Lincoln County leader., July 16, 1909, Image 3

Race
BY-
HAWLEY
CHAPTER XVIII. (Continued.)
"Well what next?" inquired Rose;
""there must be no ultimate chance of my
losing two thousand pounds, mind."
"Certainly not. All I mean, at pres
ent, is to drive Coriander back in the
betting as far hs I can. When the news
of your proceedings arrives, which I shall
take good care to disseminate at once, I
flatter myself we shall have got him at
twenty to one, or thereabouts, for 'The
Guineas.' We must then be guided by
what terms you make with Pearman."
"I think I follow you, Silky. And now
each to his avocation, and good-night."
"Good-night," laughed Dallison, as he
followed Grenville to the door. "If ever
Sam Pen r man was in a biggish hole, he is
just now. Mind, you've a clever man
tgainst you, though ; so, do your work
thoroughly. Never forget your stake."
"No. I'm not likely to, if you knew
all."
"Got his measles pretty bad, apparent
ly," observed the astute host, to himself,
as Gren's footsteps died away down the
staircase. "Hope his success there really
does depend, as he says, on this business
coming off all right ; else, when it's a reg
ular case of 'spoons,' never a soul, ever
I knew, could be counted on in a busi
ness way or any other way for the
matter of that. It is risky ! with a con
federate in this state. I believe I'm a fool
to trust him ! That idiot, Jem Durfey,
lost me a pony last year at Lord's crack
bowler of his eleven and blest if they
hadn't to play with ten men because he
was seeing some chit of a cousin off at
Paddington Station. Wonder why they
' lo it 1 Never was spoons myself but
once, and"1 and despite his tirade, Dal
lison sat down and mused for more than
an hour over that bygone flirtation of
eight years ago. He might be cynical
about all that sort of thing now, yet
there was a woman still living who could
make his pulses leap, should she meet
him. . It is a fact that, In some cases,
women retain their sway years after they
are not only unconscious of it, but have
almost forgotten their admirer. It is
true we also sometimes see the converse
of this, when a woman would fain pick
up the dropped stitches of a bygone love
affair, but the male creature has freed
himself from the yoke. :
CHAPTER XIX.
The early train on Thursday morning
law Grenville Rose, accompanied by Mr,
Nightjar, solicitor, junior partner of the
firm of Hawk, Sparrowbill and Co., on
his way to Slantover, the nearest railway
station to Mannersley, from which it was
distant about four miles. Having arriv
ed at the latter place, and ascertained
that Pearman was at home, Grenville sent
in his card, and a request to see that gen
tleman for a few minutes, on business of
Importance. Now, it so happened, that
though Rose had a thorough knowledge
of Sam Pearman, the other knew nothing
whatever of him. He had never encoun
tered him personally, except to exchange
that sentence or two after the Xminster
ball. I don't know whether even then
lie had identified him; but of a surety
that scene had pretty well faded from
bis memory, especially as regarded the
personality of the other actor therein. It
was as an entire stranger that he receiv
ed the young barrister.
"I must apologize for troubling you, Mr.
Pearman ; but I am here as the represen
tative of Mr. Harold Dcnison."
"You could not have come with better
credentials, Mr. Rose. Charmed to see
both you and your friend ;" he glanced at
the cards in his hands. "Mr. Nightjar, I
think? Will you take some lunch now,
or after we have had our little palaver?"
"Nothing, thanks ; our time is pre
cious, and we will detain you as briefly
as maybe. You are, of course, aware
that there is a death fine on Mannersley;
or, to speak more intelligibly, that the
owner of Glinn has a right of heriot over
jour manor on the death of any holder
thereof?"
"A right of heriot !" muttered Pear
man. "No, I never heard of such claim ;
and I think my father died in complete
ignorance of any such right."
Though far from suspecting what was
about to take place, Sam Pearman knew
enough of law to understand this expres
sion. "You hod better read that deed, Night
Jar. Such right exists, and has been al
ways exercised ; generally compromised as
a fine a course we propose to adopt in
the present instance."
