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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1916-7-13, Page 6lietteigitas0"seesaS' e ; , • ' tt, ee !under, as he had done so many times in his life." "What was it?" cried the girL produce THE „LAPSE OF ENOCH WENTWORM By ISABEL GORDON CURTIS, Au lor of " The Won:an from Wolvertons " CHAPTER ! "Year play?" Enoth Paid the manuscrint aside. hy, Dome?" The Englielmian heartY in his eon•I The gni wake in an unsteeely voice gratulatsiens and enthusiastic, wee "I don't believe, Emth ail, ae Andre ngw urgithe. earlicet possible produc- Merry told you of a long talk we had fon. He ofien.ea unlimited money Juniper Peint You remember you and insisted thatalone with him when yoa were New Yerlt should te Boston. We sat en the reeks! meagedThe spell of the storoast: Neu, one efterroon and he told me his plat e. y still upon Dorcas. She passed out, for this play—he had been thinking it shaking hands hastily with Oswald. out for years mid years. Why," the Derry," her brothee. She did e shook her head impatiently, "why caied Let answer. I Enoch, he had labored on it se long The play stirred her intenseustri that some of the speeches were writ- seia Oewaid- He had noticed a traeel ten, in his ntind, Sometimehe pat of tears on her cheeks. "Was this the; the stove- into the very words you first time she heard it rewl?" ; readi" Ye. I had never even told her During a few minutes Enoch Went - it. She has been away while—it was worth fought the battle cd' his life. It 'ter:1,i en." g was the struggle beeween goea an "Id evil, whieh every human being her- s your Meter an actress?" No—e1w wentea go upon th hors to a greater or lesser degree, in etage." one . soul, 'in one body. Wentworth "Let her have 'her way," advised the sighed. The battle has passed and Englishman. "Her every action shows evil had welt it was prepared to that sho poes.rsesee elven-stale talent." carry him through the most dangeroue "It isn't my Mee of her future." moraera. With it came fresh valor, "Stage life i exacely what one and not only the power to in further, vlwoses to make of it. Curiously en- but a mysterious weakeningof the ough. 1 have a t..envietion she could moral tiseues which made it poseible; play Cordelia." • for him to ein coolly and remorseless -d Wentworth brushed his hand ael'OSS ly. He turned on the light and with:. hie forehead and *tared at the net- cool composure faced his sister. He tered sheets of manuscript en the met her gray eyes without a quiver. table. They asked a question which could; 'llet Merry here as soon as possible. I want a voneultatien with both of you." suggested Oswald while he drew on his gloves. *•It is now only a mat- ter of time and a theatre. If 1 may advise now, don't choose anyone on this elle for Mrs. Esterbrook. I know a woman who can play that part to Perfection. Again let me congratul- ate you. It's a great play, one of the greatest I've heard in years. It's board ee succeed." Wentworth bowed, but a sudden flush bazed into his face. He was aot hardened enough yet to uceept eon- gratuiations for the brain product of another man. "Good-bye," said the Englishman holding out his hand cordially, "Good -by," murmured Wentworth. He moved to the window A earriage stood waiting in front of the house. He watched Oswald step into it and drive away. Suddenly he recollected that Dorcas had not spoken a single woni of praise or congratulation on the play. She was always enthusiastic and happy over every triumph that came to him. She must have thoughts well of the play. She had a full appreciation of Merry's talents and she had seemed to like him while they were together during the summer. He paused to - pull himself together mentally, then he called her. She came- slowly into the room, which hed grown dark. "Dorry," said Wentworth slowly, "do ,you 'know you have not said yet that you like—my play?" Drink or gambling?" Enoch lay baek in his clink. He began to marvel at how easily he could lie, because a lie had never come readily to him before. "Drink and kaitibling-a-and 'every- thing." Her brother shrugged his shoulders ea if in disgust. "Of course he stopped writing. A man could not. write in his condition. He sent for me. I stayed by him night and day ard—wrote. You see—I wrote it" he lifted a written sheet *am the loose pile of manuscript. "Perhaps—but it is not your play." Dereas shook her head with obstinate ineredulity. "I told him so. 1 suggested we make it a