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CHAPTER VI.—(Continued). stair to my own chambers.
The enlistment into sty service of this
"Good-bye," she cried. Then she Le- cabman, the only person write had seen
camo lost Ware.the i y.»terious Edna, was, I con:pent-
1 wild tiro cabman where to drive. k:k'd myself, a very shrewd and clever
and sat back in the vehicle, plungod p)tnntencenknt of the investigation
1n my own thoughts. 1 was like a mute which 1 intended, at all hazards, to car-
ie a dream. Truly my night's experi- ry nut. A cabman perched lawn his
encs dyad been of a most exh•aordin- 1,4K, and driving hillier and thither
cry character. 1 had long heard and theaugh the London thoroughfares, is
read of the many romances and trag- anurnt.kl excellent oppeamaties tor ab-
edirs enacted during the midnight servation, and it seemed quite %villin
hours to London. and now, by a mere tic bounds of passibility that if con -
accident, T had obtained personal know- stn)tle on the watch he aright rec•og-
ledge et one, and had narrowly esr:ap- nizd tier,
,.t :using my life. The mystery was indeed, my only means of tracing
most tantalizing. Feeling weak, 1 stop- her was through the intermediury of
ped at a public -(louse and had seine this man, who bad seem her and reutark-
tt.,ut out unless to go into the Strand
t. purCh:is0 the diurnal steak or Ir -i•
weekly chop which constituted me chief
.usknanoe; on, perhaps, on i uniay
afternoon she weted, on rare occasions,
g.. "10 lake a cup o' tea" with tier daugh-
ter. who was a nn►sic-hall midst.+, and
Lied aoate%•here off the Kennirtgten
!load.
!laving cleaned nty"e'f, 1 proceeded
to dress (ho Wound . n my head, my
.•wn nxdicel k i ' ledge standing etc
n goal sdead, rine %viten 1 hal satisfac-
torily bandaged it and join on a dry
suit of clnthes, I groped about through
the several small rooms which were
'ea
wined disarranged,
ray Nene. Nulling sr b
nothing missing—only the woman elm
had ever been so faithful to me and
had treated me as tenderly in nth' help•
lesness as though 1 bad been her own
sin.
In impatience 1 took a cigar, lit it,
and sat down to wait. No doubt, when
she rctnrncd i should find that she had
teen absent upon sonic errand connect-
ed with her not -over -extensive cuisine.
Poor old soul, she never was much of
a rook. and 1 always feared to order
fresh dishes in consequence of the agen-
ic: of ineigestiam which 1 invariably
suffered niter partaking of them. She
once, indeed, made mo a blanc -mange,
and flavored it with spirit of turpentine
instead of extract of almonds. After
that I was compelled to strike; blanc-
mange oft my menu. Unlike all other
laundresses, however, she had no parti-
ality for Old 'Tont. The thought grew
main oro that my prontie, to the mys-
t'rioui Edna, whoever she aright be,
was a rashly Doltish one, and nest re-
sult in some very serious contretemps
for me. I had willingly given up my
liberty of action and become the inslru-
nnenl of a per:,+,n who had, without
d•:ubt, Mlle -aced upon me. It seemed
most probable. now that I reflected, that
she was acting in concert with the ratan
who had so cleverly practised decop-
lion upon me and lod me 10 believe that
he was a police-oonslablo. That -man,
it now scented plain, had followed me
from the house of nhystory, allowed
tat; to wander sufficiently far t' lose
my bearings, and then got on in front
of mo so that I aright approach and
accost hien. The whole affair had been
carried out with amazing ingenuity,
and every preoaution had apparently
been taken to conceal the remarkable
tragedy. Yet the chief features of the
affair which puzzled me Was lho nto-
live in endeavoring to take my life in
that cellar beside the Thames. 1 had
surely harmed no one. and, beim lit.
terly ignorant of the house whereat the
affair had taken place, and also know-
ing me to Le blind, They certainly could
not fear any revelations that 1 might
make. It rias an enigma which 1 strove
in vain to solve.
The tantalizing darkness in which 1
existed drove me to desperation. Imag-
ine to yourself my utter helplessness,
and my chagrin when I reflected that
oculd 1 but have looked upon my mys-
terious protectress and limbo who had
fallen victims of the unknown assnssin,
Low different would have been my po-
sition. The events all seemed like some
hideous nightmare; yet now that i sit
calmly writing this narrative, each in-
cdent conics back 10 ale with a distinct-
ness just as that which whetted my ap-
petite for further explanation, and pro-
voked within me a desire to have the
truth at whatever cost.
