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CHAPTER XVI, knew .full well the dreadhll power of the
When Plympton.. glanced around the
junk's luxurious cabin again, it was
with entirely different motives from any
that may have iniiuenced his previous
hasty surveys.
Then a means- of escape had been his
only thought, whereas now he was in-
clined to search the walls for a stock of
weapons.
Since the cabin had been occupied by
Count Petoskey and his fellows from
Neva, it would be only reasonable to
suppose that some of their weapons
might be left around.
In an affair of this kind a spare revol-
ver or perhaps a repeating sporting
rifle would prove quite a God -send to
the beleaguered ones.
Larry guessed what motive influenced
his comrade, and he, too, commenced
to sweep his eyes around the interior,
forgetting, such was his earnestness of
purpose, to use the noble monocle that
dangled unheeded by its cord,
Evidently Larry was of the opinion
that this was hardly the time for fool-
ishness. Such follies might do for the
gay promenade or the ballroom, but
were utterly out of place when the tu-
mult of war was in the air, and human
lives paid toll to the passions of men.
Again had the heavy thud in the direc-
tion of the doors announced the deter-
mined purpose of those on deck to force
a passage.
It would not be very long ere these
tremendous blows accomplished the pur-
pose for which they were intended, and
the fight must be renewed.
Such a conviction urged them to bet-
ter their condition while there was yet
time, if it lay within their power to ac-
complish it.
It was Larry this time who madea
discovery that caused him to cry out—
Larry, who staggered forward, and,
throwing aside some hanging curtains,
revealed an object that electrified the
other :Larry, who bent down and be-
gan to pull and haul as though seized
with a sudden desire to become a pack-
horse. Lord Hackett was by this time
at his side, uttering little whoops of tre-
mendous satisfaction, and when the
enormous power in his muscular frame
was brought tohear upon the object
that riveted their attention, it was speed-
ily dragged into the open.
It was nothing more or less than a
little brass darling of a modern breech -
loading cannon, which the count possi-
bly had aboard in the hope and expecta-
tion of surprising some piratical junk by
which he might incidentally be attacked
while on one of his many cruises in
Chinese waters.
A very careful and prudent man was.
this same Count Petoskey, and our
friends were just now in a position to
thoroughly appreciate the thoughtful.
qualities by which he was distinguished.
"Fine! fine t most excellent," gloated
Plympton, caressing the little pet, if
only there proves to be some ammuni-
tion of the right sort:"
Larry had been possessed of the same
idea and was already making an ex-
haustive search in such quarters as he
deemed best adapted toward finding a.
bonanza.
Meanwhile those without were not
idle by any means, but continued to
force their attentions on the groaning
doors that threatened to presently yield
up the ghost, being unable to withstand
such rude treatment.
It was a period of suspense.
After all, Avis was to be thanked for
discovering a store of ammunition, and
when his attention was called to the
fact Larry shouted in glee.
Quickly, then, one of the little brass-
bound cartridges was placed in the
Chamber and thebeauty brought to bear
upon the doors.
Then Lord Rackett placed Larry
where he might be most valuable, and
begged Avis to seek shelter at one side,
where she might be out of range, and
at the same time could keep an eye on
that window, of which Plympton still
remained suspicious, since it presented
an opening for the advance of the
-crafty foe, unless kept under surveil-
lance.
These little arrangements were car-
ried out while the inexorable battering-
ram kept up its steady pounding on the
trembling doors.
Another shot or two from this source
would do the business, and open an
avenue of communication between the
cabin' and the deck.
Then they could look out for squalls.
Lord Beckett anticipated what the
Climax would be..
He could appreciate the tremendous
power that lay back of that swinging
ecom, when once it was started plung-
Ing forward.
On this account he was not greatly
astonished when, with a fearful, crash,
the doors, torn from their moorings,
were flung into the cabin, followed by
a large portion of the boom itself, to-
gether with several of the lusty yellow•
Bailors who had wielded it.
