Pot Luck.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 300, 9 December 1911, Page 4 (Supplement)

Pot Luck.

(C .pyri-i.t - - PuF.)i,h..4 ! <? ■•• nil Arrangement.)

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E. BURROWES.

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Jllii... n-i.’ii. v-a-i a ypiare, -oinfortah!.n.ui- .si r--.l b: . k, m-ii;>wi’<l to a bi.;nitiiiil dark <ol.<ur by the hand of time; ;>:•!(.> ” spl<-n i:J lay ah. i , it, an! stall-fin- on a h-inht it looltn. o»’-r a .nniiti- i’Xjrin.M! oi country to • ■ ;•• 'he toii.Ts ei St. Alban's Abbe ." pri- k.-d up t hrough the lilac du*!;. 1 •• ■•...• ;•. s—nt of tlouiTs on the warm air, and Humphrey Blake dr-w .i l.uig hr.-ath oi d-Jig-it a_> his host !• I him i:> t.hr nigh a -p-i-imis hall furnish- • I . a si: t ing-r. >.i:n. to a charniin.: rU ti n-b r n an! white, full i>l . ■.■■■;.:■ pri-tty .V: . Ja::..-s -n -nt .ng rending. It was all so «l in-t, so p-.x-i-fid. and had such u:i atm.-ph-r- oi i* -. ! home. It .■ippi-nrcl frirti Mrs. .Jam-son's • ■.: i! wi-J.-ome test lherc was nothinc b : b: iter then to find a fri.-nd nti! ng !-> lorn.-, an 1 share their pot !r- k. Humphrey, re; lie listen-d to i-.T o r.' roil-.' t-nsing bi-r husband, t--lt a p; of envy. Good to ’ — •l.i':;. -on with such a w if..--- sttr-li a h-inn. But such thoughts did not make ' n peneo of mind, and ho banished them v. i*?i an cffoi t. It w::-: ease enough to do so. whi!.' •1.-iru • >n - •■•me.J his nt tenlion, takio’ ‘ii’ b.-f 0... dinner r nnd th- gardenviiftli, a- 11 uTu.hr. "V had gm ■■•• d. v. ■TV’ of tri- ■!•:■ •s of r lie nir-e o’ i tbo small farm, which he > ■> 1, .’.be. and the phi-.t'r-iat coveris rhirh .ti. !■•'..d fo;- sumo mib-s to th-li-’ant. main road. ".11 about :h--•o-inir v 1-iy n "rent p-.•■■•■ : '-tars w u-e !•■•/it:nii:g to show in the du-ky sky .s

j they saunltTotl back to the hoti‘c. 1 1- , like au <>a-;is of pvaoo to ih’.aiI piir. y Blako as Im went up to <ir- - ali i louti.i h:a room a tvnie. spacious •ham!..-.-, ail wrap- an.i pleasant eoiri- ; li ,f '.il tzcs, t!io [ini n redolent of • !.»v. t: b-r. Su.-h a horse as this he nciuli i 1ii.0... oim.. <iay--but that »vas a loa_; I ••■.!> otf. I Tim pleasant horm-linrr-s of tl:<* lit* ali'iu T that f >llo'.i"<!. v.’.n ho anti la: mem m. | his nile sat in the laiootit real. a h. :•■ the v.: ndov. •; ivoro a id? <y open t > adriur tim si'■< nt- 1 air, the inello’.v Ipt'.t. falling on pine'l. J aalls. ari l fin** old Mirer ail l r-hinn. and slender g!.. = --es of white ill i p .■rhi'-li d.-m.-l the s:i'.;.le t :>!>*' app.-'ii "'1 in him tm., and | : e tinv'p’it .'mia that .I;’.-’.'.. mri's | : nos had inch.ed falb'ti tn ' i • •p'.-.: . : •• i>;.i A pair of < I.t< '.'• n.•. with sumo •. ■■■>■ ' •■:irlv p.ris rhe InMi-r ho:n.'