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So• Larry edged his way further along The little man was threatened with in the quarter where he knew the door death from a toy weapon at one mo - of the junk's •cabin lay. ment, and the next he found himself in, And close to his side the more bulky danger of the same violent end through frame of Plympton kept pace with his being smothered. movements. For in the excess of her emotions, due The latter had grave doubts, regarding to the - revulsion of feeling upon dis- the tactics of the Chinese crew of the covering who this intruder on her boat, and believed it his duty to keep privacy really was, Avis had gathered their real" well guarded. the little man in her arms and give him He had considerable respect for the a genuine, hearty, cousinly hug. well-known trickery which has always . Larry made no protest, not. he; such "marked the characterthings see. like angels' visits too of therace,g o few feared less this sudden change obase and far between, and he was ready to might be only a means to an end. stand the consequences with the valor ' f In other words, Lord Rockett, blunt a stoic, however short of breath the 'and straightforward himself in his bluff vigorous attack might leave him. English fashion, dreaded the enemy Besides, Larry infinitely preferred fully as much when they threw them- this sort of an assault to being corn - selves upon the bloody deck and ceased pelted to face even a toy revolver that their clamorous outcries as when they blinked into his left optic with threaten - surged forward in bold attack. ing zeal. Some characters are more dangerous Lord Rockett now came up, and Avis when atilt than while whooping it up quickly held out her hand for him to like wild Bedouins of the desert. clasp. They reached the cabin door. The dim past was forgotten. Larry's groping hand came in contact Once she had dreaded contact with with the knob by means of which it was this man, at the time his soul was con - opened, • sumed with a mad love for her -once 0f course it moved outwardly, so that she had despised, ay, feared him as an a heavy sea might not force its way in- enemy of her husband. side during some tropical tphyoon. That was all gone. A Chinese junk is an ungainly craft in The big Briton had conquered himself, the eyes of sailors accustomed to the trim outlines of boats built upon the Clyde or in American waters. She rears her squatty shape out of the water much after the fashion of a Dutch pilot of olden days, and it takes some time and experience to realize what weatherly • qualities may be in such a quaintly- rmed vessel- nd.yeLa deet of comfort lies in some of these -same junks, fashioned to cater to the tastes of native nabobs and pow- erful mandarins: The cabin is usually richly furnished, after the prevailing Chinese style, to be sure, but those who affect to sneer nt all such clumsy plea- sure craft would doubtless change their tune could they have a glimpse of their luxurious surroundings. Larry. having clutched the brazen knob, which was fashioned in fantastic guise, perhaps after the manner of a dragon's head, started to pull open the her into showing. And Plympton, thrilled by the touch of her hand, felt that his grievous errors of the wretched past had been freely and fully forgiven; and that, henceforth she would look upon him as an honored and trusted friend. It were well worth enduring many times what he had gone . through In order to gain the good -will and confi- dence of so charming a woman. He experienced a. solid satisfaction, such as had probably never come to him before in that other day when, urged on by jealousy arid malice and envy, he had conspired to rob Dr. Jack of his wife as well as his fortune. Lord Beckett was well aware, how- ever, that the present was no time to indulge in these reflections; his work,. although thus far successful to a re- markable degree, could not by any means be regarded as. completed -in- deed, he felt that it had only been fairly started. Enemies were close at hand; the stout, doors alone stood between them, and no doubt such clever rascals would speed- ily find a way of getting at the be- leagured ones in the cabin. . This being the state of affairs, it be- hooved the two comrades to prepare for action end place themselves on a foot- ing to meet any new emergency. Their .first move must be to restore their faithful weapons to a condition in which they would be able to do further damage should the exigencies of the case. require it. So Lord Beckett thrust a hand deep into one of his pockets. Larry did likewise. These hands came out holding extra oartridges. "Load 1" said Plympton. There was a succession of clicking sounds and a tossing aside of