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Frinc of the Pampa
—BY EDWARD WOODWARD.
"Because," whispered Megan, . "T'
think you have; but they say you hate
women. That's not true, is it?"
Thorp's eyes looked steadily into
the girl's,
"Yes," he said, "That is quite true."
"But you have been in love," insist-
ed Megan. "Tell me, what happened?"
With his eyes on the blackness of
the surrounding night, he told her in
brusque, bitter words, the story of his
disillusionment and pain: How, when
misfortune had overtaken him and he
had lost his wealth, his young and
beautiful wife had left him and their
three -months -old daughter for: . the
wealth of another man. How, disre- ,
garding his appeals, she refused to re-
turn. He told of the death of the child,.
the pain and horror ofthe divorce,
and how he had come away to Pate-:
gonia with a heart of lead, to forget.
It was the first time Thorp had re-'
- vealed his soul to a living :creature;'
1 and the recital left him white and
panting.
"That's what love has done for me,"
he finished. "Had my wife stood by
me I could have pulled the rags of
my possessions together, and made a
new garment of prosperity and happi-
ness ! Now I'm alone on the fringe of i
the pampa."
! • For a space there was silence; then
e Megan's voice sounded.
MANAGEMENT OF HOUSE
PLANTS.
Windows opening to the south are
usually preferable to those with "west-
ern outlook:' During the winter days
the latter will receive but little sun, Almost all newly ;born children are.
and that too horizontal. Windows immune to: diphtheria. The immunity
looking to the east may be occupied is inherited from the mother, who like
by a few plants; and are, in fact, for most adults' in unaffected by the dis-
palms, ferrs' and similar shade -loving ease. But the immunity of the child
sorts, desirable. ; differs from that of the adult in that
Where it is difficult to obtain a; it usually wears off during the first
Chinese primroses; also the ilower'ng
bulbs—hyacinths, tulips, narcissi, etc,
THE PREVENTION OF .DIPH.,
THERTA.
suitable compost an admixture of, year of life; it is passive, like the ime
street sweepings with fresh garden' munity that follows injecting anti
loam will answer; butifonly a small, toxin.. The immunity of the adult, one
amount of soil is needed it will be' the other hand, is natural, or active,
wiser to buy some prepared compost; and is 'acquired by repeated slight ex
from a florist: posures in which each time a small
Pots used, unless new, should be dose of the virus is absorbed—not
soaked and scrubbed. Never use pot's eiough to ugh toexcLaereactione disease,in the cyst
too large; a small plant growing in a tem and to bring about an antitoxin -
great quantity of soil will not remove
"No one is happy alon•e„ John i forming habit.
PART II. land concerned over his new responsz- Thorp!" she said. much weer by transpiration. Similarly in the manufacture of
The oncoming horse must have' bility- 1 With a sudden movement Thorp antitoxin a horse is injected repeatedly
winded the stallion, for he swerved! They camped for the night in a bent forward. Then he checked him- with minute but gradually iepea edl
violently, nearly unseating his rider, I valley sheltered from the 'wind, and self, and rising to his .feet, walked g y g
With a gasp Thorp lowered his rifle.: here Johnny made a fire of scrub, and away into the night, doses of toxin of diphtheria, wilder the
It was not Cortz who had followed after brewing tea, •and dividing some During the next two days, travel on influence of which his system produces
him, but the girl—Megan Meredith! . of his store f bread and nieat, ee account of Megan's exhaustion was
For seedlings or rooted cuttings the
pot is loosely filled with sifted soil,
and the plant placed in a finger -hole
Blade in the centre. The soil is then
pressed into place and well watered.
