AUD SERIAL STORY.
THE MOATED
CHAPTER XII
GRANGE
By KATHARINE TYNAN,
Author of "A 'Mad Marriage," The House of Doom," "Denys the Dreamer." ...
Some strange delicacy had kept mentioning Cronch's her from scolding voice and the sound of the blow,
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write a letter or was "layin' down" BIG PROPERTY BOOM with a sick headache, or something equally credible.
RECALLED.
YAUMATI VENTURE FAILS.
MAKING HISTORY.
nesses.
Scottish Member's Tears.
Mrs. Cronch ofton had red, eyes
Continued from Page 7) In those days. She had a way of looking over her shoulder when she
almost be pricked into defence. came to take her orders from Mrs. de Burgh, of starting if one Reference was made to the boom But he sat on shading his fore- head with both hands, motionless, of her Indies, as she had come to in property in 1924 at the under prosecution, forced to call them, came behind her or spoke Supreme Court this morning: silence. Then the Home Secretary to her suddenly. Benta noticed before the Chief Justice. Sir and commented to her mother on Heary Gollan, when the case in sat down, and cheer after cheer showed that he was compassed the hostility Dash seemed to have regard to the building of 15 about with a great cloud of wit- discovered for Cronch. He had European-style houses at Yaumati nover liked Cronch much, but now was resumed. The claim is made. the aloofness of old had become the contractor against the soniething at once frightened and owner and is for $7.000 under the
There was a lowering of the hostile. When Cronch came into building contract and $19.187.40
extra work.
The owner tension while Mr. Ammon, of the the room to replenish the fire, or for - For her own screaming she
something of the sort, Dash would counter-claims for $8.770.11 for Socialist front bench, countered get up growling and retreat to the lefective work and omissions. in favour of the Book. His argu- could hear nothing, not Dash's
Mr. F. C. Jenkin, instructed by ments were good, but, like Mr. dolorous howling beyond the closed
"And you did it for me, dearie?" furthest corner of the room, where door. In her terror she had drop aid Mrs. Cronch, and suddenly he would stay, his poor, half-blind Mr. A. E. Hall, is for the plain-Bridgeman's, they went at a gober ped the candle and the light had the over-florid, course-skianed face eyes fixed on Cronch till the maniffs, and Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C and pedestrian galt. It remained instructed by Mr. E. S. C. Brooks, for Mr. Rosslyn Mitchell, who is gone out. She was fumbling help was almost beautiful with humility had left the room.
"I do screech
Cronch made fewer and lower
defending.
more cloquent than any one of the lessly against the wall, gripping and tenderness,
Defendant said, in reply to Mr.leaders of his party, for the second nothing but slime and spiders sometimes in niy sleep, but it isn't appearances in the dining-room or webs.
it brense onkin, that he copied from the time to move the House of Com She remembered vaguely
more than I deserve that I drawing-room, and any
tain's hook certain items deal-mons as men rarely are moved. a dreadful story of a man who had should have bad dreams at night; obvious to Buata that the
my must be drinking, or something ofne with alleged extra work. He riverside been shut into an old
The first occasion was when, in you never mind if you hear church by accident, how the rats screechin rait. I wouldn't be the kind, leaving all the work to had come up in myriads through worth thinkin' about. love; indeed, his wife..
She said nothing about these their holes in the broken door, had wouldn't." attacked him and all but got him Suddenly Boata leant forward matters to her mother, who bai a down before help cume.
and kissed Mrs. Cronch's check.great terror of a drunken
the Mrs. de Burgh belonged to
man
man.
Mrs. Crouch was drying Beata's days when Women had many hands after washing them, linger timidities and need not be ashamed ingly as though she loved them, as though Beata was a little child.
cends the material. At the end it
first of all said that the items were defiance of his fellow Socialists. ked and he could tell that by he called in the same of humanity looking at them. His real mean-for steel houses for Scotia ing, he afterwards said, was that This second speech was greater in they were faked because he had proportion as the spiritual trans-
ever, received them.
Defendant continued that he of them, wherefore she was some-himself stipulated certain stapsg thing of a beloved child to her the work when he was to make daughter. She had said that she "arious payments. He made that shared Dash's dislike of the tipulation because he wanted to sure that the work was pro- abnormal.
"You are so strong-minded von "ressine. Before he made a pay- modern girls!" Mrs. de Burgh hazment in respect of a certain stage said, with a sigh To me, the man having been reached, he made sure that in fact that stage had looks like a slug"
been reached.
was not counted shame by the use to one man who had falled
is not to be discerned in the House repress his tears. Such a sign
of Commons, more than once in a decade,
The words of the member for]
Paisley "mounted up with wings
eagles." He spoke as an old Scottish Covenanter might have preached under inspiration. Còn- demning Romish practices and forms of worship with sentences
She was screaming violently, with a queer mechanical sense of hearing someone else, not herself, screaming in the darkness it was
The woman's eyes filled with terrible. Sac imagined the rats setting on her from behind. She tears as she looked up at Beatu, and had not the courage to turn about Beata noticed with a sharp pily and face them and defend herself, that her mouth was cut and bleed There would be myriads of eyes ining, as though from a blow. The the darkness. She clung to the lower lip had begun, to swell and wet roughness of the wall as though was purplish in colour.
