Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1913-4-10, Page 2aSeltelleeiitelsettelleetsseeellseltereevielleee Oiic of the Garrisii; Ort A Mysterious Affair. 4rata110rw►vrs11' CHAPTER II,.. -.(c nit'd) ' I held out my hand ,tto the tall When I refected upon the massive man, wleo took it izz a hesitating, doer and ponderous shutters which half -reluctant fashion. "`I cisme guarded the Ismer story of C'loom- up," I explained, "because I saw g your lights In the windows, and ber I could not but pion. force thought that something might be af my sister's objection. The suzi- wrong. I ins. very lad I did so, timely visitor must either have used g considerable' eeeieuee inorder to since it has given nae the chance of force his way in, or he must have making the general's acquaint - obtained possession of the keys. entice" Piqued by the little mystery, I Whilst I .was talking 1 was eon - Pulled for. the beach, with the de- scions that the new tenant of Gloom - termination to 'see for yourself who ber Hall was peering at me very the intruder might be, and what closely through the darkness, As I were his intentions. Leaving my concluded he stretched cut' a long sister at Branksome, and summon- tremulous arm and turned the gig- ing Seth Jamieson, an ,eiel man -o- lamp in such a way as to throw a war's -man, and one ee the stoutest flood of light 'upon my face. of the fishermen, I set off across the "Good gracious, ghteei1 moor with him through the gather- cried in the salve frightened voice ing darkness. as before, "the fellow's as brown as "It hasna got a guid name after chocolate! He's not an English- dark, yon hoose," remarked my man. You're not an Englishman— companion, slackening his pane per- you, sir's" eeptibly as I explained to him the "rill a Scotchman, born and nature of our errand. "It's no for bred," said I, with an inclination naething that him. wha owns it won- laugh which was only checked by ria gang within a Scotch mile et," my new acquaintance's obvious ter - "Well, Seth, there is some one roe. 1 m n eh?" said lie with who has no fears about going into r\ Seote z a , t it," said I, pointing to the great a sigh of relief. "Its all one now - white building which flickered up in a -days. You must excuse me, Mr. front of us through the gloom. The -Mr. West. I'm nervous, infernal - light which I had observed from the le' nervous. Conte along, Mc sea was moving backward and for- Neil; eve must be back in Wigtown ward past the lower floor windows, in less than an hour. Good night, the shutters of which had been re- gentlemen, good night ! The two moved. I could now see that asec- clambered into their places; the fac- ond fainter light followed a few for cracked his whip, and the high paces behind the other. Evidently deg -cart clattered away= through two individuals, the one with a the darkness, casting a brilliant lamp and the other with a candle tunnel of yellow light on either or rushlight, were making a care- side of it, until the rumble of its fol examination of the building. wheels died away in the distance. "Let ilka man blew his sin par "What do you think of our new ritch," said Seth Jamieson dogged- neighbor, Jamieson?" I asked alter ly, coming to a dead stop. "What a long silence. is it tae us if a wraith or a bogie Deed, Mr. West, he seems, as he says himself, to be vera nervous. chooses tae tak' a fancy tae Cloom- ber ? It's no canny tae meddle wi' Maybe his conscience is cot o' ex - such things." der'" "Why, man," I cried, "you don't ``His liver, more likely," said I. suppose a> wraith came here in a `'He looks as if lie hard tried his g 1 That are those lights sway constitution a bit. But it's blowing yonder by the avenue gates ;" chill, Seth, my lad, and A's time The lamps o' a gig, sure both of us were indoors." I bade enough!" exclaimed my companion my companion good night, and in a less lugubrious voice. "Let's 'struck across the moors for the steer for it, Baster West,- and speer cheery rudy light which marked the where she hails fra.e." By this thee night had closed in save for a single long, narrow slit in the westward. Stumbling across the moor together, we made our ined, much