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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1913-6-12, Page 2CHAaTalle "Waa, " sulci. I.. "I ten r ore' much inter- ested ie. bleu, What a magnificent bead sand bearing lis; lies far a young tutu. 1 suppose he cannot be more thstu thirty: " korty,' said the mate, "tialtY. if lie is, a day," remarked Cap - tele laeadows, `Why, I hevo heard bite, talk quite familiarly of the arta Afghan was. Ile was a man then; end that is elose on forty yeah ago." "Wouderfui!" „I Outdated. "Hia sale is as emnooth and his eyes are as elear'tie Mine are, He is the eulxerior privet of: the three no doubt," "alio inferior, acid the oaptaiu eon&' deutly, "That is why'. he dee all the talking Ror them. Their minds are too elevated to descend to tnere worldly ohat- ter„ They are the strangest pieces of Rot- cam and jetsam that ever were thrown upon this ooaet," I remarked, "sty father will be mightily interested in thein." "Indeed, I think the less you have to da with them the better for you," said the mate. "If I do command my own ship. I'll promise you that I never carry live stack of that sort on board of her. But here we are all aboard and the author tripped, eo we must bid you goad. by." The waggonette had just anlshed load- ing up when we arrived, and the thief planes, on either aide of the driver, - had been reservedfor my two companions, who speedily sprang into them. With a cherue of cheers the good fellows whirled away down the road, while my father, Eether, and I stood upon the lawn and waved our hands to them until they dis- appeared, behind the Oloomber weeds, en. route for the Wigtown railway station. Bark and crew had both vanished now from our little world, the only relic of either being the heaps of debris upon the beach, whioh were to be there until the arrival of an agent from LloYd'e. CHAPTER 'MT, At dinner that evening I mentioned to my !ether the episode of the three Bud- dhist priests, and found, as I had ex- posited, that he was very much intereeted by any account of them. When, however, he heard of the high manner in which Rant Singh had spoken of hint, and the. distinguished pceition which he had as- signed him among philologists, he be- -came so excited that it was all we could do to prevent him from setting off then and there to make his acquaintance. Es- ther and I were relieved and glad when we at last succeeded in abstracting his. boots and maneuvering him to his bed- room, for the exciting events of the fast twenty-four hours had been too much for his weak frame and delicate nerves. 1 was sitting at the open porch in the gloaming, turning aver in -my mind. the unexpected events which had occurred so. rapidly—the gale, the wreck, the rescue, and the strange character of the pasta - ways --when my sister came quietly over to The and put her hand in mine. "Don't you think, Jack," she said In her low sweet voice, "that we are forget- ting our Iriende over at Cloomber? Hasn't all this excitement driven their fears and their danger out of our heads?" "Out of our heads, but never out of our hearts," said I. Iaughiug. "'However, you are right, little one. for our attention has certainly been distracted from them. 1 shall walk up in the morning and: see if X flan see anything of them. By the .way,. to -morrow is the fateful 5th of October— one more day and all will be well with us." "Or ill," said my sieter, gloomily. "Why,what a. little croaker you are to be sure!" I' cried. "What in the world is coming over you?" "I feel nervous: and low-spirited," she answered, drawing closer to my side and shivering. "I feel as if some great peril were hanging aver the heads of those we love. Why should these strange men wish to stay upon the coast?" "What. the Buddhists?" I .said. lightly. "Oh, these fellows have continued feast days and religious rites of all sorts. They have some very good reason for staying, you may be sure." Don't you think" said Esther, in an awe-struok whisper, "that it is every strange • that these priests should arrive here all the way from India just at the present moment? Have you not gathered from all you have heard that the gen- eral's feare are in some way connected with India and the Indinns?" The remark made me thoughtful. "Why, now that you mention it," I answered, "I have some vague impression that the mystery is connected with some incident whioh occurred in .that country. I am sure, however,. that your fears would van- leh if yousaw Ram Singh. Ile is the very personification of wisdom and ben- evolence. He was shocked at the idea of oar killing a sheep, or even a fish for bio benefit -said be would rather die than have a hand in taking the life of an an anal.,, " t le very foolish of me to be so ner- vous." said my sister, bravely. -But You must promise me one thing, Jack. You will go up to Cloomber in the morning, and if you can see any of them you must tell them of these strange neighbors of ours. They are better able to judge than we are whether their presence has any elsulficanee or not." "All right, little one," I answered, as we went indoors, "You have been over- excited by all these wild doings, and you need a sound night's reet to compose you. I'II do what you suggest, however, and our friends shall judge for themselves whether /liege poor devile should be sent raboub their business