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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1904-9-8, Page 2reealittecatteatektitteli 01_ trOSTAMTVAMATASUA i 41,1 assasaseerasesesenefoiseal F c !cc of Libcrt OR, A MIDNIGHT CALL inew•selireireierieseereireeireatemacereetreeareeTaireetereserailwreeseresecerremeareterearestlen murinttred. "Aad charming -1,y "Williams," Mitt. nett$0,1. said, es coutrasting strangely wee). Ines ae quite stoically, "me 'visitor will h cve• white as the frost oat a winter's land- some chtunpagne. scape, there wes a areaway, strain- She seemed to have droPPea mice ed look in the dark eyes, as if they again, into the commonplace, painful - were twee night and day lookiag for ly exact as a hostess of breeding something, something that would meet be to an unwelcome guest. And never be fotin& 1 horselt the lady yet she never seexned to see hire, : was clean and wholesome enough, but those dark eyes were looking, ever her evening dress of black silk and lace was drouping into fragments, the lace was in rags upon her bosons, 01IAV'PER X.—(Continued.) As. to the lady, 'who was tall tied heedsome, with clerk eyes am). feature looking, into the dark future. 1 he Meal proceeded in silence save for an oily sarcasm from Henson. In the though there were diamonds ei great dense stillnese the occasional howl of value in her white hair. a dog could be heard. A slight And here, etrangely 'allied, were wealth and direst peverty : the whole place was filled with rare and costly things, pictures, Statuary, china; the Roars were covered with thick car- peta, and yet everything was abso- lutely smothered in dust. A thick, white, blankety cloud of it lay. every- where. It obseured the china., it dimmed the glasses of the pictures, It plied in little drifts on the heads and arms of the dingy statues there. Many years raust have passed since a housemaid's brush or duster had touched anything in Longdeart Grange. It was like a palace of the Sleeping Beauty, wherein people walked as in a waking dream. The lady of the house made her way slowly to the dining -room. Here dinner was laid out daintily and ar- tiscally enough—a gaurmet- would have drawn up to the table with a feeling of satisfaction. Flowers were there, and silver and cut -glass, china with a history of its awn, and the whole set out on a table cloth that was literally dropping to pieces. It was a beautiful room in itself, lofty, oak panelled from floor to roof, with a few pictures of price on the walls. There was Ocala- of flush of annoyance crosecel Horn's broad face. "Some day I shall poison all those hounds," he said. Enid looked up at him swiftly. "le all the hounds round ,Longdean 'were poisoned or shot it would be a good Wale to live in," she said. Howell mailed caressingly, like Pe- truchaa might have done in his mild- er raoments. "My dear Enid, yon misjudge me," he said. "But I shall get justice some day." - Enid replied that she 'fervently hon- ed, so, and thus the strange meal pro- ceeded with smiles and gentle, words from Henault, and' a wild outburst of bitterness from the girl. So far as she WaS coucerned the servants might have 'been move antomatons. The dust rose in. clouds as the latter moved silently. It was hot in. there, and gradually the brown powder grimed like a Elm over Henaon's oily skin. At the head of the table Mar- garet Henson sat like a, woman in a dream. Ever, ever ber dark eyes seemed to be looking eagerly arotuid. Thirsty num seeking preeions water in a desert might hese looked like her. Even and anon her lips moved, gleanung salver glowing lake an ar- but no sound came from them Oc- gent moon against a purple sky, and casionally she spoke to one or the yet the same mese of dust and de other of her gueste, but she never solation was everywhere. Only the followed her words with her eye*. dinner looked bright and modern. Such a sad, Pathetic, pitiable figere, • There were two other people stand- such a grey sorrow in her regs and snowy hair. • ' ' The meal came to an end at length, and Mrs. Henson rase suddenly. There was a grotesque suggestion of the marionette in the movement. She bowed as if Co some imaginary per- sonage and moved with dignity to- wards the door. Reginald Henson stood aside and opened it for her. Sho passecl into the dini hall as if ab- solutely unconscious of his peesetice. Enid flashed a look cif defiance ,at him as she disappeared into the gloom and floating dust. Benson's face changed instantly, as if a mask had fallen from his snug features. Ile became alert •and vig- orous. He was no longer patron of the arts, a wide-nsinded philanthro- pist, the man who devotes himself to blooded—a good hater and a good the pod of humanity. The blue friend. And the master passion of eyes wore cold and cruel, there was a her life was hatred of Reginald Hen- hungry look about the loose mouth. son." "Take a bottle of clout and the "Madam has had a refreshing cigars into the small library, Wile' rest?" Henson. suggested. "Pardon Hams," he said. "And open the our anxious curiosity." window, the chase stifles me." Again Enid raged, but Margaret The dignified hutler bowed respect - Henson might have, been of stone for fully. 