collaborated play." "It is not even a collaborated play, Enoch. Why, every situation, the plot, even the very words'are his." "Ile wants me to father it." "He must have changed since he said good -by to me. He was on fire then with hope and ambition." "He has changed," acceded Enoch gra,. ely. It was a relief to make one truthful statement. when it is produced?" "No other actor can. Merry has the entire conception of it now." "Where is he?" "I don't know." "I thought you promised Mr. Oswald to have him here and get things start- ed for an early production?" "I did, I am hoping to find Merry at one a his haunts. He retest be found and put on his feet. There's a tremendous lot at stake. Dorm" he turned to her appealingly, "won't you help me?" "Ill help you," Dorcas spoke slowly, "if you can assure me of one thing." "What?" not be evaded. 1 "That there is no wrong to be done." "I hate to tell eeu, Dorcas," there "There is no wrong to be done, was a tone of reluctance in Went- Merry will have the opportunity of worth's voice, "but Merry is down his life, if he can only be made to again, down in the gutter." see it that way." The girl jumped to her feet. "I, "And there is no wrong to be right - don't believe it!" she cried, "Besides,. ed." if he were, what has that to do with: "Then he must be found. When he his play?" 1 is found," the girl spoke decisively, Enoch did not answer. Instead he "he must appear before the world as asked a question. "Dorms, do you the author of his play." ' care for—do you love—Andrew MeriwoirlHthe. ry ?" won't do it," answered Went- ; A flush blazed into the girl's face.; He rose, put on his hale and: went "Is he to play `John Esterbrook' it. Many a man bad gone down and t'nut fina alma lesS'knavish than this. 'Bat he lima, Audreve A.IereY well, and he trusted toe one treit. Whic:11 was • • ,-pretierniftant he:the "rtien—hie queer exaaegefeead idea.o 1on&r• 1).gy.: by aiay. his coneeieneeequieted down self-denfidence tobkthapla.ce of ewaVaring; 'f,trld the -feat- of eXpOsure secmsd to retede. At last he could look the situation in the face without flinching. The task of putting on theateical production began to absorb him completely. He had always long- ed for such a •chance; he h1 been storing away ideas he coula now- uti- lizes besides he knew New York thor- oughly, and he had observed for years the system of produeing a play. Os - i weld looked on with appreciation as Enoch put his plans in to shape. 'He :knew how uncommon was the combina- tion of such talents in the same man —the ability to write a virile play, then to stage it with practical skid and artietic feeling and originality A remarkably strong company was en- gaged. Oswald insisted on filling even ; the smallest parts with people far above the level of subordinate actors. The salary list grew to stupendous ' figures. One morning Wentworth re- monstrated against paying one hun- In spite of the telltale color her Iwo- out. Dorcas heard the front door ther believed her.I slam behind him, then she laid her "Yes, I care for Andrew Merry—) face on the arm of the sofa and burst very much. I do not love him." !into tears. Enoch gazed at her wistfully. He' ;knew, as she did not, how easy it is CHAPTER VII. • to cross the bridge from mere friend-' Suddenly, as if the earth had. swal- ; ship to love. 'lowed him, Merry disappeared. A 1 "Why did. you ask me that?" , week passed. Grant Oswald, in a 1 "I wanted to find out how much it, fever of enthusiasm, had begun prepa- would hurt, if I 'bald you the truth:. 1 rations for a Broadway production. Merry is not worth your love, he is Ile turned a vast amount of responsi- not even worth your friendship." 1leility over to Wentworth, who shoul- "It is not, true!" There was inaig-1dered it thankfully. It kept at arm's nant protest in the woman's voice. "1 length the possibility of dwelling know better, so do you., Only this ; much with his own thoughts: they does not explain about his play, for were not cheerful company, and he it is his play." ;was racked by constant anxiety about "You remember he left Juniper Merry. There was not a single mo - Point suddenly?" ment to spare when he could go into "Yes." She raised her head with the highways and byways of a great an eager gesture. "He went away to write this play." She pointed -be the manuscript, which lay on the table. "Yes," said Enoch slowly. "He be- gan bravely enough. Then—he went Idred delleee e week to an actor who was to play theetimitor. I"Breen is a -ler bigger man than you need," he obteStea. "He has played leads to many of the biggest stars. We need a mere bit of character work in this—he isn't on the stage half an heur. 1 can get a first-rate man for half that price." 