empty brass shells -then both cylinders were freshly charged, and the new power had been placed at their disposal. Now we can consider svhat may be done to further our • escape," said Plympton, gravely. "By Jove 1 what d'ye think of that, now ?" snapped Larry, as he suddenly threw up an arm and discharged his weapon in the direction of a cabin win- dow where the wriggling figure of a Chinese pirate could be seen pushing through. chap so Industriously engaged in the endeavor to enter by the window. fie had no positive pieans of knowing Whether ho had struck hien or not, but at all events the result was the same, for the fellow vacated Ills lodgings: In such quick order that it was utterly lm- possible to say whether he clambered aloft or dropped into the dark river. Lord llackettsprang to the spot, ready to present his particular compliments to any others who alight be attracted by the prospect of another ."grand ,open• ing," but the prompt action taken In the case of the leader served as a check upon their actions, since none put in an ap- pearance. There was now time to examine their situation with a view to extracting all the comfort possible out of it. Taken as a whole, the condition of affairs was decidedly unique. Here they were shut up in the cabin of a hostile junk, with vengeful enemies on deck, and drifting down the river. What would be the end? A score of things might happen to them, any ono of which could only be considered with a shudder. Even the sea lay beyond, and there were many ways in which their enemies might force them into a surrender, or accomplish their destruction 11 It came to that desperate end. In imagination Lord Beckett could see the junk beaten by one of those fierce tempests that sweep the Chinese coast, born of tropical in- fluences amid the islands of theEastehn seas, or else engulfed in flames, with not a boat remaining In which to escaper The prospect was not alluring. Indeed, it presented a : grim aspect to even such an old and tried campaigner as himself. Not that he had any idea; of submit- ting to the pleasure of diose on deck one minute longer thanwas absolutely necessary. Such acquiescence would not have been, in accordance with the nature of the man. Escape from the floating prison they must, and with Avis in their , company,. But how was it to be done? That was the all-important question.. The situation was unparalleled. Plympton could rack his brain and not find anything in his stormy past that. held a candle to it. This threw him entirely upon such re- sources as the cabin of the junk offered, backed up bythe inventive abilities of himself and comrade, which it may be understood were of no mean order. They could tell from the motion of the boat that the junk still floated, and, so far as they were able to detect, no move- ment was in progress looking toward reaching land. It evidently quite suited the purposes of those on board to keep afloat while wrestling with the unique problem they had on their hands. and his life since had been in positive " lympton looked out of the stern win - and in which the piratical chap had evidence of the sincerest reformation. • en lodged at the time Larry gave him To -day, at this hour and minute, b JJs compliments. Was proving the wonderful change tha�, It was some Tittle distance above the had come over his nature, and, instead l sombre -looking water of the river, but of taking risks in the endeavor to bring a valorous man would have thought, harm upon any whom she loved, was little about making the 15lunge when his placing his own life in deadly peril, so life was at stake. that he might stand between Dr. Jack's This method of procedure was not in widow and calamity. his mindjust at And this with no other prospect of re- present;dsome othercn ward-at least that she knew anything smeans of sinceescthey whid la ]a y be con - about -than the pleasure that over- after. d, had a lady to look whelms one when the call to duty has after. been obeyed. glancedmback over the course they had come. She therefore gladly gave him her .._Lights could be seen about the city, hand, and thanked him with an elo- but after all it made a miserable show- quent look from her glorious blue eyes, ing, considering the immensity of space now bright with tears that had been covered. Chinese methods are still cf started by this sudden change from the antiquated • kind that were good darkness to the dawn of new-born hope enough for their ancestors. Should they -tears that no danger could have forced insult the reverend memory of those worshipful generations by deserving better ? Perhaps Plympton had cherisheda hope that a boat of some kind might be trailing astern of the junk. Alas I there was no sign of one, and