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Exeter Advocate, 1912-7-25, Page 2ONLY A h'IOI�Tti; O, A CURIOUS MYSTERY EXPLAINED.. CHAPTER X.—(Cont'd) he might possible find you tempor- Tkisr Swedish minister received ary work. He is the author of that him very kindly, and listened to as. well-known boob on. Norway, you much of his story as would bear tel- know. Do you know your way ling with great patience. "It is a about yet?" very hard case," ha said. "The "Pretty weal," said Frithiof. English firm perhaps; consulted "Then there is his address--Muse- their own pockets in making this um Street. You had better take an new arrangement, but to break off " omnibus at the bank, Any of the an old connection so suddenly, and Oxford Street oneswill pelt you as it chanced at such a trying mo- l down at the corner, by Mudie's. meat, was hard lines, What sort; Let me know how you get on ; 1 of people are they. these Morgans'? shall be interested to hear," You have tarot them?" 1 Then, with a kindly shake of the "Oh, yes," said Frithjof, color -„hand Frithjof found himself dis- ing. "One of the brothers was in „hand ; and somewhat cheered by Norway this summer, cane to our! the interview, be made his way to house, dined with us, professed the the address which had been given greatest friendliness, while all the.: him, time he tenet have known what the`, Herr Sivertsen'e resoms were of firm were meditating!' the �gloontiest they reeked of to- "Doubtlessa � , how the Esme tosee Q 9 and t ted r ill lighted, �_ � �, ba,eeo, they were el r„ , land ley,"said the minister, 'led' seemed to Frithiof that the window what of the other brother V' could, not have been opened for a' °I saw him yesterday " replied; week. An oblique view of redie's Frithiof, ''He was very civil; told k library was the only object of in, me the telegram had been sent off' terest. to be seen without, though,! that morning about the affair, as it by Craning one's peek, one could would not hear delay, and spoke get just aa, glimpse of the trefaie in'q very highly of any father. 'eras Axford street, He waited.for soxale Bost nothing, „sou see." minutes wondering to himself how The cousul noted the extreme bit- a suecesaful author could tolerate terness of the tone, and looked swab a den and trains to imagine searchingly into the face of hie nisi- tram y beiri.g tor. 'Toor fellow l" he reflected; trom the roma what sort of _. h was the inhabiter thereof. At length "he starts in life with a grievance, the door opened, and a gray-haired. and there is nothing so bad for FOOD FOR HOT WEATHER If you are among those whose body needs nursing along;. either on account of important work to be done or on account of waste of strength from past or present sickness, Bovril should, form an important part of your summer diet. Not only does it build and strengthen but it adds materially to your power to absorb the nutriment contained in ordinary food. Bovril is concentrated beer in its best forts. A little spread on thin bread and butter sandwiches, or on Lot buttered toast, is both appetizing and nutritious. A simple cup of Bovril makes an appetizing and strengthening bouillon. Send for our booklet which gives much useful information to any mother. Bovril Limited, 27 St. Peter St., 3fontreai. man as that. A fine, handsome boy, too. If he stays eating his heart out in London he willgo to the dogs in no tune." "See,"' he said, "these Morgans, though they may be keen business risen, yet they are after all human. When they learn at what an uniueky time their telegram arrived, it is but natural that they should regret it. Their impulse will be to help you. I should advise you to go to there at once and talk the affair over with them. If they have any proper feeling they will offer you some sort of employment in this new Stavanger branch, or they might, perhaps, have some epening for you in their London house." "I can not go to them," said Fri- thiof in a choked voice. "I would rather die first." "I can understand," said the con- sul, "that you feel very bitter, and that you resent the way in which they have behaved. But still 1 think you should try to get over that. After all they knew nothing of your father's affairs; they did not intentionally kill him. That the two disasters followed so closely on. each ether was but an accident." "Still. I could never aecept any- thing from them it is out of the question," said Frithjof. "Excuse me if I speak plainly," said the consul. "You aro very young, and you know but little of the world. If you allow yourself to be governed by pride of this sort you can net hope to get on. Now turn it over ' in your mind, and if you do not feel that you can see these people, at any rate write to them.,, "I can not explain it all to you, sir," said Frithjof. "But there are private reasons which make that al- together impossible." The blood had mounted to his forehead, his lipe had closed in a straight line; perhaps it was be- cause they quivered that he com- pressed them so. "A woman in the question," re- flected the consul. "That compli- cates matters. All the more rea- son that he should leave