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The Planter's Daughter 2S FATE'S REVENGE By MRS. ALICE P. CARRISTON Author of "A Waif from the Sea," "Her Brightest Hope," "Wayward Winnefred," etc. CHAPTER VII. Continued.) ! Next daj Sylphide wu visibly better, though rery weak; yet, with the aid of stimulants, she aoon regained her strength, and ere the fortnight elapaed abe waa Quite well and atrong again. During the days of her convaleacence she nerer once mentioned her loat child; whether she had lost all memory of the circumstance or not, Diana could not de termine, and did not venture to ascer tain. Only once did the faithful creature Attempt to Inform her mistress of Lu clan Courtlandt's audden journey to the South : but eren in this she did not suc ceed, for scarcely had she mentioned his name when Sylphide interrupted her with the words: "My husband will be here In a day or two. and he will tell me all and more than you can tell me." One lovely evening, towards aunset, Sylphide, attired in a white cashmere wrapper, garnished with snowy swans down, sat in a great reclining chair be fore the mirror, while Diana sewed in dustriously In the embrasure of a neigh' boring window. Suddenly the young wife exclaimed: "Diana, come here. Look!" continued Sylphide, "have you noticed how gray my hair is growing" "I have noticed a few gray hairs. missy," replied Diana. "When you dress my hair to-morrow, try to conceal these tell-tale signs." "To-morrow:" asked Diana, in sur prise, "why to-morrow more than any other day?" "Because my husband will be here to morrow. My heart tells me so. As Sylphide lay In a belt of genial sun shine upon the sofa on the following morning she suddenly started upright as the rumble of a carriage upon the pave ments below reached her through the open windows. and covered her face with her hands. lie took a atep towards her and paused. Then as ahe looked up at him so pitifully, so brokenly, he cried: Sylphide, heaven is my witness that I love you with all the devotion I owe to the mother of my child!" She started to her feet then, and faced him with all the dignity of a queen. Then why la this love," she exclaim ed, "which has rendered you happy for four long years, your misery to-day r "It Is not your love which makes me suffer, Sylphide,"' he faltered, beside him self to know how to approach the pain ful object of his visit. "I suffer when I think of the future of our child; I suffer when I think that my mother Ilia words were cut short by the sud den entrance of Diana. Excited and breathless, she advanced into the room and paused, with dilated eyes and parted Hps. Missy Sylphide," she gasped, "the old Missy Courtlandt is here and wants to see you!" "Mrs. Courtlandt!" exclaimed Sylphide in dismay. She laid her hands upon his shoulders with a sudden Impetuous movement that checked his words. "Luclan, do you love me?" she breath ed. , "I do," came the solemn response. "Do you love our child?" "Of course I dor "Then I beg you not to remain here. Leave me alone with your mother. It will be better so for you, and for her." "Sylphide! Remember that I love her also!" "I will not forget," waa the firm response. I have been deceived. If you regret hiving j a HHMMMttUI taken him to yourself, give nun oar a 10 t a Little Stones ond : : Incidents that Will Interest and Enter tain Young Readers CHAPTER VIII. Even as she spoke, Sylphide glided to a door opposite to the one by which Lu- me, msdam? I ask no greater boon of heaven than to lira lor him, witn mmr Mrs. Courtlandt smiled frigidly aa ahe replied: "Now that you have stated what you would do for the boy, were he with you, permit me to explain what I propose to do for so much of our blood as flows In his veins. If you are truly a good moth er, I have uo reason to doubt your re sponse. Would you be satisfied could vou know that your son could bear the name and social rank of his father?" "Of course!" "Then all depends on you." "Upon me? Trey, what sacrifice do you expect of me?" "But one thing the liberty of my son!" I "Never! What possible interest can you have In our separation? llow can It serve your plans? "I wish my son to be able to recognise his child; and as his marriage with you is illegal, 1 propose to give him the