The Cambria Daily Leader

BRYNCOCH PIT FATALITY. The fatal accident at the Old Pit, Bry n- ooch. Colliery, through which Mr. John John, of Neath Abbey, lost his life, 'has cast quite a gloom over the district. Great sympathy is felt for the widow, who has been an invalid for some five years. At the meeting Lftld at Skewcn on Wed- nesday evening in eon aw lion with the proposed memorial to the late Ald. Wm. Howell, J.P., a vote of condolence with the widow and fLiyAt- was adopttfl, many references being made to the deoe-s splendid record of a useful life and to the public loss occasioned by his untimely death. A son of the deceased is Mr. Tom John, the well-known reciter. | On inquiry we find that the manager, j Mr. Wm. Evans, whose leg was fractured, is doing as well as can be expected. Badly injured as he was, he managed to crawl many yards in order to call for help. The fireman, Mr. Ben Davies, Bryncocth, also received injuries by the same fall." In the last ten months there has been an increase of 150 per cent in juvenile crime in Peterboro'. Allowances to Spanish Military At- taches in European countries are increased 25 per cent. on account of the incraesed I cost of livingf Mr. Asquith's evidence before the Dar- danelles Commission occupied two hours. I A white calf sold by Earl Darnley at. the Red Cross sale at Rochester fetched I £138.

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COUNCILLOR'S MARRIAGE. Neath Rural District Member Honoured. | What was described, as unique in the history of the Mearh Rural District Coun- cil was a happy function on Wednesday in which the central figure was Mr. W. A. Loyson. The assembly was representative of the Neath Rural District Council and the Board of Guardians, together with the officials and staif. Aiï{'[' a number of members and officials had offered congratulations to Air. Wm. Jxytion on the occasion of his recent mar- riage, the Chairman (Mr. W. B. Trick, J.P.) handed him a silver tea and offee .service with salver. snitablv inscribed. In making the presentation, the Chair- man referred to the association of Mr. I/eyson with useful public work, and said their guest had all the qualities of a gentleman and had proved himself of sterling worth both in his professional capacity and public life. He wished both Mr. and Mrs. Leyson a long life of happi- ness and, continued usefulness. (Cheers.) Mr. Leyson feelingly responded. Mr. Prosser (Seven Sisters), who initiated the fund, added his congratula- tions.

A big Volunteer parade will take place I in the City on Saturday afternoon, pre- I paratory to a march to Hyde Park..

VIOLENT COLDS, so prevalent I in Summer, are quickly and easily cured by .NoFtroline." Use "Nost-'oli.-ie" proml)tly. and so cut short the attack. A Londoner v rites:—" Laet, Monday I was afflicted with the worst cold I have ever had. Using Nostroline' gave me immediate relief. and my cold vanished in the night!" Pro- vide yourself with Nosfcroline" to-day. Your neCtt of it will be sudden and unex- pected. Of Chemists, Is .3d.; or by post 1;. 5d.. from proprietors—Hwoid E Mat- thews and Co., Chemists. Clifton, Broetol.