The solicitor laughed, and opened, first
somewhat musty parchment, and then
a document consisting of some two or
three sheets of foolscap. "I will be as
short as I can, Mr. Pearman, but the
story is a little Intricate to follow. I
must premise that Mannersley was by no
means originally part of the Glinn proper
ty. It seems to have been granted by the
'Abbot of Xminster to one Hugh Wilson,
yeoman, for service rendered, conditional
upon his bearing arms for the abbey, and
being ever ready to do service under the
banner of Sir James Denlson of Glinn,
the then lay lord and champion of the
abbey. He further lay under the right
of heriot j In the first place, to the monks
of XminRter, who were entitled to claim
three beasts upon the death of Hugh Wil
son, or any one of his descendants hold
ing Mannersley, as an acknowledgment of
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the second place, of one beast to the lords
of- Glinn, as a similar acknowledgment
to the secular representative of the ab
bey. But the monks of Xminster were
swept away in the Reformation under
Henry VIII., and of course that right of
heriot disappeared. Still the masters of
Glinn continued to exercise their claim
upon every occasion !or ri'ther over two
hundred years, at the expiration of which
time, in consequence of the decay of the
Wilson family, Mannersley fell, by pur
chase, into their hands, where It remain
ed till sold to Mr. Pearman twelve years
ago. The curious thing is, this right of
heriot still exists; the owner of Glinn is
still entitled to demand whatever beast he
may choose upon the Mannersley estate
upon the death of an owner thereof, and
the successor can but submit to the claim.
Do you follow me, Mr. I'enrinan?"
"Pretty well. I thenk. May I ask when
was this right of heriot last enforced,
and in what shape?"
"In 1731 Stephen Denison, Esq., of
(jlinn, received the sum ot L2o iu iieu of
the right of heriot on the death of Mat
thew Wilson. That was the Inst case. It
was his heir and successor that sold it
to the Denisons that being Stephen, be
fore mentioned.
"Well, gentlemen," rejoined Pearman,
"of course I am not quite prepared as
yet to acknowledge this right I must
consult my solicitors first on the subject,
Still, it looks plausible enough. I am
afraid," said he, laughing, "money don't
go quite so far as in Matthew Wilson's
day. What, may I ask, do you assess me
at?"
"Ten thousand pounds," replied Gren
ville Rose, quietly taking up the parable,
as had been agreed between himself and
his coadjutor beforehand.
"Ten thousand I Why, you're mad!"
But there was no laugh now In his re
joinder. His quick Intelligence gathered
at a glance what a desperate position he
was in ; and, moreover, that the opposite
side were pretty well aware of it
"We're certainly not mad. I don't think
we are foolish. I don't pretend to know
much about these things myself, but the
veriest tyro knows the first favorite for
the Two Thousand, ten days before the
race, Is worth a big sum. Mr. Denison
is In difficulties; money is an object to
him. We give you the option of paying
10,000 fine or letting us make what we
can out of Coriander. I fancy there will
be-plenty of people to bid for him, either
one way or the other I mean either to
try and win with him, or to take very
good care he don't. '
Sam Pearman's turf training stood him
in good stead. He had learned bow to
lose. He swallowed the ferocious execra
tion that rose to his lips. "You will al
low me to look at that deed?" he inquir
ed ; and, of course, you cannot expect
an answer till I have had time to com
municate with my solicitors."
"Certainly," returned Grenville; "and
your solicitors may also peruse it at the
offices of Messrs. Hawk, Sparrowbille and
Co. I tell you fairly we have had coun
sel's opinion upon it, and there Is no
doubt the right of heriot still exists. We
mean to make the most we can out of it,
and either take CorianderNor a 10,000
equivalent."
Sam Tearman ran his eye rapidly over
that old deed, which stated, after some
technicalities : "And whereas Hugh Wil
son, yeoman, did render good and secret
service last time Ralph Bversley did lay
claim most sacrilegious and outrageous on
lands appertaining to us, abbot and chap
ter of Xminster, In the year of our Lord
1150, we do hereby grant to him and his
body's heirs the fee-simple of the manor
of Mannersley, in perpetuity, on the right
of heriot of three beasts, to be delivered
as token of fealty to us the said abbot
and chopter of Xminster; with further
right of heriot on the part of Sir James
Denison of Glinn, and his heirs, to claim
one beast in acknowledgment of allegi
ance to him as lay-baron and secular
leader of the retainers of Xminster Ab
bey. The above acknowledgments of feal
ty and allegiance to be paid on the death
of the then holder by his successor and
heir male. Signed, Edmund Gervoise,
Abbot of Xminster, March 10th, 1150."
"All very well !" said Pearman ; "but
if this is all you have to go upon, you
can scarcely expect me to pay much at
tention to the claim, moro especially when
fixed at such a preposterous figure."
"No, of course not ; we never thought
you would. Serve the writ of seizure,
Nightjar, and then I think we need in
trude on Mr. Tcarman no longer."