Before re -potting, remove a quarter
a large amount of antitoxin, and he
With a feeling of annoyance Thorp, unstrappedhis sleepingbag, andslow; and although they had long becomes immune. The antitoxin is
saw her flying black hair against the spreading it out by the the indicated evenings by the campfire, the note of inch of so of surface soil, thus din- then removed from his blood and is
sky, and as he sprang to his feet she' it to Megan, who sat watching him; ) comradeship struck on the evening posing of any weeds or slime. Next, used in curing or preventing diph- in several times in twenty-four hours,
reined up beside him. You crawl into this, when you ie when Thorp had told of his past was place half an inch or an :inch of ;corn- theria in children: Asa matter of fact and wear a flannel cap at night while
„ exclaimed ready, he said. "You'll need all the not sounded again. post in the bottom of a' • of the treatment is goingon. When the
catching her bridle as the horse shied warmth you can get just before dawn.'t' It became increasingly evident to lant, and add enough soil to fills the receiveddrepeatedeinject ons of very soaking is compete wash the scales
at his sudden appearance "What are Megan shook her head; and the Thorp that at the preset.' slow pro- space. Then furnish a slight 'cover- minute doses of the diphtheria poison,i away with warm water and tincture
Lifebuoy. may be safe-
ly used on the tender-
est
ender
est skin.
It is wonderfully
cleansing for little
hands, faces and bodes,
les.
Lafebs°, babies have baanti-
fol healthy skins.
!
doing here?" light of the fire showed a hint 'of apress starvation faced them The food
g pnearlydone, game was ing of fresh surface. The soil -level but so many injections would be re-, of green soap, using a good lather..
"Doul"" panted the girl, breathless smile hoverin round her lips. store was and should be from half an inch to an inch quired that the method would be im-! Dry the scalp thoroughly and anoint
from her rapid ride. "Doan'! I've Thorp gave a motion of annoyance, scarce in that region. He attemptedbelow the. edge ofls
uitl" j Dont be silly, he said brusquely. to hoodwink Megan by pleading loss ofg the pot. The hole practicable save in exceptional cases.. with a small amount of zinc oxide.
q • "Quit!" Concern jolted the word "You'11 catch your death of cold if you appetite and not eating his share; but
from Thorp's. lips. "Quit what?"i to be-
than's ck you're
beless
wellf noughburden
ro round lieve that story. him
Shesaw the o closely
unge
"The saloon," returned Megan calm-' that bluff with a horse blanket and in his eyes; and once when Johnny had
ly. "Borit would sure have filled tip my cloak." declared at midday that he was bang
after guessing I'd given you the tip The girl bit her lip at Thorp's can -i off his feed,. Megan, without a word,
'bout the dope, and flinging the water • did words ; and with a shrug of her , walked to the pack and replaced her
bottle when he drew on you! Uncle ,
don't stick at trifles like murder when shoulders let him go. !share of bread and meat.
he gets real testy. He's just mad with For long after he had wrapped him-! "What have you done that for,
a broken wrist; so I Blade tracks." ; seep, Thoelf in rp lav listening settled
to the swishwn ' hungry." asked Thorp. "You must be
Thorp cursed into the gloom. ' of the hobbles on the horses.and think-' "John Thorp,"• she said, "guess I
Where are you going?"i
he asked.' I
Megan, the saloon girl, leaned for -'ng of the scrap of womanhood who, can starve, just as well as you!I, ve
ward in her saddle and looked dee with the . assurance of her limited watched you for these last two days,
into the eyes of the onetime London knowledge and outlook, had intrusted and you've not eaten a boys share.
herself to his care. His thoughts slip -1. Thorp laughed harshly.
clubman. ped back to another woman away in I "Why should I do that if I were
Ther s for you to say, John Thorp,"England, and with grim lips he steeled hungry?" he asked.
she said in a low voice. "I've friends
at Endosa, north of Otron. If you'll himself against any softness creeping; "Because you're a man, replied
take me there I'll be safe i" She into his heart. , Megan. "Because you're a gentleman!
at the bottom must not be clogged; it Fortunately, it has been discovered ointment, since your scalp becomes red
is necessary to provide drainage. Pots that by combining antitoxin with the And tender. '
up to four -inch need not have the hole toxin much larger doses of the toxin After your scalp is thoroughly clean
shielded. Above this size, an inch or can be given `with safety without keep the circulation active by daily
two of broken pot might be placed in wholly destroying its antitoxin- brushing and by massage with the
the bottom and covered with spagh- stimulating action, and thus as a rule finger tips. Allow plenty of ventila-
num or rough sod, to keep the soil instead of a long succession of injec- ! tion in all your head covering, and
from washing down and filling the tions only three are necessary. remember that the real cure depends
spaces. The injections are made under theupon removing all systemic disturb -
Through lack of food a plant some- skin at intervals of a week; at the ances and building up your body.