THE MARRIAGE OF MARl. BY EDITH C. KENYON, (THE NEW ALLEN RAINE), Author of The Wooing of Mifanwy," "The Winning of Gwenora," Nansi's Scapegoat, etc.. etc. CHAPTER V. I THE BRIDE-ELECT. When Ivor left her Mari stood still a minute, lost in thought. What wonder- ful things were happening! Never in her bigge«t day-dreams had she imagined her- self becoming the owner of Bryncaredog, The Hill Beloved/' as its name meant. Well, she was certain she would love the place more than ever when it was Ivei very own. How glad her father would have been had he known it would oome to her. She believed there was nothing that would please him more. She wondered if he could- know it now. And of course she would be a kind little wife to John Powell. He should have -his pound of flesh. She would dress well, and ride with him to the Meet, and ihu-nt with him, and they would have rare canters in the valleys and along the broad, flat- topped hills. Oh, yes, he should be proud of her and well content! The poor people all around would be delighted. They were all personal friends of hers. Often and often in the past they had called her Little Angel," when she took them soup and puddings in their ill- nesses, and now She would be able to do much more. As a rich man's wife there would be such great things she could do. and she was certain, whatever Ivor said. that in 11.11 good, pitiful works her husband would iTive her his support, else why had he snob a good, kind face? Mari stopped day-dreaming, and went to tell her step-mother all about it. Mrs. Hughes was simply delighted. My darling child," she said, rf how sensible you were to follow Mr. Powell, and not let him hack out of his bargain! Now] shall sell this dull old place, and take a little house in Mayfair. It will be like returning to the days of my youth, when I was so much sought after in society. Most charming it will be, and you and your John can take a furnished house near me in the season. My dear girl, I had no idea you were so clever." Mari was thoughtful. U I suppose it i will be- all right about Mr. Powell," she said. He seems a good man, and I shall get used to his being old in time U He's not what you may call old. He is about forty I should think, but what's 4k,-tt? It's early middle-age for a man and you are twenty-one." cc Not quite, mother. I am twenty and a half." Twenty jog infancy in these days. And you will be rich. No doubt Mr. Powell will buy you handsome horses, and you will ride out with him; and motor-earn, and you will go motoring. You know you love riding." a Yes, but I would rather ride Perinos than the finest horso in the world." Oh, but, my dear, Derinos is only a Welsh pony. You will have to ride a good horse when you are married. Mr. Powell seems generous. No doubt he will make good settlements." Then Ma ft told her best news. U He is going to settle Bryncaredog on me. It will all be mv very own." H You don't say R,) WlatLqettlement, My dear, I can scarcely believe it. And he will give me .£2.5,000 for the estate. That's certain, for I shall take no less. I'm sure the valuer was wrong in esti- mating its worth at twenty thousand. Look what a lovely place it is. and within easy distance of a good town, and not so i very dull in itself. You can always have, visitors, and house parties, in the season for shooting. The fine mountain and sea 1 aid combined——" Why. mother. are you cracking up this wretched old hole ?" asked Tom, sauntering in, with a cigar in his mouth. If you had said half as much in its praise to that old toper who has just been up. you might have sold Bryncaredog to him!" H I am selling it to him. He is going to buy it, Tom. He is really. He will give me £ 25,000 for it. Only think. What a sum! W, (-,Il, you are clever, Mum!" ex- claimed the boy. I didn't thinfcS to hear you talk as I went out, that you'd ever effect a sale. If ever a man looked bored it was your customer." Oh, but he changed," replied his mother. It was all Mari's doing, she persuaded him to buy the estate, and marry her." Oh, no. mother! I did nothing of the sort!" cried Mari, horrified at her mother's view of the case. It was he who offered to buy Bryncaredog, and marry me. < The boy threw up his cap in the air, and ) caught it again U You're a cunning old girl, Mari," he said. ?And I'm glad j you're sold I'm nothing of the sort. You ought j not to talk like that, Tom," remonstrated his half-sister. Mr. Powell proposed the whole thing." "1: don't know how the truth may he! I toll the tale, as 'twas told to meT 'I quoted the boy, toasingly. Then, becom- ing more serious, ho turned to his mother, saying. Mum, you are to have < £ 2.5,000, and Mari is to have Bryncaredog, but where do I come in ? Before her mother could reply, Mari exclaimed, You're only an infant, Tom, in the eyes of the law. Yoii'll go with mother, and submit yourself to teachers and governors." I'll be hanged if I do," said Tom. rudely. Man parsed a troubled night. Young though she was, and accustomed to sleep all night, and know nothing, from t-hel minute she put her head upon the pillow till old Catrin, who used to be her iiiii-;e, entered with a cup of tea and a cheerful remark about the weather, she could not close her eyes for hours, but lay Staring at the dark, and wondering what would j happen in the future. She, who so loved her independence, how could she give it up ? She sat up in bed, at last, struck a light, and taking up a Prayer-book, turned to the marriage ser- vtce see what exactly she would have! to promise. Having found the -xact passage, she read. ruefully that; the priest would say, "Wilt thoti, obov him, and serve him, love, honour, and keep him in