"you shouldn't hit done it, in- that could help her, and felt the
she said. "You dripping cobwebs over her hair and deed, dearie"
shouldn't ha' done it. If you was eyes...
to know Banah Gronch for what Then
suddenly she stopped
she is you would never so demean a light yourself." screaming. There Someone was coming. She turned round and ran towards the light. Reata. have so often wanted to Everstisiin was kept in applenice went on to give details on the
"Oh. you kim woman!" said service of the house did wat suffer.rinney to the plaintiff on account. pierced, the heart of the House: blinking as it fell on her eyes. She come not talk to you in the kitchen,orcer. There was ran a little way, then she tumbled as 1 used with the servants down at Mrs. Crouch's feet. ple," she sobbed clinging to the, and felt he wouldn't apo prove." woman and holding her as though she might slip away,
"
WHOA
at
"Or a rat, a long fat rat." said had not got over the thing at her Beata, and shivered slightly. She! fast which had looked vo life a emi of turf till it squeaked and ran
Whatever Croach was up in the
Money Advanced. The Brst payment he made was $35,000, but before the final pay- ment of that sum he had advanced
-that efpoint.
.
"Oh Cake me out of this awful home, only Cronich was alwficiener of service, of which one when he made, the final pay-1(and he threw down the Bishops' |
Mrs. Cronch set down the light she was carrying on the floor and put both arms about Beats. It was a queer sight, if there had been anyone to notice her, wrapped up like Dash. in shawls and her nightgown, and
Lady Iveagh:
with a frilled nighteap tied under the Woman said. He likes to her chin, a queer, shapeless bundle. keep his place and let gentry keep by the kitchen fire, reading the and friends, but the matter of maiden speech while the House
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"It appeared suicidal that Lady yeagh should chose to make her was still emotionally spellbound At that time as it has not been since the famous "Peace in our time" perora-
that fell like "sharp and sided hail," he went on in tones that
that, let her pass on her way, and "If the Church of England wants
God be with her. It she does not"
is not aware' lil it cer404, Lying
one dark morning. Benta mont of that amount, he received Revisions) "she cannot pass that was aware of Mrs. Crouch about a report from his Chinese fore-Book. The Church cannot endure A queer expression of pride cante
the house leng before daybreak.man that the work was satisfac-half-Reformnist half-Romish. I must to Mrs. Cronel's poor disfgured face. As the light feil' on the wet Mrs. Cranch had a habit of talk-ory, but on that occasion he did vote against it. I don't want to He do it, but I can do no other-so yes Beata was almost sure there been terrifying if one was not ac- considered that the foreman was help me God.”
ing to herself, which might have not himself visit the work. was little sight in one eye. Ter-customed to ft. Three hours later, a reliable man. Defendant had haps Mrs. Cronch had a cataract as Beata went downstairs to break employed him on one previous
"Cronch was head of twenty fast, she quught sight of an undecasion.
shaven Cronek, his braces dangling The houses were promoted by a about his legs, sitting in a chair syndicate composed of himself Nover were arme more comforting. theirs."
Daily Mail
supervising the building was left Looking up at her. Beata saw the All of a sudden Beuta had a
A little later she walked upstairs to his direction. westian's ugly face transformed by strange revelation. Mrs. Cronch, behind Mrs Cronch, who was there was a boom in property
Cronich. after her manner, was in love with carrying a pull of hot water and a speculation, and they anticipated tion of Mr. Baldwin's. But the
occasion had seized her, doa. scrubbing-brush, Mrs. Cranch making a good profit." "You poor thing!" she said.
the building Dressed in black, to which only was "turning önt Beata's room. For attending to trimblin' with the cold," said Mrs. Mrs. Crench, by this time, was mak-Day after day. Mrs. Cronch turned he received a salary of $30
A white collar and a large flower Cronch, as though she comforted ing the tea. "What has happen-
month and he visited the site some- on one shoulder gave relief, the a small child. "Come right awayed to your poor eyes? You should cut room or two rooms. out of this horrid place, and I'll see an oculist about it."
