COLONEL QUARITCH, V.C, A TALE OF COUNTRY LIFE.
BY-H. RIDER HAGGARD,
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THE DAILY PRESS, WADNAAUAD ALGUST 8ra, 18) 8.
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CHAPTER VIL EDWARD COBBEY, ESR, After Gearge had drunk his glass of wine and given his opinion as to the best way to deal with hia dangerous pisuals on the Boisingham Chrob,
Why did I marry him " she answered, with passion, because I was forced into it, bullied Into It, atarved into it. What would you do if
eighteen, with a dranken father, who bead 701--- yes, best you with a stickapologised in the moet gentleman like way next morning, and then went and got drunk again? And what would gent de if that father wers in the hands of a man Like my husband, body and soul in his hands, and if between them pressure was brought to hour, and brought to bear until at let-there, what is the good, of
The lawyer winced a little at his chief's con- temptuous allusion, and then remarked with a mental, Mr. Cossey, or that you took each's lively interest in Mise de la Molle, and he glan- ced up to observe the effect of his shot.
Edward Cossey coloured. I did not moan that I took any particular intarsat In Miss de la Alolis," he said, "I was referring to the family." “Oh, qnita no, though I am sure I don't know why you shouldn't. Miss de la Molle is one of the most charming women that I oror mot, I wife Belle," and he again looked up enddenly at Well, and what did he marry you for your Edward Cossey, who, for his part, roloured for pretty face
a second time. "It seems to me,” weht ou *?! I don't know, be mid so, it may have had the lawyer," that a man in your position has a something to do with it. I think it was my ton meet splendid opportunity of playing knight thousand pounds, for once I had a whole tan errant to the lovely damsel in distress. Hora thousand pounds of my own, my poor mother is the lady with bar aged father about to be sold left it me, and it was tied up so that my father Frontly he loant forward, quicoked the top and turned art of the estates which have be- sold not touch it. Well, of course, when I drawar of his writing table, and extracted from it a latter addressed to Limself, which he had re-longed to her family for gonerations-why don't warried, my husband would not hare any sotto ceived that very morning. It was frem the yon do the generous and graceful thing, like the mente, and so he took it, every forthing." › principals of the great banking firm of Cossey and hero in a novel, sad take up the mortgage P Sons, and dated from their bead offes in Minsing
he took the mote, untied the fat pony, and ambloď táink the most-charming, if I sroept my own rest" geng on with it—-—ron and guess thei
off back to Henham, leaving the lawyer alene, As soon as he was gone, Mr Quest throw himself back is his chairman old oak cno, by the way, for be bad
very pretty taate in antiquities and positive manis for collecting them and planged into a brown stady.
lane. This letter ren as follows
*Private and confidential,
"Dear Str.-
with the contempt that might have been er-
What is the sum " he said, premantly. "Five and twenty thousand, and he wants four more, say, thirty thousand
"And where am I going to find thirty then sand pounds to take up a bundle of mortgages which will probably never pay a furtbing of terast? Why, I have not got three thousand can come at. Besides." he added, recollecting himself, "why should I interfory is it "
I
"I do not think," answered Mr. Quest, ignor. your prospects you would find it difficult to get thirty thousand pounds or twice thirty thousand pounds. I know sarutal who would consider it an honour to lend the money to a Cossey, if only for the sake of the introduction-that is, of course provided the security was of a logal nature."
"And what did he do with it £a most of it. I found him out; he gave her Spent it upon some other woman in London,
thousands of pounds at ones.".
"Well, I should not have thought that of him,” said ho, with o laugh."
She paused a moment and esfered her face with bar band, and then went on: If you only kuow, Edward, if you had the faintest ides what my, ife was till a year and a half ago, when I first saw you, you would pity me and understand why I am bad, and passionate, and jealous, and everything that I ought not to be. I never had any happiness as a girl-how could I in suck a home as our and then almost before I was a wman I was handed over to that man. Oh, how I hated him, and what I andared ?"
pany, are authoritad to INSURE aguainet FIRE at Currest Räb
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NORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY
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"Yes, it can't have been very pleasant.”