1 -Ie resembled the typical bad all the notice she took. The fax- butler of fiction in no respeet, but away look was still In her eyes as his thoughts were by no means pleas- ' she felt her way to the table like ant as he hastened to obey. Enid one in a dream. Then she dropped was loitering in, the hall as Williams suddenly into a chair and begun passed with the trays •• grace in a high, clear voice. "Small study and the windoe Laid picked up the top book with "And the Lord make es truly, open, miss," he whispered. "9:here's strange eagerness: There were pages thankful. And may He, when it same game on—oh, yes, there is some of figures and cabelistie entries that seemeth good to Him, remove the blessed game on again to -night. And no ordinary person could make any - curse Trom this house and M due him so anxious to know how lefiss thing of. Pages here and there were season free the innocent and punish Christiana is. Says she ought - to Cd and decorated with pink re - the guilty. For the burden is sore ,Call him. in professionally. Personas, ceipt. stamps. Enid glanced down. upon us, and there are times when I ly. I'd rather call in. an undertaker the last column and her face grew a it seems hard to bear."w- ho was desperately hard up for a little paler. "" "' The big man played with his knife job." Aunt,she whispered, Ive got and fork, smilingly. An acute ob- "All right, Williams," Enid. re- to go out. At once; do youmig.under- servpaseaonate plaint was directed at to -night. statute/ There is a. message .here; er -ht have imagined that the plied. "My eister is worse Min. If so it passed harmlessly over his broad shoulders. In. his Mama- ' culate ,evening dress he looked stran- gely out al place there. Enid had escaped the prevailing dilapidation, but her gown of grey homespun was severe as the garb of a charity "Madam is Vo poetical," Henson Mg by the table, one a girl with handsome, intellectual face full of passion but ill repressed; the other the big fair man lmown, to the vil- lage as "Mr. Charles," 'As a, mat- ter of fact,' his name was Reginald Henson, and he was distantly relat- ed to Mrs. Henson, the strange chat- elaine of the House of the Silent Sorrow. He was smiling blandly now at Enid Henson, the wonderfully beautiful girl with the defiant, shin- ing eyes. "We inay be seated now that =- dani is arrived," Henson said, grave- ly. He apoke with a. mocking humility and a queer wry smile on his broad, loose mouth that filled Enid with a speechless fury. The girl was hot - real friend, Williams, and I will nev- er forget yver goedneeee Run peeing —'I sea actually' feel that man NM - Mg." i As a matter of feet, II neon WO'S approaching. noiselessly, 1 wspite his great bulk be had the cleaa, claSaty step or a cat; his big, rquig ecer$ were those of -a here, lieeson was always listening. He woulpative lis- tened belated a. kitchen door tot pair Chattering scullery -maids, e He liked to find other people out, ibough es yet he hod not 'hese, found at him- self. He steed before the world as a soeial missioner; he snack speeches at religious gatherings anti affeetel the women to tears. He -este known to devote a considerable fortune to (Johns good; he had been naked to stand for Parliaancnt, whets his real =kitten lay. Gilead. Gates half al- luded to Reginald "Season as nis right htind man. re crept along to thei study, where the lamps were lighted and the silver elaret-jug set out. f He carefully dusted a big arm-ehair lieset began to smoke, having first carefully sextin- ,guished the lamps and ;en that the window leading to the arden was wide open.. Henson was watching for Something. In hisfeline nature he had the lull gift of f ine Patience. To woe his own ends hb would have sat there watching all iight if tiedeS- Sexy. I -Se heard on oe per, a howl front ono he beard Enid's voice drawing -room. The yes was quite funereal en° In the midst of the Margaret Henson sat still as a sta- tue. 