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4 ti- *5 NL,Y A FARMER’S DAUGHTER. MRS. FORRESTER. v m « U t* - . m tfi n m iff C H A P T E R X V II. |A week before the theatrical» the Prin- cess ZelikofC, Lady Dora’ a old-time friend, arrived at the Court. Lady Dora waa charmed to have her friend with her again. Coming every day to rehearse with Lady Dora, W inifred aaw, with the ter rible instinct o f jealousy, that the pale, beautiful, languid French woman loved the master of H a ie ll Court, She watch ed them narrowly, not aeeming to see them, and yet painfully conscious o f ev ery word that passed between them. She fancied, and perhaps it was not only f»**' ey, that the old tenderness Mr. Hastings had shown fo r her was creeping into his manner to the Princess Zelikolf. H e was always at her side now—when she rode, when she sang or when sbe sat apart from the rest o f the company. Sometimes W inifred, stung with jealousy, would try the power o f her old fascinations upon him. She spoke to him in the low, soft voice he would have given half he pos sessed to hear in the time that was past; she looked with pleading eyes into his , face and sang the songs he loved, and y e t she could not keep him by her aide. The agitation and excitement of the last fe w days before the Court ball were almost too much fo r Winifred. She had no sleep at night, she-could scarcely be induced to touch food, and Mrs. Cham pion really felt a little anxioua at seeing fcer so hollow-eyed..... ..............j ....... Every one was charmed with the enter tainment. It had not been too long. The tableaus were lovely and as for the play, ‘ ‘Cross Purposes,” it was charming. Not ■very much plot in it, perhaps, but so won derfully acted. It was so rare to see gentlemen and ladies play thoroughly w ell; and they had all been so handsome, « o graceful. Miss Champion and Lady Laura may have suffered some pangs o f jealousy at the admiration Miss Byre excited, but the Princess Zelikoff was in a torment of Jealous pain. She, the unsusceptible, the pale, Impassible Diana, as she had been called, was at last in love, and with Mr. Hastings. She did not know if he cared fo r her; nay. when she saw his passion a te look at W inifred at the end o f the play, a terrible fear seised her that his affections were centered on the graceful English girl. She must love him, too; the most finished actress could not have thrown such expression into her eyeq, bad not soma deep emotion been working In her heart. T w o weeks later the marriage o f Flora Champion to Mr. Maxwell took place. It was a grand and stately affair, yet it was a relief to every one when the break fast was over and the bridal pair had started on their journey. A s she drove o ff in the barouche, drawn by four mag nificent bay horses, Flora Maxwell look ed like a queen. Perhaps she felt like •one as she bowed right and left to the crowd o f country people who stood on cither side of the Manor gates to see her pass. Mr. Hastings and W inifred danced to gether at the ball in the evening; but there was an unpleasant kind of stiffness snd reserve between them. She fancied b e wished to avoid her; he thought the •ame of her, and danced more than usual with the Princess Zelikoff. “ H ow glad I shall be to get away from this!” poor W inifred said to herself, with exceeding bitterness. “ I think I should d ie if I were forced to stop and see him love another woman. Perhaps when I am back at Endon Vale I shall forget him.” She was delighted when the day came fo r her to leave HuTst Manor. H er only ■regret was in parting with her grand father, who had been very kind to her, and to whom she had really become at tached. Lady Grace was expecting a party o f guests at Endon Vale, and invited Lady Ada Fordyce to accompany W inifred borne, as Lady Valanton and her eldest -daughter were going to visit in the north. A ll the household were glad to have b e r among them again; and as fo r Sir Clayton, he had such long arrears of copying and references for her to make up, thaf-Lady Grace was obliged to in terfere and rescue her from her musty labor. Lord Harold, who was at the house again, complained bitterly of her frequent and prolonged absence; but after a time b e grew more tolerant, and seemed to find some consolation in the company of Lady Ada Fordyce. H e was still very much in love with W inifred, but he began now to reflect sagely that it was folly for him to be pining and sighing after her if she bad really mrfde up her mind that she would not marry him. Some one gave out the intelligence at dinner at Endon Vale that Mr. Hastings bad gone on a yachting expedition, and that Lady Dora and the Russian princess accompanied him. Mrs. Clayton looked from underneath her lashes at Winifred, and noted the sudden sickly