whatever fancies clustered about this chance vanished in thin .smoke. Then he looked up. To clamber out' of the window and gain the poop deck of the junk was cer- tainly feasible, since one of the sailors had effected a reverse movement. What good would it accomplish ? He could not thus gain -tile mastery of the boat and send her ashore; Evidently the game was to be fought out from another vantage point, and he must look within for means of contin- uing the contest. So Larry was posted to cover this weak place, where the open windows invited an assault, while Plympton' ex- amined the cabin in order to obtain his bearings. Avis had recovered her usual self- possession and watched these manoeu- vres with considerable interest. She quickly comprehended that Lord Beckett hoped to find some means of leaving the cabin besides the door or the window, and presently, joined him in the search. It seemed useless, however. While they were speculating as to what might lie beneath the Cabin floor, Plympton felt a trembling movement under his feet. Itis first thought was that the junk !i tj struck .some floating object -then h flashed into his head that mayhap the rascals had started to scuttle the vessel, hoping that those in the cabin might drown like rats. The most amazing fan.cies are apt to surge into one's mini when an earth- quake thrill makes the footing insecure. Again he felt that strong quiver be- neath his feet. 3 Then it suddenly dawned upon him that some ttnknown person was endea- voring to raise a board in the cabin floor. There was, after all, a cavity or.hold, beneath, and a means of reaching it from the cabin; but the sagacious enemy had taken Possession of itfirst, and thus shattered any dreams he may have indulged in. • Lord Thicken. was a very accommoda- 'tfng man;. at least his friends all thought SG. He sympathized with the aspirations of those whom circumstances kept down and who were ambitiously trying to rise above the environments. • Now, he Could only give a rorigh guess as to the Identity of the man who from helow was endeavoring to raise the tram in the cabin floor, nor WAS, lie in a position to fully' dee]cl'.e what his designs might be, but somehow he felt; that here wee a case where. assistance and aporeeintton wore deeded. 00r. It it resisted all his efforts. Whether the sheer weight was against him, or the door wes held by some con- trivance on the other side, Larry had no means of discovering -all he knew was that his most earnest efforts to drag It open were in vain. Again he deemed himself signally fortunate in having such a robust com- rade In the hunt. Lord Rockett, seeing that his help was needed, stretched out a. hand,. took a good grip 'upon the metal knob, and with a. sudden muscular contraction of his tremendous powers 'tore the door open, its mate also flying outward. The cabin was before them. Neither stopped to take an observation, but plunged boldly in. It would have been the height of folly to have lingered even a second, a temp- ting of Providence, as it were, for ihe. rasping voice still harangued the wretched Chinese, and some of the sail- ors, either stung into activity by this titter goad, or the realization that their desperate enemies were on the retreat, had scrambled to their feet and were rushing pell-mell in the direction of the cabin entrance, yearning to get in at least one from stroke ere this bold foe passed from the immediate range of their vision. The two men had an indistinct view of a dimly -lighted compartment where silken draperies hung, and many rich Oriental divans and pillows were scat- tered about. , Lord Rockett turned instantly' to snap the doors shut and fasten them, if pos- eible, against the projected intrusion. He uttered a shout of delight when his eye . discovered that' the double doors could be rigidly fastened by means of a bar - which,'when dropped into certain Metal arms fashioned for the purpose, might hold out against any ordinary force 'from without. It,was a Close call. Ev'en as the weighty lar clanked into pce, a.hand was eagerly laid upon the `egon's head without, and ihe door was "Mikes; with a violence that spoke of ex- treme passion.,, •Little Plympton cared; with him a miss was as good es a mile, and he felt as though •they were favored by ,fortune, being so placed as to hold the fort against the foe. lecarevltile Larry had been enjoying something of a,n adventure --though one might perhaps question whether he fan- tied the sensation very much, for it mar - faints, isnot t. ,Y altogether conclusive to the -greatest pleasure in the world to have a small revolver thrust .directly into one's !rice with a nervous finger toying With the trigger. flat wns Larry's exnerience... ite had not !seen looking for tiny such midden meting.' and was, for the nes- ten t 'rendered'Otte breathless by his 414 CHAPTER XV, Evidently the people of the junk did nee intend to give up the ship or call off 'ihe dogs of war so easily, after all. Because the first round in the battle had gone against, them was no sign r f defeat; he httighs loudest who Iaughs last; and so' long as the. Russian could control: his voice, with Chinamen to obey hie commode, there was little or no.da,nger of his crying quits. Larry had taken a snap -shot at the AS H EA.L..T.H. 