That one could meet with such an
adventure in London :,(vine! almost
beyond ccmtptrhensiun, yet when one
ronternb'rs the many slrange stories of
chino %titch daily add horror to the
pages of the newspapers, it does not
seern se) actually incredible as it at first
app•are. pt 1►its been calculated that
(•)r every murder discovered in our
giant metropolis. three remain undo,•
cx•verel, therefore. the daily nutplx'r of
such crime.' roust be very much larger
than is popularly supposed. Neverthe-
L.e& the cir:untslanccs of this midnight
tragedy were from every point of view
extraordinary, and haring etivek,ped in
that veil of nty:tery, were to me a pttz-
zlc which it tx'hored me, if possible,
to solve.
At the opening of Ihia narrative of
rontarkrible fact. 1 declared that the
circiiin 18nees were stranger than those
in which any other living man line Leen
placed, and 1 here repsot that the truth
oil' 1 ' found even more e\Iraordinnry
than the actual occm•ronce.s ns 1 have
related than. Assuredly no deketive-
o(lice ever had a more complicated en-
igma to solve than that which hot fast-
ened itself alw►ut ale. end certainly In
the annals of Scotland Yard there is
no more curious romance than 1110 one
whit•h 1 have here written—a.; subses-
quem chapters will eh ,w.
'To be Confine •,I.)
brandy. Indeed, 1 tell so unwell that ed upon her marvellous beauty. Ito
1 sat in the bar -parlor fully halt an seemed a sharp, witty follow, and 1
hour before resuming my drive. Iterefore entertained every conlldence
Suddenly 1 recollected that I might in his effort: to earn the promised re-
gallter sornethu,g .front the cabman; ward. ito was now on his way to find
therefor:, pushing open the liltlo trap- his colleague, the old driver "Doughy,
door in the roof, 1 inquired where he and it Edna had actually taken his cab
bad taken me up.1 should. without doubt, soon bo in
"in Albert Road, Battersea. sir." possession of sono information.
This surprised me, for 1 had no idea Thus, with a tight step and reassured
teat i had been on the Surety side of feeling, 1 ascende.l the stairs, wonder -
the river. ing what okl Mrs. Parker would say
1 cxplainoi to the man my blindness, to my protracted absence, and how 1
and asked him to describe the lady who should explain it to her. 1 took out
had put me into his cab. my latch -key and opened the doer.
"Well, sir," he said, "she was very As i entered the tiny lobby that scrv-
pretty indeed, with grey eyes and dark- ed the dual purpose of hall and a place
Isla hair." in which to hang coats, n startling
"She was good-ler.,king--eh?" rc,und broke upon my curs--tho sound
"Yes. sir. 1 don't think I've ever seen et a woman's cry.
a touch prettier young lady." In an instant 1 drew back. Fresh
1 sighed. (low tantalizing it was that mystery greeted me. 1 st cul there rig -
my lour sightless eyes had been unable id, evecchicss, agthast.
to gazo upon her.
"ilescrile her more closely," 1 urged. CILV'Tclt VII.
"I'm anxious 10 know exactly what she's
like." Tho voice which greeted ma was that
"She hid lovely eyes, sir. Iter hair of a woman surprised by ►try sudden
scented n bit untidy, but it was a pretty entrance; and walking swiftly torvurd
ehado of dark brown. !ler face seemed to investigate, 1 pawedante* m>' cert
ineoecnl 1 olein liken child's f was Clingy sitting -route.
THE I:AST .%ND THE %%EST.
(e) A. hanker.)
Perhaps the lino of demarcation be-
tween the iuun- table East and the ad-
vancing West can be observed with
greater cl ai ness at that city ot dton-
less's, (:aro, than at duly other place
:n the world. For, within rive minutes
walk h oth, the 110 side is
tide sqofualideac, unercleanen nuliv0e quarter,
reeking in garbage, ane crowded with
a motley throng of turbaned Arabes
negroes from the Soudan. and Orientals
et alt shades of brown and black; on
the other side a splendid city of hand-
+so•nte buildings, thronged with a taste -
surprised to see like that." "1 have a visitor, it seems," 1 ex.
"Like what?" claimer, slopping short. "\lay 1 nut
"Half -drowned like. She had on a knew Your newer
black skirt thnt seemed soaking wet 'There was re) response. Instinctively
through and covered with mud. She 1 know that the women 1 had thus is
LW'
tooled in an awful plight, and yet her tutted was still present in that room
face was merry and smiling. She. took wherein I event so many lonely hours.
another cnb as soon as she parted from Iter startled cry was :Wlicient to con -
you, and drove after us across the trace me that she was there for sortie
Albert Bridge, and then down Oakley secret purpose. \Vita(, 1 wondered,
Str\e t. Titere she stopped the cab to anal it be?
speak to seome one." "Speak," 1 urged'. "Kenny explain
"Who was i1?" 1 Relied eagerly. your •business with ate, and tho rea-
",A worttnn. But i couldn't see dis- son of your presence here."
tinctly. They were too far away, and So much mystery had surrounded me
turned down Cheyne Walk, so I didn't during lite past twenty-four hours that
sae lent any more." iu everything I scented suspicion. 1
"Volt say that her clothes were very felt annoyed at finding Mrs. Parker ab -
dirty:'" sant, and an inlruder in my home.