stir among our small way into the Wigtown Road, at the community at the news that the point where the high stone pillars Hall was to be inhabited once more, mark the entrance to the Cloomber and considerable speculation as to avenue. A tall dog -cart stood in the new tenants and their objects in front of the gateway, the horse choosing this particular part of the browsing upon the thin border of country for their residence. It grass which skirted the road. speedily became apparent that, "It's a' richt !" said Jamieson, whatever their motives might be, taking a close look at the deserted they had definitely determined up - vehicle. "I ken it weel.. It be- on a lengthy stay ; for relays of kings tae Meister McNeil, the fac- plumbers and of joiners came down tor body free Wigtown—him who froineeeIgtown, and there was hani- keeps the keys." mering and repairing going on from "Then we may as well have speech morning till night. It was surpris- with him now that we are here," `ing how quick the signs of the wind I answered. "They are coming and weather were effaced, until the down, if I am not mistaken." As I great square -set house was all as spoke we heard the slam of the , spick-and-span as though it had heavy door, and within a few min- been erected yesterday. There utes two figures, the one tall and were abundant signs that money angular, the other short and thick, was no consideration 'to General came toward us through the dark- Heatherstone, and that it was not nes. .,.They were talking so ear- !on the score of retrenchment that nestly that they did not observe us he had taken up his abode among until they had passed through the us. avenue gate. "It may be that he is devoted to evening, Mr. Mr Neil," 1 study," suggested my father, as we said I, seeping forward and address- !discussed the question at the break- ing the Wigtown factor, with whom fast table. "Perhaps he has chosen I had some slight acquaintance. The l this secluded spot to finish some smaller of the two turned his faced magnum opus upon which he is en - toward me as I spoke, and showed ; gaged. H that is the case, I should me that I was not mistaken m his ; be happy to let him have the run identity, but his taller compel:eon of my Iibrary." sprang back and showed every sign . Esther and I laughed at the gran - of violent agitation. diloquent manner in which he spoke "What is this, McNeil?" I heard of the two potato -sacks full of him say, in a gasping, choking. voice. books, "Is this your promise ? What is the "It may be as you say," -said 1, meaning of it?" "but the general did not strike me "Dent be alarmed, general'. during: our short interview as be - Don't be alarmed e' said the little ing a man_ who was likely to have fat factor in in a soothing fashion, as,any very pronounced literary tastes. one might speak to a frightened If I might hazard a guess, I should child. "This is young Mr. Fother- say that he is here upon medical gill West, Uf Branksorne, though advice, in the hopes that the cozn- what brings him up here to -night is piste quiet and the fresh air may more than I can understand. How= restore his shattered nervous sea - parlor windows of-Branksome. CHAPTER III. There was, as may well be imag- ever, as you are; to be neighbors, I can't do better than take the op- portunity to introduce you to each other. Mr. West, this is General ileatherstone, who is about -to take a lease of Cloomber Hall," t n0' 4ftt 7,o, delek rx ,�yjE�, al ONEDYfro'ALL 1flldtl5or0o0s the CLEANEST, SIMPLEST, nd DEBT 110442 DYE, one can buy,,Why you don't even hove le know what iUt4o of Cloth your Coodsire rnada of...Sss Mistaked tiro Impossible. :lend for reed Calor (NM, Seder noal<tet, end tool:1st giving results of tjytitnrrov'et other colors. 