hand of a woman who will accept his child In exchange for our name and fortune. which haa been reinstated of late." With broad defiance, Sylphide demand ed: "Where will you find a woman who will consent?" "Thst shsll be my care." Drawing herself up to her full height. Sylphide rejoined; "Madam, I know not whether It be a test that you wish to submit me to, or whether you have coldly resolved upon the ruin of the only love that is left me In this world, but I can only tell you with the calm of a fixed resolution that what you demand la out of the question! You cannot understand, madam, the ex tent of the outrage you propose." "I understand that it Is of your son that I speak," wss the imperturbable re sponse, "while you speak only of your self. Pardon me, permit me to finish. I came here to confer with a mother concerning the well-being of her child, and I find that I am bandying words with Nevertheless, I wish you to understand that my resolution is un shaken. I have merely indicated your duty, and shall be happy to grant you time for reflection." "I refuse." "Very well I have merely to inform you that my will ia law. You evidently do not appreciate the annoyance it has caused me to come here. My son, who has just returned from Louisiana, will understand It, I hope, better than you do. It will be by no means difficult for me to convince him now, thst the woman who la not a true mother can never be a good wife, even granting that she be not a alave! Good morning!" Daxed, bewildered, riveted to the spot upon which ahe stood, Sylphide watched her tormentor alowly glide from her presence. It was only when the door had closed her hsted form from view thst she suddenly recovered her senses. Her first impulse was to dart after the woman and demand an explanation of her blighting words, fasten her nails in her flesh until she gave It; Indeed she did clear the Intervening spsce between the chair by which she had stood and the door at a single bound; but suddenly, even with her hand upon the knob, she recovered her better senses; she ssw the tolly of sny violent scene, felt In time the humiliation that a scsndsl in a hosae not her own most entail. She paused and turned, and as she turned, she no ticed that the door leading out upon the landing of the private staircase waa open, while upon the threshold stood her husband. Her first thought was: "He has heard all." (To be continued.) Dolly Varden's First Party. Her mother called her "Doll;" her ira ml pa. called her "Dolly Varden;" and she waa a little girl 4 years old. One day her father brought her letter from the postofflce. It waa small d re sod up, crying la the big arm chair, and pink, and looked good enough to The little girl ran over to her, and put eat Dolly Varden could not read. so her anna about her, and said, "why, little heap on the arm of the big chair. Then, all of a sudden, the front door opened, and a little girl came In. She looked round and saw Dolly Varden all FIBROID TUMORS CURED. Mrs. Hnvcs'l-Irst Letter Appeal in to Mrs. l'lnkham for llclpt " Pa n Mas. Pimbiiaii i I have been under Boston doctors' treatment for a long time without any relief. They tell me 1 have a fibroid tumor. I can not sit down without great pain, and the soreness extends up my spine. I have bearing-down pains both back and front. My abdomen Is swollen, and I have had flowing spells for three years. My appetite Is not rood. I can not walk or be on my feet for any length of time. " The symptoms of Fibroid Tumor Slven In your little book accurately escribe my case, so I write to you for advice." (Signed) Mne. B. F. IUyes, 8.12 Dudley St. (iloxbury), Boston, Mas. Mm. Hayes Second Letter I " Pkar Mna. Piskiumi Sometime airo I wrote to you describing my aymp- begged to be dressed at once, for fear ne ami better to be the she would oe mie at me Pny. hxnt one thlln not t(J g0 at all! Youth's J , 'caref uUy aml toay lamii do mamma uruautu mo " " i (Wiirmnion her father read It for her. It said "Miss Jenny Barry requests the pleasure of Miss Dolly Varden's com pany next Wednesday afternoon from 3 till 6 o'clock." Jennv Barrr was another little girl, a verv dear friend of Dolly Varden's, and and xrhn vti lust a little wst round the Oh-h-b-h!" corner, When Dolly Varden