Larry found his opportunity to open
tire, and while the light was not all he
Might have wished, there was sufficient
to show him the squirming figures. of
the two evil rogues who had been born
ncross the threshold by the impetus of
their forward rush.
From without arose a Babel of tori -
fusion.
Many voices sllrleked excitedly, and
Amid all the darner Lord Rackett telt
positive ha could detect the gruff tones
of the Resettle, urging on an advance
nn the part of his ganga N Cossack was not yet out of the game.
little teaser under his control.
"Uod help thein," he muttered, invol-
untarily, as he waited for the opening
to be filled with struggling forms,
jostling each other first, in their eager-
ness to get in anti immediately by a
similar desire to get out.
Of course, no sooner had the leaders
pushed into the yawning cavity than they
had an indistinct view of what .awaited
them there.
Naturally, they wore frozen with hor-
ror. So might a roan feel upon dis-
covering that he was in the apt of
planting his upraised foot upon the coils
of a monster rattlesnake or a cobra
ready to strike..
Their wish was to back out as hastily
as they had started in—no doubt a very
laudable design, but not appreciated or
understood by theircomrades without,.
who, ignorant of the very warm recep-
tion awaiting them beyond, strove 'with
might and main to shove the others on.
Lord Beckett waited no longer.
To have done so would have been to
invite disaster, since the crush was so
great that it must have ended in pro-
jecting the whole living mass into the
cabin.
He meant to Introduce a counter blast
that would clear the atmosphere and
bring somewhat of order out of chaos.
So he let -go.
The whale fabric of the junk trembled
under the concussion.
Avis gave a scream—for the life of
her she could not help it, such was the
fearful crash.
Besides, it was a wonderful sight to
see that struggling, writhing mass of
human beings in the doorway one in-
stant, tumbling over each other and the
spar that partially blocked the way, and
just as soon as the concussion came to
discover the aperture as free from hu-
man occupancy as though the whole
blessed crew had been blown into the
river,
Plympton was satisfied.
He would have been indeed hard to
please had it been otherwise, for his
highest ambition was more than at-
tained.
Indeed, so clean was the sweep that
he found it hard to believe his eyes.
"Huzza-1" he bellowed, filled with the
excitement of battle, that caused every
nerve to tingle, "we've got them on the
run 1"
"Let's follow it up and chase them
overboard," suggested Larry, seized
with an inspiration to follow the dread-
ful execution with a charge.
The big man approved the 'suggestion,
since the idea presented some features
worth trying.
To strike while the iron was ]lot ap-
plied in a case like this, and promised
fair results.
Lord Rackett lingered but a few se-
conds to place another charge in the
little beauty, so that in case they were
holly pressed they might fall back upon
the cabin and have the means to spread
consternation among their assailants.
Then he called to Avis and begged her
to keep an eye on.that window so that
she mightt bag any sly miscreant who
attempted to utilize it during their
temporary absence.
After which he joined Larry in a dash
upon deck, to carry further consterna-
tion to the already sadly demoralized
Crew.
The way was clear, save for the
boom.
Just outside a number of men were
picking themselves up, having been
hulr d othteeYbalbd !noel' ghsot a xav
impact.
Others lay still, and it could be readily
surmised that these were the unfortun-
ate chaps who had been directly in the
upward line of • flight taken by the pro-
jectile after it quitted its snug retreat
in the brass cylinder of the yacht enn-
non.
"The Russian, if you can locate him,"
was what Plympton had suggested in
the ear of his companion as they rushed
forward, and Larry was quick to see
what advantages might accrue from fol-
lowing out this advice.
When a leader is -.placed hors de com-
bat, the desire for further battle is often
taken out of his men; this 'is perticular-
ly true of the Chinese, who depend so
greatly upon their generals that if a
fight is lost, even with great gallantry
shown, the defeated commander is sup-
posed to thereupon commit hart kari.