Pleasant-bat there, we have done with each other nowwe don't even speak mach except in public, that's my price for holding my tongue bout the lady in London and one or two other Hittle things so what is the use of talking of it! FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, OF 1877
·IN, HAMBURG It was a horrible nightmare, but it has gone. And then," she went on firing her beautiful sysEE Undersigned, Agents of the above upon his face," then I may you, Edward, sad for
* Company, aro Prepared to ACCEPT the fret time in my life I learnt what love was, RISKS Current Rsten. and I think that no woman ever loved like that
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Edward Cossey did not reject tids suggestion
pected; on the contrary he appeared to be turn- ing the matter over in his mind, for he drum. "We have considered, your report an to themed a little tune with his knuckles and stared extensive mortgages which we hold upon the out of the window. Honham Castle estates, and have given due. waight to your arguments as to the advisability: of allowing Mr. de la Molle time to give things a chance of righting. Hat ve must tell you that wo can see no prospect of any such solution of the matter, at any rate for some years to come. All the information that we are able to gather, points to a further decrease in the value of land rathor thisu tos recovery. The interest on the mortga ges in question ti morcover a year in Arrest, pro bably owing to the non-receipt of rents by ring the latter part of the question, that with do la Molle. Under these circumstance, much as it grioved us to take nation against Mr. de la Melle, with whose family we have had dealings for five generations, we can see no alternative to forecloacire. and hereby instruct you to take the necessary preliminary steps to bring it about in the usual toner. We are, presuming that Mr. de la Molle is not in a position to pay off the
"Let me see the letter," said Edward. Mr. Quest handed him the doonment convey mortgages, quite aware of the risks of a forced sele, and shall not be astonished if, in the presenting the commands of Cooney and Boze, and he approcodontod condition of the land market, such read it through twice.
sala should result in a loss, although the sum
The old man means-homines,” he said, sa haosre for in their lives; I never had anything til veoverable Coon pot amount to half the valuation returned it; "that letter was written by him, I saw you. It may be wicked, but it's true
He turned slightly away and said nothing. of the estates, which was undertaken at car in and when he has ones made up his mind it is
*And yet, dear," she went on in a low voice, xtance about twenty years ago on the occasion of useless to try and stir-him. Did you say that
"I think it has been one of the hardest things of the first advance. The only alternative, however, you were going to see the Squiro to-day
all my love for you. For, Edward" and she would be for us to enter into possession of the|
rozo and took his hand and looked into his fave property or to buy it in. But this would be the way, for one of these lapkins, came with & with her soft eyes full of tesre, "I should have THE Undersigned haring been appointed - LANDS GIN, in #tone Bottles, at 8 John Nicholson July course totally inconsistant with the uazrul prae- sloe of the bank, and want is more, or condence letter asking me to go up to the Castle, so I shall liked to be a blessing to you and not a ears, and in the stability of landed property is so utterly get rennd thers to Inneh. It is about this and a cause of main. Oh, Edward, I should shattered by our recent experiences, that wecan- fresh loa that the old gentleman wishes to have made you each a good wife, no men could not burden ourselves by such a course, preferring negotiate. Of course I shall be obliged to tell have had a better, and I would have helped you, to run the risk of an immediate loss, which, how him that instead of giving a freeh kan we shall too, for I am not such a fool so I seem, and how in London, or at the prinsipal Ports of India, BREECH LOADING GUNS, 12-Bure, the centa ever, we hope that the historical character of the have to serve a notice on him."
I shall do nothing but bring trouble upon yon; "Don's do that just yet," said Edward with I know I shall. And it was my fault, too, at Folloise issued for long or short periods at property and its great natural advantages as a residential estate will avort, or at the least in their instructions shall be attanded to. Pherɑ myself, for I don't; I led yon on, I know I dia. : ouvront rater.
decision. *Write to the house and say that least most of it, don't ever think that I deceive
LIFE DEPARTMENT. is zo karry about the notice though I don't see I meant to there! Think me as shamelere as Policies issued for sums not execeding £5,000, how I am to help in the matter. Indeed there you Uke, I meant to from the first. And no good is no call upon me.”
can ooms of it, I know that, although I would at rednoad raten. not have it undone. No good scan over come of what is wrong. I may be very wicked, but I know that” and she began to cry outright: This was too much for Edward Cossey, whe
mise.
"Re so good as to advias na by an early port of the steps you take in pursuance of thase in structions.
"No, I did not any so, but as a matter of fact I am. His zean, George-a shrewd fellow, by
Very well, Mr. Cossey. And now, by the way, are you going to the Castle this after
noch "
"Yes, I beliewo. Why?"
We are, dear sir, your obedient servants,
COCERY & SON. "W. Quest. Esq. "P.SWe have thought it better to address you direct in this matter, but of course you will
Well, I want to get up there to luncheon, communicate the contents of this Intter to Mr. and I am in a fiz. Bells will want the trap to Edward Gossy, and subject to our instructions, ogcart to drive up, and then perhaps you would go there this afternoon. Can you lead me your which are final, set in consultation with him."