Beata noticed that the pail seem-times often and sometimes ocen Countess of Iveagh spoke for the. ed very heavy. wash your poor pretty face and Mrs. Cronch finished pouring on limping: she was surely limping. to his salary, the defendant said it If this is her true House of Com- Mrs. Cronch was sionally. Questioned with regard Book as no unpractised novice. hunds an make you a cup of tea the boiling water and then looked and a bit of fire to warm you, an' round at Beata. A tear fall from why, what had happened to her? was first suggested that he should mons form she has gained in one you'll tell me however you came the eye which was all but blind, and Swift compassion and indignation get 330 a month, but he had not day a place between the Duchess rose in Beata's heart. Was it received a cent because the ven-of Atholl and Miss Bondfield as into the horrid hole."
somehow the girl thought it
woman the best-expressed She helped Beato, who
inture had failed. strangely piteous, almost terrible. possible Cronch had hurt her
any опе of his drunken fits? trembling excessively up the gang-
Mr. Jenkin: I see. They are Parliament. "What happened to my eye was
Normally, Mrs. Cronch was way and to the warm kitchen, no
hard up. are they? more than I deserved," said
The air of where she put her into a chair.
Defendant:-We have lost even Mrs. Cronch. "If the Lord had strong as a horse. taken the sight of both from me
weariness, of pain, was therefore the capital. twould be no more than a mercy
the more pathetic. scein how I sinned by them."
an amazing tenderness,"
"Why, my lamb, if you ain't all grime and cobwebs, an
over
Was
"I did say to Crouch." she said, Pas how the door should be last ed up, seein' as there's no use for it nowadays, but Cronch said he ked to go down there when he had a thirst on him; even If there was nothing in the barrels,-itself 'twas like a brewery. Crunch used to be
Then she was suddenly furtive. "Don't you go' askin' me, love, wot I did in the way of usin' my for sin, for I'd never tell you.
. Beata laida hand on the pail.
Come," she said, imperiously, "let me have it."
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Sir John Simon congratulated her, and ft is necessary to con- gratulate him. His steady, pene- trating examination of the Prayer Book alterations threw up their gees varied implications as one the pattern of a carpet under a streng light. It was a long time. before his course of conduct was Mr. Potter commented that revealed, and then the sentence, the Church Is
Mr. Jenkin: What was the date when the capital disappeared?
Defendant-When I say the capital is gone, I mean that the on property was gone down in value
turning eyes of adoring love
"ls it you?" Mrs. Cronch said,
Beata is it you to be carryin' by more than 50 per cent. And if Cronch was to know I'd
a dirty old pail of water for the
fond of his beer before Nellie died." said as much he'd half-kill me.kes of me? Indeed I'm not there was a big boom at the time."As long as
'Beata hardly neard what The Now, sup up your nice hot tea and worthy of it, my dear. I'm really There was, he said, property established we are bound to hold woman was aaying. Mrs Cronchi get you to bed, and light up not worthy of it."
lit the kitchen lamp and stirrce the your fire and give you a nice hot fre to a blaze. She brought
bottle, and you'll forget what you
"
"Oh, you are quite worthy of it, basin of water and a sponge, a was so afenred on."
said Beata, taking the pail from towel and soup, and was washing
Mr. Crunch's unwilling hold. Behta, telling her adventure to
his roant, is it? What a jolly smell of soup!"
Benta's face and hands tenderly, her mother next morning and treat
She re-
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She put the pail down on the floor of her own room from which all the rugs had been taken up.. Everything was swathed in dust- sheets. The windows were wide open, and a soft air came in with the load joyous trill of a thrush.
"You know it is nonsense, my dear. soul" said Beata, looking ront the room. "You are really only fuking work for yourself. All this is not needed every week in the clean country.
as though she was a small beloved ing it lightly, said that it was well child. She had had to push away worth while to have had that re- Dash, who had come and laid his velation of Mrs. Cronch. hend on Benta's knee, looking so
Mrs. Cronch had made up Beata's unhappy that the girl was moved fire and had sat on the hearthrug to console him.
"That's right. He wants to com-watchdog til
in front of it like an ugly faithful Beata had fallen fort you," said Mrs. Crunch, ap-asleep. Beata had wakened to a provingly. "He ain't really mild rosy dawn in the room, when horrid dog, only proud an' saper the night with its terrors seemed cilious-like. Just look at yourly an absurd dream. pretty dressin'-gown all over green fused to let her mother take it alime and the spiders' webs, I'l seriously.