'rhe roltelsosetuc1Ate0sotr co., hatted, ifontt ,1, Cpnndns tem. If you had seen how he glar- ed,at in.e, and the twitching of his fingers, youwould have thought it needed some restoring." "I do wonder whether he has a wife and a family," said my sister. "Poor souls, how lonely they will be! Why, excepting ourselves, there is not a family that they could speak to for seven miles and more." "Gene raI Heatherstone is a very distinguished soldier," remarked my father. "Why, papa, however came you to know anything about him. 1" "Ah, my dears," said my father, smiling at us over his coffee -cup, "you were laughing ab my library just now, but you see it may be very useful at times." As he spoke he took a red -covered volume frroma shelf and turned over the pages. t"This is an Indian army list of ihre years b�.sok2" he explained, "ran( here is the very gentleman we want--`Heatherstone J. 5.,'Com- ma'nder' of the Bath,' my dears, and 'ry�r. O.', think ofthat, 'V. 0.e-- `formerly colonel in the Indian in- fantry, dist .Bengal Foot, but now Pure Clean Economical. Tea is absauflbt.wiyore; is el preparedr anti it costs no more than ordinary Teas. an sealed pashas only. 000 BLACK, GI EER IiI1 MIXED. retiied with the rank of major -gen- erale In this other column is a. re-' cord of his services—`capture of Ghuznee and defense of Jellaleba,cl, Sobraon, 1648, Indian Mutiny and reduction of Oudh. Five times men- tioned in dispatches.' I think, any dears, that., we have cause to be proud of our neighbor." "It doesn't mention there wile- ther he is married or. not, I sup- pose ?" asked Esther. "No," said nay fatl r, w .ging his white head with a keen apreci- ation of his own, humor, "It doesn't include that under the heading of `daring actions—though_it very well might, my dear, it very well might." All our doubts, however, upon this head were very 'soon set at rest, for on the very day that the repairing and the, furnishing had been completed I had. occasion to ride into Wigtown; and I met upou the way a carriage which was bear- ing General Heatherstone 'and his family to their new home. An eld- erly lady, worn and sickly looking, was by his side, and opposite him sat a young fellow about my own age and a girl who Appeared to be a couple of years younger. I raised my hat, and was about to pass them, when the general shouted to his coachman to pull up, and held out his hand to me. I could see now in the daylight that his face, although harsh and stern, was ca- pable of assuming a not unkindly expression. "How are you, Me. Fothergill West?" he cried. "I. must apolo- gize to you if I was a little brusque the other night—you will excuse an old soldier who has spent the best part of his life in harness. All the same you must .confess that you are rather dark-skinned for a Scotch - ma -n." "We have a. Spanish ;strain in tease blood," said I, wondering at his re-' currence to the topic. "That would, of course, account for it," he remarked. "My dear," to his wife, "allow me to introduce Mr. Fothergill West to you. This .is. my son and my daughter. We have come here in search of ` rest, Mr. West—complete rest." "And you could not possibly have come to a better place," said I. "Oh, your think so V" he answer- ed: "I suppose it is very quiet in- deed, and very lonely. You might wale through these oountry lanes at night, I dare say, and never meet a soul, eh?" -`'Well, there are not many about after dark," I said. "And you are not much troubled with vagrants or wandering beg- gars, eh? Not many tinkers -or tramps or •rascally gyusies--no ver- min of that sort about `l" "I find it rather cold," said Mrs. Heatherstone, drawing her thick sealskin mantle 'tighter round her figure. "We are detaining Mr. West, too.'' "So we are, my dear, eo we are, Drive on, coachman. Good day, Mr. West." The carriage rattled away toward the hall, and. I trette,d thoughtfully onward to the little county metropolis. ' (To be continued.) "'D "[ILLNESS. On the Farm iLl Feeding for Mille Production. There are two factors which. largely control the ecenomical pro- duction of milk. One is the adap- tability of the eow used for this pu{- pose and depends upon her indi- vidual breed characteristics, The other is the amount. and kind of food eaten. The problem confront- ing the dairyman is the production of the largest amount of milk and butter at the least expense, In or- der that this may be realized, both the important £aciors mentioned must receive careful attention, writes Mr. C. H. Eokles. In most cases the largest direct expense is for feed. Everyone fa- miliar