"Yes, worse than yours, and great Yet she uttered no word of response,
Scott! sir, they're bad enough. You'll and apparently did not move.
want to send inn to tt:e cleaners when I advanced, crossing towards the win -
you get 'ome." dew, where 1 believed she must leo
What the man said was perfectly standing. hut with a quick movement
ti u.•. Ttie slime of the river emitted my ulyeterious visitor eluded ate, puass-
a sickening sketch, but it fortunately Ing ate• I y su near that her warn) breath
serve! (0 conceal one thing, namely. fanned my otiose, and next instant she
the blood -stains upon my coat. had escaped and slammed the outer
I laughed at this remark of hie, but door of my chambers.
hail no intention to enter upon ex- 1 seod wondering. Her praeence
planations. tient was Deist exlraoreinnry. The
"Front her appearance did my corn- faithful Parker. too, was abaenl, a cit•
pinion lead you to believe that she was can»Lance which arotwerJ nr.'givings
a Indy " within ane. (;ou(d Ilia strange female
"Oh yes. sir. There's no leo opla- visitor have entered the place with a
kens nhout Ilial. She wahsn't a sloop- false key; or wait she n mere pilferer
girt. "r anything of that sort. By her whom 1 had disturbed in tier sear•:h
manner you'd tell her as a lady among ter plunder? Number.; of female lhiete-
ten thousand.' haunt the London slre+ets, and it
"There was nothing noticeable about elf ntoro than likely that she was one
her %herby 1 might rccognizo her who had awended the stair,. on pre -
agate? Try and recollect." Jena' of selling something or other.
"No. sir," answered the ratans voice At any rale, 1 had returned at an tin-
threugh tate root of the eat. "She wits e\pecled moment, or she' \\ out() not
a very beautiful young lady, and that's lave given tent to that unolun /ie. -
ail I noticed." ere of dismay. l groped at cut the fa -
"You'd know her again if you saw 'nil;er room in order to ascertain %•tic►
her?' (her 1t were dta ontered, hill Noted find
"1 c):.,u1d just sat 1 woul.l," laughed nothing whatsoever 0111 of place. 1
(tic man. " \Vit, n a c41np Set* a woe call& Parker loudly by name. but ell
man as lovely as she is it ain't likely was silence save the quick licking of
he'll forget her. even Ihnttgh he may Ito timepiece upon tete mauler hclf.
hate a wife and 'MI a dozen kids at The clock of St. (aenl.'nl (lanes
'orate." chimed merrily. then slimly struck the
"Voter., &mitten by her beauty. i1 hour. 1 counted. and found that it
seems." I laughed. woe eleven oeio'•k in the morning. Hew
sir, 1101 exactly. flat i ndmire much lord happened during the pa.a
p.retly (devote and hers is the prettiest fifteen hours! i hail twice nearly lost
1 ve carr ..en." my 1.fe, and hal, mortover, ail101 m>' -
"\\hat's }our name"" self with the mysl•rlous. ancon, Feb
'.\\•.t. sir -Tom \Vest. Number V.- ni, whose great beauty had caused
4a;. 1 -land on the rank at ilyde even a phlegmatic cabman to gaze up.
I'nr k Corner." an in wrap! ndmirntiun.
"Well. \\es! " 1 sake. taking a cant }laving cast astir. my hal. 1 :ante into
eel of my case. nn.b handing it 10 him. !thy armchair. muddy and dirty jus as
",1 lair . + •r see Brat Indy ngnin, 071(1 1 orate. My head. %Cert it had Leen
•)i.'r. !1 • .• .! \,111.1 and what she is, ane struck in he of fall that pain1 cd nid'l•c- n -
t 1; foie you a present
- .1, 1,1, is undy." of fever coming en. Yet all my !heights
'recite. ' t .1'' the man echoed, with were concentrated upon the lulur.' nn.i
"I'd lake bo tench the 00j. what the curious alliance tt•ilh my
a I. ! :• •; bet I'll keep my weather strange prnteclresa [night brine; twilit
,.,•. , t,,i, •• nle. Surely no man had ever found
t: seen hunae tt in n more remarkable >il iIh n
t r•n+. are than I was rat that moment: cd'1 tn;n;%
bed. r•hrn•t no man rnukl be mon' rny:ali!! d and
"Well .• Dazzled. Deeply 1 Oender/el again fuel
l.' t ngoin. but could make nolheng of that
'1! roil • e e longer tie.' .i,,i. r of the lacgled web of 81:111hna facts.