-p.-iw n, ■himi-'in i.-.foe-. . .1 him proudly - appeared os th«> pirn df resist;- n”". and v- • la'immn crirv.-d them Mrs. .Jamison i ' ■’ s at her hush,and and sam • id v ; ■'i'iek, rns‘ think sue’i an odd t'i'i’'* h;ippi-ncd. The Joelreminded rm o' it. Whri* do vmt third; rm.d; firrnj on>‘ ot tlmrr. ha I omli-rved ?" "Urivi-n't a n ■: i- my dear. T «• •;-- |in..' dirlrs trill sunlhov rnvthimr, I-t-"AV. 11, t'my must., i'td-z’np: J>y !'m ih’im co i’< me.* tip. 1,0 >k at tbs’” > i .-' t 1 a tins* obh-M , '■ .*mt :''i‘ r'i:-:.-!: 'd odd'., re >m:-s th' l table, d.riem >.;r I it up an I Im/red :t .->i r: .st d "s>r.>. .i ,:■■• i hi. a fell f: >:n S'lnp■arm's el-mn or br.ve let. rn't h -" J rm 1. ’At !■ ’ bio- :• mi mi*, • i.r'ket." A . t' • - ' ! ‘ ' tn r:’:. ordv I can't open it. Il's r.rtTer a dear, ibti I •.■.en ter Im'S the <!ri‘ s J > It. I.'.’t it odd. Mr. Bt.T.x - ' ' A’.-;- .- ; Tmiv I s-.s i; f... ■ •• ’'lit fr.t':: i mil, r. I> 11 sridi criroe.’. ■ a- o', a. ..re, ’■its. .hm.'. in pa.---'4 him th" rrr.Ml :.m'’.o' ii r i.V.'H . So’v'iiinr b rir*. ..e'en h*ni as re. f U mj iVe rm ft." ovml bi he':. TT'mh' ot line ord tm’d. f'.mirs a t dry ritr.; .rd star in t' l - 1 'em. If it V'hai I'll mrth di 1 ' rm -n ■' Ari l rm;-.- bad 11-m- F rc..«.|.f< r i c • tr-mk.-t t ere i--. |... in s-mj a : mn.m- I’ >;• |m re:mirnbv 1 the h’tm ’’on" ut ..a'.' • > iTi-t t 1 "*‘ vmi > ■m > he had mvc-i it to II I 1 ’* !nv ’.'lit "-ven it to Imr w 'mn i Ivm vm ■ i nr.;.. I'e'.«o.?ri fl-mi. As Im set 'im’itlv Im’dn't at it, 1.-e >;;> ■eii-.ee>>; ly ('named the tins spun" wbedi v. as eno of the tmt-ir.'s of th. little .. 'lid. and its side flc ;r ! .i" n a ith a click, di-ml i-:nir a phot h:s can mJuml face I >m; I ‘ i--tn i roin e-thlii *'m lon’mt. I f s t ;- rt.'. I ' '■ ' ‘ 1 . : I tr> n - ' drumed birr. - Im bad sp.lt' ft s‘'P rn! tin;. .. 1.-ii Hurntihri'y sat si’.-ntdr an I . I ;o t b ■ ■■ little .-.. I tn 1 hull! A'fv d-me odd w’la* arc • ilromn i t ah et* " ‘dhrni.fm- 1 m> . | m> ''<'>£ o’ ! ; Lina a" hr ■ lid. ‘ !•->'.it. m ’ ill' Hit ims If d > tr-dr': warm'' J I’m. Mrs. .l,nrm:i, bo--vim J ki-imr il.” '' 5 mt J; •’. .wt: - ” •A- s. J r emm i* to~to M m •••■ (’resell years a" > ” Mrs. d.irari'>'i v'tor-'A n rrr n' i m-sTomend, Mo- m-i t f v l.’no cvm rrrao I f-,1 1T ir •■•• .s | " ‘ 1., r a m. ■ m"*" dem-e r ” sd-s mm •’ i ■ AVbv r e, Irrnr t’emo .bm’.-r os.e. fr-m-i o Wks Fom-m; >■; vdm crows po’litry. and f! nrer-s. mil fruit in rot"