or not." I Trade the promise to allay my sister's apprehensions, but in the bright sunlight of morning it appeared little less than absurd to imagine that our poor vege- tarian castaways could bane any sinister intentions, or that their advent could have any effect upon the tenants of Member. I was anxious myself, how- ever, to see whether I could see anything of the Heatheretones, so after breakfast �welked up to the A-.atI, Xn their se- Gillsiott :t ,id imy0saible for them to bave learned anything of the recent events. I felt, therefore. that even if I should meet the general he could hardly regard me Ate art intruder while x had no ranch news to comnivaieate. The place had the same dreary and melancholy appearance which alwaye characterized It. Looking through be- tween the thick iron bars of the main. gateway there was nothing to be seen of any of the ocoupanta. One of the great Scotch firs had been blown dawn in the gale, . and its long noddy trunk lay right aeress the grass -grown avenue; bat no attempt had been made to remove it. Everything about the property bad the same air of deecaation and negleet, with Ls o Oaring Shoe; For Everybody PERFEC ° -flf Z• FOP, SUMMER SPORTS reale Y0131: DEALER. • the solitary reception of the massive and impenetrable foneiug, which presentee as unbroken and formidable ea otletaele as ever to the . Mould -be trespasser. I walked round this barrier sue tar as aur 014 trysting' plane without finding any Raw through wloieb I could get a glimpse of .tato house, for the fence had been erected with eaoh rail overlapping the last, so ee to aeouro absolute privacy for those inside, At the old epos, however, vllere I heti had the memorable interview with the general on the 000asfon when he surprised cue with his :daughter; 1 found that the two loose rails had been refixed in such a manner that there wan a gap of two inches or more between these. Through tale I had a view of the house and a part of the lawn in front of it, and though I could seeno signs of life outeide or at any of the windows, I settled down with the intention of stink• ing to my Trost until I had a chance of speaking to one or other of the initiates. Iudaed, the oold, dead aspect of the house bad struck such a shill into my heart that I determined to setae the fence at what- ever risk of incurring the general's dis- pleasure rather than return without news of the 'ileatherstones. happily there was no need of this, ex- treme xtreme expedient, for I had not been there half an hour before I heard the berth. Bound of an opening lock, anal the gen- eral eneral himself emerged from the main door. To my surprise he was dressed in a •m11i- tary uniform—and that not tate uniform in ordinary use in the British army, .The red coat was strangly cut and stained with the weather. The trousers had orig- inally been white, but had now faded to a dirty yellow. With a trod sash across. Ids °best and a straight sword hanging from his side he stood the living example of a bygone type—the John Company's atticer of forty yeare agog He was followed by the ex -tramp, Corporal Rufus Smith, Maw well clad and prosperous, who limp- ed along beside his master, the two pita big up and down the lawn absorbed in conversation. I obeerved that from time to time one or other of them would pause and glance furtively all about them, as though guarding keenly against a eur- priee. I should have preferred communicating with the general alone, but since there was no dissociating him from lits com- panion, I beat loudly on the fencing with my stick to attract their attention. They both faced xouad in . a moment, and I could see from their gestures that they were disturbed and alarmed. I then ele- vated my stiok above the barrier to show them where the sound proceeded from. At this the general began to walk in my direction with an air of a eilan who is bracing himself for an effort, but the other naught him by the wrist and en- deavored to dissuade him. It was only when I shouted out my name and assured them that I was alone that I could pre- vail upon them to approach. Once ate sured of my identity the general ran eagerly toward me and greeted me with: the utmost cordiality. "This is truly kind of you, West," he said. "It is only at such times as these that one oan judge who is a friend and who not. It would not be fair to you to ask you to tome inside or to etay any time, but I am none the less very glad. to see you." "I have been anxious about yon all,". I said; "for it le some little time since, I have seen. or heard from any of you. How have you- all been keeping?" "Why; as well as could' be expected. But we will be better tomorrow—we will be different men to -morrow, eh, corporal?" "Yes, sir," said the corporal, raising his hand to his ferebead in a -nailiteey salute, "Virell' be .right as, the • bank to- morrew." ' "The corporal and I are a little ' dis- turbed in our minde just now," the gen- eral explained, "but I have no doubt that all will come right. After all; there is nothing higher than Providence, and we are all in its hands. And how have, you been, eh? s "We have been very busy for one thing," said I. "I suppose you have heard nothing of the . great shipwreck?" "Nat a word," the general answered listlesly. I thought, the noise of the wind would prevent your hearing the signal guns. ghe came