whiteness which came into her face. “ A h ! how I wish I could help her!” she thought, piti fully. " A real friend might often be able to save a girl years of uuhappincss and Tegret. I f ahe would only tell me!” Lady Grace had devoted a pretty, bay- windowed sitting room to Mrs. Clayton’s use, and there ahe and Winifred often M i j p r hours together undisturbed. They were very fond o f each other, very sym pathetic and caressing, 7«* neither msn- tloned the subject that was nearest her heatf, A t last Mr*. Clayton resolved to dissi pate the? reserve. She knew thatVo gain confidence you must be prepared to give it, and strengthened herself to the task. They were sitting together as usual, one each side o f the window, sometimes speaking, oftener silent. The day had been sultry, and the windows were thrown wide open to let in the little air that was stirring. Mrs. Clayton had been watching her for some time. A t last she spoke; “ M y dear W inifred, you w ill go on reading and dreaming abont Oenone until you have completely identified yourself with that forlorn maiden.” W inifred turned her eyes dreamily to the speaker. “ I was not even thinking o f Oefiefte,” and then her hand closed the book which had been open at her favor ite poem. “ Confess now—you are jealous o f the attention Lord Harold pays your cousin Y” W inifred laughed gayly. “ O, Fee, you are a bad diviner o f se crets. I am waiting in daily hope that he will propose to her. I could not fancy two people better suited.” “ I could.” “ Who, Fee?” “ Yourself and Errol Hastings.” “ O, Fee!” cried W inifred, with impa tient pain, “ why do you speak o f him? You*know all is over between us!” TII~shbuIim ie*tb" speak Just this once, dear; and if you will hear me, I will be silent in future. I know that Errol loved you very dearly; I cannot but believe you cared for him. Do not let some foolish trifle, some false pride, mar the happiness of all your life!” Mrs. Clayton spoke with intense earn estness, and when she finished, tears of, passionate regret stood in W inifred's eyes. “ It is too late. F ee! You do not un derstand. Your words only make me more miserable.” “ W hy too late?” “ Because I behaved wickedly to him; because he must despise me, and because he will go and marry that French woman, who loves him and lets him see it.” “ Did you refuse him, then?” “ Don’ t ask me, Fee. I think my pride blinded me. I f I could atone fo r it now I think I would ask him on my knees to marry me. I can’t tell you the true story. I know you love me and would hot will- ngly pain me. I have -sealed my fate with my own folly. Do not ever speak about it again.” It was nearly the end o f September when Mr. Hastings called one afternoon at Endon Vale. A s he rode up the ave nue he met Mrs. Clayton sauntering down it. “ Mr. Hastings!” she cried, with real pleasure in her voice; “ I have wanted to see you such a long time.” H e dismounted and walked along by her side, leading his splendid bay horse. “ There is nobody at home but me— they are ail gone to a picnic, and I should have been with them but for one o f my bad headaches.” “ It is better now, I trust. You do not look ill.**— — “ N o; I am getting quite strong here. Lady Grace is so good to me, and W ini fred,” she added, looking sidelong at him —“ I think I never knew any one so sweet and thoughtful.” She noted the slightest quiver o f his lip, but he said nothing—merely bent his head as though in polite acquiescence. “ W ill you not come into the house?” she asked. “ Not unless you are going.” And they went together into what was called the .awn garden. . “ Am I to congratulate you?” she said, looking up at him suddenly. “ Congratulate me, Mrs. Clayton?* he repeated after her. “ On what?” “ I heard you were going to marry the Princess Zelikoff.” “ Then some one has been taking an un warrantable liberty with the Princess Zelikoff’ s name.” - “ Not altogether unwarrantable, Mr. Hastings.” “ Surely, yes. I am quite certain that she never gave* the slightest foundation for such a report.” "Come, confess now that it looks rather suspicious when a gentleman takes a lady a cruise in his yacht.” “ M y dear Mrs. Clayton, what do you mean ?” “ Did not your cousin and the princess accompany you on your yachting expedi tion?” “ Most certainly not. No one went with me but L e Marchant and Ashburton.” IMrs. Clayton looked rather blank, but felt secretly pleased. *■• - “ Then we have all been misinformed,” she said, laughing. “ And, forgive my pertinacity; but, seriously, you are not engaged to the princess?” “ I am not. I feel greatly vexed that there should have even been a discussion about the matter.” Mrs. Clayton sat down on a garden bench; she was silent for a moment, and then, looking up in her companion’s face, said, with some hesitation: “ W e