"Well," said Mr. Quest to himself, as he folded not mind if she gave you a lift this afternoon" up the sheet of papar, that is about as straight į "Very well,” answered Edward, "that is if it as it can be pat. And this is the time that the suite Mrs Quest. Perhaps she may object to old gentleman chooses to ask for another foar carting me about the country.
arting me about to as such reluctanos on her part, ssid the lawyer, drily, "bat we can He rose from the chair and bogna to walk up easily settle the question. I must go home to and down the room in evident perplexity. I get some plans before-attend-the vestry meat only" be said, "I had twenty-five thousand, Ting about that pinnacle. Will you step across would take up the mortgages myself and are with me and we can ask her " close at my leisure. It would be a good invest- ment at that figure, even as things are, and be sides, I should Ÿike to have that place. Twenty-
And asfordialy, as som sa Mr: Quest had five thousand, only twenty thousand, and now ade some smal arrangements and given par when I want it I have not got it. And I should ticular directions to his clerks as to his where- have had it if it had not been for that figer, that abouts for the day, they set off together for the devil Edith. She has led more than that out of lawyer's private house.
thousand. Ee may ask, but the answer will be more than he bargains for."
me in the last ten years, and still she is threaten.
"Oh yes," he answered I have nothing particular to do.
CHAPTER VIIL MR. QUEST's Win.
REDE GIESLER & Co CHAMPAGNE.
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COMPANY AT HAMBURG. D Buy man must, had been much touched by this unexpected cutburst." Look here, Belle," haTHE Undersigned, Aezura for the above am sick and tired of all this sort of thing. For blurted out on the impale of the moment, "I
more than a year my life has been nothing bat living lo, and I can'tstand it, and that's a feat. I tell you what it is : I think we had better just take the train to Paris and go of at-once, or else {
give it all up. It is impossible to go on living in this atmosphere of continual falha
She stopped crying. “Do you really care for me enough for that, Edward ?” she said.
"Yes, yes," he said somewhat impatiently, "you can see I do or I should not make the offer. Say the word, and I'll do it.”
She thought for a moment, and then looked up again. "No," she said; "no, Edward.” "Why?" he asked. "Are you afraid ?” "Afraid!" ake answered, with a gesture of contempt, "what have I to be afraid of Do you suppose that inch a woman as I am has any care for consequences? We have got beyond that that is, for anretres. But we can still feel a little for others. It would ruin you to de
ing sed crying for more, more, more. Tiger; yes, that is the name for her, her own name, too. She would coin one's vitals into acnay if she could. Mr. Quest lived in one of those ugly but somash's thing, socially and in every other way. All Belle's fortune she has had, or nearly all, and fortably-built old red brick houses which abroad You know that you have often said that your most of my savinga, and now she wante Brother in almost every country town, and which give father would out you out of his will if you com five hundred, and ate will have it, too.
us the clearest possible idea of the want of taste promised yourself and bim like that.” Here we are," and he drew letter from tris and love of material comfort that characterized Oh yes, he would do that. I am sure of it. pocket written in a bold but somewhat uned next the gross-age in which they were built. This He would never forgive the caudal, he has a ed woman's band.
home looked out on to the uacket shape, and had hatred of that sort of thing. But I could goha a charming old walled garden at the back, fymous few thousande ready money, and we sould change
thing"
"Dear Bill" it rad, "I've been unlucky again
and dropped a pot. Shall want £500 by the 1st for it nectarines, which, together with the lawn por mazier and go off to some colony or some- October. No shuffing, mind, morey down; but tennis court, was, as Mrs. Quest would say,
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I think that you know me too well to play any almost enough to console her for living in a
"It is very good of you to say no,” she said. TELE MAN ON INSURANCE COM|attings, tested to 150 lbs to the square fack; more lorks. When can you tear yourself from town. The front door, however, was only humbly. loat deserve it, and I will not } the lovely Mrs. Q., and come and give your separated by a little flight of steps from the take advantage of you. You will be sorry that a look! Bring some tin when you pavement upon which the house abutted. you made the offer by to-morrow. Ab, yes, I come, and we will have timesThine, T Entering into a large, cool-looking hall, Mr. know it is only because I cried. No, we meat TIGER."