with the prevailing condi- tions knows that a large amount of feed is used without producing the results it should. It would besafe to say that the average yearly milk production per eow could be in- creased by one-half or three-fourths by following better methods of feed- ing. Every owner of a oow welcomes the time when the animal can be turned out to pasture. Not only is the labor and expense coirnected with winter fending done away with, but each cow pie expected to give the best results of the year on geese. In changing from dry feed to grass, it is best to go somewhat slowly, especially with heavy milk- ing cows. The young, immature grass of early spring contains a large amount of water and a small amount of dry matter, and it is al- most impossible for a heavy milk- ing cow to eat enough of such feed to supply the necessary amount of nutrients. ' Wheat and Rye Pastures are of the sande nature. Another reason for putting cattle on pasture gradually rather than suddenly is the effect on the taste of the milk. When a cow is changed at once from a grain ration to grass a very mark- ed taste is developed in the milk, while if this change in feedis made gradually and not suddenly the change in the taste of the milk is scarcely noticed. Soon after the cows are on pas- ture they reach the maximum pro- duction of milk for the year. This suggests -what the dairyman must do in order that the production of milk may be the largest. It is to imitate these summer conditions as faie as possible -throughout the re- mainder of the year, This i, -what the careful dairyman and skilled feeder does, and the results corre spend closely to the . success with which these summer conditions are maintained. The- summer condi- tions which bring about' the maxi- mum production and which are to be maintained as far as possible throughout the year, are described in the following statement First --An abundance of palatable. food. Second—A balanced ration. Thied-Succulent feed. Fourth—Moderate temperature, , Fifth—Comfortable. surroundings. There is some difference of opin- ion regarding grain feeding while on pasture from the viewpoint of economy. There is no question but that a cow will produce more milk if fed grain while on pasture, and if a large yield is of more importance than economy of. production, grain The Rev. Sharpe—"I'm sorry you: have taken Fred away from school,. I was at school years after I was his age." Mr. Stackyard—"Maybe yer was, Mr. Sharpe; but, yer see, some lads is much more duller nor others." A fresh, new one -•dollar ,bill crackles louder than an old ten - dollar bill. Neither can you tell anything about the purchasing pow- er of a manbecause he is young and fresh. Vie family remedy for Coughs and Cchis, Sltitoh costs so little and does so much 1" w.757i:1 i:'S$Ni46°' i+!3"'• ....X '... .ti.•'L+tYk£'.+: 47 0 To expel stozuaob and intestinal worms, from colts, Awa trail as older horses, use a remedy that will not "Oases these to death," but will sot se a,tonle, Iti this respect SPOHN'S in'. unequaled. 1 u11 instructions in booklet with every bottle. All druggists, SPOHtd MEDICAL GO., Goshen, Ind,,. U. Il. A. l Order ,'r °r" + s Now An early Spring makes early ordering ,necessary. The, ;seeds you sow should be the best you can get. loo yearns of sci+eutzhe seed pro- duction have imparted to 0 !al the power of producing big crops. Carter's Seeds are perfectly adapted to Oanadian soil and climate and have shown wonderful success _where med. ' Send your order for any vegetable or fiower seeds. We have all kinds, noveltiesand standard varietiee, All seeds are fresh, last seas'on's. crop. Send for complete Price List, LARGE PACKAGES 10 CENTS; 12 PACKAGES POR $1.00 PATTERSON, WVLDE, & CO., 433 King St. Est Sole Agents for Council TORONTO should certainly be fed. The cow that gives a small average quantity' of milk will produce but little more if fed grain while on pasture. How- ever, with the heavy producing cow the case is quite different and it is necessary that she be fed grain or she will not continue on the -high level of production long. The ne- cessity of feeding grain to the high producing cow