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Virginia Faints

1t appeared that, as youth, he had
visited Mrs. Smith and had, unknown to
Virginia or her grandmother, watched the
girl daily from hidden thicket she
watered her rose garden, and that her
image had always been with him. This
information Lady Delacour kept to her
self to be used at the psychological mo-
ment."
Meantime Hervey had accidentally run
across Mr.. Hartley from jamaica. who
was seeking for daughter of his whom
he had not seen since she was baby. He
had left England soon after the chid's
birth, and the child had been taken away
and secreted by her grandmother. IL
turned out that Virginia was that child,
and happy was the reunion between fa-
Their and daughter.
All this Lady Delacour knew upon the
day when Hervey had arranged TO be
married TO Virginia. and when the guests
were assembled at Mrs. Ornond's Lady
Delacour sprung her surprises. Go into
the next room, Virginia" said she, and
you will see the wedding present my lord
and myself have brought you" Virginia
went In, looked, and fell fainting TO the
floor. 1t was a large copy in oil of the
picture she mad seen at Mrs. Smiths,
There. said Lady Delacour when Vir-
glnia had revived. "she never tainted at
the sight OF your picture, Heryey."
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Hand of a Valet

Now. this valet of my lords was a
Frencllman named Chamfort. who highly
resented the fact that his master and his
mistress had become friends again. He
knew his lady hated him and felt that
the mastery he exercised over Lord Della
cour would vanish IL his lordship ever be-
came really reconciled to his wife.
He saw that Miss Portman was the
healer of the domestic wounds and SO
set about trying to get her out of the
house. What surer way could there be
than 10 excite Lady Delacours jealousy
So he told his tale to Sir Philips valet,
that valet told 1t to his master. Sir Philip
Informed Mrs. Lutteridge and Harriet
Freke and the thing was done.
Society laughed and giggled and hint
ed. The rumors finally reach the ears
of Lady Delacour. who watched closely
her husband and Belinda. and In her
feeble and opium -drugged state, i'm
agined many vain things.
II should be said that Sir Philip
Badderly circulated these stories with
some satisfaction. because he had been
refused by Belinda when he had of
fered her his hand and fortune in
marriage. When she refused him he
was astonished and angry. and really
believed that no girl would refuse him
and his fortune. unless she was play
ing for higher game.
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Lady DeIacour's Tragedy

Suddenly Lady Delacour, whose spir-
its had been high all night, began to
brood. Finally she said. with a deep
sigh. I'VE will drive home without
stopping to change our costumes 1t Is
no Marriott will leave me at
last-like all the rest. If ! had served
myself with half the zeal have served
the world / should not now be thus
forsaken.
II have sacrificed reputation, happi-
ness everything, to the love of frolic.
All frolic will soon be at an end for
me. / am dying, and I shall die unJa-
mented by any human being. II / had
my life to live over again. what diff
ferent person | would be- But il is too
late now am dying" Belinda. great
~ shock ed, echoed the word dying in
amazement. but Lady Delacour said
again emphatically yes, dying"
No other word was said until they
reached home when, hurrying Belinda
to her room her ladyshfp took her into
little cabinet leading off of 1t which
was always kept locked and into which
nobody but Lady Delacour and Marriott
was allowed to penetrate. The room
was rather dark, the only light In 1t
coming from the candle which Lady
Delacour held. Belinda saw lying about
quantity of linen rags and many
Walls, Some empty. some full. And she
perceived there was a strong odor of
medicines.
In a species of fury Lady Delacour
wiped the paint from her face and held
the candle so as TO show her iivid fea-
lures Her eyes We're shrunk, her
cheeks hollow. no trace of youth or
beauty remained in her death-like
countenance.
You are shocked Belinda" she said
Look here" and barring half her bosom
she revealed a hideous spectacle. This
was the secret by reason of which Mar
riott maintained such a hold upon Lady
Delacour. Lady Delacour was, or be-
lieved herself to be, dying of a cancer.
The next day she told Belinda the story
of her life-thc tragedy Of her existence.
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Enters Clarence Heryey