Quest paused and asked a servant who was pass go on as we are until the end comes, and ther The Tiger, yes, the Tiger," he gasped, his fossing where her mistress was
you can discard me; for all the blame will follow werking with zaionanthis greyeyeagliating an
In the drawing room, sir," said the giel; and, me, and I shall deserve it, too, for I am older he tore the epistle to fragments, and threw them followed by Edward Cossey, he made his way than you, you know, and a woman; and my hu- down and stamped on them, "Well, bo orful down a long-pannalled passage till he reached and will make some money out of you, and then that I don't one day out your claws and paist door on the left, which he opened quickly and it will all he forgotten, and. I shall have had my your stripes By Heaven, JLaver a man felt like passed through into sharing, modern-looking day and go my own way to chlirion, lika then- murder, I do Low. Five huzdred more, and I room, bandsomely and even luxuriously farmlah saude of other unfortunate women before me, haven't five thousand clear in the world. Trulyod, and lighted by t'rush windows opening on and it will all be the same a hundred youre
a pay for the follies of our youth; it makes me to the walled garden.
honos, don mad to think of those fools Corey and Son
Don't play me any trieks, for I ant forcing that place into the market just now. Was standing at one of thees windows, her arms aut of tea set to bear it. Bare patience and There's a fortune in it at the prices. In another crossed behind bar back, and absently gaming wait for the end, for these things cannot last vey your or two I might have recovered myself, that out of it. At the sound of the opening door the long, mid 7 shall ever be a burden on you. Don't devil of a woman might be dead and I have farted swiftly, her whole delicate and lovely face deset me or make me jealous, for I cannot bear saveral irons in the fire, some of which would be lighting up like a flower in a ray of sunshine, it, I cannot, indeed, and I do not know what I sure to turn up trange. Surely there must be the lips slightly parted, and a deep and happy might do make soudal or kill myself or yen, a way out of it somehow. There's a way out of light shining in her violet eyes. Then, aif in an I'm sure I can't my what. Yon nearly sent me everything except Death, if only one thinks instant, it was instructive to observe how in- wild the other day when you wara carrying on enough, but the thing is to find it, and hestantaneously her glanse fell upon her husband with Misa de la Molleah, yea. I maw it all I bare stopped in his walk opposite to the window that (for the lady was Mrs. Quest) and her entire ex-neyeated you for a long time, and sometimes I boked upon the street, and put his hand to his pression changed to one of sold avarman, the think that you are really in love with her. And head.
light fading out of her face as it done from. D now, sir, I tell you what it is, we have háð As be did so he caught sight of the figure of a November sky, and leaving it cold and hard. enough of this malanably talk to last me for a Among the Books now in the Prosaari: Vols. tall gentleman strolling idly awards the offles Mr. Quest, who was a man who saw everything, mouth. What did you come here for at all, this 278 27A ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, and IBSLAND, door. For a moment he shared at him oleakly, saw this also, and smiled bitterly.
morning, just when I wanted to get you out of Frick 45 They ountain, besides complete sa a man does when he is trying to watch the "Don't be alarmed, Belle," he said in a low my hood for an hour or two and think about my TRADES LIST of all places in the United King Tage due to a new ides. Then, as the figure voios; "I have brought Mr. Cossey with me"
She shed up to the eyes, a great wave of Quant's bringing you here. He has got some their Specialities and Export Markets.
you Hll a brick. of Mr. dom. Special Clefs of Merchant Shippers, with ENGLISH AND CHINESE could answer, Edward Cossey, who had stopped Well, it can't be helped, sad since you are bars, behind to wipe some mud off als shoes, entered Hr. Edward Cossey, tell me how you like my the room, and politely offered his hand to Mrs. now dreas," sad the posed herself and curtsted Quert, who took it coldly enough.
bators bim." Black yon soe, to match my di and show off my complexion. Doesn't 12 fit well !"" Charmingly," he said, laughing in spite of
passed crit of bis view, he brought bis fist down colour, and her breast heaved; but before abo fresh scheme on, I am sure of it from his face.
beavily upon the ill.
*Edward Cossey, by George!" he said, stond. "There's the way out of it, if only I can work him, and unless I have made a strange mistake, I think I know the way."
A couple of minutes afterwards a tall, shapaly *You am an early visitor, Mr. Cossey," she young man, of about twenty-four or five years of said.
age, came strolling into the flow where Mr. "Yes," said her husband, "but the fault is himself, for he felt in se laughing mood, "and Queet was sitting, to all appearance hard at work mine.. I have brought Mr. Cossey over to sex now I tell you what it ia, Belle, I am not going at his correspondence. Ha was dark in com- you if you can give him lift up to the Castle to stop here all the morning, and lunch, and ali plexion and decidedly distinguished looking in this afternoon. I have to go up there, to lunch, that sort of thing. It does not look well, to say feature, with large dark eyes, dark moustachios, and have borrowed his dogmart." and a pale, somewhat Spanish looking skin. "Oh yes, with pleasure. But why can't the Young as the lace was, it had, if observed closely, dog cart ocre back for Br. Cossey
the least of it. The probability is that half the old woman in Boisinghem have got their eyw Exed on the hall door to see how long I stay. I shall go down to the offins and come back at half past two?