times does not make good growth. So end of three weeks there is usually a `
long as the roots have not become complete immunity, which lasts for
bound it need not be re -potted ;.indeed, several years or for life. The inje'c-
this would offer a needless check. tions are followed by more or less
Scrape away the surface soil down to swelling and by local tenderness and
the roots and replace by a rich soil a general feeling of discomfort that
containing twenty-five per cent. of lasts for two er three days, but the
ground bone. I unpleasant reaction is a small price
' "If God inn de women, the devil gave , You've dust got to rearrange your Provided the plants have proper o pay for freedom from such a dis-
her ledwith a "If not," she added,t anxious s"reckon e on them their brain and nature," was his ideas about women, John Thorp! drainage water should be ,applied until ease as diphtheria.
I'll have to kick around your tamping emcursingbterehe cad price e; and of the saloon aloo asleep L There axecan't and thels e are can things hingsou t theyk it runs through the bottom. Too fre- I
ground for a while. You're re the only who as taking him a hundredgor. can't do you think they can. They can quem watering is often a cause of
man who's ever treated me like I was ' non-success it wets the surface soil DANDRUFF,
a Christian, and if you're going north, more miles out of his course. love truly and forever; lint they cant so much as�to keepthe air out. The ill Dandruff is a ver common com-
guess thet's my direction as well . He was up and about again before' eat when the man they are with goes y
"Megan," he said. "Isn't there some -dawn. Megan was still sleeping, and empty
a twinge of compassion came to He felt his limbs tremble, and hiswhere around here where you can find
shelter? It's a week's journey to En -pale
as he glanced at her beautiful • heart thud and hurry in his breast.
doss; I'm traveling mighty light of pale face, Then he roused her. Could he be the man?
stores, and sleeping rough."
"Hallo!" shesaid, opening her eyes; "Megan!"he said. "Megan—!
Megan laughed shortly. wonderingly."Is it time to move? I Tremor - of hp pinched his voice to
"Guess where you sIeep suits me !" was just dreaming I was in—a—sort silence; and there was the love of ,all
she said. -"I'll be a lot safer with you of heaven! Guess it's this sleeping women in her hands oli Megan's shoulders.
on es as she raised
an the Pampa than anywhere around Breakfast's ready," said Thorp, an; "Johnny!" she said. "You're a fool!
San Laois, with Gideon Cortz hang- unwilling smile forcing itself to leis' A brave fool, but a blind one! Because
ing about."lips. Fora second the girl lay still; I one woman double-crossed you, you
A vagrant thought slipping into his a suggestion of question in her ex -think the whole world's wrong. The
mind caused Thorp to speak suddenly pression. Then she sprang to her feet,; pampa can't give you comfort; only a
and brusquely.
"Whose horseisthis you're riding?" � th g little fluttering sigh ending in woman
can
Thordop tht!"remained blind, and his
Dont know,"replied Megan. It's She looked a wonderful vision at I arms hung limp at his sides.
the first I could grab. From the fork that moment. The lingering languor of "I have nothing to offer a woman
in his ear I guess he's one of Lloyd's sleep gave an added softness to her now," he said.
troupe."eyes; .her lips, parted in a shy smile, "No man with health and strength
There was a sardonic note in
showed a row of small white teeth; and an honest heart can say that,
Thorp's chuckle. How like a woman,
he thought, and as Thorp gazed at her, a sudden Johnny—Johnny!
tense silence enshrouded them. It Suddenly Megan's use of the affec-
.r
So that if I take you along to En -
seemed as though he - were about to tionate. form of his name came to
doss," he said slowly, "I'll run the risk
of being had for horsestealing as well say something, something of tremen- Thorp's .realization, and in a second.
as abductio ! E'th 1 h' dons importance to them both; then his arms were round the girl.
n a ea s a ync ing suddenly his eyes and lips hardened, "My darling," he said, his voice
job"A and taking up his gun, he strode away. hard and strained. `Megan, my dear,
Without a word she pulled her blue That day they rode through a conn- I love you!"
roan rand, and set him in motion to -
I
ward Santry of bald grass hills, hummockinie on Megan Meredith raised her face to
Lrt. ,side; blotched pimpled with his.