'The distant; weary eXPression never 161'1 her eyes for a moments As the stable clock, the Only ane going on the premises, struck ten Enid crossed Oyer rrom the piano to her, aunt's side. 'There Was an eager leek on her Tape, her eyes were gleamiug like frosty stars. : "Aunt," she whispered; "dear; I have had a Message!" ".-Message of woe and desolation," 'illiargaret Henson died. '"Isibular tion and sorrow on. tbis wretehea house. For sevet years the hand of the Lord has lainheavily upon , us." She epoke like one who was far 'away front her surroundings: And yet no one 'could look in her eyes and say that sho was MadIt was a proud, pas-six:mate spirit, crashed down by eome bitter Enid's eyes ilaehed; so;;TriNaltaitishic,cio„:11nssaitl has been robbing caine the mechanical replytett) endow a bed in some hospital. And there is no escape, no -hope unless we drag the shameful secret from him. Bit ly Sit and drop by drop, -and th•an I shall Cite and you and. Christiana will be nenzilese." sI dare say Chris and myself will servive that, Enid said, cheerfully. "But we have inseam, decte aunt; we have thought lt out carefully. Regin- ald Henecin has hidden the. React' -somewhere and we are gedng to find it. The stecret is hidden not far: off, because our cousin has occasion to require it frequently. 11 is like the purloined letter in.Edgar Vee's 'won- derful Story." Margaret Henseu.nodded and Mem- bear, It seemed almost iinpossible to melee her understand. She bola bled of steringe things, with her. dark eyes ever listed on the future. Enid turned away almost despairingly. At the same time the steble chick Steeds the half -hoer after ten. . Williams slipped in with a tray of glasses, noislessly. On the tray lay, a entail Pile of tradesmen's books. The top one Was et dull xed with no lettering; upon it at all. • "rite housekeepees,respectlel 'Coma carments, Mises and would you go through them to -morrow ?" Wiiliamns said. He tapped the top book sig- nificantly. "To -morrow is the last day of the month." sional whim - f the dogs; inging its the of the house gh for him. rawings-Soom sound of Iley own VQ4,Ce means to me! A -nether otee Enid." "Yes, yes," Enid Whispered, "You are to sing tili 1 retina. You axe te leave Hensoe to imagine that 1 tele singing., He will rtever guess. Now then.' Enid crept away into the hall, clas- ing the door softly behind her. She made bey way noiselessly from the bouSe and ecroes the lawn. As Hen- son slipped tbroegh the open window into the garden Enid darted behind bush. , Evidently Henson suspect- ed nothing so far as she was con- cerned, for Mae could see the red glow of the cigar between his lip. The faint sweetness of distant music sed the air. So long, -as the song con- tinued Benson would relax his vigi- lance, in on And unless she gets better I shall insiet upon her seeing a doctor. Ansi I am obliged foe the hint about Mr. Henson. The little study commands the staircase leading to my sister's bedroom." "And the open window commands' the garden," Wilianis said, drily. "Yes, yes. Now go. You are a ore ith Eceia Mr.. McDougall Was for Twelve Years a Dreadful Sufferer—Now Proclaims the Virkues of Dr. Chase's Ointment. Eczema's itch is torture, the skin seems on fire with the burning, sting- ing humor; at times it becomes al- most unbearable, and in desperation you could tear the skin to pieces. You dare not exercise for fear of ag- gravating the itching, neither can you sleep, for no sooner does the body become warm than the trouble begins, and instead Of restful, re- freshing sleep, it is scratch, .scratch, scratch all night long. There is scarcely a moment's respite from this maddening maladyat any time. Of course yeti have trieit nearly all the waelms, salves, lotions and medi rated soaps, but like thousands of others have been disappointed and disgusted, Alex. MeDo u gall, postmaeter, Dread Cove Marsa, N.S„ writes: "For twelve years I was a great sufferer from eszema on the inside of the las, There Was a raw patch of flesh about three inches square, arid liit. itehlog was something fear - fel Ono -heir - hex of Dr. Chase's Ointment, eompleSely cured me, took away the iteltir g :At d healed op. the sore. I base no ItestitatSoil in se - commending 1t, as a vonclerful cure for itching skin disease." You may be skeptical regarding the abi ity of Dr, Chase's Ointinent to euro you. Mos,; people are, after trying in vaitl to get relief front a host of remedies, but Dr. Chase's Ointment will not disappoint you, You 'will be surprissd t the. marvel- lous