sickness and in health: and, forsaking all other, keep thee only unto him, eo long as ye both shall And she would have to answer a I will" in the presence of God and man. Then John Powell would be her master, and she would have to obey him, this man she scarcely knew, whom indeed ahe had only seen onae. It seemed incredible. And the next point that became eleaT to her was that she ought to warn him she had no lor/e to briJtt to him, as her share of the compact. It would seem. very shabby to take such a great gift from him I as her dear old home, and give him no I love in return, but she told herself that could not be helped, and fell asleep at length, with tears in her eyes. Old Catrin saw their traces in the morn- ing, when she came to call her darling, and refrained from awakening her as usual. I'll let her have het sleep out, poor dear," said the faithful creature, U If 11 be for the master she's fretting for. What a loss he is! In the course of the morning Mr. Powell called to see Mrs. Hughes and ask her permission to marry her step- daughter, and also to formally accept her offer of Bryncaredog for £ 25,000. Which is more than you could get elsewhere," he said. I've been going! over everything in my mind and valuing it, and £ 25,000 is the outside price for this pretty, but out-oi'-the-world propei-ty. However, since Miss Mari Hughes con- sents to marry me, you shall have your price." Oh, thank you! Thank you! That is very kind of you," said the widow, grate- fully. You will find Mari all that you lean desire. Her father simply idolised her. She misses him awfully. You will be a father to her, won't you? with an I appealing look. He c-oughed, glanced at the ceiling, gazed at the floor, and then looked straight into the woman's eyes. It's not a father I'll be," he aadd, ) H but a husband, and as good a one as I can be when all my mind is set upon her happiness. Madam, if you'll believe me. I fell in love with her at first sight, and I ask nothing better, in this life, than to be able to devote myself to the joyful task of making her happy." H I am f.-tire you will do that," Mrs. Hughes said, graciously. I have every confidence in you. It is nat as if you were a heedless, hot-headed young man. Like myself, you have reached middle age, and by that time a man should know his own mind, and" she floundered, and broke down, beginning again, But I'm sure you know all I wokild-say." H Yim have said q uite sufficient, my dear madam. It is for nioto speak now, and remind you that you have credited me with all sorts of virtues, without having" any evidence that I possess them, and am what I represent myself to be." And forthwith, he produced certificates, letters, and all sorts of documents, some of which fairly puzzled the un business owner of Bryncaredog. However, he patiently explained them all, from his certificate of birth at Glas- pwll, only a few miles from them, to documents about his residence in Sydney, and various other places in Australia. There were letters from a bishop and archdeacon, out there, thanking him for vaet gifts to charitable and religious causes, and saying how much' the sym- pathy, and assistance, of such an in- fluential man were valued by them. Plenty of scrip there was, too, showing his possession of wealth in businesses and in land and banks—one of the latter was a well known bank at Newtown, which the lady knew well. You can ask them if I am all right financially, if you have any doubts," John Powell suggested, as he buttoned up his capacious pockets, filled again with these papers. I am sure I needn't do that," Mrs. Hughes rejoined, still mystified by the documents he had showed her with 6uch pride, and glad to note their disappear- ance, and the fact that his explanations had come to an end. It had all been be- wildering and tedious, and she wanted to come to the matter of most importance to her. Now about Bryncaredog," she asked. a Have you said anything about buying it to my agent? No. madam," he answered, I dotet like agents. I prefer to deal with you at first hand. You offered me this house, and all the grounds and buildings, includ- ing the men's cottages, and the fields bp. longing to the estate, for £ 25,000. And T aeoept that offer, and have brought you a written acceptance." Here it is," and he handed her yet another blue paper. She looked at it. and her eyos danced with delight. He had made it guineas in writing. Was it a mistake? Should she tell him? Ali, no, she would not tell him of a mistake that benefited herself, lest he should AertifY it. Powell, waiting for npr fhanks, under- stood perfectly why thev did not come, and shrugged his shoulders, as he felt glad Mari WaAO, not really related to her. i « I will hand this to my lawyer, Mr. 1 Ebenezer -Tores, who will complete the business H With my lawyers, Messrs. Price and PricA," put in Powell, and now. madam, if I might 600 Mari, I should be glad." unIt. certainly. She is out in the garden—probably the row garden at the far end. I will send for her." If I may I would prefer to go to her," said the visitor. oc Very well." and Mrs. Hughes <*tood at the window, directing him to cross the lawn, and go along a laurel walk, until he reached an opening into a gar- den containing only rose-trees. John Powell went there in all haste, hoping that he should find Mari alone, but even before leaving the laurel walk. and enteri-ng the rose garden, he heard her pretty voice, speaking in most affec- tionate terms, and his heart stood still a nomont. and then beat fa,t with dire:=*t apprehensions. She was saying, Oh Joey, you sweet darling! Come here! Come to your Mari! She loves you. Come." (To Be Continued).

