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OR, TI -IE HOUSE IN TI1E
RUE BARBETrE
CJ APTEH, XI,- (Cont'(t)
"Not the slightest,: sant Brett,
smiling, "except perhaps this, that
instead of calling on Miss Tallrct
this evening yoiz may be locked up
oil the charge of lroasebreakang.'�
applied his shoulder to the door,
The lock yielded quite readily.
Indeed. the damage dope by Lord
Fairholme was but temporarily re-
paired, and no special precaution
had been taken to fasten the place.
All was must within. The first
"Um:" a ;i°d the earl, thowalrtf131=- rode they searched was empty,. So
ly, "I had not thought of that. It was the second; hut in a bedroom
1,..41 4,.. a:,u.w iet.0 �a: �.:�e ,[ler oy Saar-- the door., of 'which. was .locked And
prise. So here gocstget my traps requiaed foreible tetmext: an
e;-
;c:e?,"
After Lord FairholmeFs depar-
ture Brett took matters easily, He
didnot slut in an appearance at
the Prefecture until late in the af-
traorclrnary sight met their eyes.
Stretched on the bed, gagged and
securely tied, was the figure of the
diminutive Frenchman, who. little
more than twenty-four hours earlier
tereoon, and, as he surmised, ahe • 'tit
^� , �,, , . liacl'sa cagily: saae,gestett that Brett
eomna<,s.i,y. whaom, he encountered should be murdered,
the previous night had even then
onlyv just arrived ve
l t his office. With-
out
irth
-
oti axycihe ity, the barristerr was
iata•cdueecf to the official, who evi- tl
clently- awaited au explanation of
he visit with great curiosity,
I thin':, Brett began, "that
your :gents, anons _eau , were
teh.
-
int ma throughout the whole of
yesterday,''
"TThatis so," nodded the other,
racotadv'x•ieg at pitfall lay behind
this leading question,
"'1)O I take it that after my de-
parture from No, it, Rue Babette
about midday they maintained :no
further guard over that house
"Assuredly. It was monsieur's
personal movemeaats which called
for observation,"
"Then you do slot know that an
individual whose identity may be
much mare important than oxine is
an inmate of . the apartment at this
monaeit---
prabilly a 'captive against
his will, possibly„ a eorpse 3"
The
�* h
„ Frearehnyart s huge xnotistac c
bristled with .alarm and annoyance,"
"It is a strange thing, 'monsieur,"
he cried, ;,that an Eiaglisb gentle-
man should come to Paris and know
mare about the movements and
haunts of criminals than the French
police."
It was no part of Brett's design to
rob the official the wrong way, so
lie said gently---
"Your
ently-"Your remark is quite justifiable,
and under c linary circumstances
any such pretence on my part would
be ridiculous. But you must re-
member, monsieur, that I came
here ram ' `London possessed of
special infoirmation which was not
known even ti the police authori-
ties in that 'city. I am working
solely in the private interest of
per -
Stout leatherthongs were fasten-
ed to his wrists and ankles and
then tied to the four uprights of
the bed, His areas and, legs were
eonsequently stretched apart, and
the only sign of vitality about the
man was the terrible session of
p
fear and hate in his eyes as he look-
ed at them.
The gag stuffed in his mouth pre,
vented huge from uttering the slight-
est coherent sound, whilst the ag-
ony of his frame owing to the posi-
tion in which he lay. jai.red tai the
I
exhaustion iladuecclby terror and
want of food rendered him a piti-
able object.
They removed the gag wad cut
the bonds. The poor wretch re-
mained ea his back, unable to move,
though he flinched somewhat when
the ;police, as gently as possible,
loosened the leather straps from
his wrists ais ankles, for his
use-
less
less struggles had eaused clic
thongs to 'cart deeply into his glen.
Brett was the first to realize the
unfortunate wretch's chief require-
ment, He procured some water,
raised the man's head, and allowed
him to take a deep and invigorat-
ing draught.