heard what was In the letter ghe was so pleased that she danced round the house all day, singing: "I'h going to a party a really, truly party to Jenny Barry's party yea, 1 am!" Dolly Varden! Why couldn't you come to my party?" Then Dolly Varden sobbed while she said, "I I could. But I didn't want to be the first one there, and then I I waa afraid I'd be the the Ust one, so I didn't come at all Then Jenny took her arms away from round Dolly Varden', and folded them, and stood up straight and said, "Well, you are a baby, and I'll never Invite you to another party as long as I live!" and she went home. She kept her word, for she never had another party. But Dolly varden na invited in nijinv others, and she Wednesday came at last, anu aa soon ftlwa, wwit eftrIyt for ,lie hud decided as dinner was over iwuy amen thnt tt .. ,...... to , the fln(t ono curls over her fingers, put on the little red shoes and a white dress wlta a little red sash, and said: "You may go now, If you do not like to wait." But Dolly Varden went into the par The Icicles. 81x little friends were clinging with all the strength they had to the edge of your roof the other day. Why did you not rescue them? They were shedding bitter tears thnt lor and sat down In a big arm chair t(, .,. ,,inB imle lee near the window. She did not want etches where thev fell on the cold . f . w to be the first one there, and so sne . .idewalk. Even the larger ones waited, thinking some other little girls crled ,n iympatby for. their smaller would come along soon, and she could frlonig, Vbo would soon be gone. How go with them.. rhr all-wished that help would come But no little girls came that way, from the north and destroy the power and so she watched and waited and 0f the sun! well woman. "The use of Lydla K. IMnkham'i Vegetable Compound entirely ex pelled the tumor and strengthened my whole svstem. I can walk miles now. "Lydltt II lMnkliam'a Vege table Compound la worth five dol-, lars a drop. I advise all women who are afflicted with tumors or female trouble of any kind to give !t a faithful trial." (Signed) Mas. E. F. Hates, 153 Dudley Ht (Rnxbury). Boston, Mass. $MO0 forfilt If irtglmtl of stew ft Mar arswna fMWMUNI tassel e fr4m4. WHEN YOU HAVE TO SNEEZE. WITH DILATING EYES, DIANA BURST INTO THE ROOM. "He has come, Diana!" she cried, ex citedly; "quick, give me those roses!" There was a great mass of crimson moss roses in a vase upon the pier table, close at hand, and as Diana handed them to her, Sylphide thrust them with care less grsce into the bosom of her white pelgm.:re. She then took a hand glass snd s comb snd carefully concealed with deft touches every one of the hated gray hairs. Rcui-ceW had this hasty toilet been completed, when as she stood before her dressing table, a very vision of gracious loveliness, the door opened and Lucian Courtlandt entered, unannounced. He T,mied with a sham gasp of surprise, as his eyes rested upon her, snd though he received ber in bis embrace, when she stole to him and laid her toft arms about bis neck, he turned ghastly, lividly pale, During the moment of silence that en sued. Diana crept out of the room, clos ing the door behind bcr and left the pair alone. After she had reached up and kissed his colorless lips, Sylphide nestled down close to bis heart, as though weary, ahs had found a haven of rest at lart, and murmured: "Luclan. do you love me?" . "Have you any reason to doubt my lover' he faltered. "That is s question, not an answer," ha reDlied: "If might mean either yes or no. But if you love me, is It by force of habit, for duty's sake or for love It self?" In spite of himself his clssp sbout her loosened, snd she shrank away from him, glancing up into his blanched, troubled face. "Why do you ask me such a question, Gylphlde?" he cried. "Why?" she returned sadly, "because lud It been otherwise my words would have touched your heart, and If only to stlflo my suspicion you would have strsln ed me to your heart, snd with S kiss, told me tbst I sm msd. that you do love me Ah, let me weep for my lost love, or lost happiness!" rhe walled. "To what am I to attribute these re- tiroarhes. this despstr? What have done? Whst have I said tbst should Usd rou to suppose -" "Love like mine is clslrvoyant!" she