ashore in the bay' the night before last'—a great bark from India." "Prom India!" ejaculated the_ general. "Yee. Har crew 'were saved, forturfate- ly, and have all been sent on to (Rae - sow." All sent .on!" tried the general, with a face as bloodless as a. corpse. "All except' three rather strange c'har- acters who claim to be Buddhist priests. They havedecided to remaih" fora few days upon the coast" ; The words were hardly out. of my mouth when the general dropped upon hie knees with his long thin arms extended 'to heaven. .,"Thy will be done!" he trign a crackling voice. "Thy blessed will 'be done!" I could see through the crack that Corporal Rufus Smith's face liad turned to rasiokly yellow shade. and that he was wiping the perspiration from his brow. "It's like my luck!" be said. "After all these yeare, tocome just when I have got a snug billet." "Never mind, my lad," the general said, rising, and squaring his shoulders, like a man who braces himself for an effort. "Be it what it may, we'll face it as Brit- ish soldier's should. D'ye remember at Chillianwallah, when you had to run from your guise to aur square, and the Sikh liorse name thundering` down on our bay- onets? We didn't flinch then, and we won't flinch now. It, seems to mo that I feel better than I have done for years. It was the uncertainty that was killing me." "And the infernal jingle -jangle," said the corporal. "'Well, well all go togeth- er—that's some consolation."' "Good -by, West," said the general. "Its a good husband to Gabriel, and give my poor wife a home. I don't think she will trouble yen long. Good-by1 Gad bless you." eLoolb here, general," I said, peremp- torily breaking off a piece of wood to make communication more easy, this sort of thing has been going on too long. What are. these hints and allusions and innuendoes? It is time we had a little plain speaking. What is it you fear? Out with 111 Are you in drekd of these Hindcos? If you are I am able, on my father's authority, to have them arrested as rogues and vagabonds." "No, no, that would never do," he ate seared, shaking his head. "You will learn about the wretched business soon enough. Mordaunt knows where to lay hie hand upon the papers bearing on the matter. You can consult him about it to -mor- row." "But, surely," I cried, "if the peril fe so imminent something may be done to avert it. If you would but tell me what you fear I should know how to act." , "My dear friend," he said, "there Is nothing to be done, so eelm yourself and let things take their course. It has been folly, on my part .to shelter myxi If be- hind mere barriers of wood and atone, 'rho fact is, that inaction was terrible to nuu', and I felt that to de anything, hon - ever futile, in the mature of a precaution, was bettor than passive resignation. My humblefriend here and I 'have placed outeelves in eosition in which, I trust, no poor fellow will ever find h€znself again. We can onitt reromnicnd our- selves to the unfailing goodness of the Almighty, and truet that what we have entlered in this world may lemon our atonement in tbo world .to come. I Mast leave you now, for t boyo many Dupes+ to .destroy and tuuoh to ari:nuge. Good. by." He pushed hie hand through the A Tea possessing exquisite freshness and fullness of flavour not found In other Teas. Pure and clean to a leaf. IN SEALED LEAD PACKETS ONLY. Black, Green and Mixed. neo holo »bieks I had made andgrasped mine in a solemn farewell, after which he walked baok to the Hall with a firm and deoidod step, still . followed by the arm - led corporal. I walked back to Branksome much dis- turbed by tale interview, and extremely puzzled as to what course I should per. sue.. It was evident now that my sisear'e suspicions \vera eorreet, and that there was some very intimate connection be- tween the presence of the three Orientals and the mysterious peril which hung over the towers of Cloomber. 11 was difficult for me to associate the noble -faced Ram Singh's gentle, refined manner and words of wisdom with any deed of violence; 'yet now that I thought of it I could eat that a terrible capacity for wrath lay behind his shaggy brows and dark, piercing eyes, I felt that of all men whom I had ever met he was the one whose. displeasure I should least care to face. But how could two men so widely dissociated as the foul- mouthed old oorporal••of• artilleryand the dietinguisbed Anglo-Indian general have each earned the ill -will of these strange castaways? And if the danger was a posh tivo physical one, why should he not con- sent to my proposal to have the' three men placed linden euatody? though I. confess it would have gone mnsh against my grain to aot in so inhospitable a manner upon such vague and shadowy grounds. These Questions were absolutely unanswerable; and yet the solemn,. words and the terrible gravity which I hadseen in the faces of both the old soldiers for- bade me from thinking that their fears were entirely unfounded. • It was all a puzzle—au absolutely insoluble puzzle. Oue thing at least was. clear to met—and that was that, in the present state of my knowledge, and after the general's die - tinct prohibition, it was impossible for ane to interfere in any way....I could only wait and pray that, whatevor.the 'danger might be, it• ought pass over, or at least that my dear Gabriel and her brother night be protected against it. I was walking down the -lane lost in thought, and had got..