"'Why, it is 'The Worm!'" said
the junior policeman. "I knowliina
well. He is a pickpocket, an expert
rascal in his line, but hardly up to
the standard of great events,"
At the sound of his nickname a
flicker of intelligence came into the
little thief's eyes, but he was still
dazed, and did not recognize, his,
rescuers.
"I don't care what you do with
nae," he murmured at last, in weak
andcracked voice. "Kill me quiet-
ly if you want to, but don't tie me
Sons high in English Society, and l gip again; I have done nothing to
if }91174 ,,,,1-, r- rz e the n\1.snes , ,,p ;,7nserve it. I really l aven't. I
airy of t xe6e-ver'nlnents co:aa':erneti
were too much stress publicly laid
en their connection with this mys-
tery. If 1. can succeed ill elucidat-
ing the problem it will be a com-
paratively easy matter for the po-
possible, you must compel the con-
cierge to conceal the fact that you
have visited, the house. Let him put
all the blame on me. They know.
that I am mixed up in the inquiry,
and £earme far less than there-
cognized authorities,
"Oblige me inthis respect c:.,d you.
will net regret it." 1
The "policeman was wise endugh
to fall in with the suggestion.
An hour later` "The -Worm" was
taken in a cab to the Peefecture,
as his condition was yet so hope-
less that little real benefit could
ensue fora searching cress -exam-
ination. the
So Brett parted comp_ any with
officials, having made an appoint-
ment with the commissary for the
next day at noon, when they as-
sumed that the prisoner would be
considerably i°ecovered from his.
weakness and fright.
The barrister subsequently made
a -round of the minor cafes in the
neighborhood of the Cirque cl'Hi-
ver, After much casual question
ing, he elicited the information
that a well-known circus, of which
Mdllc. Beaueaire was one time a
shining
light, t, was performing mxn
au
that moment in Marseilles. He as-
certained that during the winter
season this class of entertainment
perambulated the South of France,
The actor from whom he gleaned
these important facts saki that he
hada trustworthy friend in Mar -
sallies who would easily be able to
ascertain whether or net La; Belle
Ciiasscuse intended to rejoin her
former profession, Brett secured
his hearty eo-operation by a liber-
al do°?aation for expenses.
The barrister resolved to' pay an-
other visit to the CabareNoir
late, that evening, but he waited
in the hotel until nearly ten o'clock
in anxious expectation of a tele-
gram fr•ona. Fairholme.
At last the message arrived, Its
contents were laeonie,
"Rightfirst time," it ran,
a
valid, lady's name "J;aek, ' Some,
what exhausted, after
lexeonfin
e
ient. Edithdelighted, gk visit
i
Under-Secretary to-night.
'SVe all
propose joining you in Paris to-
morrow, ,Do 'ion approveV
Brett ,promptly wired, '"Yes,'
and then set out for Montmartre,
dressing himself in the height of
fashion so far as his wardrobe would
permit, and donning a fierce mous-
tulle and wig, which completely al-
tered his appearance. He looked
like a successful impressario or po-
pular Italian "tenor.
CHAPTER XII.
The fair -ground of Montmartre
was in full swing when 13rctt ar-
rived there. The Cabaret Nairwas
in charge of his former acquain-
tance, - the w iary-eyed waiter, and
other assistants.
The barrister wondered whether
Mdlle. Beaueaire had taken her fa-
ther completely into her confidence.
;Co make certain he questioned the
water.
"Is Monsieur Beaueaire in'?"
"But yes, monsieur. You wil],
find him in the billiard -room."
This time Brett was not conduct-
ed through the private passage that
led through the rear of the bar. The
man politely indicated another en-
trance, and brought him to the pro-
prietor with the introductory re -
311 a rk--
`'A gentleman who wishes to see
you."