Having, therefore, this brilliant idea
in view, to concentrate their fire upon
the man from the Neva, Plympton and
Larry's first act upon gaining the deck
was to strain their ears in the endeavor
to locate the fellow. •
At sight of the two heroes emerging
from the billowy cloud of white powder
smoke that oozed from the junk's cabin,
those in the immediate vicinity set up a
great howl, doubtless believing, after
the remarkable experiences of the last
ton minutes, that the foreign devils
meant to exterminate them; for the aw-
ful explosion inside, together with its
disastrous result, had knocked away the
last props that sustained their wavering
courage, and chilling fear now clutched
at their hearts.
Such was the Confusion at this nine -
hire that the two bold friends listened
in vain for the harsh voice of the Pus-
sion; he had been barking lively enough
just previous to the discharge of the
cannon, so that his present silence was
the more to be wondered at, and Larry
had begun to indulge in a hope that he
had jumped overboard, under ,a belief
that the junk was blown up, when
I something occurred 'to prove that the
to lend an atmosphere of genuine battle
to the scone.
It, was the hope eb the two comrades
in thus sallying forth to complete tyle.
eleinoraiization commenced by the ex-
plosion of the brass gun and, drive the
wretched crow over the vessel's sides.
Suoh a hope seemed to contain their
Only hope of gaining control of the
junk, so that they might put her ashore
and escape,
Perhaps the task might not have been
so difficult had they only the ignorant
Chinese to contend with, for the recent
experience had gone far toward pro -
Clueing a species of panic among these
fellows, and one man's fears are speed -
fly communicated to 0.vather in a case
'
of this sort.
But then there was the Russian.
He had a deep interest in this game,
and would demand a hearing ere the
case was decided against his cause.
Lord Raelcett had been endeavoring
to locate the fellow from the start, and
at the first sound of his tuneful voice
he was ready to turn his batteries in
that quarter.
Suppose he killed the Count, person-
ally lie would have no regrets in the
matter, since the man wasengaged in
a piece el business of which he should
be ashamed -- persecuting a lady in
order to reap pecuniary advantage from
the dead.
On the whole bluff Plympton believed
he would be very well satisfied with
having acconiplisehed such an act.
The man who kidnaps respectable
ladies does so in the full knowledge that
his work places him outside the paleof
humanity—he is to be treated as a ban-
dit, a wolf preying upon society. Lord
Hackett knew how that was himself,
though it was love for a woman that
had tempted him; and he . believed be
had some excuse, while with the 'iner-
cenaly Russian there could be none.
When, therefore, the bass' voice of
this same Petoskey penetrated the night
air, and with a great variety of power-
ful Russian expletives, coupled with the
gibberish best understood by the desper-
ate Chinese crew, urged the men to
close in on the enemy and pulverize,
destroy, annihilate them, Plympton was
particularly pleased with the chance
that now presented itself to carry his
sterling -ideas into practice.
Perhaps the doughty count might rue
the impulse that led him to thus letloose with his leathern lungs.
There are tunes in the affairs of most
men when silence is golden.
The lack of decent light hampered
Plympton in his work of reaching the
fountain head, but his was one of those
peculiarly aggressive spirits which no
difficulties can daunt.
So far as he could judge, the rasping
voice of.ihe Russian gamecock proceeded
from a. natural little barricade formed
by a 'hencoop and some water buckets
piled up in a certain quarter..
Doubtless the doughty Russian war-
rior was coiled up behind this barrier,
keenly on .the watch, noting every point
in the game, and keeping his precious
body out of sight.
It was really too bad that his valor
had not thrust him in the van when the
desperate charge was made through the
broken • door of the cabin:: having ex-
perienced the peculiarly elevating effect
of that blast, when the discharge of the
gun swept the whole mass through the
choked opening, he would doubtless
hardly feel able to urge his bullies an
to another assault.
Lord Rickett believed indeed, he was
quite positive—his Russian rival had
been armed in the beginning of the fra-
cas, for bullets had cut by in close prox-
imity to his head, and one Chinaman
at least had gone down through a poor-
ly directed shot in his rear.