In the course of the quarrel Lady
Delacour had managed TO bring in as
often as she could the name of Clar-
ence Heryey. TO praise him all she
could in asides TO Belinda and TO init
mate in what high regard she held
him. This she evidently did with the
idea of increasing her husbands anger
for all the world knew that Clarence
Hervey was a devoted admirer of Lady
Delacour
Scarcely had Lord Delacour left the
room in a rage when the footman an
nounced mr., Herveyr
At cree Lady Delacour was all gaiety
and good hurnor. Where have you been
this age past?2 cried she; there is alb
soutey no living in this most stupid
OF all worlds without you-Mr Hervey,
Miss Portman.f And then much more
fashionable persiflage on the rart of
both her ladyship and Hervey.
Hervey had been to Bath and Mrs.
stanhope had commissioned aim-art-
full woman that she waste deliver to
Felinda a bracelet which the careless
girl had left behind her. Clarence was
rich youth-income $1,000 a year
which meant in those. days what s2o. 900
would mean now.
Conversation now took place, concern
ing lady's promises, fashionable brace
lets, the arms of the Venus de Medici-
en- Lady Delacour's and Miss Portmans
Ion the thick legs OF ancient statues,
and IN the various defects and absurdities
of Mrs. Lutteridge lady Deiscour hated
Mrs. Iutteridge) and her wig. On all
these topics Hervey displayed much gal
lantrs, wit and satire. and that with so
happy an effect that when he took his
leave Belinda thought that he was
most tlncommonly pleasant voting man.
A I.ikeahle Y0uup Man
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Marriott Makes Apneal

Gossip was now making free with the
name Of Hervey. IT was said that he had
In captivity in a house at Windsor a
young girl who was his mistress She
was living under the care of certain
Mrs. Ormond and Sir Philip Baddely and
some of his roistering companions went
TO Windsor, scaled the garden and saw
and spoke to the unknown beauty-scar-
ing her very much.
One day there suddenly appeared to
Belinda at Oakly. Her iadyship was ex-
tremely i'll and had sent to beg that Miss
Fortman would forgive her and hasten
to her.
Marriott told Belinda how she herself,
having all along suspected Champfort,
the valet, had got another servant to ply
him with wine and extract the whole
story from him-the story Of the casting
abroad of the scandalous reports concern
ing Belinda and Lord Delacour. The evil
dence had been brought to Lady Della
cour, who was extremely penitent and
extremely Ill. Her adyship thought she
was dying and wished Belinda to be with
her. Belinda could not resist this appeal
She took hasty leave of her kind hosts
and accompanied Marriott back to town.
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A Reconciliation

Mr. Vincent wished to go with he's. but
she refused that privilege. He had, a
few days before, made a formal proposal
for Belinda's hand and she had told him
that while she much admired and re-
spected him, she was not as yet sure that
she loved him well eneagh to marry him.
He must walt until she was sure OF her
own heart. As soon as she was fully
sure OF her own mind she would write to
him stating the facts. He must be con-
tent with this. and whatever her decision
might be. he must always regard her as
his friend.
Lady Delacour was rejoced to well
come back Belinda. my dear" cried
her ladyship, do you forgive me? | see
you do. Enjoy the noble sense Of your
own superiority" And so they We're
warm friends again.
Belinda was shocked to see how Lady
Delacour had failed. She begged to call
in competent physician aud also 10 re-
veal TO Lord Delacour the true state Of
her health, 1t was some weeks however.
before Lady Delacour could be persuaded
to do these two things. At last she agreed
10 do as Belinda thought hest.
Or. X, celebrated surgeon and a
personal friend Of Hefvey's as well as OF
Belinda's. was summoned But would
not have Clarence Hervey know of all
men" said Lady Delaeour. 81 wish 10
keep his admiration, at least before the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-25
Belinda Leaves