London.". Then, aloud, "If you feel unable to apply to them, I should recommend you strongly to try America. Every one flocks to London for work, but as a matter of fact London streets just now are not paved with gold ; everything is at a standstill; go where you will you will hear that trade is bad, that employment is scarce, and . that living is dear." "If I could hear of any opening in America I would go at once, said Frithjof. "But at Bergen we have heard of late that it is no such easy thing even over there to meet with work. I will not pay, the ex- penses of the voyage merely to be in my present state, and hundreds of miles further from home." "What can you do ?" asked the consul. "Is your English pretty "I can write and speak it easily. And, of course, German too. I un- derstand book-keeping.'' "Any taste for teaching?" asked the consul. "None," said Frithjof, decidedly. "Then the only thing that seems open to you is the work of a secre- tary, or a clerkship, or perhaps you could manage translating, but that is not easy work to get. Everything now is overcrowded, so dreadfully overcrowded. However, of course shall bear ycru in mind, and you yourself will leave no stoneeniturn, ed. Stay, I. might give you a letter-. of, ini;reduction to Herr Sivertsen ; pian of five -and -nifty, with . a huge forehead and somewhat stern, square -jawed face, entered. "I have read the consul's letter," he said, greeting Frithiof and mo - tinning him to iu chair. Ion want what is very hard to get. Are yo aware that thousands of men ai seeking employment and are unaab to meet with it l" "I know it in hard," said Frieda, "Still I have more chance here than in Norway, and anyhow I mean toit."get it. to 'sI am tired to death of young men coining to mo and wanting. help," lee remarked, ' frankly. "You. are stn altogether degenerate race, you young risen of this generation; in my opinion you don't know what work means. It's money that ;you want, not work." "Yes," said Frithiof, dryly, "you are perfectly right. It is money that I want." Frithjof rose. "However worthless, we unlucky have to live," he said, coldly. "And as I can't pretend to be interested in `culture,' I must waste no more time in discussion." He bowed and made for the door. "Stay," said Herr -Sivertsen; "it will do no harm if you leave me your address." "Thank you, but at present I have none to give," said Frithjof. "Good -morning." He felt very angry and very sore - hearted as ho made his way down. Museum Street. To have met with such a rebuff from "a fellow -coun- tryman seemed to him hard, speci- ally in this time of his trouble. He had not enough insight into char- acter to understand the eccentric old author, and he forgot that Herr Sivertsen knew nothing of his cir- cumstances. He was too abrupt, too independent, perhaps also too refined to push his way as an un- known foreigner in a huge metro- polis. He was utterly unable to draw a• picturesque description of the plight he was in, he could only rely on a sort of dogged persever- ance, a fixed resolve that he must and would find work ; and in spite of constant failures this never left him. He tramped clown to Vauxhall and began to search for lodgings, looked at some half-dozen sets, and finally lighted on a clean little house in a new looking streee a few hun- dred yards from Vauxhall Station. There was a card up in the window advertising rooms to let. He rang the bell ,and was a little surprised to find the door opened to him by a middle-aged woman who was un- mistakably a lady though her deep- ly lined face told of privation and care, possibly also of ill -temper. He asked the price of the rooms. "A sitting -room and bedroom at fifteen shillings a week," was the reply. "It is too much, and besides I only need one room," he said. "I, am afraid we can not divide them." lfe leokcd disappointed. An idea seemed to strike the landlady. "There is a little room at the top you might have," she said; "hut it would not be. very comfortable. It would be only five shillings a week, including attendance." "Allow me to see it," said Fri- thiof. He felt so tired and ill that if she had shown him a pig -sty he would probably have taken it mere- ly for the sake of settling matters. As it was, the room, though bare and comfortless, was . spotlessly clean, and, spite of her severe fees, he rather took to his landlady, "My things are at the Arundel Hotel," he explained, "I should want to come in at once.. Does that suit you?" "Oh, yes," she said, seasoning him elosely. 