Johnny spranggafter 'the girl. every and p,� „ :
"Where are you off to now?" he scrub. "I I know, Johnny," she said flushing,
queried. i At midday they made a brief halt I have known ever since that first
Guess I never thought of it the
for food, and the meagreness of• their morning when, after staring at me,
. Megan, a tremor in stores appalled Johnny, as he made' you` suddenly went away with your
way you say," said
the division. If they wished to avoid gun to look for game that wasn't
Iter voice, "i was just scared silly
when I came away; but if it's goin the risk of starvation they must press there. I guessed it long before that,
to bring you trouble, I'll go back and forward with all haste, and so, after when you used to come into the saloon,
take what's coming o mei"girl's tone soften- : the scantiest per4.od. of rest, they cion- , but Ididn't know ' it for certain till
Something in the tinued their trek. then."
•
ed Thorp's heart.Megan got into her saddle with a Thorp's Iips met hers and hunger
"Don't be a little fool, Megan!" he 1 groan; and as they rode forward was forgotten -
said. "I'll see you safe to Endosa." Thorp noted that she was hard put to They were married a week later at
The rule of Patagonia pampa travel- it to hide her fatigue; but he could Enclose.; and John Thorp's dead past
ing is a minimum of stores and a think of no remedy for the .discomfort, is buried on the fringe of the pampa.
and it was not' until toward evening (The End,)
maximum of speed. Thorp, caught that he realized the girl, was ' all inti'
unprepared, certainly had the mini- He saw her sway in her saddle, and Minard, s Liniment for Coughs & Colds
mum of sores • but with this 'girl to
look after, he guessed the speed would he 'knew that all hope of reaching
be slow. their destination before their fond sup-
For a couple of hours they pressed ply petered out had vanished.
forward in silence. Johnny was vexed They bivouacked early that night;
A Falr Guess.
Salesman' --"A velour fiat, madam—
what size would your husband take?"
and Megan dropped from leer horse She (buying his "birthday: present)—
.10e e a stone as they halted. T'.anee lift= "Let me see—I really don't know—
ed her up gently and carrying her to but he takes sixteen in collars, so I
Alter Every Meal I the shelter of a bush He lit a fire suppose his hat would be about nine
and with the tenderress' of
' helped the aching girl into the sleep a woman, teen or twenty:"
sayamirpmenatezimmancosnmerial
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ing-bag. Then riggi:ne• up e windshield
with his cloak and horse cloth, he sat
down to watch over her.
The warmth and merciful stillness
lulled her to sleep; and as the man
watched, he realized that this little'
yoChew ur ��� daughter of the wild was breaking apartments are unusually attractive,
down the barricade he had :erects and the: rents are less than a thousand
well, then L19 use 'against the wiles of her city -dwelling francs a year, which is cheap; Now
'Il l' ki L' 5. L. a to sisters.
Thorp had sat: thus for an 'jour .or that the, way has been pointed out,
i itge1� OLa iso ;when glancing down he was sur- other French cities are planning, to
prised to see Megan's dark eyes open follow the example of Puteaux.
H :a iso keeps and fixed on him, There was an all- :
the teeth clean, i understanding look in her eyes it was It is all that some men
The little industrial city of'Puteaux,
France, has attracted attention by
building ten .live -storey apartment
houses •: to be occupied only by families
in which there are children: The
r•
breath sweet,
appetite keen.
The Great Canadian
Sweetmeat,
as though she had been reading his
thoughts. With an effort he pulled.
himself together.
"Feel rested?" he asked.
Megan sighed.
"Yes," she 'said;, and fell silent,
again. She still ^watched Thorp, and
presently the man looked away; those
dark, trustful eyes were unmanning
him. Suddenly Megan's voice broke
the stillness.
"Have you ever been in love, John
Thorp?" she asked. •
andhorp's lips set hard in a bitter line
his nostrils twiched.