Rumors regarding the admiration in
which Belinda was held by Lord Della
cour even reached Bath and Mrs. Stan
hope wrote a long letter to her niece
filled with advice of a most cold blood
ed and worldly character. Belinda was
Delacour had changed in her manner
lady and, reciting the gist of her aunt's
letter, asked If Lady Delacour had
heard of this outrageous rumor.
Lady Delacour was In one of her fits
Of moroseness, pain and nervousness.
She replied that she had heard it, and
intimated that Belinda had been false to
her-had tried TO capture her husband $
heart. Then she repented and wept and
begged Belinda to forgive her--not TO de-
sert her as everybody else had. But Bel
india, in high Indignation. packed up her
belongings babe Lady Delacour cold
farewell and went to visit the Percivals
at their country place of Oakly Park.
There, for a time, she was happy and
contented; there she tried to forget the
existence OF Clarence Heryey, and there
she met a Mr.. Vincent with whom she
was much taken" He was a man of
wealth. a West Indian planter. still young
and of spotless reputation. Mr. Percival
had been his guardian and was still con-
suited by the planter concerning business
affairs.
Vincent fell In love with Belinda at
once and Mrs. Percival-who, like all
women, was at heart matchmaker-re-
solved that Miss Portman and Vincent
should be married II she could bring It
about They are Just suited for each
other" she said, " tbs much better that
Belinda marry a man like Vincent than
that Clarence Hervey"
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Secret of Some Years

Some years before when she had been
Intimate with a certain hoydenish and
bold and brazen society woman named
Harriet Frege. she had. through the ma
chinatior1s OF Freke. been led to give some
apparent encouragement to the advances
of certain Lawless. When she found
that the captain took in earnest what
she had meant only as a joke she broke
with him. The Lord Delacour heard of
1t. challenged Lawless-and killed him
Having a dispute. soon after with Mrs
Lutteridge over an election--for both la
dies were then playing at politics-she
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agreed to fight a duel with that woman
dressed in mans clothes-urged on there
to by FrelKe. who was still her evil ge-
MUS. Mrs. Lutteridge having injured her
right hand, IL was agreed, when they got
upon the ground" that both ladies should
fire into the air
They did So but Lady Delacours pis-
toll kicked" and hit her In the right
breast. causing bad bruise. The bruise
grew worse and she secretly consulted
a quack doctor, who told her that she
had cancer. He had been doctoring
her ever since; the affection had grown
worse, and she was now obliged TO use
opium constantly to ease her pain and
her nervous approximations.
She had found that Freke was false
and treacherous woman and had broken
with her. Now she was quite alone and
begged that Belinda would stay with her
TO the end, which, she said, could not
be far of Marriott. Belinda and the
quack were the only persons possessed
of her secret. Before the world she would
keep on her mask of folly TO the last
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Sensational Ending

Then she explained to Clarence the true
state OF Vrginla's feelings toward him,
and. opening a door. ushered in Captain
Sutherland. at the sight of whom Vir-
glnis blushed and hung her head.
Explanations ensued all around now
and Lady. Delacour called out with her
oldtime gaiety Now let us all arrange
ourselves with regard to proper stage
effect What signifies being happy unless
we appear so? Captain Sutherland, kneel
with Virginia. II you please. at her fa-
Tiers feet you are in the act of giving
them your blessing. Mr.. Hartley. Mrs.
Ormend. Just clasp your hands with JOY
Clarence, you have right to take Be
lindas hand and may kiss it-nay. nay,
Miss Portman, It's a rule OF the stage
Now-enter Lord Deacour leading little
Helena My lord, you may embrace me-
to show that we are reconciled. Helena.
keep hold of your fathers hand. There,
all quite pretty and natural
Now. Lady Delacodr, to show that she
is reformed, comes forward to address
the audience with moral A morale
Yes.
Our tale contains a moral, and, no doubt
You will have wit enough TO find it out
Next weeks one-page classic will be
My Novel" by Bulwer I.ytton
Copyright. 19l2. by Irving king.)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-25
Lady Delacour's Daughter

Now, Lady Delacour had a daughter
q girl about 2 years old whom she sell
dom saw. The girl was kept at board
ing school most of the time and spent
her vacations with the family of a Mr..
Perciyal The Percivals were an en-
tirely different sort of people from the
Delacours They were people of birth
and fortune. but took no part In the
wild. hysterical life of London so
ciety"
took the place which should have been
occupied by her mother. Sometimes
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Helena was allowed to come and see
her mother; but Lady Delacour was
afraid to have the child around for fear
she would discover that she was sur
fering from an incurable disease and
also. she confessed TO Belinda, she felt
that the influences surrounding Helena
in the home of Mrs. Percival were bet
ter than in her own. Belinda had met
the Percivals had been to their house
and was delighted with them.
But It was one of her strong desires
to induce Lady Delacour to have Hell
ena back TO her own home. She had
visions OF happy and reunited family
of father, mother and child in which
the demon OF society" should not be
able to work its mischief.
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Romance Kindles