j lonely place in tha south of Ireland. 1 And 1 believe— yes, 1 know, her nan.u ‘ is Hose.” ■ tiuinphrey started at her unbelievingly. ; ■(..rows poultry—and fruit?” l:o ; adined. I "Yes. I get things from her every ! week —poultry, I mean. 1 believe sue 1 has a little farm of her own. She—- ! she must lie your old friend.’" 1 "You will gin: me her address?" 1 "Of course. And perhaps you wI; Bend her back the locket, Mr. BlakeH’ I "1 think," said Humphrey, with an odd smile. ‘T shall take it back t-L-r mys-If. I can spare another week at home, after all." c? * * * ■ Vo-i ofl-red Mr. Blake pot liie!;.” .‘said Mr., .Jaims-m late hat night. ! wh< n she an l her hush,and were alone. ’‘ J thin'; h- got more than that. I '. In here ho got something thai, was i-al, ' tenl luck from the pr>t -or rather ’be i ->""-n.' Did you see his face when 1.I spok- of Miss Ferguson? D-pon.l upon | ’t. I’iek. t’v m’s son’.-thi'.g in it.” "In w h:it. r/.y dear - his t.tci’?” ■'D< n't bo a goose! Yom know rpitle iv. II w!:->t I mean.” ‘I know v.i-fre a born tn.tt.-h-mnk-r. I’k” .ry woman.” ■‘Like every harmi'v mnrrinl wnn’.sn yon rnean,” said lift!- Mrs. .Ttuneson. ■.'iih such an air of satisfaction and dignity that her husband laughed. "W. 11. if he meets such a good mat'.'t as I d ; I. b‘.’ll be Ml eight.” ‘"aid be. I •‘Din'.’retorted Mrs. Jameson, but in no displease! tone. - - s- v Ib'in was falling steadily, lldiir.’ o-.it in a white cloud all the wonderful pnmT.nnm, <■( mountain, lake, and firwoods wltieh cloth-d the lower slope . rf those precipitous heights. X’ow and then a cheering gleam of pal- sunshir..’ cut through the mist, but soon van tsh-d. ami down r-.niir the white cloud • wri-ath'-. blotting everything out in :i ' w-t oli.cnrity. | Seated rather perilously on th- si Ird an outside car, Humphrey Ula:;e q sui vevr d this wild and d-solate count '” | Lovely enough it must be when tl -

t.;:si vanished and tho sun shone, but even so —what isolation, what lonebress mi every side! Ao sign ot human h ibi tat inn beyond a few cabins perched cyra -like on the side rd' the heather-eo-.'ered mountains, and an occasional m iro jiiibstantial duelling in tho shape ot a small farm-house. Goats brous-.d by the roadside, their legs f< ttorod to;mther —an occasional donkey lit toil up a melancholy voice; water birds chuckled on the lake among the reeds, be ynnd that there was silence, and rain, ra i n. rn i n And s'.mew hero bore- t’o car-driver r.s-ured Humphrey that bo know where ■ It : H rguson was living alone. Wli.iirdv.snge twist of fortune's whin-.Mcal nd'. '4 had dr” e-i her irpn snc’i a baea-ci-hov,>nd nb »|o. ho wondered. Sh-> prositmahlv working hard, too—. ciretinis.'an-o that puzzled him. sin<o th.-. Fergusons had been com fortabi niT in the old d.T.-s. and Bose b->d n. -.mr wanted" for anything. But perbn-.s Hie <• ib n-d’s ih oit) bad made .■» serums d;>’ f.-rem..., Uj s | H ,. vrt s-.'o.lh'd al t) , o thought. ■Safely stowed away in his breast- [> > io t was a tiny pack-.