"Two questions, please, before you go,"
replied the owner .of Mannersley, as he
accepted a neat legal document from the
solicitor. "First, time Is on object, at all
events to me, In this case. Have you any
objection to say whose .opinion you have
taken on that obsolete parchment?"
"Not In the least. Rumford's. Refer
your solicitors to him."
"Good man; getting a little old, per
haps, but still safe. Liable to mistakes,
as they all are, of course."
"We consider him good enough. Any
thing more?"
"Well, yes ; ore you aware of my pecu
liar relations with Mr. Denison's family
just now?"
"Perfectly; and equally so with the
causes which Jed to that result."
"You are traveling rather out of the
record, sir," rejoined Pearman, "l will I
tee Mr. Denison on the subject myself
to-morrow.
"Certainly, yon will find him at home;
but 'permit me to say that I consider I
have expounded his views pretty accurate
ly, so far."
"Perhaps so; but I've known people
change their views. Might I ask are you
related to the family in any way?"
"I am Mr. Denison's nephew, and have
the honor to wish you good-morning."
Pearman bowed, and rang the bell.
"Well, Nightjar," said Grenville, when
they got outside, "so far so good ; we've
done all we can ; to-morrow will be the
real tug of war. You go back to town
with the deed. Dallison will be waiting
for you ; tell him all that has passed, and
that he shall hear from me, as agreed
upon, the minute I hear anything defi
nite. Meanwhile, good-by ; I'm olf to
Glinn. Yes, I turn off here; it's not three
miles across the fields."
I suppose it was a case of animal mag
netism, but it certainly was odd that
Maude should have selected that for her
afternoon stroll. Nevertheless, it is a
fact that as Grenville Rose jumped over
the stile at the corner of Edgentou Firs
lie found that young lady seated on a
grassy bank on the other side, with Dan
couched at her feet one of those coinci
dences that I presume has happened to
most of uh in our time, and sincerely do I
pity the few whose want of luck and lack
of observation have debarred them such
sunshiny moments.
"Well, Gren," she inquired, as she rose
to her feet, "have you overthrown my
ogre? Am I a free girl again?"
"I don't know, darling the great bat
tle comes oft to-morrow ; but I think I
can promise you shall never marry Pear
man." "Don't talk nonsense; you know I ui.-K.-r
would, now. Before you came down it
was different. I was weak, and foolish,
and miserable. That story is all over,
and I'm forgiven at least, I thought
so;" and Maude looked shyly but archly
into her lover's face.
Grenville behaved after the manner of
young men generally when so circum
stanced those quiet footpaths over the
fields have a deal to answer for and
what "Don't, please, Gren !" meant, I
must leave to the discrimination of the
reader, merely remarking, Grenville -Rose
either decided it meant nothing, or could
not have heard it.
"But do you think you can put things
a bit right for papa?" inquired Maude,
when she at last extricated herself.
"I hope so ; but we must wait till to
morrow to know for certain."
(To be continued.)
THE "WOED "WINTER."
Said to Have Originally Indicated
W'etneaa, Not Coldue.
There is a prevallug impression that
there is something iu the word "win
ter" that signifies cold, and the sea
son is usually associated with the Idea
of low temperature, but where the
word originated there was little of
winter as we understand it, while
there was a great deal of moisture at
the time the earth was nearest to the
sun, so that it Is not the temperature
but the atmospheric condition that has
given us the word.
The word "whiter," as we use it, is
found with but slight modifications In
all the branches of the Aryan lan
guages, for the Idea of wetness asso
ciated with the season was given to it
before the Aryan family was divided.
If we go to the root of the word we
find "wad," with the signification of to
well, to wash out, to moisten or make
wet. Our Aryan ancestors used that
root to apply to all conditions of
moisture, and ninny words besides
winter have grown out of it, wet and
water being among them.
This root "wnd" is in the Sanskrit
as "udan," water. Anglo-Saxon has
"waeter," and In Latin we have "un
da," wave, from which we get our "in
undate." Our Danish and Swedish cousins
changed the "w" Into a "v," and have
"viuter." In Icelandic it is "vetir,"
and the old high German has "wln
tar," and It Is "winter" In German.
These four words are oil from the
Teutonic base "wata," which means
wet. So It has been moisture that has
been indicated from the birth of the
root on which all of the different words
in a dozen languages have grown.
New York Herald.
Fnlae Teeth for Dona.