Whether Petoskey had exhausted his
ammunition or not was a problem that
could only be solved by actual observa-
tion.
During the respite that had occurred
these fellowe seemed to have forgotlan
the severe handling they received but
n short time previous, for they carne
leeward with a rush.
Plynlpti'r2 was reedy—Plympton, who of the Chinese crew of the junk, served
CHAPTER
The odor of -burnt powder was in the
air, end this, together with the shout
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About the Farm
HARVESTING THE TIMOTHY CROP
The man who grows timothy produces
it for the market, for it is not the best
thing for stock, plover or mixed hay be -
Mg preferred by the large majority of
careful feeders of all kinds of stock,
writesthMr. W. W. Stevens., If it should
be grown for home consumption, thenen
e harvesting should begin about, the
time the heads are in full bloom, as you
then have a nice green, sweet-smelling
hay without much dust or lint. But
when it is to' go to market, allow it to
get quite ripe before the cutting begins.
Engage ahead of the season a reliable
hay baler to do your work just when
you need him, if you do not own a baler
yourself. With satisfactory arrange-
ment made for the baling of hay you can
start the mower, getting a few acres cut
down ahead of the teams, . One man
and team will be sufficient to operate
the mower and tedder. The .tedder
Should be started, an hour or so before
you begin taking up the hay, which
work must, of course, be, done in wea-
ther suitable for hay making. The ted -
der should be used in this way for the
purpose of getting all the external
moisture out of the hay. This is very
necessary when it is to be baled.
Two wagons and three men are
usually sufficient to get the hay to the
baler, as it is best to do the work in the
hay field. If it is not convenient to se-
cure teams to haul the baled hay to
market, the bales may be ricked up and
covered with some refuse hay or straw
to protect them till time may be had to
haul thein to the barn or to market It
is best to sell and ship hay just as it is
baled. It saves handling, which costs
money, and I find no trouble in getting
buyers for hay baled and shipped direct
from the meadow. Care must be taken
not to bale up any damp hay. It in-
jures . your trade as well as reputation.
This method is the cheapest and best
when one comes to handling the tim-
othy crop. Any sort of stacking, rick-
ing or mowing away hay adds to its
cost and thus reduces the farmer's pro-
fits. If you can possibly engage a man
to do your baling, just the day you need
him, then put up your timothy in good,
large hay cocks„ where it may stand
some time without any serious damage.
When thus put up, the cocks can be
readily dragged to the baler without
forking the hay in the wagon. This
method does not take much more labor
than to haul it to baler direct from the
swathth.
If ere is any ,considerable amount
of hay to handle, a good loader' is an
indispensable piece of machinery in the
hay field. It does the hardest part of
the work, and will put hay on the wa-
gon faster than any two men will do
the work under ordinary conditions. In
this part of the country it is a very diM-
cult matter to secure extra help in'hay
time, and the average help is never as
reliable as a machine that can be made.
to take the place of hand week.
I had always heard• that bay baled
directly from the swath would sweat and
mould, no matter how well cured it
might be, but I know from recent exper-
ience and observation that the very best
of hay can be made as above noted, the
only point 15 to observe carefully and
see that their is no external moisture
on the grass when it is baled.
Nor was the Englishman averse to
making the experiment.
Ile had the Crimea in mind as hp
dashed recklessly forward—true, that
was before his time, but his sire had led
one of the bloody charges in front of the
iron -bound Sebastopol, and had yielded
up his life on the field, so that the son
cherished secret feelings of personal
animosity against the people of the
White Czar.
'Petoskey saw this towering figure
heading in his 'direction—Petoskey, who
realized that his Chinese minions were
in no condition to come between in order
to avert the crisis—Petoskey, whose
ideas of valor and daring were of so
peculiar a nature that thebrave sol-
diers of the Czar, heroes of many a
battlefield during the Turko-Russian
war, must Have writhed in anguish to
have been witnesses to his conduct.
This same
Petoskey now gave plain
evidence the he was ready to cry quits
and resort to every possible means to
save his own precious skin.