-t containing V’ . !.' ■’■' L ■ I hv the gr. ed V (iiiil.Liig. Armed with that a : <- d= (Hud hn h:.d hurried across ;m- I, , h Sea. i.-. ;i ., I: . ; dl train and the ! -'i<hg c'.r.i to Ibr.slare boat could take him. P'ltting his long. I- journey out. t’> r‘ • Ju.:-: ;dteri’’.; JI his pf.-.ns, ml dim .‘light ol J... .....'i hw,pili l.a ; Mirred o’ I 1 j.ii-..-m ~ \;d t-.-- . ;i:.d i uh-.;. if /!■... > iq 1 d .m.:.0 >.i.h sao.j a p',. les even U!1 [;;:n distant Ironile? |...r a ■<>o.,;.;ui ran juu'i.- Imme end ,■ m t:i«ai>Lt oi a desert land for th.. t I 5?.., love". iii> 1.) about T.;, n „ . ■, ‘■■e ear si; ung onwards. Thro.;;-': br< 4; n> t. .. ..j:st ti:« ’.}.••■. of -i. Ho.: e.. b.i ■!.; 1 l.y dark lir.;,’ ~.■. ■!.! ~‘r , on t.. 0 rmimtain sde; ho ea.ight .i .g-immcr <-t aii'ithil.-ji.m ; n j).,. v .,(i, v be.'iw- oi a towering p’lride mount mi v-r. su lw.i in clouds behind it. V.'.h;:*. ." . J' 11 -! ot viid h.,:::iy blit :-o I driver pointed t„ . t v (th Ins v. lup. * <>o'W ■ 1S h'-yant t':.-,-,. ;-o a inM. ' Ic'.'Ugii" a gate, up g hiird J,ordered ' rr>n,:e, the c-.w swung, emerging .■>,, t> :■ grav. dl. I Swoop t |,;, ;,', al .. . y- ■’••* V; -S Mot.lJ but prcilv, and trim -- i ? - A „ ' '' :i ' rirh‘ appear'd *■’ H'; x.-.n mhry l-om-es 1 » JJ- ; T , | 0 ,. n r *, ; -"""'mF i m ; -.>f n p, v . ■L’ I ’O '><■' id- .C f irn h-im-o. Th ■ -I.- an] „| iiiii -r ■■ m f . r .- : -..*p n e th;, ■•’■■ ■: ■■- i i.- .•: t ■■■ •■ ■. i ; . n ; An m I’ ~ ....... .m'orm'd’ ri’Tt t’i;it ’.£■< T’i r-ijn • j :1 garden, and ■ .rc'.'ng the car man round : ■ I’m yarl 1 i ■■ m;>hrey asked prrmis'"’"■•l to •■■ot; lw there. The w. 1 him t’> - garden d ->r. :Kid ” I' -hem irr.r !■..•■• 11 nniphr.’o !v"d-,. jjj.. f ]oor and went frit i bi;’ -• <1! kept mmd.'n. I f.-. 1; VIl , y * i"W'p tho? wnrp f” “a r l rpr.ini iti--«r. v;. 'J-ir. ’??-.! F fl].-. rrji'l" n ., l ] ;r-., ■ w* i-.-V'.’tA Pink” f't 7 '>'< 1 tfl (I'f li* -1 ’fiir 'i rcvkiTTr wit £ n TTa t]wr ; .v t, p 1 he’’ !#* b.»r Tipfnr •> -’■r. | up, <rn intent f?.? she nn I.«lhn»TT*«. Mlmn sbo did |.'-.'c iir> tho spade fed from her han-h. She stood and .stared

white-faced, at the visitor. "'I have come to bring this back to you,” said Humphrey Blake, and hekl out to her the little locket. "To —brin" —this 7” She held the tiny trinket in her hand, and the colour swept back to ■ her face. “Why, I lost it days and ; days agri—nearly a month. I thought iit was gone for ever. How did you ; find it, and where?” J "It's a queer story,” said Humphrey. ‘ with a smile. "’You may call it rom- : i-idenc" or chance. 1 call it the han-1 1 if Providence, Rose.’’ | She flushed anew at the sound if I her Christian name. There was no on? i near her now to call her Ros- —she was | alone—had been alone for so long, nnd i was smldenlv conscious that she was -s'l’k of tin's loneliness. | "'Tell me.’’ she said, simply. Hr 1 told her. I: did not seem to matter (that there were manv dropper) thrends to pick nn ■ nerhnns threads to weave j afresh. Nothing seemed to mntr-r ■sav’> that tale >;ad once more brough. j tb.r ni her. j "‘Anl v'l.it br'-’—ht van here —lo j Jt’ich n lonelv place?” nckerl fTutnnhrev. j-T'ld'h-ulv. Roc,'. T'org’i=on w;«s fi'tcnimg tl*' I lit le l tian’— -t so mi rrr ’’on s ’ v ’ r'-c .'.■‘"to 1 to the tmv chain she -wo"- | lo'i’l'l hew throat. Xh- had rdrerdv Hold him bon- shr. lost it -n- dnv while ; feeding the hunerv no-ilt’-'-. and the' ! nnpnventlv npe of th- d-cljin-s i R j{. Jft-edy histn bn,J m.’JJpd tin the tin". I tin:i— wiill i(s food. i “There was wry lit'l- G, r m- flive on when fnH'er died.” el>o nn.--v,--. jed. simply. "You s-e. T--ft went to | ( anndn, anJ ho is married and has a . coitplo of nice babies. They didn’t Fieally want me, though they asked me \to m.ilro my home with them. But—- ; I preferred independence. howcvc- - will it might be-. I found I could i live m iro cheap]” in Ireland than nt home. ,11)4 this place was in the market. ; li belongs io a school friend, anti she j l-ts mi, Im-,, jt nt uliat one consider nu rely a nominal rent. I make a good '**out <’f it, ton, by poultrv and fruit, I love the r-nuntrv. I alwys dir). At any rate, I have been independent here—and happy.” “But sometimes— lonely ?” She colonrr-J a little. * “Yes - sometimes. But it is mue.h wors,> to be alone in the midst <>r a '/■'.y , t ‘” vn than among the everlastin g hills. “I sho-ild like to see the pla-e.” said Humrjhrcy. abruptly, ns the mist lifted iO san came* out— n hanny omcfi. “Uo?:|.| you sbo’.v too round?’ 7 ' a ’ t-iov hack to the pre-ttv .■iiri Im-isc after a tom- of inspect ion bimnhr.-y Bhke turned to the girl a‘ Ins nd”. I ./Jlo'.e. I came to risk you <1 question. .•-■I havo made sar-h a niche for yourse.t hire. Would you over leave'it?’ Leave it .■• She raised a pair of r ift grey eyes to his, the colour deepened in her ta-e. Y eft for me. T want von. AVi'l von come? Y’ou know I always card - I .••eni-chr-d for you high and low—l | tnought I should never find you. Now • that. fate has brought us together again, I don’t, mean to lot you go—- ; without <1 S t HiJ/glo. ” "I don't t'iiiik you need Jo that." Sho spoke in a low, almost aniuscu voice. “Do what, my own?” ‘'Struggle.” “Ymi will come? You wil! leave tins bit ol paradise; share my life, on ij.f' frontH.’f? It Won’t be nil my denirnt and best.” ‘lint if we are together, Hum-piin-y- ’ Ho caught In i- with an incoherent niurniur, "Together we can face the world and •ill it hobls," he declared. “And some i.ay— wm n wo want to settle down away from pie world—we’ll come back here to this hit of paradise.”