Belinda urged Lady Delacour to call in
a competent physician but she sternly
refused and her life went on as before
sorrow and distress and domestic un-
happiness in secret, wild gayety and
a continuous round of pleasure before
the public. Clarence Hervey called IRE
quently at Lady Delacour's and begged
her ladyship to make his peace with Be-
linda, whom he grew to admire more and
more every time he saw her.
Belinda let Hervey know that she was
aware that he knew she had overheard
his disparaging remarks, but treated
him with great courtesy-though some
what coldly In fact from many things
that happened and from Belinda's fire.
quent analysis of her own feelings she
began to be afraid that she was falling
In love with Clarence and determined
that she would be guilty OF no such weak
ness. Hervey, on his part vas. after
time. convinced that he was really In
love with Belinda and determined to win
her If he could.
New Element of Discord
And now a new element of Jiscord was
introduced into the fashionable home or
the great society leader, LAZY Delacour
hecaice Jealous OF Belinda Through Be-
linda's efforts Lord Delacour md mis- wife
had Lecome pretty well reconcile'i to each
other The breach between them was not
entirely closed but was rapidly closing,
end HIS lordship felt. and expressed, the
deep gratitude he felt to Belinda for her
efforts in bringing about a more reason
able and more agreeable state Of affairs.
But gossip, with its thousand SANDER
GUS and venomous tongues. began to whis-
per that Lord Delacour and Miss Portman
were really very great friends.
Mrs. Lutteridge and Harriet Freke were
busy spreading the report and in their
efforts they were much aided by Sir Philip
Badderly, whose valet had II from Lord
Delacorr's valet that his lortship was
smitteE with the charms of Belinda and
that Belinda was only waiting sor Lady
Delacour to die or get divorce to be-
come herself Lady Delacour.
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BY
MARIA E-DGEWORTH
Reu nited Family

world to the ,ind. After l am dead, Be-
linda, you shaln have him all to yourself.
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birthnight dress. gold fringe and laurel
wreath into the bargain--that you do
not guess right
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A Likeable Young Man
Clarence Hervey might have teen more
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-25

Next weeks one-page classic will be
MY Novel" by Bulwer I.ytton
Copyright, 19l2. by Irving king.)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-25

Our tale contains a moral. and, no doubt
You will have wit enough to find il out
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-13
Rev. II. E. Dunnack breaches to
The Odd Fellow Organization.

with some care the modern brother
hoods and societies.
l have found four ideas in all these
orders for which men have given up
life, sacrificed every pleasure and de-
MED themselves every joy to obtain:
four great truths have been at the
heart of all these great organizations
and constitute the power that holds
tlIcm all together to this day
Through all the countries these So
c;eties haye taught that alone man is
weak and helpless, ignorant and sin
full Through trial, difficulties, gloom
ard darkness man comes to strength,
knowledge and holiness. These socie-
ties have taught that all life and all
things and all forces had their origin
in God. That fIe was a Father. of in
finite wisdom and goodness and pow
CT. That all might seek him and find
strength; that they might know him
and findeknowledge, that they might
see him and find goodness.
These societies have all taught that
men were deathless creatures. Point
ing 20 nature. they said, Nothing
dies. They hung lamp on their al
tar and kent Il burning and pointing
tc the burning lamp. they said: Life
will never go out. Pointing to the
universal passion in man fer life they
said: The soul is immortal.
These societies taught the unity of
humanity They admitted men into
their societies ard called them broth
ers. These brothers were held togeth-
er by the practice of benevoienee. ethe
cultivation of friendship. the passion
for love and the power of truth
There they stand -Four supreme
ideas. the idea of weakness and sin,
the idea ef God. the idea of immortal
ity and the idea of brotherhood. Fur
thermore. these societies imposed upon
candidates for their mysteries a SOL
emn vow that was to be binding, for
ever. They were pledged TO poverty
chastity and obedience That is, to be
Independent OF money, with or with
out it. ID learn self control and to
learn mastery, By obedience. Having
taken this vow they were permitted
to go on their journey
Jesus Christ, the man of Nazereth.
is the incarnation of these four ideals.
He is the one in whose life this great
vow found perfect expression Slowly
but surely ne is gathering all men and
forces together TO complete the work
of human redemption.
The Golden age of Christ will bring
about the Golden age of humanity do
unto others as ye would that they
should do 10, YOU This is the in
spring ideal of Christ. This is the
heart of Democracy,
Members Of the Lso. O. F.. Won have
had an Important part of this work
of bringing to reality the ideal soeie-
ty, of browning its founder. Christ.
Tomorrow. all the world will be kpeel-
ing az His eress and all humanity will
be rejoicing in his love. Christ con-
quers sin, reveals God, brings immor-
tally to light and establishes brother
hood in the world.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-13

