The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-07-10 00:00:00

ATTIERSTO

BY THE A

"Allan Thornton," "I
Criminal," " Leo?

CHAPTI
AN OVERDOSE
Take her up 1
Lift her with
Fashioned so
Young, and s,
NORTON ATIIERSTONE and I
With the changing years
Pierce Atherstone had ren
them his heirs.
The children that had II
made the old house ring
voices, had grown up and
far behind them in their
The eldest son, named I
Was dead. His grave la 3
those who had loved him
him no more till they Met
heaven. He had gone aw
to his new career, and lc
home from his voyages a
there had come a time wt
after a time, the nei
then to so many a
and wreck, and hole
struggling with death,
battered cap, with its stai
was all that the mother h
knew that he had died fe
and time, the great heal(
made the memory of the
as the years moved on.
The second son, Noel, a
hand of his father, and ti
chosen the army for his
spoken of fIS a rising and
Was about twenty-four yi
cousin's death.
The third son, Walter, •
and was already curate ti
fill coadjutor in all his pa
After these three son;
"Sweet lily, flower of spri
once called her in the
Leamington Advertiser.
and the boys all laughed
Was luckily anonymous;
and treasured it up, thin'
admired, even by a man
Her name expressed her
innocent-looking, like th
Men and sentimental wor
Bouncing young ladies,
bones and colour on theii
Women, with "notions,"
thing," and sneered at ti
softness of her lustrous e
The sunshine of the re,
her mother felt a little n;
Which would have gone
and make a good place f
come after all to the ver
Wished to disinherit. Sh
done all in his power to
and she knew he was r 4
and thought of her child
rather dreaded the adver
Of the hapless Leonard.
An actress I loud vole(
Would fill the old house
and make the name of
the country side. It we
rector's wife inwardly r(
from any contamination
tance. They were free
young people spent mos
before their new cousin
to vacate it, that it migl]
Prepared for its mistress
Lillian Atherstenes
time of anticipation. T
the sea to meet Beryl al(
- young lawyer had never
eyes, more eloquent ti
pressed her hand when 1
he let it go, a tiny loci
beautifully tinted head c
left Lillian's neck, am
guessed what lay perdu
chain round her slender
and said nothing. The:
Union, except Lillian's y
to bad match for a cle]
Young, well educated, cr
rich. So the rector and
take their course, and
consent, and was very I
her fortitude to have hi
• " It was so far," she I
alight happen to him ;"
Possibility of the heir(
learning to like her.
They need have h,
Athentone's beauty nor
her image from Grahan
One message had corc
him, and Lillian had tr(
though his hand had wr
dictated. It was very 1
"Graham Carsor
Arrived sarely.
Atherstone all that coul
' her in the Psyche."
The rector's pretty de
, aver this brief notice.
desired, she was of cot
very likely accomplisl
Graham would be shut
%oaths. The idea was
bitter tears over it, tho
have been at ease on tha
been left behind in Mell
Speeding home with th(
The day after the dis(
the forehold of the ship,
Were chatting together
Ur:nate friends as well
made many voyages to
The captain was wont t
thing happening to hin
Ship as well ar; any
Twist always affirmed
him, except for form's ;
his medicine chest wen
"The ladies are begir
remarked, as one or tw
Were seen on the quart
see how they are gettir
"I suppose we shall
Up soon," the doet
both been singularly pr
looked after them well
thing the matter, there
Ile broke off his spec
aft, the captain follow'
form, clad in deep bl:
stairs, uttering shriek
down in the midst c
Paroxysm of sobs and
" What is it? Who
arriving breathlessly a
It was one of the gh
he saw at a glance. T
Atherstone, and he call
"Yes, I am Miss At
quick. She's dying !"
" She ! Who?"
" Miss Rhodes ! Ur
I can't find anybody."
The doctor went on
the deck rushed after
the captain lifted the I
deck.
" I hope you are ml
may be only fainting.'
"No, she's dying---c
"Oh, what shall I do
The captain carr:ed
all was wild confusio]
Sobbing, or talking i
door of Beryl's state-r,
face as white as the to
With all her might
semblance of order an
The doctor was insi
lust as the captain
Saloon,
" Well 2" he said, a
roaxious face:
"She's right," the (
Beryl. "The poor cri
" Dead !"