a somewhat wen and worried sir, such as obud Well, you son, put in Edward, "there is would scarcely expect to see upon the countenance little diffealty; my Broc sick But there in of a gentleman læra to such brilliant fortunez, zesily no reason why you should be bothered. A very slon axcuse to get rid of me,” she said, sad so well fitted by naturs to do them justice, have no doubt that a man can be found to bring "but I daresay you are right, and I want to men a was Mr. Edward Cossey. For it is not every 16 back.".
sbout the garden. There, good-bye, and mind young man with dark eyes and a good figure who
"Oh no,” she said, with a shrug, "it will be you are not late, for I want to have a sice drive
"I shall be very happy" mid ko.
120 ba continued.).
is destined to be the fature head of one of the all right; only you had better lunok hare, that's word to the Castle. Not that there le much most wealthy private banks in England, and to all, because I want to start early, and go to an Reed to warn you to be in time when you are inherit in due course's sum of money in hard old woman's at the other end of Honban, alout going to soo Mite de la Molle, is there? Good-bye, cask variously estimated at from half a million some fuschia outting."
good-bye" to a million sterling. Buch, however, was tho prospect in life that opened out before Mr. Ed- Very well, then, that is settled," mid Mr. Ford Cossey, who was now supposed by his oli Quast, sad now I must get my plans and be The four "vestibale" trains on the Atobison, and emisently business-like father to be in pro-off to that vestry meeting. I'm late as it is Topaks, and Santa Fe's new Chicago has aro cess of moquiring a sound knowledge of the pro-With your permission, Kr. Comay, I will order said to be the finest and most luxurious yet seen Tincial affairs of their hones by attending to the the doggart as I pass your rooms.
working of their country hranches in the Eastern Certainly, said Edward," and in another mo-
dontics.
"How do you do, Quest," said Edward Cossey, nodding somewhat coldly to the lawyer and sitting down. Any burness p
"Well, yes, Mr. Cossay," sewered the lawyer, rising respectfully, there is some bralcem, some very serious business."
"Indeed," said Edward indifferently, what is it ?"
"Wall, it is this, the house has ordered a fare closure on the Fonham Castle estates-at leset it comes to that...”
ment the lawyer was gone,
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And he, too, looked at har, and thought what a aleeping care, €014,long, are elaborately uphol beautiful woman she was, in her own way. Sheatered in pesoook-blas silk glacé plash was very small, rounded in her figure almost to composite or parlose moking car is in two apart Paz stoutness, and possessed the tiniest and most menta, the reading section containing a library beautiful hands and foot. But her greatout writing desk, do. The dining cars are Unished oharm lay in the face, which was almost infan in French antique oak, elaborately carved, and tile in its shape, and dallonte se moss rose. in addition to the other conveniences, contaií
29 other alementary works, as yet published, the student of this difficult language absolutely re gaires amplas to display the various appli Perle The SHIP'S COMPRADORES, STEVEDORES,estions and equivalents of different words which Bibaton The
At the sound of this intelligence Edward She was exquisitely fair in colouring-indood, inclosed sections for privata parties, you ele Cossey's whola demeanour underwent the most the darkest things about her wore her violet borate buffet, and a wine room. No wróci -
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auburn hair.
"What the dance," he said, and then paused. Prasantly she spoke,
"I won't have it," he went on, jumping up, "I Hm my husband gone?" she asid." won't have it. I am not particularly fond of "I amppose so- Why do you ask?"
The second class case is Barished in native ash LARGE with Moorish designed ceilings, rattaned nofa seats, and toilet rooms. The trucks hayo 4lin steal-tyred paper wheels. The entire length of Address
old de la Molle, perhaps because he is not par Because from what I know of his babita I sech train will be stout 800ft. The electric Linguely fond of smo, le added rathiou strolly, should think is very likely that he is listening lighting system comprises a small Brotherhood
**You seem to have a good opinion of kim?
engine and dynamo, which is placed, la tha big- gere car, occupying a spsos of about SEE, by BIL,
"but it would be an infernal shame to break up behind the door," and she laughed faintly. that family and sell the honer der them. Why, thay would be raised. And than there's "I have erect the opinion of him that he from which the wires see lnd through the train Il-Mix de is Mckie, I mean what would deserves," she mid, bitterly and my opinion of the charging the storage batteries that are LARGE become of her! And the old place too. After hips in tant, he is one of the wickedest mez in carried under the ears Ench car is thus electri being in the family for all basse venturise 1. Angland.
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