The room was tenanted by a non-
descript crowd, whose attention
was promptly attracted by the ap-
earance of a stranger', and a well
have been acting ;elitc square an
this business," And then he broke
down and whimpered further pro-
testations of innocence,
"He is weak from want of food,
and dazed with terror," said Brett
lice to bring the real criminals to quietly. "I suggest that one of you
justice. As a step towards that end
I have come to you po`v to place
you in possession of a clue which
may reveal itself in the Rue I3:a,r-
bctte. All I ask is, in the first in-
stance, that the affair may be con-
ducted with the utmost secrecy, and,
secondly, that you will .permit me
to be present when you examine the
person whom I expect to find there.
I may be able to help you very ma-
terially in your questions, provid-
ed the, map is alive and well."
The commissary was soothed.
The ban ister:'s judicial reference
to the importance and copfidential
nature of the inquiry raised in his
mind a dazzling vision of personal
distinction and preferment.
"The matter shall be conducted
with " the utmost discretion,"` he
cried. "What force does monsieur
consider to be requisite in order
'to examine this house thoroughly,
add prevent the attempted escape
e£ ethers whom we may 'find ^there
in addition to the man described?"
Brett with difficulty repressed a
smile. "I do not think ` that a
large force of police will be neces-
sary. If you yourself, monsieur,
and another officer will accompany
me in a cab, I am sure we will be
able to deal with all possible op-
position. There is no exit from the
flat save 'through the main door,
grad the apartment is situated on
the second story. Escape by way
of the windows is practically impos-
sible if we act with promptitude."
The commissary could not reach
the Rue Barbettc too rapidly. He
bundled a subordinate :into a fi-
acre, and the three were driven, off
at 'breakneck speed.
They stopped the vehicle at the
oorner of. the ' street and -walked
quietly to the house, attracting, no
attention, as neither of the French
me ;< Box -,-„in uniform.
should get him some meat and wino,
whilst the others eeniain here and
endeavor t& reassure him. Ilea,n-
while we might examine' the place.'
The comni•ssary thought Brett's
suggestion a gaud one. His assist-
ant summoned the concierge and
attended to the wants of "The
Worm," whilst Brett and the com-
missary conducted a careful scrut-
iny of the premises.
They found little, however, be-
yond a considerable accumulation
of dirt; for the ways of Turks are
primitive and their habitsunplea-
sant in European households. It
was evident that before taking their
departure the occupants of the flat
had carefully removed or destroyed
all documents or other' articles
which might throw light on their
proceedings.
The leather thongs which bound
the prisoner evoked some comment
from the barrister.
"These are somewhat unusual
articles," he said to the commis-
sary. "You will notice that they
are cut from raw cowhide and well
stretched. In other words, they are
familiar `bow -strings' of Constanti-
nople, and warranted not to yield
if twisted round the neck. °•I think
they will answer, for other purpos-
es than tying people to beds."
"We must find these Turks," said
the commissary., ` "They are desper-
ate characters."
"Find them by all means," said
Brett earnestly, "but on no account
arrest them."
"And why, monsieur ?" cried the
other, with elevated eyebrows.
"Because if you do you will para-
lyze our future actions. When all
is said and done, the only charge
you can 'bring against them .is .a
trivial one. ' It is evident they
merely tied up;; this 'man, either;
with the object :'o frightening him
Inquiry from the concierge elicit- into a confession, o
ed. the • information that none of the hands free whilst they dealt with
occupants of the flat tenanted:, by his employers. Perhaps„theyhad
On the Farm.:
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W1NTTER PIGS.,
There' is a decided difference iii
caring for the pigs,of `autumn far,
rowing and'those of the spring lit-
tera. On ihe average farm the lat-
ter have" the advantage over the
former of coming in previous to the
advent of the springing grasses,
and have a more generous supply
of milk and other laxative food' -
stuffs to keep themsgrowing and in
perfect order, writes Mr, G. W.
B:i•own.
It has been ..my practice for a
p
dressed one at that.