asylum Lodge, No 20. l. o. O. f..
with tho allied bodies, observed the 9sd
anniversary of the order. Sunday, by
tho Green street Methodist church,
where am appropriate sermon was
preached by Rev. Henry E. Dunnack.
who is member of the order
Seventy members of Asylum Lodge
and Jephtha Encampment attended.
marching tc the church. escorted by Is
members Of Canton Augusta, No o.,
Patriarchs Militant. They were met at
the church yestry by 80 members of
Il. -. Capen Rebekah Lodge who at
tended the service With them.
MIR. Dunnack's subject was: Christ,
the Master Spirit" and he took for
his text, Luke vial. And as We would
that men should do to you do,ye also
likewise He said in part:,
We are fortunate to have the menu
bers of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows with us. this morning. We
give htem welcome in His name Whom
we all love and serve.
As the minister of this church | am
expected to bring some message that
will he of special value to this great
fraternity. l am not sure l shall sue
coed in this task. However, / hope this
hour Of worship may bring peace and
Joy into every heart present, this
morning.
I know something of your degrees of
friendship. love and truth. I have wit
messed your noble ceremonies and |
have heard your inspiring ritual. ]
have been privileged to know your
countless benefactions. I have read the
story of your great chiefs. Widely. Emit
wistle and Watch. / have stod by the
Seven stars in Baltimore. / have stood
uncovered Ia the cid burying ground
where sleep your mighty dead There
fore, know that no words of mine
could add To the fame and glory OF
your pasts Your % years of history are
years filled with deeds of devotion
love and service.
For years have been deeply inter-
esfed in the origin and development OF
secret societies. My investigations
have taken me into the far away past
into ancient Persia, Egypt, Greece and
Rome. | have read the story of the
Druids. Of those great military orders
of the Middle Ages and / have studied
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-13
AMUSE M ENTS.
Headline pictures-opera House.

Patrons of the Opera house will be
treated to a genuine and pleasant sur
prise at the Opera house. this after
noon and evening. when the new pic
lures will be thrown on the screen.
One of the most interesting pictures,
from a local standpoint is that of
The Mine on the Yukon" the story
was written by a Waterville man and
the scenes were laid on the shores of
the kennebec, in Wateryille, in the
heart of winter. a few months back.
This picture will he the initial exhibit
il, this State and the country and is
termed by competent critics TO be a
great picture. The other pictures in
clude another interesting picture by
the same firm, Edison, How Wash
ington Crossed the Delaware The
Biograph Company have two comedies
entitled "Oh Those Eyes" and Those
Ficksvile Boys" Also Nemesis by
Nitagrapk
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Parker w. Cole.

Word has been received of the death,
Friday afternoon. at East Boston, 81
Parker w. Cole, formerly of Augusta.
When resident of this city Mr.. Cole
was for scme time a travelling agent
for the New Age, and Was, later pro-
prietor of the bakery now owned by
John NJ. Kehoe. ON Water street. The
remains were taken to North Newport
on the Monday morning Pullman, and
funeral services VIII be held, in the
afternoon. lnterment will be made by
the side of his wife. who died about
three years ago.