1 "Breen can make the janitor so true to life that the audience will regret seeing him for only half an hour," Os- wald rejoined, "That's the test f quality. When I pay a hundred dol- lars I want a hundred-di:filar man." (To be continued.) Is but another word for "insured" when it refers to jams and preserves. Molding and fermentation are impossible when the jars are securely sealed with PURE REFINED PARAFFIN Parowax keeps the container air -tight. When you have the jars securely parowaxed your preserves will be the same when you open them as they were the day you put them up. Best of all, Parowax is most convenient to use. Pour melted Parowax over the tops of jelly tumblers and they are made air -tight, dust and germ proof. FOR THE LAUNDRY—See directions on Parowax labels for its ur,c in valuable service in washing. At grocery, department and general stores everywhere. THE IMPERIAL OIL COMPANY Limited BRANCHES IN ALL CITIES city to search, as he had searched be- fore when the man was his friend.. He could not delegate the task to an- other. He had prepared a tale for the public of Merry's whereabouts. Oswald believed the actor was study- ing his part and stood ready to appear at a moment's notice. Enoch went ahead with the tremendous load of de - bail that fell upon him toiling day and night, while his mind alternated be- tween terror and hope. Every day the man was acquiring traits new to his nature. When a strange accident hart tossed before MUNITION MAKERS SUFFER Handling of Explosives Gives Rise to Diseases. The high pressure under which the production of munitions has had to be performed in Great Britain has brought with it destructive maladies. These are particularly noticeable in connection with the manufacture of high explosives. Thus in handling trinitrotoluol after a prolonged period one becomes drowsy, suffers from frontal headache, loss of appetite and may even become afflicted with a dis- tinctive eczema. Uuless the operative takes a rest in time jaundice may supervene, with decided danger of life. In a few instances death has been directly traced to the handling of the explosive. Tetryl throws off a slight dust, which, unless timely precautions are taken, leads to troublesome eczema, Another medium inimical to health is the varnish with which the wings and bodies of aeroplanes are treated. Tetra-chlorethane enters largely into the preparation of this varnish, and this throws off a noxious vale* which produces drowsiness and loss of ap- petite, and if work is persisted in, ultimately jaundice, liver complica- tions and coma. In this case an al- ternative varnish has been discovered which is free from the evil consti- tuents; but it has not come into general use for the simple reason that there are insufficient supplies of the necessary ingredients to meet de- mands. DUKE'S GARDENERS. Three Employed on the Eaton Estate „Exempted. Three married men employed on the Duke of Westminister's Eaton gar- dens have been exempted condition - elle at Chester. It was stated thst him the possibility of satisfying his the duke wanted every available man I dearest ambition, conscience entreat- lihevated from the gardens and only ed loudly against the theft of another the necessary labor retained, Of the , man's life -work. Every noble instinct in Enoch made its appeal; his honesty, his generosity, an innate demand for fair play, the love of his sister and friend, all cried aloud to him during original staff of 50, 30 had left for service. Their places were kept open and wages paid, less the army. pay, making a yearly liability to the duke of £4,340. The head gardener the lonely hours of the night. There said he had unsuccessfully tried to had been moments when he would secure other labor. Eaton gardens have gladly retraced his steps, but the de had been cast. He was like a racer who, by some treacherous ruse, had pushed aside an opponent and was close to the goal. The intoxication of applause was beginning to sound in his ears and the future helcl untold possibilities. It was too late to turn back; it would mean the down- fall -of great ambitions and bitter shame—it might even mean crime. It seemed easier to take the chances. Occasionally Andrew's dogged face flashed hack to his memory when he