The games in progress at the two
tables momentarily suspended,
whilst Gros Jean, a corpulent man
above the middle height, whose legs
seemed to be too frail to support
his rotund body, advanced, peering
curiously beneath his bushy eye-
brows to get a glimpse of the new-
comer, for,the shaded _light 'did not
fall on Brett's;features, and Mr.
Beaucaire wondered who the stran-
ger could be. The barrister al-
most started when he recognized
his fellow passenger., the man who
travelled to Paris with Gaultier and.
himself. Gros Jean bowed politely
enough, and .murmured something
about being at Brett's service. .
"Oh,: it is' Nothing of great im-
portance," said Brett airily,_ as he
was net anxious to attract too much
observation from the unwashed hu-
manity who tdok such interest in
him. "I merely wish to know when
it will be convenient for Me to have
some conversation with mademoi
selle, your charming daughter ?"
"May I inquire the reason,' mon-
sieur?"
on-sieur?" said the other.
"Certainly. I have heard of her
skill as an artist, and it is possible=
I may be able to arrange a London
engagement for her.
"Ah," said the landlord `depre-,'
catingiy, `'what a pity ! Bad mon-
sieur called here yesterday he could;
Have seen mademoiselle. She hasi
elicious DrawingQualities'
Are.manifested in millions of Teapots daily
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ground oyster shell to very young ent, It also possesses a value ou
number of years to raise two'litters, chicks. It is all right to give it to sour, heavysoil because it eutra-
of pigs a year, To do this success . at full growen hied, but itrs death i•z s� the sil acidit and improves
ie y p
fully T find that one must slot a1- to youngsters' as it causes white,' its hysieal condition.
]osv'over-stocking, bit'rathea should diarrhoea of which they die in three
of the pigs soon ar four,
sell off aportion hours, CMD
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SFA+Sy�}P11.R RED },SY��.
after weaning time, keeping only; Many persons feed their fowl.
� s
so, many as lie knows )ie can ac- oats, but we do not believe it is°a -1 4Coinieai Instance of the Way It Is,
cammoc a e with good aa i is f e y o cause Carrietl Out.
generous feeding. One recast not irritation m the intestines,
as ,' •• lm void weather• i Those who insist upon the: Govern-
leu xi
x It r s c e a fyou lrav a i l
�I Ie a s a lair ~t
Govern -
ma d t.i t 11 s
kg � a
n.ef t• eta an everything enc
a e t e tla l
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e,tlier yin housing or feeding. proved a �,00el lsreeder do riot .lis
Besides dry nesting -quarters, the card him until o are rite sure' earring, everything, Irani individual
l , good-sized y uqt a., soft corns to insuring bank deposits}
Ings should have a lotthat his days of usefulness are oa,e.; g
' get lento of ;shoul t take warning from the con,
is wbmn they mayp but keep watch fog that event, •t' ° ,nhithe 'e= T'
w ag xis h raid not : di rani ani which G miens fuel
o ix s o
c�oxa;ise Growing p The hest prices for b d birds,
are o a,nec a poultry siaodvs, binds every German's actions he
exposed to vermin and dig- 11
ters, p
I t good quarters and thing,tlikely t
g rel , y s rr s themselves. Endless red tape
becrowded into elosG irides' guar- bt i l t theIt
Beginners genera y got the fever
about that time,
Men who have least money in the
busiposs say it costs fully fifteen
y y
nd to plaeaa a broiler
cost of stance of tho way in whieb these
eggs, hatching ane feed, leaving offleials proceed is furnished by air
nothing for the man who' cloos 'the inciden't from Berlin. tl cannery
work,; girl employed about a thrashing,
machine 'vas injured .;o as to have
both of her legs amputated: She
LIME IX THE STABLE. applied to tiro State insurance fund,.
and reecievcd a.manthly pension
To d•xsinfeet a stable and destroy
decaying animal or yegetalale mart- $3.50, One, day the officials notifi-
tercd, her that the pension was redue,
liaise is a�xcellent to use, But . as .
ed to , $hc kicked as well aa-
manure shorild be r sery>d d , or,.
nr ui p c •,irl could rvho had only* 'wooden
too °cd eonsah ie tl li
Pot � tilt n riga
ease.