And, really,who can blame hint?
lie knew just what the result would
be in case he fell into the hands of the
enraged Briton who plunged toward him
with such zeal, and the same end must
inevitably be reached should the other
Obtain a faircrack at him.
As a dead man he would be of no use
either to himself or his country; and
Petoskey, being something of a shrewd
diplomat, had high hopes of becoming
an official possessed of great power
when the Chinese Empire had been torn
asunder and the pieces allotted among
the nations that had had a hand in the
dismemberment.
Besides, every human being has a
right to continued existence -the desire
to live is implanted in the heart of man
to an extent that astonishes philoso-
phers and students—the hope of the
human race really depends upon this
natural instinct that compels even the
forlorn, aged and half-starved wretch
to still hang on desperately in the hope
of he knows not what.
Petoskey had much to live for, . end
really, he snw no reason why he should,
tike the Chinese generals and the heroic
leaders of old, throsv himself upon his
sword because, forsooth, one battle out
of many had gone against him.
There were ether clays coming when
the tables might be turned ---at least he
was willing to believe so,
When Plympton had located his
enemy behind ilifs barricade, be merle a
dnsh for If, intending to drop in nn the
muni in n friendly way, and influence
him to call the game Mb.
(To he continued).
ttemsmbei. `'sting mnn. it is tar riisier
to find a wife than it is to lose her.
The Wisest Thin,
IS. TO A)•YSCA R1D, TUE ADUMBRATED
JAPAN TEA AND US»
DESTROYING CANADA THISTLES.
Mowing twice each year, just after the
flowers open, usually in June or Au-
gust, will keep the plants in subjection.
This will prevent the production of
seeds, and thus serious injury to crops
may be avoided, but it will rarely cause
the death of the thistle roots except in
good grass land or in wet seasons, and
will therefore need to be repeated each
year. It is generally as effective as pull-
ing or grubbing twice a year. This plan
is recommended for roadsides and waste
land, and for meadows and pastures
where the methods for complete eradi-
cation seem to be too expensive for im-
mediate appiieation. Canada thistle
plants are often killed by mowing them
just as a heavy rain sets in, late in June
or early in July, when they are In bloom
and the stalks are hollow. The rain,.
keeping the cut surface moist and filling
up the hollow stalks, favors the growth
of fungi, inducing decay, which often
extends down to the root system.
A, more effective method, especially in
dry seasons, is to go over the ground
once during every two weeks after the
mowing in June and cut off every
thistle about two inches below the sur-
face with a hoe or spud. A spud made
of 'a strong, sharp chisel on the end of
a pitchfork handle, will be found most
convenient for this work. The second
year, the spudding should begin as soon
es the thistles show in the spring, and
should be continued through the sea-
son, although there will be few to cut
after midsummer if the work has been
well done. The land should be looked
over occasionally each year afterward
to detect and destroy plants that may
spring from dormant seeds. Salting
thistle plants every week or two during
two successive growing seasons, in
pastures where sheep have access to
them, usually destroys them.
HORSES NEED A VARIETY OF FEEDS.
A common fault in feeding horses is
the lack of variety of Seed. With the
large number of different grains and
feed stuffs available, It does seem that
every team owner should provide for
his animals a ration that would be per-
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GENERAL OFFICE AND WORKS - - TORONTO JUNCTION.
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featly acceptable. It is a fact, however,
that not more than 20 per cent, of the
horsemen of the country feed a well-
balanced
e11balanced ration. The other 80 per cent.
still cling to the old rations of corn and
hay, or oats and hay; which practical
experiments have long since proved to
be expensive and wasteful.
Think of your own appetite, when it
comes to feeding horses and mules.
Suppose you were performing hard,
manual labor. How long would you be
content to eat two articles of food, the
same thing for every meal, day after
day ? It is quite safe to say you world
tire of.your ration in a very short time.
It would be like eating a quail a day for
30 days, and your digestion would soon
get out of order.