" But how ?"
"I shall know mor
Pray clear away from
for a little while. NI
little more room."
He was pretty geni
of terror and incip
quelled by the know
be too busy to attend
Went to Beryl's side
realised—l7rsula Rho
Bo for some little tim
be had entered the
corpse, and he had hl
Which seemed to be
World the young spir
burst into hysteria
Words,
"Dead !" she screl
Faid so, but I did not
can't be true !"
"It is true, my
Pitying her from his
"And I am all alc
friend! Oh, I shall
I shall l''
"Not you, my dea
ee you safe to Englg
}fere, stewardess, tal
No. 4 is vacant—atk'

1886,:

masa.as.mwWlllWq,

iscovered a fresh
3rmans. A firm
'Rhine, has been
ular offering t°
) occasion of the
than they can be
ems to think that
Ei some intention

troduced the go:
nary and created
f his last race la
)r-General of the
Physical Enda.
York. Weston
:es over the conk'

have signified
Barrett on the
I's. Their Royal
" shall form the
;dal progranama

s preFented the
students of the
Lmbulance Asso-
the pretentatio
Christian Insti•

at abuses result.
y contributed to
orking classes
?,r suspected that
as has now been

[nts at present to
in of 50,000,900

he rate of immi-
s year in conse•
by the laboac
risk demand ab
mi are coming Cab

d French journa-
Provincial Press,-
a Croix, who had
ate de Paris, dco
that the party
me object. Ile
arvatives to work
articular of au
Itarted under the
iown for his dlO
Terror. He pro-
of the peninsula,
St. Elias, the
- Mr. Wilßaal
Lnies the party

ieriff's Court, ou
of a widow of 35,
tod 72, for
seduction. The
and two childreis
sised as the de'
he undertook to
ras only a house.
Diving to her in"

)nd Select VestrY
make application
Et grant of one
leuch Estate on.
.dvisability of re--
ge of the public,
eal of the Vestrl
ith the Duke of
purchase of the

liscount in York'
,bsence of spoil'
gh Firs Estate, in
mtains 371 act&
highest offer VVSS
The farm was let

Lnd Ironmastersr
he month's make
I iron, and 71,000
tons, or 9000 lesiP
s blowing, 65 et
Stocks increasea

giment will sail
this month.
3d permission for
ichool of Ali Wad
ntinent for the
'fields of Europe.
panied by Major
evy at the School

)fessor of Sacred
by terian College,'
his seventy•fifth
iter for Foreign'
nate, in which 'lel
infirm the Treatt
He spoke in vat
representative LW

le five hundredth
1, in which, under
who lost his life
rer the Austrians.
led to the peoPLe
,es upon religiour
,dian Pacific Ilia°
3n Monday niotfl"
ions Monday.
,ancaster, sitting
tt, proprietor of a.
hat city, sought to
and tipster, froult
unet." For soul
e of the plaiutiti
wrote under the
iff's case was til°
him as the signs'
plaintiff's paperf
7 that he had a
it was used loog
ished. Teo Vice.
le hearing of the'
the Court • beia
its which had n°
The Judge after
nent for the des

1, from Cardiff for
ne of the Clouds!)
)rning. The ere°
ned Captain IC°el
)}3tained consider-
C. W. ShublOse3
Lon that a Syeat
m this counter'
forty millions cf
Be representatioc6
)rought an actioo
over the raoneYl
aid a jury ciccideck
Chief Justice BO
ecision ; on Wed.'
lg of the Master 0!
and Fry, decide!:
epresentation,

ng at Mark-lane NI
crop reports ary
are in eansequenn!
whr at in the leaw
luring the first 44
*,826 qrs. tigain_,St'
arage being gos
rley !were 2.826,61.,1
'd against 31s 2d reb
2 qrs., at an accrue
liglish wheat solo'
in value. Foreigt
flour market 10'
;ncies. Very little
rates. The barlei
nqoderately flrui
iet request, at
her tiuds
01 to 30$ 11"

o London last ri,_°4l,
iponding period ill;
; in 1883, 21,571 ~o•
0, 25,455 ; in l's'At
16,600 head.
'Om Baltimore,
fffontreal, 60 beast 6
Oliezio; at Soutly•
isey ; and at Bristol'
L The cattle trade
:tr has checked 00
at market alzo
e usual number 0
he quality and cel'y
s progressed vett
ncle !ley. The besv
10d per 81b. 1%01
oderately and vire'.
ow inquiry pricegt
ada fair suPPI,,,'
Busin,ss 1411,1.
.e best Downs en—
Lambs were duqr,
Pigs were lather
is 2d to 4s;
Xen, 4s 6d to 48 Sur
and inferior OW'
is 6el; prime coarse'
prime Soutlidovl
d to 6s 4I ;
small ditto, 48
neat small porkeFfr
the offal.
12,110; calves, V°
• sheep and latell.,s'
fome, and wrestei••'
a Norfolk, Sutfol,,lt
and from Cansl,",,

and a consideraldlie,
tn. unsaleable coorto
,ather, a very .03 dr
thmand was ve-i
ims were nonii4;.
; middling diA'a
4s Od to
American. 1-11,„"rir
leriean killed, rat
English, 3s
_; inferior niotrno
d to 49 6d;
6d to 69 Odt
6s Cd to 63,:0X
to. 3s 4d to

; ditto slips, col:e,
per dozen ;
, is id to 10 4a rp
[at ge crabs,
pie; shrimps,
brill, is Od to is
is 4.0
m; and trout, '

e trade was dull, 06
, 73 to Ss • Mal°
I af
6g; Lisbon roalt

SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1886.

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