"Think of the things that
"I like to do it for you, Miss happened in the War," she
Besta." said Mrs. Cronch, propar-: began to racounting to go her knees, and you heroic stories
from, only it's there Not black, but she did not tell her mother like London. The London blacks Beata was beginning to be a how, when she lay awake at night were awful; but there was a plea-
It had afterwards, she shivered over the little ashamed of herself.
sire in fighting em, even if you been a terrifying experience, but swimming rat in the moat and the knowed they was always goin to she had not shown much courage. rat that ran almost under her feet ret the better of " All the shining stars of courage and squealed, so that she had to which she had set in her skies had hold on very tight to the memory been cclipsed for that bad quarter of those heroic deeds lest she should of an hour. She remembered her shame them again. strange terror of Cronch. Why,
have to wash it out for you, denrie, Now I'm going to make you a cup of ten, to comfort you before I put said, and you back in your pretty bed. Tis
fine some
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well your mamma didn't know what though she had them off by heart" "couldn't tell where the dust comes
was hefallin' of you."
"You indomitable soul!" said Breata, taking. Mrs. Crench raily
by the shoulders and pushing her
to a chair. "You are not going
The next time she saw Mrs. to scrub this week. You must sit there had been a moment when her Cronch the woman turned on her a there and tell me how you con- terror had been for her mother, face almost as expressionless a trived to hurt your hip. After sleeping quietly upstairs, without Cronch's own. Evidently she did that, I put this room to rights, not want the events of last night and you shall go down and ait by her daughter to protect her.
If she had only kept quiet Dash talked about. But her odd tender-the kitchen fire in that comfor- would have brought her help. She neas for Beata was manifest in table chair where I have seen had failed very badly. She wonder-the things she sent in, such food
Cronch sting reading, the Daily ed what Anthony Napier, would as appeals to a young girl, and her Mail. have thought of her, or that nice joy in-laundering some of Beata's boy Derek Jekyll, or-oh, ever so dainty garments, in putting flowers many people. She must make on her writing-table and dressing- light of the adventure to her table, in twenty loving ways. mother, telling it as an absurd Cronch had appeared next morn- stupid mishap, how she had got ing with a face more leaden than the occupants of houses in Lynd- hurst Terrace and Wellington locked into a cellar and Mrs. Cronch usual if that were possible, and a had rescued her.
puffy and swollen look which did Street have appealed to the Police
J
"
(To be continued.)
A vernacular paper reports that
I thought. I heard you scream- not add to his beauty. He had requesting that no motor traffic
ing, Mrs. Cronch," she said. undergone come rapid deteriora- be allowed on said streets on the "There was a noise as though some tion in the few months since they ground bhut large numbers
of
which, was bought for one lakh that great body to her bond," and sold for six or seven lakhs to made his opposition certain.. his knowledge. That boom was amazing. He believed that some properties were sold two and three
times in a day.
The case is proceeding.
A Strange Failure, What followed was to many the tragedy of the debate. That bril- liant champion of the Book, the man on whom the whole bench of Bishops, was relying, failed. mers of the Quorn country of his Parliamentary record by being The Prince of Wales entertained Lord Hugh Cecil contradicted all Leicester hire at a dinner at the inexplicably ineffective. De Montfort Hall, Leicester. on overpowering sincerity exalts one January G.
man, it may crush and confuse the utterance of another. He missed his course, wandered like a dere lict in seas of detail, and--an anparalleled elrcumstance-thin- ned a disappointed, albeit sym- pathising, House.
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LETTER GOLF SOLUTION.
Here is the solution to the puzzio on another page.
CHECK| CHICK CHINK CHITINIS COLNS
CORNS CORES CONES HONES.
one fell and was hurt and moaning, had come; often now when a bell Chinese children going to school HONEY
so I set out to find my way to you. I was rung for Crouch it was Mrs. have to pass there, daily.
The
would have deceived lives of pedestrians are therefore
had noticed the door by the kitchen, Cronch who appeared with an ex-streets not being very wide the and I thought it must lead to where euse, which you slept."
no one, that Cranch had gone to endangered.
MONEY
While
Mr. John Buchan came to the rescue of a cause that by now, the had it depended solely on manner of presentation, would have been desperate. He was charming, polished, erudite, and historical--welcome, indeed, to those who would see the Book law.
"Prime Minister Warning.
new
The dogged statement of the Attorney-General, to whom it ap- poared that of two disastrous alternatives acceptance of the Measure was the worse, flang yet more heavy metal among the battalions who march under the banner of the Bishops.
The Prime Minister gathered their ranks, with whom doubt and anxiety new held company, for the last charge.
"I ask myself," he said quietly; one question, and one alone: Which course taken by the House of Commons will serve best the religious life of the nation?""
Ever since the Reformation, he observed, there had been a double stream of opinion on the Sacra ment.
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other was that it tore" in pieces the very noblest parts of man,
His final sentence were of warning, lest Discstablishment But now that the Church at should follow the Measure's rejec last had put her house in order, tion. Would the Church survive what was Parliament to say? The it? No," said Mr. Baldwin end- Bishops leant forward beseeching-phatically, and, having discharged ly. The partisans of the Alterna-conscience in explanation, made
way for the Solicitor-General. tive Services cheered.