control Which it has over all it< hing, burn ir inflsiurttation of the skin. and the wonderful healing pow- ers which .! eeseesses, • .its takes thee to thoroughly„sure (lemma, but Dr, ChaSeS$ ,iinineint will do it. You will find relief after e, few ap- plications, and gradually and natur- ally the cure will foilese. Besides being a Positive cure' for ease -ma, Die. :Chase's Oietment comae useful in a hundredways in every home for every form of skin' irritation and eettptien„ 'Dr. Chase's Ointment, GO cents a box, at all clealere, or lielatanson, nates sft, CoMpanye Toronto. To pro- tect you against imitetione, the por- trait and 8ignittera of Dr. A W. Chase, the faincet8 receipt book au- thor, are on eery' boss and r ant afraid that something sdif;ega?df,u1 has happened. Can YOU "Ale yes; a song (A, lamentation— a dirge for the dead." "No, no; seven years ago yOu had a lovely voice. I seer:Beet what a pleasure it was to me as a chile; and they use'cl to say that my voice was very like yours, only not so sweet or so powerful. Aunt, I must gcr, out; and that man must know nothing about it. He is by the window hi - the small library now, Watching— watching. Help me, for the love of Heaven, help me." The girl spoke with a fervency and p,assion that seemed to waken a ret. sponsive chord in Margaret Henson's breast. A brighter gleam crept into her eyes. "You are a dear girl," she saki, dreamily; "yes, 11, VOiX1' OA, And loved singing; it was a great .grief to me that they would not let me go 'upon the stege. But havea't sung since—since that---" She Pointed to the huddled heap of china altd glass and dried, dusty flowers in one cornet. Enid shudder- ed slightly as she followed the disco - tion of the. extended forefinger. "But you must try," site whisper- ed. "It is fax the good of the fam- ily, for the recovery of the secret. Reginald Henson is sly and cruel und clever. But we have one on our side now, who is fax more clever. And, unless can get away tonight with- out that mart knowing, the chance may be lost fax ever. Comet" Sforgaret coninieneed $h-ig in a 8oft minor. At first the choeas were thin and dry, bet gradttally they its - &eased in sweetness and poSver. The hopeless, dietant leek (Hell front the singer's eSesf there 'was a flush en her cheeks that rendered her years asettriser. '`Artother one,'' she etticl, when the Sang was finished, "and yet, atiother. HoW wicked have been to neglect this bahn that God 8ezit me ell these Sle was pacing (hewn the garden in the direction of the drive. Did the Man know anything? Enid wonder- ed. He had so diabolically cunning a brain. He seemetl to Dnd out everything, and to read otherbefsre they had made up their minds for th =selves. The cigar seemed to dance like a mocking sprite into the bushes. Us- ually the man avoided those bushes. If Reginald Henson was afraid of one thing it was of the dogs. And in return, they hated him as he hated them. Enid's Mind was Made up. If the heavy straw increases the money re- sound of that distant voice should turns". This fertilizer should be used in quantities varying from 300 to 600 pounds per acre, as the needs of the soil domed. I would apply with fertilizer drill as even as a; very large quantity of this kind of fer- tilizer can be used without injury to the germination of the seed. If soil is very poor use more nitrogen, in the makeup of fertilizer. A good proportion for Inc is 400 pomade ground bone, 1,000 patinds acid phos- pliate, 400 pounds muriato of pot- ash, and 200 pounds niteate of soda. Rye can be seeded earlier than wheat, because it will not be injered by the hessian fly like wheat. It can also be seeded later, beca-use the plant is more hardy; in fact, on high, dry land, it often makes a good crop seeded as late as Novem- ber 1. I would not advise late seed- ing at all, if it can be avoided:. It should be sown between Sep- tember 1 and October 1 for best re- sults, About 1e. bushels of well - cleaned seed per acre is seflicient. No additional care or attentien need be four rows of ivory flashing in the given the crop until harvesting time. dim light. Then the dogs itroucbed Out with a Self -binding harvester at his lea, watching kiln with (Wes before it gets too ripe. AS soon as as rod and lurid as the point of his Itho milk hardens la she grain is own cigar. 