Our winter pigs are very profit,
ably fed upon whole corn in the
l? e delight in getting
fodder, as they
their feed from this material. I
find that they eat very muga of the
fodder; which forms a fine diet. Thi
cobs and eoa�rse stalks are raked
up and burned frequently, afford-
ing
fford
ing the pigs a generous supply of
charcoal..
I aim to keep a eow, for every
litter of milk -stuffs I can grow a.
bunch of whiter pigs, and with the
nriik and a supply of pigs equal to
the spring litters,
KEEP SEED POTATOES COOL.
d for see(
intended
oat es to
Pt
should be: kept hard and plump
during the 'winter, and this can be
done only by keeping them so cool
that they will not sprout, When
potatoes sprout they take part of
the starch that is stored up in them
and manufacture it into 'living
cells, This energy is all wasted,
for the sprouts have to be pulled
off.
Some farmers snake it a point to
sprout- their potatoes .ones or twice
during the winter, this being done
to prevent their growing. But the
amount of energy thus Iost is eon-
siclerable and the loss increases as
the winter draws to a close.
I raise potatoes in 'largo quanti-
ties, and each year' place them in
cold storage. ,I prefer to pay the
expense of the storage and be sure
that they are kept in a perfectly
plump state, rather than to keep
them in a room with a high temper-
ature, as is done by some.
In the spring the potatoes come
out of the cold storage house in per-
fect condition, and it takes but a
few weeks for them to develop
strong sprouts that rise out of the
soil and develop strong stalks and
leaves.
Many . farmers have not the op-
portunity to put their potatoes in
cold storage houses. but they should
endeavor to keep their potatoes at
a very low temperature. The near-
er 33 degrees potatoes are kept,
the better. -W. S.
POULTRY NOTES.
Never make the mistake' of feed-
ing commercial, feed that contains
b f f . hle kl , new bei u., Par > for. some weeks."' I
r le ve �lacii
".Per} ops,'' said Brett, "1 may
have the pleasure of meeting '.Her:
elsewhere. 1 myself �lenart •too-tno`r- i
'inw. o!i'' -9, tcllr 17 the ib'utli, of 1
the Turzisl~ gentlemen 1,ad put in both obiects'in'view.,In either event
f thet 'mounted senile would close their mouth Fra ep �2narle•,.I.
t,ie•stairease and without any, lire- more . i 1 li t moa. e)ae m Y T i? y "
7 , the is 1 expect they will return if of the saiitlaer..l c.t.es. 1f so I
certainly inke y
is thea earance :of the police ora the.
an appearance ,sinco the, pi eviol pp nc It is u s3ibie aha
afternoon, So trio moun ec cssa lo Fel ail fiome'I
f to t t•g fitly than an oyster s 1
xtitinary summons,' _ljunior �� era''and, a, it m • business to'
is greyer: for a moment allowed to
feel l lnself free front surae a,estriet--
tion, and the officials arodcontrnaal5 . ° ^
ly poking into' -every detail of 'lifer
emits per potl and regulating it,' A comical la,
on the market, That is tide •
f o t,os
� a
i the
lease and in;the ecitirse a time should never be use -4 iia or, elegiac
officials in their own . leisurely..
l
n uy informed her that they had
carefully examined her case. Thea;
had found that since she had no•
longer any legs she was saved the
expense of shoes and stockings, and
she ought to be grateful to the Gov-
ernment for having furnished her,
without cost, a. pair of wooden legs,
To rub it in, they reminded her that
she had not been charged withth
alcohol in which the amputated
members were preserved. ' Gov
eramont officials seem very intaeh
alike whether they speak our lang-
nage or German.
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Acid phosphate, ground rock
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Air slacked lime contains a mix-
ture of carbonate and hydrate of
lime. It is riot so caustic as fresh
burned lime, Limestone is perfect-
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