not as great now as It
was when the men of the fleet of
Carthage, under Hlmllco, found them
so delightful, and described them In
such glowing language, that the sen
ate, fearing a general exodus from
Carthage, forbade any to visit the
Fortunate Islands on pain of death,
lest, seeing them, many should be
tempted to stay on them.
Apropos of the healthiness of the
climate, I may remark on its equable
nature, for during a whole year the
maximum temperature was 84 deg.
in August, and the minimum 55 deg.
in February and March, while there
is never any rapid rise and fall of the
thermometer to produce so many of
the illnesses which are due to this
cause at home.
Many lines of steamers call at San
ta Cruz, so that the plessure seeker
finds Tenerlffe almost as easy of ac
cess as any of the near continental
cities, while so pleasant are the con
ditions of the voyage that It might
easily be regarded as a yachting trip.
Santa Cruz Itself Is one of the most
delightful places In which anyone can
desire to spend a holiday, for it Is
picturesque, full of handsome bulcon
ies and quaint nooks and corners,
while the "view-towers" placed on the
roofs prevent uniformity In tho ar
chitecture. This beautiful town has
been the capital of the Canities
since 1821, and this year colebrates
its Jubilee as a city. Were I dis
posed to do so, I could write with en
thusiasm of the churches, squares,
and gardens, the many public build
ings, to say nothing of the pleasure
excursions which may be made by
means of the electrlcHramway or oth
er modes of conveyance.
Tho city contains many matters of
historical Interest to the Englishman.
One of tho most striking is undoubt
edly that connected with Nelson, who
attacked the city In July 1797, and
met with the only defeat recorded In
hV career. Santa Crus Is remark
able, too, for the fact that It was
here that Nelson's arm was shattered
by a cannon-ball. Having anchored
some two miles off the town on July
24, he made a feint to draw the gar
rison away from the fort, and at mid
night some seven hundred men In
boats were directed against the Mole,
where they arrived within half a gun
shot before the enemy discovered
them.
Forty guns at once opened fire.
The cutter, containing some two hun
dre4 men and several boats, was sunk,
ani many of the other boats were
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dashed to pieces by the surf, which
was running high, as the men
Jumped ashore. Nelson's arm was
shattered by a cannon-ball as he
stepped on the Jetty, and ho was car
ried back to his ship by the men.
In a glass case on each side of the
altar In the parish church of the Con
ception may also be seen two flags
which were obtained on that night
Happily for England's prestige, they
were not taken by the enemy. They
were lost when the boats went down,
and were subsequently washed ashore
and preserved as trophies. There is
a story to the effect that when a Brit
ish man-of-war visited the fort a few
years ago, some midshipmen landed,
and going to the museum where the
flags were then exhibited, actually
succeeded In getting them away. Be
fore the ship left the port, however,
the loss was discovered and the rep
resentatives of the Spanish authori
ties went on board and explained the
position to the captain. He at once
issued an order that the flags were
to be forthwith restored. Tbla was
done, while the captain expressed
many regrets at the occurrence.
Close to the chapel In which the
flags are kept Is another, over which
hangs a cross enclosed in a glass case
with a descriptive tablet beneath re
cording that: "Here is enclosed the
cross placed by the conqueror of Ten
erlffe, Don Alonso Fernandez de Lugo,
on the altar before which ho cele
brated mass of the holy sacrament for
the first time on the shore of Anaza
on the 3rd of May, 1494." Anaza Is
the ancient name given by the origi
nal Inhabitants of the Island to the
portion of the shore on which Santa
Cruz stands.
Historical Interest and beauty of
situation and climate are sooner- or
later bound to pall on the holiday
maker, unless he Is able to obtain
that material comfort in his tempor
ary habitation which gives him, as
the sawing is "A home from home." The
Grand hotel Qulslana Is situated some
four hundred feet above the level of
the sea, and commands a beautiful
visw of the harbor, and of the famous
peak which Is to the Island almost
what Fuji Is to Japan.
Charming as the hotel and its ar
rangements are, there are, however,
certain Improvements which might be
Introduced. One of these is a lift,
Its absence Is due to the fact that the
owner did not want to encourage the
presence of Invalids, who would, oth
erwise, be tempted to patronize the
hotel on account of the excellence of
the cuisine, for he realized that
healthy people do not care to have
illness brought prominently to their
notice at all times. So great, how
ever, are the demands for greater
convenience that, I was told before
I. left, It Is Intended to extend the
hotel on a large scale, and to install
lifts, while bungalows will be erected
In the grounds for the accommodation
of Invalids, who will not therefore mix
with the ordinary visitors. Another
drawback, which Is, however, proof
of the popularity of the house, Is that
the tourists who land at Santa Crua
for the day and go to Qulslsana for
luncheon or dinner Invariably And
that there Is no room for them. When,
however, the hotel is extended, a new
dining-room la to be provided for
these visitors, while a large ball room
is also to be added, together with
little suites of bed rooms, dressing
rooms, and bath-rooms, the bed
rooms being built with balconies sc
that It will be possible to sit on
them and enjoy the view, which Is a
never-falling source of delight, for the
harbor Is as full of animation as the
land Is full of plcturesqueness. Mol
ton Prior.
American Residents of Foreign Birth.
The total number of persons of for
eign birth living in the United Statos
in 1900 was 10,460,000, forming 1.1.7
per cent, of the total population, whilo
in 1890 the persons of foreign birth
formed 14.8 per cent, of the total popu
lation; in 1880,, 13.3 per cent., and In .
1850, 9.7 per cent j
Quick Relief
is necessary in cases of
Cramps, Colic, Dysentery,
Cholera Morbus, Cholejra
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
sake.
Sold by all druggists
per bottle, 25c.
Dr. D. Jay ne's Tonic Ver
mifuge is an excellent tonic
to overcome the exhaustion
consequent upon a- severe
attack of Dysentery.
WELL DEFINED.
De Quiz What's your Idea of the
difference between optimism and pes
simism? De Whiz O! the optimist says It is
spring when it isn't and the pessimist
says it Isn't when it is.
Time 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 mnn began to talk ener
getically nbout the weather.
Next Best
A certain young minister In Phila
delphia, recently ordained, is still very
nervous and sometimes his remarks
do not convey exactly the meaning he
Intended. A few Sundays ago he rose,
fumbled with the papers on his desk,
blushed, nnd then said:
"My Friends: I I am sorry to say
that I have lost the notes for my ser
mon, and I therefore cannot deliver
It. I will have to do the next best
thing, therefore, and read a few chap
ters from the Bible!" Illustrated Sun
day Magazine
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 waa 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 solvo
the problem.
Careful and extensive experiments
evolved Grape-Nuts, the now famous
food. It contains tho brain and nerve
building food elements in condition
for easy digestion.
The result of eating Grape-Nuts
daily Is easily seen in a marked sturdl
ness and marked activity of the brain
and nervous system, making it a
pleasure for one to carry on the dally
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.
The signature of the brain worker
spoken of, C. W. Post, is to be seen on
each genuine packnge of Grape-Nuts.
Look In pkgB. for the famous little
book. "The Rond to Wellville."
"There'B a reason."