131acl be attempted to shorad be cut and shocked with move, haa he - tried ceereicte', they about a dozen sheaves in a shock. would have fallen upon him and torn, lifter standing two or three days, him m pieces. . in good weather, it is ready for "Confusion to the creatures!" Ile stacking. It can be thxeshed as soon cried, passionately. "I'll get a re- • as the sweating period is passed, or volver; I'll buy some prussic acid will keep in good condition if well and poison the lot. 'Arad here I'll stacked until ready to thresh. Al - have to stay till Williams locks up ways use the self -binding long straw the stables. Wouldn't that little thresher, unless the work is done by Jegebel laugh at me if she could see hand, which method is now almost Inc now? She would enjoy it better entirely abandoned. Rye is also a than sitiging songs in the drawing - good crop to follow corn. After the room to our ,sainted Margaret. Stea- dy, you brutes! I cadet move. thoroug,h disking is sufficient; if He stood ,there rigidly, almost afraid to take the cigar from his lips not clean, plow, roll and barrow the fos caution down the drive. The need ground until 3rou have a naoderately firm bottom with the surface well whilst -Enid sped without further lodge -gates were closed and the deaf fined, and you will get good results. porter's house in darkness, so that This treatment ought to produce Enid could unlock the wicket without 18 to 20 bushels and thre,e-fourths of fear of detection. She rattled the a ton of threshed straw per acre; under very favorable eonditions con- siderably more. Avoid low or un- drained land. The demand for straw for paper making and other purposes vcrill increase year by year. The pro- niqr. dri Poen. SOILS. no growing of eye can be made quite profitable in many sections of the east upon the cheaper farm lands, giving pei•haps better money returns tben almost any other crop woulefrom the sante soils, writes John 'I'. rox. If you have eunie thin land that will not grow good wheat, or if you have better land and are tired of growing 'wheat, plow early in August fully as 'deep as the soil has been turned before, give fres, quoit cultivation after plowing so as to get the soil free from weeds and in fine co/islet/on, with good, firm, seedbed. For fertilizer, Common tarnyard manure well worked in the surface soil will give good results. If this cannot be secured, commercial fer- tilisers rich in phosphoric acid al- ways produce good reeults. The pro- fit of the crop depends upon the pro- duction of straw as much as grain, coneecruently any fertilizer that will produce large crops of good stuff, only cease for a moment she was quite sure Henson would turn back. But he could hear it, and she knew that she was safe. Enid slipped past him into the bushes and gave a faint click of her lips. Something moved and whined, and two dark ob- jects bounded towards her. "She caught them together by their col- lars and cuffed them soundly. Then she led the way back so as to get on Henaon's tracks. He was walking on ahead of her now, beating time softly to the mus- ic of the faintly distant song with his cigar. Enid could distinctly see the sweep of the red circle. "Hold him, Dan," she whispered. "Watch, France; watch, boy." There was a low growl as the bounds found the scent and dashed forward. Henson came up all stand- ing and sweating in every pore. It was not the first-time he had been held up by the dogs, and he knew by hard experience what to expect if he made a bolt for it, Two grim muzzles were pressed against his trembling knees; he saw corn. iS remove& if the land is 'dean, key on the bars and a figure slipped out of the darkness. "Good heavens, Ruth, is it really you?” Enid cried. "'Really me, Enid. I came over on attention to the trePrOVed la Yorkshire fox 'several reasons. T mature early, as pigs farrowed in. March are ready for Market in Auge ret or September, when they com- mand the highest prim It, is gm. orally possible to receive $S pea hundred weight more in Auguet and in the early part of September Sar pork than in October or NoVisrober,, e when the majerity of farmere mere - V kat their hogs. ' An excellent point with this breeal, is the fate that the sows produce large litters, are. good mothers acid , are quiet and easy to hans114 wheni in the breeding pens. :My 'Vorlesi shires give two litters yearly al 101 to es pigs each, or an average ofl 18 pigs a litter. Aniiiials at this breed have good limbs and, are seita dom troubled with rheumatism or paralysis, making it possible to keep good breeders for years. It pays to keep a certain number of. old sows for breeding purposies, There are 22 sows on my farm. Six - have farrowed since February 1 and' eight are expected to farrow early in March. The remainder are young• sows end will