•s far as the wicket gate which opens upon 'the - Brankeome lawn, when I was surprised to hear my father's voice raised he most auimated and excited converse. " The old man had been of late so abstracted from the daily affairs of the world. and so absorbed in his own 'special studies, that it was dif- cult to engage his attention' upon any ordinary mundane topic. Curious to know what it was that had drawn him so far out of himself, I opened the gate softly, and walking quietly round. the laurel bushes, found hint sitting, to my astonishment, with none other thanthe very man who was occupying' my thoughts, Ram Singh, the Buddhist. • The two weresitting upon a garden bench, and the Orientalap- peared to be laying down some .weighty propoeitioh, checking' every point upon his long quivering brown finger's,' while Ma father, with his hands thrown abroad and his face awry, was loud in protestatiort. aud'in argument lfto absorbed were they in their controversy that 1 stood within a hand -touch of them for a minute or more before they became" conscious of my presence. On observing me the priest sprang to his feet and greeted me with the same lofty courtesy and dignified. grace which had so impressed me the day before. "I promised myself yesterday," be 'sold, "the pleasure of calling upon your father. You see X' have kept my word. I . have: even been daring enough to question his views upon some points in connection with the 8ansorit and Hindoo tongues, with theresult that we have been argu- ing for an hour or more without either of ne convincing the other. Without pre- tending to as deep a theoretical .know- ledge as that which bas made the name of John Hunter West a household word among Oriental scholars, I happen'to have given considerable attention to this/ one point, and indeed •I am in . a. position to say that X know his views to be unsound. I assure you, sir, that up ' to the year 700, or even later, 8ansorit was the ordin pay language.of the great bulk of the in - I habitante aof India.diuy" ''And ssure , sir," said my father warmly, "that it was dead and forgotten at that date, save by the learned, who used it as a vehicle for scientific and re- ligious works just as Latin was used in the middle ages long after it had ceased to be spoken by any European nation." "If you will consult the puranas you will find," said Ram Singh, "that this. theory, though commonly received, is en- tirely untenable." "And if you wfi7consult the Ramayana, and more particularly; the canonical books on Buddhist discipline,". cried my father, "you will find that the theory is unaseail- able." (To be Continued.) A short answer seldom helps things along. When through old age the bodily functions become sluggish;'" Na-Dru-Co Laxatives give gentle, timely' and effective aid, without discomfort or distress. 25c. a box at your Druggist's. 173 r ro re . National Drug and Chemical Co. el Canada, Limited. • EL, ARTS, EDtfCATIOr4, r4EDlclrl, SCIENCE, lncludIu I Eneir'iEEfllrie Arts Summer Session July2 to Aug. 16 J IV. XING. PtSi`T. HOME STUDY 'The Arts cocrse may lie tames by correspondence, but students desip' lag to graduate must attend one sestitirs. rot calendar* write G. Y. CROWN Kingston,. Ort, t' 13'1`. 1 n•0 tlie.Farm Profit and Loss i.11 98 Caws. Professor Wilber J. 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Herd No. 2 had 34 cows that aver- aged 4,233 pounds of milk and 163 pounds of butterfat, and made a total profit of $64479—only $1,91 par cow for the year. Fifteen of these cows were kept at a positive lose totalling $10L87, and only four cows had as muoh as $1E pro- -fit: If the owner hacl milked only these four cows he would have Made more money and would have saved the labor of caring for the other 30. Herd No. 3 had twelve cows,. every one of whish Shows a profit above $16 and an average profit of $41.66. Herd No. 4 had fifteen cows, which averaged only 3,147 pounels of milk and, 124 pounds of butterfat. Then of these cows were kept at an,actual loss and the best cows made a profit of only $10.21. The total :loss of this herd was $112.39, or $7.49 per cow. Herd No. 8 had thirteen cows, averaging 8,628 pounds of milk and 326 pounds of butterfat,' making a total profit of $683.84 and an aver- age of $42.G0 per cow. And the best four cows in this herd made a profit of $244, which is mare than the total profit of the whole three herds, 1,' 2 and 4,' containing 73 cows and returning only $221 profit in a year. Although a grade herd, its lowest cow returned a profit of $22.60,whish is more than •twice that of the best cow in herd No. 4. Poultry Pointers. Gather: the eggs twice daily. All dressed birds should be iso-. Lased. Whitewash • isvery effective, against vermin. Turn the eggs before caring for the incubator lamp- Straw and hay make excellent ma- terial'for the hens' nests. Keep the . nests clean and pro- vide one nest for every four hens. When wet mashes are fed be sure they are crumbly and not 'sticky. A well ventilated' cellar makes a good place to operate the incuba tor. When taking eggs to market, they should be protected from the sun's rays. Well boiled rice mixed with ` a little ,eharooal will ofen check bowel trouble in little chicks. 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