"Why do' yeti.'a s ?!' he murmured. 1
keep from being drone:
can do to
U:
The Toronto Hoaplifir for Incur-
ables, in affiliation' with Bellevue and
Allied 'Hospitals, New ,York: City;
offers a three years' Course of Train-
ing to .young' women, having the re-
quired education,
e-quired'education, and desirou:S of be-
coming nurses, This '.. Iospital• has
adopted the eight=hour .system. The
pupils receive uniforms of the School,
a monthly allowance and travelling
expenses to and from New York. For
further information apply to .ths,
Superintendent.
soil becomes sour and the water does' plaint, which exists in several varie-
not penetrate to the roots of the plant ties, the medical name for the most
--the only place where it will do good., common being seborrhea sicca. Some
Dwelling air is usually dry—a con -times it conies ` in little patches, at
dation inviting to the red spider. Dry-' other times it is uniform over the .
ness may be decreased by evaporat:ng entire scalp, or it may attack the mar -
water in the room and by syringing 'gins of the hair, the eyebrows, the
foliage on bright days. Thickly -leaved beard, or portions of the face, neck
plants may be sponged off with water' and ears that are not hairy.
containing whale -oil soap. Also, give' Any systemic disturbance that low-,
a little ventilation on pleasant days. (ers the vitality may lead to this con -I
At night plants do bast in a temper-, dition. Constipation, indigestion, the,
ature 10 or 16 degrees lower than they excessive use of alcohol or tobacco`
need during the day. Most species promote it. Local causes are wearing of ,
used in the house require no more than heavy, ill -ventilated hats and failure to
50 or 65 deg. F. at night, and they will give regular attention to the scalp.
not suffer if the thermometer falls to Man, not being blessed or bothered
40 deg.—though such - a temperature with hair to the extent that woman is,'
maintained for a good ' while would does not bestow anything like the at_ I
check growth. I tention upon it. His hair -dressing is
Frozen plants should be thawed out satisfactory to him if it assures a
slowly. Remove from direct sun -rays fairly straight parting along the side
and keep at a temperature of 35 to 40 or in the middle, and as he grows older
deg. until thawed. If cold water is nature frequently endows him with a
used the temperature must not rise permanent parting, so that he gives it
above this. Water at 60 to 60 deg. less concern than ever. This is bad
will probably harm plants more than for the circulation of the scalp which
if they are allowed to thaw' themselves requires regular' stimulation by a good
out. brush.
Fitness of plants for house -pur- The treatment demands a general
poses may be largely determined from body-building_ course. Every bad habit
structure and general appearance. must be set aside and all chronic ail -
Those with thick leaves and a small, ments, such as constipation, indiges-
glossy surface are but little affected tion, an. d low nutrition must be cured.
The firstthing in local treatment is
to remove - the crusts. You will prob-
ablylose some hair in doing so, but it
will be of such low vitality that it
would not stick on much longer, any-
way. Soak the patches with some oily
fluid, such as olive oil or vaseline. Use
enough to permeate the crusts, rub it
by a • dry temperature; while plants
with small, thin leaves quickly dry up.
Deciduous plants that show bare
stems in winter are least decorative.
All plants needs rest, but those which
rest during the summer should be
chosen: begonias, abutilons, callas,
cyclamen, geraniums, heliotrope and.
CROSSEb CHANNEL IN GLIDER
A French 'airman, Georges Barbot, has made "a new record by crossing
the English channel°in a glider with a very' small engine, generating fifteen
horse power. Es teat introduces the day of the air '`fllvver."
And Then, of Course, Wins.
"Now, tell me, what do you get out.
of playing Dards?"
"I often get a good deal out of it,,
my friend."
Minerd's Liniment for Corns and Warts,
Two Kinds of Religion.
A visitor inquired of his host's little,
son; "Do you go to school now?"
"Yes, sir!"
"And what do you learn -reading,
writing, sums?"
"01.1., yes, and -I learn religion, too..
"Religion?"
"Yes, I learn the religion which
teaches that we all come from Adam:
But my elder brother is in a higher
class; he learns the religion thati
teaches that we all come from mon-.
keys."
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