come in about the - latter part of April. Had I sufficient warm breeding pens, my mit-ill, / would be bred to litter about March 1. As soon as the pigs are wea4M, the best sows are bred for a seeLed , litter and the remainder are fed ofr . for the spring market. The majoritY of the pigs are sold when six or eight weeks old at $a each for breeding purposes, The balance are fed for market. There - Is a large piggery on the farm, but the pigs winter better in the base- ment of the cow and horse barns, where they receive plenty of exercise.. turning Over the manure, The brood, sows are invariably in a good heal- thy condition when moved to the breeding pens. I consider swine as profitable as any stock, especially en a dairy farm. VRY WALKS, Nothing is appreciated more around , . the house and barns during the win- ter and spring than dry walks and drives. A plank walk is the finest i but is too expeusiye for working far- mers. But a good graveled walk is 1 within the reach of nearly every- body. alio usual way of maleing' 1 them is to draw bank or creek gra17- el and spread it several inches thiek, where the walk or drive is wanted. it I should be made high in the centre and sloping to the sides. If yout cannot get gravel. then ashes, cind- ers, slag from blast furnaces or even swadust may be used. A much better job may be made by laying out the walk or drive of the desired width and digging out the surface soil to a depth of several inches or a foot. Fill Up with stones, placing tlie largest at4ho bottom and smaller ones ill beten and -on top. Over this spread a layer of gravel, or other materiel as mentioned above, and you will have a walk that is dry at all times. 11 it runs through a hollow or wet place it will not be necessary to do any excavating, -but pile the stones on top of the ground and the gravel on top. Such a walk will last, for years and be of great comfortliand service. MAKING THE RICH PAY. Socialistia Town Co-ancil Raises Price of Soaps. The new Town Council at Brest: France, which is Socialistic and re- volutionary to a rnan, held a char - my bicycle. am supposed to to gressive farmer, if he bas a rather acteristic sitting recently. After de- rou,rae at some friend's house in Brun- poor farm, had better not abandon ciding upon the dismissal of practi- • swick Square, and one of the ser- rye growing. On the richer and easily the whole police force for ears vants is sitting tip for me. Is Regine higher priced lands, rye should not ing to interfere with the outbreak by plow under to increase lanaus in the dockers and laborers on strike, and passieg a resolution calling upon the secret of the tradesman's book?" be sows., perhaps, unless it is to ald safe? _hasn't yet discovered "That's all right, dear. But why the commander of the troops either aro you, here? Has something dread- the soil. If seeding. to grass is in- to to withdraw or disa.rm his men, the Sul happened?" tended, apply timothy seed five Council proceeded to raise the octroi "well, I will try to tell you so in six quarts at time of sowitee rye. duties on all luxuries, including a. Sow clover seed in it in the ;ring as few words as possible. I never , special tax of 121. upon scented felt so ashamed of anything in my soaPst life.", A PROlitITABLE 110G. "My wife has to put up with plain My experience in the raising of yellow soap," said one member, "and "Don't tell me that our scheme has failed!" hogs has included .the Berkshire, if the fine ladies must have theirs Yorkshire and Tamworth breeds. The scented let them pay fax it." The 'Perhaps I need • not go so far as that. The first part of is came off latter were -found profitable' for observation met with cries of "Hear, all right, and then a very dreadful crossing with tbe two former, says hear." The maxinnun. duty was e - thing happened. We have got Mr. W. Owens. cided upon fax full-length, look 'sg- . David Steel into frightful trouble. Of late years I ilme-e confined my glasses and dressing tables, the He is going to be charged with at- ty mayor pointing out that members' tempted murder and robbery." "Ruth! But, tell me. I am quite in the dark." "It was the night when—well, you know the night. It, was after Mr. Steel returned home from his visit to 219, Brunswick Square—" "You inean. 218, Ruth." "It doesn't matter, because he knows pretty well all about it by this time. It would have been fax better for us if we haclet been quite so clever. 