arisesfrom the fact that s"'he cannot secure a sufficient amount of nutrients from the grass alone,' and azilist have some concen- trated feed in the form of grain in order to continue to produce Large Quantities of Milk. As long as fresh pasture grasses are abundant, the ordinary cow is about as well provided for as she can be to produce milk economical- ly. Unfortunately, the season of abundant pasturage is sometimes short. In many localities, a dry period, often of several weeks, oc- curs during the middle or latter! part of sunnier and the pastures become short and insufficient to maintain a full flow of milk. This season is often the critical time of the year for the dairy oow. It is probable that as much loss occurs] one year -with' another by lack of feed at this tune as occurs from im-I proper feeding during the 'abater' season. When the season of dry'; feeding arrives, the farmer expects to feed his stock and is prepares) for it: On the other hand, as long as the cattle axe on pasture and the field work is pressing, the tendency is to let the cows get along the best way they can. 1p The man who flatters himself thatl he leaves little to be desired should remember that a burglar does the same thing. BOOST YOUR TOWED BY ORGANIZING A RASS BAND Information on this subject with 'printed instructions for ama- teur bands and a printed form of Constitution and iiy-Laves for bands, together with our big catalogue, will be mailed FREE on request. Address Dept. " D." MANITOBA NII BA THE WILLIAMSLI LIMITED ONTARIO MAN TOBA ` { TORONTO , race's ig Four Field IR of Specialties BREVlrs GIANT FEEDING BEE7C—Tho most - valuable wield Root on rite market; combines the rich finalities of the Sugar ]Beet with the long• keeping. large size and heavy cropping qualities or the iIlhartgel. We offer two coto,n, URN= and ROSE. jF ib. 18c, j2 lb. 29c, 1 lb. 50c, postpaid. BRACE'S 15YaM3SOThlt IINTT$tDIE IIDIIAT'E eMooT11 CARROT—The Best of all field Carrots. g db. Sic, jp Ib. 94c, 11b. 81.80, postpaid. BRUCE'S G1A151T •AE1G!,OW liNTE1611EBIIATE 158—NGEL—A very close second to our Giant Feed- ing Beet, and equally easy to harvest, 3( Ib. 18e, 34lb. 20c, 1 ib. 50c, postpaid. BRUCE'S ixEli CENTURY SWEDE Trit 1 — he best shipping variety, ns well ns the best for. cooking; handsome shape, uniform ,growth, pure_ pie top, j4 lb. 18c, IS lb. 21e, 1 lb. 10e, postpaid. FREE -FREE -Our handsomely iliustrated 112 -page Cara- 100:j tf9 !ague of Vegetable, F, rm and k'Io'ver Seeds, Plants, Bulbs, Poultry Supplies, Garden Implements, etc., for 1911 Send for it. +l. ll���1��WW niuolm iHli JOHN A. BRUCE & CO., Ltd. 134 Hamilton, Ontario Established Sixty-three years x-saraxaraast. It means cement of the highest possible quality. h means cement tested by experts whose authority is final at all our mills. It means cement acknowledged by engineers, architects and hundreds of thousands of farriers to fulfil every requirement of scientifically made Portland cement. It means a cement that is absolutely reliable, whether used for a great bridge or for a concrete watering trough. You can use Canada Ce e t with complete confidence that your concrete work will bo thoroughly satisfactory. You ought to have this confidence in the cement you use, because you have not the facilities for testing its qualities, such as are at the disposal of the engineers in charge of big contracting jobs. These engineers know that when cement has passed the testa made upon it at Canada Cement mills, it will pass all their tests. And this same cement is sold to you kr your silo, yotnt foundations, your feeding -floor, vont milk -house or your watering -trough. Used •a000rding to the ldiroctlona in our free book "What ilia Palmer cart do with Concrete,'' Canada C:ment never Rail) to give autiofaetory reaultn. Write for tido book, itnot only tells you how to mit and place concrete but will also ougaoot;cores of uses for It on your fermi., every ono of them valuable to you. la asking for the book you do not incur the ;lightest obligation. Tharp i9 a Canada Consent Dealer in Your Neighborhood ,gddres.s Farmers" .»formatio,, .t ureau Canada . Cement Company Limitecl Montreal r?c