News comes from London that many
dentists there have established "par
lors" for the treatment of dogs, and
that the patronnge of the owners of
"show dogs" hns made the Innovation
a profitable one. A defective tooth may
lose the prize to a dog otherwise per
fect as to "points," and It Is how a
common practice with fanciers to send
their pets to the dentist ns regularly
as wise parents send their children.
Single new teeth cost from $1 to $3
each, while ns much as $135 Is paid
for a full set for a beloved old canine
member of a household.
Modern Table of Value;
"Now, children'," commanded the
austere instructor In advanced arith
metic, "you will recite In unison the
table of values."
Thereupon the pupils repeated In
chorus :
"Ten mills make a trust,
'Ten trusts make a combine,
"Ten combines make a merger,
'Ten mergers make a magnate,
'Ten magnates make the money."
Teacher What is the highest form
of animal life? Scholar The giraffe.
Stella Does aha accompany on the
piano? Bella No, she Just sits in
the audience and hums. Puck.
"A case of love at first sight, eh?"
"No, Becond sight. The first time ho
Baw her he didn't know she was an
heiress."
"Do you really love me, George?"
"Didn't you give me this tie, dear?"
"Yes, love. Why?" "Well, ain't I
wearing It?"
"My dear, I saw a perfectly lovely
flat this morning?" "All right," re
plied her husband. "When do we
move?" Detroit Free Press.
"What do you know about this man's
reputation for truth and veracity?"
"It's good. I understand he never goes
fishing." Detroit Free Press.
"So you are an optimist?" "In a
certain sense," answered Mr. Dustln
Stax. "Whenever I go into a deal I
hope for the best of it." Washington
Star.
"You are charged with larceny. Are
ou fcuiUy or iiut feullty?" "Not guilty,
Judge. I thought I was, but-I've been
talkln' to my lawyer, an' he's con
vinced me that I ain't."
Caller Nellie, Is your mother in?
Nellie Mother Is out shopping. Caller
When will she return, Nellie? Nellie
(calling back) Mamma, what shall I
say now? Short Stories.
"Is Jones an optimist?" "Is he?
He found a ticket entitling him to a
chance in an automobile drawing the
other day and he Is building a gar
age." Boston Transcript
"Who gave the bride away?" "Her
little brother. He stood right up in
the middle of the ceremony and yelled,
"Hurrah, Fanny, you've got him at
last!"' London Tit-Bits.
Mr. Henpeck We're going to re
move to the Beaslde, doctor. Doctor
But the climate may disagree with
your wife. Mr. Henpeck It wouldn't
dare! Philadelphia Inquirer.
Secretary (writing advertisements)
Wanted, an Intelligent young man,
unmarried Old Grouch Leave out
the "nrimiirried: " von said "lntell!.
gent," didn't you? Exchange.
Browning What do you know about
this poultry business, Greening? Is
there any money In hens? Greenlng-
You bet there Is. I put all of $50 in
mine last winter. Chicago Dally
News.
"After all, this is a very small
world," said the ready-made philoso
pher. "I gather from that remark,'
rejoined the precise person, "that you
have not been compelled to figure
much on railway or steamship fares."
Washington (D. C.) Star.
Poet Will you accept this poem at
your regular rates? Editor I guess
so It appears to contain nothing ob
jectionable. Go to the advertising de
partment and ask them what the rates
are. How many times do you wish to
have it inserted? Cleveland Leader.
"When there la company here," said
Mrs. Hewllgus, after the caller had
gone, "I wish you wouldn't make such
pointed remarks about women's hats?"
"Pointed remarks!" exclaimed Mr.
Hewllgus; "why, I never talked more
bluntly In my life!" Chicago Tribune.
He So you favor woman suffrage?
She I certainly do! He Well, in the
last election, for instance, would you
have voted for Mr. Taft or Mr. Bryan?
She I would not have voted for
either. When I vote I'll vote for a
woman or not at all! Yonkers States
man. "Hullo, old man!" exclaimed Dubley,
at the Literary Circle reception. "It's
a pleasant surprise to meet you here."
"Good of you to say so, old chap," re
plied Brown. "Yes, you see I was
afraid I wouldn't find anybody . but
bright and cultured people here."
Punch.
"Lady," said Meandering Mike, "you
don't want to listen to my hard-hick
story, do you?" - "Not a bit of It."
"You relieve my mind. If you want
to hear somethln' worth while, you
Jes' gimme a chance to show what I
kin do as an after-dinner speaker."
Washington Star.