'U.. �►" AST IS GOOD. aw„ww-. Great Scotts and to think there's some folks that still say that a woman don't know how to drive nails! Accordingly Plympton stepped Sud- denly back, and, relieved of his weight, the trap, owing to the tremendous pres- sure .below, flew up into the air. \Vith it came the head and half the body of a very dirty and extremely as- tonished. Chinaman, who,never sus- pecting the true cause of the resistance, had been doing his levet best to accoms plish the work in hand. Of course, he hadno idea of coming into the cabin, but such a warm-hearted and generous -minded fellow as Lord Beckett could not bear to refuse a favor, since, he hated to see any one left out in the cold, Actingupon this impulse he had stoop- ed down and laid hold of the fellow by •tho neck ere he could recover sufficient- ly from his stupefaction to dodge. Not understanding this philanthropic action on the part of the big English - Irian, the yellow fellow began to wriggle and squirm after the manner of a ser- pent, doubtless under the mistaken no- tion that he could in this way stip out of the clutches of his master. A less muscular man would have lost him -most assuredly, xedl butc landed many a lordlyLord Racket had salmon, and he slapped this contortionist upon the cabin floor with a vigor that warned him to desist. The trap had fallen in its place again. Evidently if there were other fellows be- low, they had been frightened off by the fate that so suddenly befell their leader, for, according to the ethics of warfare in vogue among themselves, he must be a dead herring cre this. Plympton begged Avis to secure some cord, and when this had been brought he wrapped his captive in it, arms at his sides, until he was little better than a mummy. Let them only come one at a time, and we will soon have the whole gang in limbo; but I fear they have taken the alarm, and mean to try other methods," was what he said. There was a reason for his belief. Already sounds came from the direc- tion 'of the dors, sounds that indicated a gathering of the clans in that quarter. Lord Rockett had faith in the bar, but still it was not irresistible, and the crew of the junk might yet find some -moans of clearing away this stout barrier to their progress. Indeed,. they appeared to be working upon that theory at the present mo- ment. Bang1 Lord Beckett uttered an exclamation. He had seen the effect of this concus- sion on the doors, and realified that it would not take a very great number of such blows 'to weaken, aye, utterly de- molish their barrier. There was no mystery about it at a11. The Russian diplomat had gone back to antiquated methods of warfare, but which under certain conditions were just as efficacious to -day as in the times of the stone -throwing catapult. A fragment of mast or spar had been obtained, which, put in action by the Chinese, was being made to do duty as a battering ram. Such an object in the Bands of men entirely great, and used for such a pur- pose, is mightier -than the sword. It looked as though the temporary security which had been achieved through the strategy of the two friends was about 'to• be • shattered and give way once more to the stir of battle. Lord Backett'a first thought was in the direction of strengthening the doors, but he almost-inamediately realized how ut- terly impossible such a thing must prove. Then it became evident that a meeting must take place, and that he and. Larry. would be only wise in taking time by the forelock and making such prepnrations to receive their foes as lay in their power. (To be continued). ► + NOT MA'S. They stood beneath the stars, and, silent as the heart -beats of the night, looked for away into the diamond - studded shirt -front of the sky. "1s that Mars ?" he whispered, as he slipped his arm about her taper waist. "No, it is not," she exclaimed, jerking away, "It's nine. And if you think you are hugging mother, I can tell you you are mistaken." "My mistake was in not 'believing what you told me before our marriage,'' said a wife to her husband. "Indeed 1 What did I tell you before our marriage that you did not believe ?" 