erled Impetuously; "It Is two long weeks stars you have been near met Lncisn, you are tired of your happiness with roe, and wlnh to desert me!" As she spoke, aba sank upon a chair cian had entered, and which opened upon a private atalrcase. Throwing open this door, she motioned him to go, at the same time laying ber finger upon her lips, In token of silence. "I will see the lady now," abe said so firmly that Diana, taking heart, left tbe room. Alone for a moment, Sylphide stagger ed and pressed her hsnds over ber beat ing heart. "What brings her here 7" tie tnought swiftly; "can It be that she has come to cide my fate In life? Well, whatever it may be courage! I must be strong. As her quick esr caught tbe sound or a light step on the stairs and the frou frou of a silken robe, she recoiled to the back of her reclining chair, and support ing herself upon It, stood in sn sttltude of firm defiance ss the elder Mrs. Court landt once more swept into her presence. The stately old lady, as cslm and haughty as ever, snd attired as usual In costly stuffs of sable hue, vouchssfed Sylphide not even so much ss the slight est Inclination of her proud head; and In turn Sylphide received her who a stony, level stsre. "My visit astonishes yon, I suppose," began the elder lady, calmly folding ber bands. "My presence here must suggest the Importance of my mission the mis sion that I have set myself to fulfill,' she added after a psure. Bylphlde pointed to a chslr snd sested herself In her own fsuteull. "I sm prepared to listen, madam," she said. Mrs. Courtlandt drew forward the chair Into the center of the room and seated herself, at the same time arrang ing her costly drsperles. The evil thst I have foreseen would Inevitably arise from your connection with my son," she began coolly, "I wish at lst to attempt to repair. For the past two weeks I have aheltered the poor child to whom rou have given life, but nothing more. I come to you to-day to demand what you propose to do fif your son, who Is my son s son ss well?" "Do for him!" eiclslmed ftylpblde ab ruptly; then suddenly checking herself, she sdded, "I beg your pardon, madam, for my astonishment at your question. When you spi rated me from my child It required sll the fores snd eotirsge I wss mistress of to bring my mind to It. The only consolation I had wis In the thought that I wss Immolating myself for tbe future welfare of my sua. If 1 In Nearly Everr Lansoaa;e"Ood Blee Ton" Is la Vogue. It Is a curious thing that all over the world there exists the same su perstition In regard to the apparently trivial matter of sneezing, says the New York Press. In nearly every lan guage undT the sun there U some equivalent of the "God bless yoaT with which the oldent Inhabitants in the country still salute the perfon who sneezes. To this salutation In France is added sometimes tbe phrase, "and preserve you from the fste of Tycho Brahe," who Is believed to have got rid of a "death of cold" by a single sneeze which killed him. In England a regular formula Is used. "Once for a wish, twice for a kiss, three times for a hitter and four times for a (lis appointment." In Italy the salutation Is simply, "Fellcltal!" or "May you be fortu nate" In India It I customary when one sneezee to say, "May you live!" and the reply runs, "Ixing life to you!" Should a Hindu chance toenei-ze while he Is going through his peculiar ablu tion practices In the Ghukis he win make a kind of sign over his Tare, slop In bis ritual snd 'begin sll over again. In ancient times the Romans, hold ing the Idea that sneezing between noon and midnight wss a k omen. believed that between midnight and noon It was moet unlucky, and If they should chanc-p to sneeze while getting up In the morning they would st once get Into bed agsln. Then luimt be something In this, eerlally on very cold mornings. The GTTusns say "0xx health!" because they maintain, and iwt with out reason, that sneering Is a wsrnlng of approaching catarrh snd sl marks the moment when a charm, a wln or a ugg)stlan msy drive It away. Tht Persians go further In this Idi-s; they say whst practically snxxinta to "Thsnk God!" Iiecsuse !hy coiilW that tbe sneeze has actually driven away some evil spirit that has at tempted to get Into msn's body to