criol, "I will see what the law can do to protect a man from theft." Enoch felt his face blanch at the thought of were opened to the public for six months each year, and during the past 20 years admissions for viewing the gardens and hall had resulted in £16,00 for charities. The duke had lent the hall as' a military hospital, and the demandfor vegetables was heavier than ever. - Lady Arthur Grosvenor, hospital nurses, and others helped in lighter work. They had a valuable collection of bulbs, which were a national asset. : • Agreed to—" I am doing my best to get ahead," asserted Chollie. " Well, you certainly need one," assented • • - • The Cheery Optimists e're all right, Bill, I expect the Navy will be up next opinion. week."--Londoit • .att You will like its Fine Granulation Buy your sugar in these neat 2 or cart*, which you can place directly out your pantry shelves. Just cut oft' the tomer and pour out the surrag as you need it. comes also inlOand 20 -lb bags for house. wives wholike to buy inlargerquantities "The All-.Pmpose Sugar" land 5-1b Carta= 10 and 20 -Ib Bags alnees,a D A Cement Walk to the Barn. 5 feet) wide and double length for sloonnisehrneamd:Lorjeritadry walk f yuf fa:z.muprrovm.. horse stalls is 7 feet from edge oi manger to end of stall. Manger for 1011:teiit b ell to, barnelorlgo ,aitlmurlishort, gthnu ediltb stsaneee, cow and horse stall should be 2 feet \11, 6 -inches to 3 feet wide. . Box stalls traversed many times a day. On for hospital or maternity are best ii euepndeyvels.nii pit .isgn, possibleisoonl:aiRsesa: 8 feet by 10 feet or 1.2 feet by 12 feet, keep a fairly satisfactory earth walk, Feed alleys should he at least three y d ll but in the clay districts the walk cute feet wide, wider if possible. PS" after every rain. No one parti- cularly desires to tramp through mud when going to work or coming to Meals a yos S 01 living on the farm must do that very vide feed for at least 180 days. thieg. Blocks of wood or old boards A silo 12 x 30 feet will hold 67 tons are sometimes thrown down to wall; and feed 15 to 80 cows 180 days, on but at best they are only a tem- A silo 14 x 36 feet will hold 114 tons porary arrangement and soon break and feed 35 to 40 cowa 180 days. up or get displaced. A permanent A silo 14 x 42 feet will hold 148 tons concrete walk is within reach of most and feed 45 to 50 cows 180 days farmers. The gravel can be hauled A silo 16 x 48 feet will hold 286 tons in the winter when the teams are not and feed 60 to 70 eows 180 days. busy and experts are not required to lay bhe walk. Any handy man could mix the gravel and put it down in a short time. On a farm recently visited there was a three-foot concrete walk from house to barn and in the estimation of the writer it added many dollars to the value of the farm. One could Silos,—Build to feed 80 pounds' a day to each head, Make the height two and one-half to three times the diameter. Build small diameter and high rather than wide and low, Pro - Better Bodied Buttv The people who buy the higher grades of butter are people who are familiar with the quality of food. They appreciate butber that will resist warm temperature and will hold its shape because it has a good body. The wants of the consumer should be close - go to the milk -house or barn in com- ly studied by the producer, and when fort, even in the wetisest season. The they desire butter of a particular tea - walk also aided in keeping dirt from ture, color or salt, the producer should being carried, into the house on the immediately fall in with the sugges- men's boots. The wallc was about five tion as though he were an individual inches thick. The bottom four inches trying to increase his tirade by eater - was made of one part cement to eight ing to their demands. The sooner that the small cream - parts good gravel and the top inch was one part cement to three parts sand. It was blocked off in three-foot squares, except where bhe wagons crossed and there it was in six inch squares. There is always a danger of frost heaving a concrete walk, but this can be largely overcome by good drainage. In building a walk, a trench is dug about four inches wider than is desired, and four inches deep. Two by four scantlings are then stak- ed in place and raised one inch from the bottom, to bold the concrete until it sets, then they should be removed. The cement and gravel should be thoroughly mixed before being placed in the trench. An iron or wooden block may be used to pack the