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The .pigs will go right on eat- ing and growing without realizing that anything Inas gone wrong. After they are three months old feed them but twice and never 'more than three times a day. Up to the time they are four months old we treat them all alike. At this age we select our breeders and separ- ate them. Great care should be exer- creed in this selection. For the best laking pig like the handsomest baby, is i kely to grow very ugly as it passes out of pighood. Hence we wait until pigs are four months old before select- inSelect the pigs that meet your ideal as a breeder. Have them long in body, with good, broad, straight backs, good hams, underline runnning parallel with 'upper line, short legs with mediums sized bone, a nice coat of hair, small head, short nose, ear thin and soft, eye prominent, face broad and wide between the eyes. The sows should have good udder with 12 teats, • better 14. The rows of teats should be near together thus making it much more favorable for the little fellows to regulate them- selves and claim the farm which will Ile theirs until they are weaned. It is surprising how young and with what accuracy they choose their quarters. After the pigs are selected for breeding give them a .pasture to run in and a lit- tle slop once a day, making slop rich enough to produce growth without aver fleshing. PIGS FOR MARKET. Pige left for the general market we feed as follows Give them an entire corn meal ration made into a slop, but be careful to make the slop so thin that they won't cloy themselves. Pigs to do their best, should have a clover pasture to run on. Fed in this way we have had entire litters of the Chester White pigs make 862 pounds each at five Months, 10 da f days o age. A pig fed for the market, • to insure success roust be kept growing from win sin rt Pto flat= h. if ghe Is hitt to run back you to se Y n� two wo to four weeks of time, besides the loge Of grain consumed. Po' the general market we have Miri n April pp ga fartop�ed i . l and September, , feeding out April B ptil pigs liberally through the summer tiild marketing theta to September, The 1 pigs farrowed in September and kept through the winter, we market in April or May. Thus we are sure as a rule of the best market and also the most profitable age for breeding. It Is a fact that a pig* will make the first 200 pounds for one- third less a pound than it costs to add the next 100 pounds. To have perfect success in breeding, feeding and mar. keting, have your eyes open wide to your business and do the work your- self, or be 80 near the man employed that your shadow will fail on him. Be kind' to your stock and get them to like you. This will insure contentment and they will grow like asparagus ` after spring showers. FEEDING YOUNG TURKEYS. Our first feed for the poults is stale bread soaked in sweet milk and then Squeezed ,dry with the hand, writes Mr. J. D. Stevens. We mix fine grit and a little pulverized charcoal with this and feed this for several days, after which we bake corn bread or johnnie cake, which is simply corn meal mixed with either sweet milk or water and a very little salt, and thoroughly baked. This Is moistened with milk and mixed with grit and charcoal and given for sever- al days. • At the end of two weeks we begin to feed cracked wheat and oat groats, but still continue the baked corn meal, al- ternating the two. Grit is in every teed, whether moistened or dry, and charcoal at least once a day. When the young poults begin to get their -long wing, fight feathers, they require extra care and attention. These seem to grow so rapidly sometimes as to sap their vitality and when they begin to walk around with wings drooped, we pun; these flight feathers out. By this time the poults are six weeks old and weigh a pound and a half or two pounds, they are fed mare liberally on grain and we also keep before them pot, or cottage cheese in which we put cnion tops chopped fine. This makes a good feed. After they shoot the red, at which time most of our troubles are over, we place where they cnn get it whenever they want it, clabbered milk, which is .an excellent feed at this time and they will eat large quantities of it Besides this, knowing that it is al- wa 5 for re- turn front time to time them, dura yg' thewilt day from their foraging to eat it and thug: form the habit of coming home at stat. ed periods. From this time on they are practical, ty given their liberty th roam over field and prairie, receivinglight a li ht feed o grain at night just before they are shut up. This induces them to return, with( out trouble. From all this, it will be seen that the first four weeks of a tun key's life Is the critical period. Money sharks are plentiful in tit ocean of life.