feed upon his sacred fins. The peo4 of lit Amaxula go rrrn further tli an this Into superstition and arrive at tbe stage of actual oVvll wor ship. No doubt they would style It "Bt)g worship," but the things to which the socslll angels sre sup posed to lend themselves put ttwt hlfe-h-sounding tiama quite out of the qtn tlon." Their uncivilized femlltsr splr Its are Mid to give some sign when they are tMsr and able to hr tuir votaries. BOWIE FREAK INVENTIONS. A Few of tbe Thlage that ftsekere After Perpetasl Motion Have Den. While no man has yet been so fortu nate as to secure a patent on a device for perpetual motion, many Inventors bare succeeded In obtaining this pro tective measure for things do lees vis ionary so far as practical results are concerned. One of these fresk patents Is for a gallows so constructed that the weight of the victim on the trap automatically sets In motion devices which spring the trap after a suitable Interval, thus causing the culprit to execute himself. Some other enterprising genius ap plied for and received a patent on so elaborate arrangement destgned to raise and tip the hat of the wearer whenever be bowed. Oh, ye gentle readers! Fsncy meeting a gentleman friend whose hat should go through snd ask you questions? If you really ue conventional moT.m.n.. io xum want to know, d.-nrs. lean right close clicking of steel springs leaving the ,i vn will hear that it la because "delta boy's" hands free to grasp his there waa the party Just round the they love you so and care so much for monocle and stick? corner! your good opinion. It Is well for you Another rreaa oeviee is a mecnani- rrettysoon theblg tears began to roll to know how much you are loved. You cal appliance for putting overcoats. down over the pink cheeks, aud after a I will wish to be loving to others al- little the nice long curls were al' in a I ways, will you not? grew very tired, for you see she bad to alt Terr etlll so as not to muss the wblte dress. After a long time mamma came Into the parlor. "Why, Doll," she said, "what are you waiting for? You must hurry, now; It Is half past 8.' "There haven't any little girls gone yet, mamma, and I don't want to get there tbe first one." Pretty soon mamma came In again, and said, "Come, Ioll. If you are going at all you must start now. It Is 4 o'clock." But Doll said. "Oh, I'm afraid If 1 go now I'll be the last one there, and I'd hate to be." So Dolly Varden stlU sat In the big arm cbalr and watched; and no little girls went by, because they had all gone round another corner long before. and she grew very unhappy indeed. She wanted to go to the party, but she waa afraid to, and the more she thought of It the worse she felt And For these dying things were Icicles, dears, melting in the heat of that mas terful light. Htooplas to Conquer. Over the stile How csn she crawl Cskes In her spron, Aud she so aruall? Up on the stile, Fearing to fall, Down comes the lsssle. The cskes snd all. Under the atile. That Is the wsy! Stooplug to conquer. She wins the day! War They Want a Cnrl. Do you wish to know why sister's friends ssk you for a curl? w hy Uncle Will tosses you up to the celling? why all the grown-up peopje talk with you TO AVOID TYPHOID. dinner. He helped the guest liberally to everything that was on the table, but It is not known whether or not the Inventor provided the machine with a suitable slot for the Insertion of tips. This Is a thing the Tip takers' Union should look after, and If tbe machine la found incomplete In that eesontlsl L.oB Julc. B ,.M I-f.ctloa but, before serving the n.eulers of the th ,nould vromptl, K.terU the Blood. I family, he gl.nced at hi. w ife, who ft th. It has become a settled fact tnat n)a(e a slight snd almost Imperceptible typhoid Is a wster borue disease. I (Knft to him, In accordance with some Many people have neither the facilities Dre(tl0ertcd code, and It worked In nor the Inclination to purify tbelr drinking water hence trouble. In t England a school of troplesi medicine has been experimenting a long time to discover a means of protecting the health of troops on the march against tbe Impurities of the stagnant water of the tropics. They have at last pro duced a tablet of citric add which best answers the purpose, Imon