'Can you give us any references=" e`You ean,if you wish, refer to the Swedish Conan! at 4 Great Winebester Street," "Oh, yen are a Swede," she sai "No, I am a Norwegian,.. pally been in London sinee rye clavi." The landlady seemed satisfied, and having paid his five shillings in advance Frithjof went et'f to secure his Portmanteau, and by five o'eloek was installed in his new hone, It was well that he had lost alas time in leaving his hotel, for during the next two days he was unable to quit his bed, and could only eon - Sole himself with the reflection that a.t any rate he had a cheap roof Per his head and that his rent would not ruin him. Perhaps the cold night air from he river badgiven him a chill en he previous night, or perhaps the in of the excitement and suf- erirag had been too rune)) for him. At any rate be lay in feverish wretchedness, tossing through the long days and weary nights, a mis- ery to himself and an anxiety to the people of the house, He discovered that his first, im- pression had been correct. Miss Tumour, the landlady, WAS wen. born; she and her two sister --Tail of them now middle-aged women— were the daughters of a country gentleman, who had either wasted his substance in speculation or on the turf. Re was long since dead and had left behind him the fruits of: his selfishness, three heiplers wo- men, with no particular aptitudes and brought up to no particular profession. Miss Charlotte, the middle one of the three, who had more heart than the rest, tried to persuade him to see a doctor. "No," he replied, "I shall be all. right in a day or two. It is nothing but a feverish attack. I can't af- ford doctor's biIls." She looked at him ,a little com- passionately, his poverty touched a chord in her own life. "Perhaps the illness has come in order that you may have time to think," she said, timidly. Frithjof was in no stood to re- spond to her well -meant efforts to convert him, and used to listen to. her discourses about the last day with a stolid ,indifference which al- together baffled her. UNEASINESS IN FRANCE. Predicted That Another Revolution, May Result, The general uneasiness which the prevalence of socialism, the increase in the price of living, and the gen- eral political discontent in France had brought with them, encour- aged the Bonapartists, who have been quiescent recently, to hold a, monster meeting at the Salle Wag - ram, Paris, the other evening.. The Marquis de Dion was the principal speaker, Five thousand people listened to him and applauded to the echo his plea, for "a consular republics'' The implication, of course, was: that Prince Napoleon would be the Consul. Although there is little likelihood of a, monarchy, an empire, or even a ‹onsulaar republic in France in the immediate future, there is no doubt whatever that the French people are ripe for another revolution. No- body is quite satisfied with the pre- sent form of government. Every- body feels, no matter what class he belongs to, that he is overtaxed and over -red -taped. There as to general feeling that the real rulers of the country (who are not merely the Goverlunent�ut all the men - bers of the two ambers, and far too many of their friends) are much too expensive a ltaxtury, If General Boulanger were alive there might easily he a coup d'etat to -morrow. By turning out the con- gregations, the nominal ratlora of France have set the vzany.headed rut power, and they are harder mas- rs than either the priests or even the nobles ever were. The boor, geois is a long-suffering animal, but Iasi is beginning to kick against ibe priekn. The Socialist element, has so swelled a head that its demands are rapidly becoming more than the bourgeoise will stand, and in France, when unrest has become as general as it is now becoming, a liars -up is ie. A evell•knowtinevitabl. politicia:z► sand other day that war of one kin another Wiest break out in Fran within the' next, Tuearsldis nae,aning vias thatve ii war rvit.h' en- other nation did not come to t.urn people's thoughts away from their home troubles, a civil war, with ear without bloodshed, a revolution peaeeable'or otherwise, would be uleeessity. CHAPTER XI. By the Saturday morning he was almost himself again as far as phy- sical strength was concerned, and his mind was healthy enough to turn resolutely away from these useless broedings over the past, and to ask with a certain amount of interest, "What is to be done next?" When Miss Charlote came to in- quire after her patient, she found to her surprise that he was up and dressed. "hat!" she exclaimed. "You are really well, then ?" "Quite well, thank you," he re- plied. "Have you a newspaper in. the house that you would be so good as to lend me?" "Certainly," said Miss Charlotte, her face lighting up, as she hastened out of the room, returning in a min- ute with the special organ of the religious party to which she belong- ed. `I think this might interest you,'' she began, timidly. "I' don't `want to be interested," sand ,`Frithjof, dryly. "All I want is to look through the advertise- ments. A thousand thanks, but I see this paper is' not quite what 'I need:" "Are you sure ~ that you know what you really need?" she said, earnestly. Had she not been such a genuine little woman, he would have spoken the dry retort, "Madame, I need money," which trembled on his lips. "You see," he said, smiling a lit- tle, "if I do not find work I can not pay. my rent, so I must lose no time in getting some situation. (To be continued.) A man isn't entitled to any credit for overcoming ..temptation that doesn't tempt: Each and Every 5—found Package of Extra . nuts Ti Sugar contains pounds weight of aa'sfi est sugar, at its best. Adityourgrocer for the <, 5—Pound Package. 