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SALE OF DRINK. I Llanelly Customers and Pub- licans Smartly Fined. Twenty-five licensing cases were down for hearing at the Llanelly Police Court on I Wednesday. David Jenkins and Mary Ann Jenkins, White Lion Inn, Felinfoel, were proceeded against for illegally supplying intoxicants for consumption on the premises, while Evan Bees, 29, Greenway-street, and Gordon Tucker, Pembrey-road, were sum- moned for consuming the beer during pro- hibited hours. Mr. D. Jennings appeared for the prose- cution, and Mr. M. R. Richards, who re- presented the defendants, pleaded guilty. Mr. Jennings sSaad that Tucker and Bees were employed draymen by Buck- ley's Brewery. Ltd., aiul P.C. Jones, on entering the White Lion Inn. found them inside with drink before .them. The land- lady said she took pity on them, and ex- pressed regret for what had happened. Mr. Richards said after delivering beer at public-houses in this and other districts the men were given a drink by the licen- sees. He was. however, bound to admit that it was an offence to do so during illegal hours, but he submitted that it was a case in which a heavy fine should not be inflicted. I The Bench fined David Jenkins £1. Mary Ann Jenkins t5, and Tucker and plees ii each. When Mr. Richards asked the Bencfh to express an opinion as to whether the con- victions should affect the licence, the pre- siding magistrate said: You must re- member that in other places such cases are dealt with very severely. In Liverpool public-houses have been closed down, while at Swansea a fine of £40 has been imposed. A LANDLORD'S SECOND OFFENCE. John Gritliths and Olivo Davies. Great Western Hotels were summoned for sup- plying beer to Andrew Kavanagh, 19, Mansel-street, who, along with Sydney Fisher, 19. Mansel-street, were summoned for treating. Mr. D. Jennings appeared for the prose- cution, and Mr. M. R. Richards repre- M-nted the defendants.. Mr. Jennings said that P.C. F. James visited the hotel in civilian clothes and saw Kavanagh ordering and paying for two pints of beer, which were supplied by the barmaid. Tho landlord was called into the bar, and said she had no right to do it. I don't know what the world M conning to," he said. The presiding magistrate pointed out that this was the second offence apaiust the landlord,, who would be fined i:5 and the other defendantc, 1:1 each, with advo- cate's fee. Elizabeth Byng and Harriet Harker, Stag's Head, were summoned for supply- ing stout for consumption off the pre- mises during illegal hours, while Thomas Fisher, 13, Pembrey-road, was prosecuted for taking stout during illegal hours. Mr. D. Jennings flppearod for the pro- secution, and Mr. M. R. Richards de- fended. Mr. Jennin said that Mrs. Byng was I the landlady and Hacker was a servant. While outside the Stag's Head on the day in question Fisher, who was outside the public house* was handed a bottle of stout by the servant. The latter stated that the stout had been paid for before nine o'clock. SUPPLYING STOUT. I The Bench fined the licensee S5 and the I other two defendants £1 each with advo- I Cate's fee. WHAT CONSTITUTES A MEAL. I Owen Tudor Owen and Margaret Oweh, j Brecon Arms, Llanclly, were summoned I for supplying intoxicants during ?illeg,?l I hours on Sept. 23rd, while Jos. Williams. ) John Philip Jones, and Thos. Jones. all I of Colby-road. Burryport. were summoned I for consuming beer during prohibited j hours. j Mr. Jennings appeared for the prosecu- j tion, and Mr. Richards represented the; licensee, while Mr. T. R. Ludford c. ( fended the othm men. P.C. W. D. Bevan said that at 9.4.5 p.iu. j on Saturday Sept. 23rd, he went iuto <ne! Brecon Arms by the front door. There I were four men in the kitchen in addition i to the landlady. He noticed three bottl.esl of beer on the table, and that three of the | men were seated. The landlord was called into the room, and when charged with the offence he said he had nothing to say, bnt added that the men had the beer before nine and a loaf of bread with cheese, j While he was there the men eat bread j| and cheese. j Mr. Ludford, for the three men. said I the question arose as to what constituted a meal. I The Bench fined the licensee S5 and Mrs. Owen ,£2 10s., while the three other dc- j feiidantc. were fined £1 each. I Thos. Ford, keeper of Kew Green, em- ployed by the Richmond Corporation, was found dead on the green. Mr. and Mrs. John Player, of Thirle- staine Hall, Cheltenham, commemorated their golden wedding on Wednesday by sending a cheque for A:1,000 to the Chel- tenham General Hospital. When peace arrives," said Sir D. Burnett at the meeting of the Crystal Palace Trustees, I hope that the Crystal Palace will be the scene of a great rejoicing eclipsing anything that has taken place there." A fine sample of Isle of Wight barley was sold on Wednesday for 70s. a quarter —a record. I Mr. A?uith cannot undertake to intro- dnC( legislation for the State registration of nurees. Trade in human hair in the Far East has become so depressed that hair experts in Hongkonk predict its practical extinc- tion within a short time. Printed and Published for the Swansea Press, Limited, by ARTHUR PARNELL HIGHAM, at Leader Buildings, Swansea.

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