are old friends, Errol—are we not?” “ W e are, indeed,” he returned, smiling, with some surprise. “May I take an old friend’s liberty?" she asked again, hesita tion. “ Yoo* may-<do ai . or please,” he answered. “ And you promise not to be offended^” “ I promise sacredly.” r > “ Thank you. Then, Rivol. J am going to say something exceedingly distasteful to myself and perhaps painful to you, for which some one else wonld, I think, never forgive me. I am bold-eum I not?" “ You are enigmatical.” Mr. Hastings replied, still smiling. ,“ I like you very slnpkrely; I love her,” Mrs. Clayton went on, hastily, “ and I want you both to 1)0 happy; therefore I am about to perform a Quixotic action, which may be the means of losing me your friendships and her love. I see you frown! perhaps you guess of whom I am speaking.” X p?' , “ I would rather have a certainty than a surmise,” he said, gravely; “ tell me, if you please.” “ I speak o f W inifred Eyre. M y task is all the more difficult because I do not, in truth, know, nor can I guess at the circumstance which has caused your es trangement. Do not be angry with me. Errol, I must ask you one question—do you love her?” “ I love her,” he said, seeming to force the words from unwilling Ups, “ but I am trying to forget her.” “ But, Errol, if you thought she cared for you, would you still fry _to forget her?” “ I cannot answer you,” be said, speak ing abruptly, after a panse. “ Miss Eyre is not what I thought her. I believed her to be sweet, and gcacions, and womanly; and I have found her hard, and proud, and cold!” “ Oh, Errol, you mistake—she i§ neith er.” “ She is to me,” he said, sternly. Mrs. Clayton waited for some moments. “ I f I might only tell you,’’ she said, in great perplexity. “ She broke down once when we were speaking o f you. She con demned her own false pride bitterly; she said you must hate her; that she---- " And Mrs. Clayton stopped suddenly in her rapid utterance, feeling a terrible fear that she had committed an unwar rantable breach o f tr u s t.--------------------- A sudden thrill of pleasure came into Errol’s heart, bnt the expression of his face remained t unchanged. .. ... Mrs. Clayton he s^id, with some oas- sion, " I asked Miss Eyre twice, nay, three times, to be my wife. I made my self her slave because—well, the reason matters little—suffice it that I humbled my pride into the dust for her sake. She treated me with scorn, and yet I bore It, for I believed in my heart she loved me. When I asked her the last time, her re fusal waa couched in such terms that I felt the utter impossibility j>t a thought o f love coming between ns again.“ —— _ “ She has forgiven you now from the depths of her heart. Aod she suffers, Errol—suffers; and at night, when she is alone, she cries bitter tears. I went one night to her roodt, and f 'heard ber sob bing as though ber heart would break, and went away again.” Mr. Hastings felt a sudden choking in his throat, and turned away. The groom was just bringing his horse round. H e rose. “ Thank you a thousand times for your kindness,” he said, in a low voice; “ I shall not forget it. Good by;” and be took her little white hand in his and kiss ed it. Then he rode thoughtfully away. For days and days after his conversa tion with Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Hastings mused upon her worfia. So many doubts divided his mind, and kept him from de ciding on what course be should pur sue. “ Could he in truth rely upon her words?—did W inifred really love him, and regret her harshness and pride to him, or was it a kindly thoagh mistaken attempt on Mrs. Clayton’« part to bring them once more together?' I f he sought her again, and she gaye him the same answer, his pride would never recover such a terrible humiliation. A whole month o f restless uneasiness passed away before he could make up hia mind to visit Endon Vale again. Then one morning he plucked up courage sud denly and went. A t first Mrs. Clayton had anticipated the happiest results from her talk with M rN Hastings; but as day after day wore on, and be did not return, she fell into despair, and wished with some bitterness o f heart that she had forborne to inter fere. One thing was fortunate—she had not breathed a word to W inifred of what had passed between them. ‘ ; r. (T o be coatinucd.) HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON ORBAT FRUIT YIELD. JUNB OUTPCT>PLBNDID. Ro««a River Valley Trail Premise Chafes «strict Mtoss d is u s i Up AB of f *80,000. - From the viewpoint of the grain- rnisor damn nature is in n stats of revolt this year in Southern Oregon, the drouth prevailing for tbs past flaw months having wofully reduced the average in all small grains. It ap pears as if nature, indeed, rebelled at man’s persistent perversion of soil and climate * conditions intended to produce nectar for the gods, to the baser uses of growing provender for klne or grain for human kind er other cattle. The orchards and alfalfa meadows, however, are yielding up such stores of wealth as only those realise who are familiar with existing conditions. Apples and pears promise fancy fig ures again this year, in fact growers look for record-breaking prices, «w ing to partial failure of fruit of ordinary quality in the east. O f oourse thp fancy fruit for which this section is distinguished is not exactily in com petition with ordinary barrel atoek, but scarcity of the latter article al ways enhances prices all round. Growers are oarefully thinning and applying the summer spray at pres ent, and favoring weather conditions ace giving promise of quality sur passing, perhaps, any former year In the history of the local trade. Estimates based on ths production of ore In the Sumpter mining district for ths past month give much greater returns than heretofore. The dpep sinking operations carried on In moat of the leading properties have result ed In opening up a larger area 'of min ing territory and consequently an In creased production has resulted. According to the estimates that ara at hand from the beat sources obtain able, the Bonanza is said to have clear ed up during June $60,000; the North Pole, $80,000; the Columbia, $46,- 000; Golconda, $36,009; the Badger, $30,000; total, $240,000. The produc tion of the Red Boy la variously stat ed to be from $26,009 tò’ $60,000, apd therefore should be added to the to tal production. There are many other properties that are constantly shipping ores away for treatment at smelters. It is Impossible to get any figures as to the valse of these ores, as no' returns are given from the smelters receiving them, except to the owners, and the latter a s a rule are opposed to mak ing public these ligures. It would be safe In fixing the total at $359.000 for the month. This total includes the cleanup from many claims In the dis trict that are not ranking with the big producers. This also includes the output o f the placers as far as can be learned. FIX PRICB OP PRUNES. W illam ette Valley Growers* Says 2% Ceat Basis. Oregon King Looking Up. The Willamette Valley Prune Asso ciation field an important meeting at Salem last week. Delegates were in attendance from Douglas, Lane, Linn, Polk, Benton and Clackamas coun tie*, and from Vancouver, Wash., and was the most representative gather ing of the fruitgrowers of the North- west ever held In that city. Organl- nations are already formed is Linn, Benton, Douglas, Marion and Yamhill connties, and at Vancouver, Wash., and associations will be formed all over the state and the northwest In the near future. The plan under dis cusión at the meeting was to have all the associations in the Northwest un der one secretary, so that it will be impossible for one organisation to un dersell another in the market, thus creating uniform scale of pricea for all finite on the coast The plan met with the approval of all present and an effort will be made to bring the condition abont The price of prunes this year 1* fix ed on a 2% cent basis. - -y, . ..................... .. » fie Oregon ~ung mine, which has been shut down for several years on account o f litigauon, la again hoist ing ore. The management la looking for more miners and -preparing to make heavy shipments. To give , history of this mine would be to re peat that of other properties accident ly, discovered, abandoned, relocated and developed sufficiently to make a trial shipment, which was found to give surprising returns. Shipments followed, which, after deducting charges for a 60-mile wagon haul to the then terminus o f the Columbia Southern railway, which waa being extended southward, and freight from there to the smelter at Tocama, net ted over $105 per ton. Coming Events. Ninth annunl regatta, Astoria, A v gust 19-21. State fair, Salem, September 14-19. Second Southern Oregon District fair, Eugene, September 29-Octeber S. Summer association of the North west Indian agencies, Newport, Au gust IT-27. Lane county teachers’ Institute, Ha- gene, August 4-6. Klamath county , fair, Klamath Falls, October 9-9. % Good roads convention, Jackson ville, August 16. Fruitgrowers’ convention, Jackson ville, August 16. Teachers’ Institute, Tittamook, July 29-81. Old Folka’ celebration, L a Grande, August 1. Hoo Hoo contention, Portland, August 1. Knights of Pythias convention, torta, August 20-21. Teachers’ Institute, L a Grande, Au gust 17-21. Smiling Fields of Polk County. Excellent samples of hay and grain have been brought to Independence this week. Early oats and spring wheat have commenced be change sel- or, and the heads of each are well filled. Some early hops have been exhibited