lulce Is one form of citric practice as herein set forth. "Caroline," be said to bis eldest daughter, "shall I help you to some more of the chicken n. m. k?" "Just a little please, pnpa." "Some of the mashed potato a. y. w.r "If you please." "With gravy n. m. k.Y' "No thanks. No gravy." "Johnny, will you have some more add. and If not too grestly diluted will ,tPWP1 tomatoes n. m. k.r so Injure typhoid bacteria as to make them practically harmless. The typhoid germ has filaments si ltt.r i-nd aotnethlllK like the fins of a fish, by which it pfopels Itself. Tbi effect of lemon Juice or any other citric acid is to shrivel up those filaments, which prevents the germ from ene- trstlng tbe tissues or entering the blood. ' while Dr. Jsnues. a well known Chicago physician, advocates the lib eral use of lemon Juice as a preventive of typhoid for those who lack facilities cott the Inventor. Something for which there might be a better demand, among city people or those In sUable towns, is an automatic appliance for letting down a latch key from aa upper story at a time of morning previously agreed upon to enable the milkman to place the milk Indoors, the key being automatically raised when the milkman departs. Whether or not the machine wojild re fuse to work or deliver the key when there waa more than tbe usual quan tity of water in tbe milkman's product baa not been ascertained. "No, thanks." "Home of the mashed turnips a. y. w.r "If you please." Though the host hnd repeated these letters hurriedly and in a lower tone, they had not escaped the attention of the guest. Pardon me, Mr. Trogson," lie snlil. but you have exdtml my curiosity. May I ask what 'a. y. w.' and 'n. in. k.' mean?" "Huh!" soke up, Johnny, "I thought everyliody knew thnt. Those letters mean 'sll you want' snd 'no more In I f,r Imlilni: Itntiure water, he further says that neither citric acid nr lemon ,hJ itrli.-n. " lulce has any curative properties srier tvtilmld fever liss developed. j l.lvlns! i:sy Trnhold fever," lie says, "Is caused! No one csn do Justice to the soil or by the germs ienptrstliig the tissue and I scenery of FIJI, unless be has seen entering tbe blood. They do not rentsin I ixnu me natural nesuues sou tne goiu In the Intestines, ss wss formerly sup- en harvests. The climate Is equable; posed. Once tbe tissues have been pen- not opjireealvrly not In summer and etrsted and the blood becomes Infected delightful In winter, It Is Imth heslthy the germs are beyond the resch of land pl-ssnl. and the eky Is always citric add They are affected by It bright and the air remarkably pure. only when they are fully npod. Never was there such a lazy, happy F.ven then they will not tie destroyed, climate as Oils. From the slow sailing but simply deprived of their power tolrlonds to the easy swing of the palms i. nut rat the tissue snd Infect the Nature moves languidly. There Is no blood." iced for hurry. The discovery of the Kumpesn bae-l Food may be had for the picking, tertologlsta In this respect Is not alto- and clothes are unnecixsssry. Vegeta- ether new. according to the same au- tlon runs riot In the rich soil snd sun- thorlty. as many atempta were made shine. Fringed cocoa nut sprays, with during the Civil War to Induce the nut clusters at their Use, broad bs Nortbern troops In the rVmtb to use nana leaves sheltering great bunches lemon Juice freety In drinking wster of fruit; tangles of peaceful fern lm- as a preventive of typhoid, and many penetrably thick, dump of supple of the oldeet practitioners have pre-1 bamboo, lance leaved mango trees scribed lemon Juice for years for the hvy wirb purple and gold dnlldous- ABSOLUTE SECURITY. Genuine Carter's Little Liver PiUs. Hunt Boar Signature ef j fee Fac-aiadle Wrappse IMess, Tear eauJJ a4 as easy !sj taao a est CAfflTRSi rci ItADACRCs rua viuiRisa fXI IIUOUSIESt. roiTCipiouvti. rot coxtTiPATiof, rci sallow tin. rCITMCCOMPtlXlOl CURE SICK HEADACHf.. same purpose. "A word to the wise," etc Wlreleae Tetile-learsahr. The father of large and eipenalvs family tad brought guest born to hese tneae and a uimisana more as light the epicure and charm the artist Four Track News, A polltidsn seldom drops poHtka until the public drops bun. .III Mtt AU Ml U',t ;ri.p,Tfa4s-U"s-l Ul 4 Wf et