A bad digestion and a poorly nourish-
ed body is always the result of impro-
perly balanced food. When such a con-
dition exists in either man or horse, the
best physical effort cannot be expected,
It is impossible. No one or two articles
of feed will give your horses all the
elements of nutrition their systems need.
If you want the best results, feed. a ra-
tion that contains all the elements of
nutrition in properly balanced propor-
tions. Every stockman realizes that
corn alone is not a well-balanced grain
for feeding. Neither is oats, or barley.
Of the three grains, oats is probably fed
more extensively than corn or barley
combined. The latter grain is rapidly
gaining favor as feed, however, and
when properly combined with the other
grains, makes an ideal ration.
The necessity for grinding a part of
the ration cannot be too strongly em-
phasized. The horse owner who fails
to do this loses 25 to 30 per cent. of its
nutritive value. The hard outer cover-
ing of the grain makes it difficult to
assimilate and a very largo proportion
passes through the stomach of the ant -
male in an undigested condition. An
examination will show the whole grain
and .prove the truth of this statement.
A ground ration is ready for quick
digestion , Youranimals utilize it more
readily and there is practically no waste.
It should be remembered that the horse
digests Its food quickly and whatever
ration you feed should be prepared with
a view to supplying the nutrition the
horse needs. Horses will work better'
and neap In better condition on five or
six quarts of ground mixed feed than
they will on a considerably larger
amount of whole grain. • Feed a variety
of grains' property balanced and have
them well grating and you will not only
Have better horses, but It will cost you
less money 10 obtain this much desired
result.
FARM NOTES.
What is more pleasant than
through the country in Stine? t
Drive your work—don't
1
you.
Scoti
rubs , in anyf ,ree c ar - c
perise account every time.
a drive
it drive
the ex -
Salt the cows, they need it while on,
grass.
Spraying potatoes every week with
bordeaux mixture will amply pay the'
producer.
Are you getting ready for the fall'
fairs? It is a far cry, but not too far
to the wise man.
Dairying is the most profitable farm
work, but it can be made 50 per cent.
more profitable by culling out the cows
that don't pay.
The Weekly Sun is preaching sound
doctrine when it says : With the better-
ing of the conditions existing en farms
it ought to be impressed upon our
youths, both boys and girls, that farm
life, with all its outdoor joyousness and
freedom, offers more in real living to
the man and woman than does the city.;
There is room in Old Ontario for the
grandest of lives on our splendidly situ-
ated farms, and we trust we will hear'..
of less numbers of our good young men..
leaving these choice fields for specula
tive allurements of a. shut-in city officd
life, or the blandishments of a newer{
civilization.
FIRST WALL PAPER IN ENGLAND,
The manor -house at Saltfleet (Lincoln.
shire) has what is said to be the first
r,vail-paper used in England. It is cream.
colored and covered with a bold choco-
late design, and has the appearance of
blotting paper. The pieces, which meae
sure about 20 inobos by 18 inches, are
nailed on with small tacks.
CHANCE TO GET EVEN.
The Friend.."I can't understand you;
method of dealing out. justice."
The nudge --"Yon can't, eh?"
The Friend—No. For instance, why
did you give that woman 10 years a(
hard labor, yesterday, for assaulting e
nr"
eighboThe Jud?ge—'"Because she once gay(my wife cooking lessons. That's Ulf
answer.
ENOUGH SAID.
Baby Dorothy having finished het
breakfast and taken her dish and spooe
to the kitchen, was feeding the cats
Presently her mother noticed her eat'
tag from the spoon out of which thi
kitten was breakfasting, "you baby," she said, mustfl'f
eat from the spoon that kitty had."
"Me had it first, she said, smiling
and considering the matter settled.
AMONG FLIES,
First Fly—"Did you see that beautl
ful paper on the wall at Goidrox's?
Second Fly—"Yes f Tcarne very neat
getting mashed on 11." •
Seinond—You always pay as you g
'ou? 13esmenci--Nn, indeed;
(tont y
I,ayasolher . people come eller Me.
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