con- crete. A thin iron may be put across the walk every three feet to divide it into blocks. This can he removed when the concrete has set. Frequent- ly heavy iron is used to cut the blocks after bhey have partially set. Either method is practicable. The expense of a walk for the average farm is not great. When the distance is one hundred yards, about eleven cubic yards of gravel, three cubic yards of sand and fifteen and one-half barrels of cement would be sufficient bo put in a permanent walk. If the farm teams are used for hauling the gravel and sand, $1.50 per yard should be a fair price for that material laid clown at the farm. The price of cement var- ies, but at $1.60 per barrel the total cost for cement, gravel and sand would not exceed $45. It would only cost a few dollars to mix the concrete and lay the walk. The cost would be con- siderably reduced if no account was taken of beaming. Many buildings are less than 100 yards apart, while others are a greater distance. The cost would be lessened or increased acanlingly. Even if it does cost fifty or sixty dollars to put down a per- manent walk that will keep the feet dry and clean when going to and from the barn, those who have so invested their cash claim it was money well spent. A permanent walk may be a trifling thing, but it greatly improves the appearance of the farm home.— Farmer's Advocate. eries -which are receiving good raw material awaken to this fact the bet- ter ib will be for them. If we are go- ing to accept this excessive overrun as one of the good qualities in butter - making, and let it be recognized next to flavor, we should then change the system of scoring, and instead of hav- ing the texture or body follow flavor, we should have overrun follow flavor, then to texture, color and pacicage. This, to me, would be ridiculous, for the simple reason that the consumer does not want any more water and salt in the butter than is necessary and he wants a good body. Be is the final judge and must be pleased.—Ex- tract from address by P. II. Kieffer. When Building Barns. Floors and Gutters.—Place layer of concrete 4 to 5 inches thick on well - drained cinders or gravel, and have the sub base 6 inches thick. All stall floors should have a slope of one-quarter' inch to the foot. Feed- ing floors 1 inch to 50 feet Gutters should be 8 inches deep next to cow, 4 inches deep 'on the al- ley side and 16 inches to 18 inches wide. Finish all floors with a wood- en trowel so that concrete will be left rough and there will be little danger of animals slipping on it Cow Stalls.—Have dairy cow stalls 3,feet 6 inches wide, 4 feet 8 inches in length from edge of manger, to gutter. Single horse stalls should be Salting Hay. As a rule when hay has been well saved there is nig:, much advantage in salting hay, but if for any reason it is a little damp or has been much dam- aged by rain before being stacked or mowed away it is usually an advant- age to add salt to it. The salt has three functions: it checks heating, prevents the growth of molds and fungi, and makes bad hay more palat- able. A certain amount oa heating in the hay after it is mowed away is.desir- able as it is considered to make the hay more relished by the stock, but if it is improperly cured—the heating will be excessive and may result, in- deed, in spontaneous combustion. As a rule from 10 to 20 pounds of salt is used to every ton of hay. It the hay is a little damp when stored away or if it has been injured by rain salting is well worth considering. The pros- pects are that a lot of the hay -making will be done this year in anything but suitable weather. Grain for Hogs on Pasture The pig is a pork -producing ma- chine, and like other machinery, is moot profitable when run at full capa- city. A pig's stomach is so small that it will not digest enough alfalfa alone to make a profitable growth. Pigs cannot produce the best gain when on pasture alone or when on pasture supplemented by only a small amount of grain. Tests show clearly that two and one-half to three pound of grain daily per 100 pounds of live weight of the pigs produced not only the greatest gain but the greatest pro-, fit. The higher the price of grain, the smaller the profit in favor of th heavier ration. s Matrimonial Ideas " Why do you object to my imIrry- ing your daughter ?" "Because you can't support her in the style to which she has been ac- customed all her life." " How do,you know I can't? 1an start her on bread and milk, same as you did." 4,