in town, which are thtes- fourths grown. Hay harvest is ueing pushed rapidly forward, and there Is a larger acreage In Polk county this T ru e to H er Charge. year than has ever been planted bo- The fruit season for cherries E ve ry now and then w e hear a story fore. and berries has practically passed, o f a man or a woman w ho has never ridden on a railroad train, though liv but the plums, prunes and apples are just commencing to ripen. ing fo r a generation within aound o f the locom otive’s whistle. Sim ilarly, the Huckleberry Season Here. telephone la still an uncanny m ystery Huckelberrtes are beginning to rip to numbers, even in our b ig cities. In en In the foothills of the Blue moun one o f the residence sections o f P h il tains. Never before was there prom adelphia a gentleman had a telephone ise of such a bountiful crop there as Installed In hla house the same day en is now presented. The season has which his w ife had engaged a new ser been an ideal one for their growth. vant. T h e first tim e the g irl heard the There were no early frosts, and as a none were blighted. telephone bell ring she w en t to the consequence Every bush is loaded, and already fron t door, found no one there and re parties are being formed to go out turned puzzled. Then sbe heard her and gather the lusclons fruit. mistress’ voice upstairs. Thinking that she w as being called she w ent up Collecting Mining Data. to the room. There she saw the tele George E. Boos, of the Untted phone in use fo r the first tim e In her States Geological Surrey, W aahisg- life. She could think o f but one ex ton. D. C., Is at Baker City, asd Will planation. “ Oh, the poor thing gone make a complete report of mining In Eastern Oregon, showing production, veraxy. Don’t worry, dartin’. I ’ll stand cost of operation, wages, etc. By act by,” she cried, and was immediately orn of qongresa mlneowners are compel dered out by her indignant mlstresa. led to furnish information under pen “ N ever,” w as the reply. “ N ever w ill alty. it be sftld o f me that I le ft my poor Beany for Steal Bridge. lady talking into a wall, and her with The approaches and center pier for three little children.” the Lewis and Clark draw bridge near Astoria have been completed and are E n glan d ’s H orticu ltu ral Show. Shrewsbury, England, with a popu ready for the steel draw when it ar lation of but 80,000, boasts one of ths rives from the east. It has been oa the road for several weeks and la largest horticultural shows in ths expected within a few days. world. Not Bnoegfi Water. The voters of the proposed Little W a lla W a lla river irrigation district near Frewater turned down the pro position to . form aa Irrigation district by 89 to 62, the vot ers living at the upper end o f the dis trict' killing the proposition on the ground that the river does not give enough water when at low ebb for those holding riparian rights, where as if an irrigation district were form ed including both themselves and those below them, they would have to divide what water was with those telow them. A three-fifths vote of the residents was required to carry the establishment. Hot Contest tor Lead. A contest of mors than usual Impor tance was begun In the Oregon City Land Office a few days ago. Import ant la the contest because an entire section of heavily timbered land lo cated near Corvallis, Benton county, la Involved. It is estimated that the section contains 16,000,900 feet of fine timber. There are four entry- men, each having fifed upon a quarter section, and there are as many con testants on the ground that the en- trymen abandoned and did not prove up properly 6n the land. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat— W alla W alla, 77078c; val ley, 79s. Barley— Feed, $19.90 per ton; brew ing, $20. Fleur— Best grades, $4.10 $ 6.60; graham, $3.3603.76. Millstuffs— Bran, $28 per ton; mid dlings, $27; shorts, $28; chop, $18. Oats— No. 1 white, $1.07 0 1.07 H i gray, $1 06 per cental. Hay— Timothy, $19020; clover, nominal; cheat, $16016 per ton. Potatoes— Best Burbanks, 70076c per sack; ordinary, 86046« per ooatal, growers' prices; Merced sweets, $80 $.50 per cental. Poultry— Chickens, mined, 11012«; yonng, 16@17)4c; bens, 12«; turkeys, live, 10012«; dressed, 14016«; docks, 14.0006.00 per dosen; geese, $6.000 $.60. Cheese -F a ll cream, twins, 1 5 )4 0 16c; Yonng America, 16)4016c; fact ory prices, 101 )4c less. Batter— Fancy creamery, 2 0 022)4« par pound; extras, 22c; dairy. 200 ?.2Hc; store, 16c017. Eggs— 20021c per dosen. Heps— Choice, 18016« per pound. Wool— Valley, 17018«; Eastern Or egon, 12016c; mohair, 85037)4o. Beef— Gross, cows, 8 ) 4 0 4 « , ' per Veal— 7 )4 0 8 «. Mutton— Gross, dsssosd. 5 )4 0 6 «. Lambs— Gross, dressed, 7«. 8« P» pound; 49 per pound; Hogs—Gross, <09)49 \ 9)407*.