Mrs. Gramercy If you want a nice
hall rug why don't you get one of
those tiger Bklns with the real head
on It? Mrs. Gayboy I never could use
one of those things In my hall. You
don't know how Imaginative my hus
band Is every time he comes' home
late. Brooklyn Life.
Ktaee Struck Is the manaeer in?
Manager He Is out. Stage Struck)
Funny. A gentleman at the entrariooi
just told me that you are the manager.
Manager That's true enough, but I'm
out, a!! the same. I'm out about flf-(
teen nunarea aouars on mat irsi piay
I staged. Boston Courier.
1 GOOD BED.
Important Btranie We Spend Nearly
Half Our Lifetime In Bed.
There are many people who' cannot
afford the luxuries of life, or who do
not care for the vanities who thor
oughly enjoy solid comforts. Anions:
these solid comforts is a good bed. A
good bed cannot be had without soma
expense. You must have eood steel
springs as a foundation for the bed
and should buy only those of the best
quality. Over this you must have a
good soft hair mattress. When I was
"" mother was very proud of
her feather beds of which she had
tx-.uo a uozeu made from the feath
ers of geese that were raised upon our
own farm. How many times I have
done duty In catching these geese. I
have had lame arms for weeks where
I have been struck by the strong
wlng9 of these birds. But feather
beds are no longer popular since they
retain the heat of the body and are
too soft and warm tending to make
the sleeper Indolent and lacking In
energy. The covering of beds should
be as light as possible. Heavy com
fortables oppress the sleeper. Many
people cover themselves in bed with
too many quilts and blankets. Simply
cover yourself enough to keep com
fortably warm and you will rest much
better. Among well to do people Iron
bedsteads have taken the place of all
others. A furniture dealer told me
that he sold a car load of iron
bedsteads where he sold one
iVGudou bedstead. Iron beds ere leas
cumbersome, are more attractive,
cleanly and airy. The bed as well as
the room should be thoroughly aired
each day. Perhaps you do not realize
that you spend nearly half of your
life time In bed. How Important then,
that the sanitary arrangements should
be carefully looked after, and in par.
ticular the ventilation.
Tuberculoids of the Joint.
It Is customary io regard tubercu
losis as a disease affecting the lungg
only, but as a matter of fact it may
attack any of the organs or tissue!
of the body.
When the bones or joints are affect
ed, the disease Is called surgical tuber
culosis, because it la then amenable to
mechanical treatment, or may even be
extirpated by the surgeon's knife.
The Joints most frequently attacked
are the spine, the hip and the knee,
although no Joint Is exempt. Tuber
culosis seldom originates In the Joint,
but Is usually preceded by trouble in
a neighboring bone, In the lungs,
glands of the neck, or other more or
less remote part.
The symptoms of tuberculous ar
thritis, or tuberculosis of the joints,
vary somewhat according to the Joint
involved, but as a type one may take
tuberculosis of the knee, formerly
called "white swelling."
The first frank symptoms of inflam
mation are often preceded by a feel
ing o weakness In the Joint. The
child for It is the young who chiefly
suffer from these troubles walks a
little stiffly or with a slight limp, and
"favors" the knee. When questioned
why he does not run about as former
ly, he will usually say he does not
know and he does not, for there is
no pain at this time, and at most. If
he Is pressed, he will say his leg li
"tired."
Soon pain appears, usually Indefinite
In location, and often referred to soma
part other than the diseased Joint.
Then, as the disease declares Itself,
the knee will be seen to be swollen,
and pain Is now caused by motion, so
that the little patient keeps the leg
slightly bent and rigid. There is often
night-crying; the child cries out sharp
ly in his sleep, but may not waken:
or he may wake and whlmner for a
time and then fall off to sleep again.
and again in a few mlnut.es or a few
hours give another scream. i
Tuberculosis of the knee mar as-
sume one of three forms. That seen
moHt freq uently in adults Is dropsy,
the Joint being distended with fluid.
The moRt common form Is the so-call
ed "white swelling." In this the Joint
Is distended with a soft, snonev. run.
gus-llke growth, the skin over It be
ing stretched and white. The third
form Is suppurative arthritis, com
monly following the second rorm. The
treatment Is usually by rendering the
Joint Immovable; sometimes by clean
ing out the contents, If pus forms;
and rarely by cutting out the diseased
part.
Life in the open air day and night,
especially by the seaside, does as much
good for Joint tuberculosis as open-air
life farther inland or In the moun
tains does for consumption ot tha
lungs.