'Aare oweeoraefewiv/ CA.NADA, SUGAR REFINING ING CO.,d4�� � ignited, Montreal. DON'T FOlt THE MILKERS. One -Don't put the can 'tinder the ow until her udder is clean. Two—Don't begin to milk the cow with a wet tail, until you have tied t, Three -Don't tics it too short. Four—Don't put your fingers it milk. If you want to soften the is milk a drop into the palati of rouir hand and subs there with this. Live -Don't let your pail get too 11 when you are milking a young cow. seat of your stool 1least if her tai Tl1 =OMB DOYLE. Sir Arthrir Conan Doyle sat at a dinner en nue of his visits to Now York beside a lady who asked leave to consult him about some thefts. "My detective powers," he replied,. "are at your service, madam.'' "Well," said the lady, "frequent and mysterious thefts have boon'oc- curring at my house for a long time. Thus, there disappeared last week a motor horn, B. broom, a box, of golf balls, a left riding boot, a dic- tionary, and ' half a dozen tin plates." "Ah," said the creator of Sher- lock Holmes, "the case, madam, is quite clear. You keep a goat." ►F AUSTR_hLIA.'S CENSUS. 4,274,414 Persons Are Registered as Christians. The recently undertaken census of the Commonwealth of Australia has led to the publication of some interesting details concerning the religious professions of the popula- tion. Out of a total"of 4,274,414 per- sons registered as Christians the following are allotted respectively to the principal denominations : Church of England, 1,710,.443 ; Methodist, 547,806; Presbyterian, 658,336 ;' Congregational, 74,046 ; Baptist, 97,074; Protestant (unde- fined), ,109,861 ; Roman. Catholic, 921,425. It'should be noted that the total number of men in Australia is 2,313,035, exceeding the total 'of women, which is 2,141,970, There is little discrepancy between the numbers of women and men allot- ted to the various. Christian denomi- nations, but whereas 516 men regis- t,ered themselves as atheists and 7,559 as of "no.. religion," while 55,766 objected to stating their re- ligious beliefs, ` the corresponding' figures for the female population are athesits, 63;`no religion, 1,692;; and 27,370 who would not state be- lief—a` etrikin'g disparity. Six—Oon on the iri your eye. resp- -Don't strap a to can help it. She is ive because the mi' I©rally king hurts 't fodder the cotes un- th,n milking is finished or you will have a lot of duet in the milk. Nine—Dozl't talk while you aro milking, Ten—Don't on any account milk any eurd, blood or rope into your milk can, If you find any slime in - nide the sieve - fold out where it comes from. Eleven—Don't have your - nails long. Twelve—Don't half do the job un- less you want to dry the cow. A ter all that unay be said in vor of other pastures, clover stands at the head when .it comes to the right thing for pigs, A great many ;'armors do not real- lize that grass supplies a, foal en- ly different from corn and that at i n; bad practise #o change en= tirely and suddenly from one to the. other. When thepigs are taken out of the pasture this fall they should. not be turned suddenly into t fields or fed all the new corm can eat. . Make the change tuaully. lucag dies on the farm, no mat, 'het eause, take no ohaanc ove the body a long dis- tlie feeding lots and; bur l IN THE CHICKEN YARD. The average chicken does not pay for his keep and be should be sent to the block as soon as he weighs four pounds, unless he is to be kept:, for breeding. Let a strange dog rush through the poultry yard and the excitement will affect the egg supply for that day. When hens have no sentiment there is no doubt they are extreme- ly nervous at times—particularly during the breeding season—and should be so placed that they can- not be disturbed. It does not matter so much about the breed as it does about the kind of treatment your hens receive. Of course, if yeti are going in for poultry to sell on the market you must select the fowl that will pro- duce the most meat, and if for eggs the breed that will produce more eggs than meat. Then it is "up to you" to get the most out of them, as the slang does. NOTES OF THE HOG LOT. Sometimes a week's chill rains or cold weather will set the pigs back a month in their growth. it tD NOTES, any growers say that weeds are value lalsr na fertilizer , as clover and cow peas if they aro turned under every year. The grower who will sort his ap- ples into two or more grades, peeked well, will get more money for his fruit than, the one who throws all kinds together in a bar- rel and places a .layer of the best ones on top. The city dealer profits by the lazi- ness of the grower by grading and. repacking his badly assorted fruit, That corky old apple, the Ben Davis, still holds a high price in the city markets 'because its fine rap- pcaraneo deceives the ignorant buyer, INVISIBLE INK SECRETS. There aro several ways in which two persons can correspond with each other unknown to even the people before whose eyes the very letter is hold, Young ladies, for in- stanee, may use new milk as ink, When dried this is invisible, but if coal dust or soot be scattered upon the paper the ;writing becomes legie. ble. 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