11 would have been fax wiser to haye taken Mr. Steel entire- ly into our coealdence. Oh, oh, Enid, if we had only left, ,out that little sentiment over the cigar -case! Then we should have been all right." "Dearest girl, rny time is limited. I've got Reginald held up fax the time, but at any moment he may escape from his bondage. What about the cigar -case?" "Well, Mi. Steel tools it home with him. And when he got home he found a man nearlytmurdered lying in his conservatory. That man was conneyed to the Sussex County. Hos- pital, wbere he stillliee in an uncon- scious state. On the body was found a receipt fax a gun-metal cigar case set with diamend8." "Good -gracious, Ruth, you don't moan to sas----." , "Oh, do. I can't quite make out how' it happened, but tbat same case that we--tliat Mr. Steel has—has been p081tively identified as one puechased from ,..Waten by the injured i•nan. There is no question about it. And they' have found out about Mr, Steel beieg short of money, and the 43,- 000, rind everything," "'llu t we know that that cigar - ease from Lock -hot -et; in North Street . . was p o tavely—" "Yc.s, yes. But what hos become of that? And in what strange wey was the chenge .made ? I tell you that the Whole thing frightened me. We thoteslit that we had hit epon a yearss,. If you only knew what the scheme to 801V0 the problem end ( keep our friend's out of danger. -There was the American at Genoa who vol- unteered to assist us. A week later he was found dead in his bed. Then there was Cluistiana's friend, who disappeared entirely. And now we try further assistance in the case of Mr. Steel, and he stands face to face with a terrible cha,rge. And be has found us out." "Ile has found us out? What do you mean?" "Well, he called to see me. He called at 219, of course. And direct- ly Ihcard his name I was so startled that I am afraid I betrayed myself. Such a nice, kind handeome man, Enid; so manly and good, over it all. Of course, he declared that he bad been at 219 before, and I could only declare that ,he had done. nothing of the kind. Never never have I felt so ashamed of myself in my life be- fore," "It seems a pity," Enid said, thoughtfully. "You said nothing about 21.S?" "My dear, he foend it out. 'At leaet Hatherly Bell -did for him Hatheely 13e11 happened to be staying clown with us, and Hatherly J3e11, who knows Mr. Steel, promptly solved, or half saved) that side of the pro- blem. And Hathorly Dell is coming here to -night to see Aunt Margaret. 9.-Iere!" Enid cried, 'SP° see ',Suet Margaret? Then he found out about yea. At all hazards Me, Bell must tlOt COMO here—he ' must not. I wotild rather let everything go than that. I would rather see ituntie dead and Reginald Henson .master here,. ttrt You anust—" ll To prove TO P011 a - In the distance came the rattle of Chase's Ointnient le Ile an es harness bells and the trot of a horse. I and every form of itell4rae and absoltate cute for. aelt wives had to be content with hand mirrors, whereas grander folk were not satisfied unless they could see themselves from head to foot. (Loud cries of "Shame," and "Make the beggars pay.") When the meeting ii -as adjoinned the mayor intimated that several other•propositions of a similar char- acter would probably be brought for- ward at _the next meeting of the Council. It is not often, he added, that the working man had such a glorious opportunity of retaliating upon his task-nsasters. REMARKABLE TREE. There is at the present time in the gardens of Mr. W. R. Armstrong, at Benwell, England, a remarkable tree. It is a Niphetos tea rose, and was, planted under grass eighteen yeree ago from a 5ins pot into a prepaied border. At present it covers an area of 1,800 square feet. nut blossoms are well iernied road mate, with petals beautift ny tipped with pink. Islet year, in spite of the lack of sun, 16,000 bless ens were gath- ered from this rose. This year more than - 4,800 have already been gathered, and it is thought that the number will be about 18,000. caaltret?'r 93cloillilnteir.c.'a'din' no A verdant young gentleman stop- ped at ono 'of the hotels and eat down to dinner. Ilpon the bin of fare being handed to him by the waiter, he remarked that he "dislret, w--lie'd Wait till Gates said, sadly. "I am aft -aid Ste mannfact vel d k eel melt- bleedingandprotrudinewks, rs hey° guaranteed iteagptee "I'm afraid a t's too late," Ruth gar -ease!" ...„11. dealers or Epee escaellames Se Cow'roront0 ;et nionov bad: if not, oared. 6041.00x, imoniala in the t aaly pressen as yo WO bad only left out that. wretehed that they. are here fOreacly. Oh, if tors what,they think of it, You eau 11.410 It and C-coPc Conttin-'neda) I Chasev3 Oirtirrterti