cal :lee toe aft. r we twe e1 v.,u might. ily no dewire or inel;nal,.,n rat my -:tin
perhaps. learn .s-.1n.1t,;ng." 1 Lad fallen among what nppx-:ve'd t.1
•'l'hnt'a ju•t .w eat I'm thinking." he 1.' very undrsirnl,le c•.mranv• anti 11:•"1
8nn1. "TN, n le who ifteve her rias. 1 involuntarily promise" to !weenie the
bel eve. en eat f"beta that we know n.•si.tant c f e nh•e p.ereett elle I elute
as 'l) • .Chi.' tot i'nl net at all s;r.'. net a• -e. The strange ep+eressi en that
If 'ae,• r. as caro as 1 set y, :'i dd,ttn fee upon me *calmed ereeerairy d! eve.
Ill' t• • eft fin.I hint. a e:•I•rnon Is d:f- 11v wet cl•Ihes sti••kirrs 1., nos Aida'!
Ih'tIf tet reengnize i.n hie ie •t if he m•' 1) the lone. and. with a madden t.'•
tt. ar• ln. !her e,v,'n'•,al. veu sit'. That'` Q'Ive to retake (,fl 111' gleamy npnr•'1'''r•
ehy Ino not :e)tain That it te.a"y was sin. Reif Beene( to have crippe,l nit
`l))upllv," honer. 1 tow and pae-1 4,111)0 rot Own
fly Ito sharp descent of the roa.lwa. r..tn1 1.• w a -h ln•1 i;,'1 s cI iii ,' of cloth-
! knew that we Were etre el% In f11'e
Street. and a few reverent: later 1 peel
the man West and wits leoeneing tee
ma %nn'te' Lord her. 1,1 me
the Mt n. v is vette,. You
what': a eel med•:."
,i are. sir. I'll do rh}.: ,'ry
uhQ.
The ;.rn'ung'•,l al sr•nee .I Parker 1 1 'he -';n lite J.•+yn +y,lit 9 terries..
estate! nes mus'ir wonder. She never b : I. . .lea Wernthe?"
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'tenable crowd, many driving in tine
motor cars or private carriages. many
walking along the crowded streets,
many travelling in electric trams, motor
omnibuses, or public pair-horso vic-
tories.
Visiting first the native quarter the
visitor is struck by the fiery geshcula-
liens and wild aspect of the untame-
able Arab. If one buys a halt piastre
wt rlh of some unsavory compound or
mealier, a very war of words lasting
perhaps a quarter of an hour may en-
sue, resulting possibly in a reduction
<( the price by a "utilllenhe," about the
value of a farthing. Or if an overload.
e,1 camel or ass pa+se s along that nar-
row street. blocking it up sometimes
almost completely—tor the streets are
only a few feet wide—volleys of objur-
galions, couched duublkas in anything
tut polite and relined phraseolegy, greet
the cancel or ass driver. Their vocal
o:'rde must be tormet of gutta-percha
le withstand ilio strain of all this pee -
fuse and strenuous verbosity front morn-
ing until night.
And what a contrast, too, between
the shops of the Europoan and Bios)
c f the Arab quarter. The former liko
the hest of those in London or Paris;
the latter, dingy, dismal cabins, die
playing for sale oily rocking garbage
which few Europeans cool! touch with-
out a shudder, or chopped up offal, or
sheep's tails (which in thta part of the
tv'rld grow to an enormous size, or per-
haps the primitive requirements of an
Arab's house, consLsting of not much
more than a pail or two. a few wooden
doors and an iron cooking tripod.
But happily sinco the British protec-
krala over Egypt the condition of the
Wives is rapidly improving. the fertile
ecuntry is rapidly becoming more and
more cultivated, and the natives, pro-
tected from the rapacity of the usurl-
cus tax -gatherer, are acquiring wealth
and living in greater comfort.
Unhappily, however, the blight of Is-
lam still presses heavily upon there.
May the ttrne speedily arrive when they
will acknowledge as their Mediator and
Redeemer Ilitn who as a young chill
was taken into Egypt for a time to es-
cape the ferocity of Herod, but who
was the Son of God, who in order to
nullify the effects of mankind's fall,
made atonement on the Cross of Calvary
f' r the transgressions of all who will
come to ll'm for eternal life.
.A \IIGItiY COt
.An Irish contractor in sin 1'rancisco
sent 10 Ireland for his father le join
tette 'Cho journey wac a great event
t.:
the old man, who had lived in rural
testi irt•t all his life, and he reached Satt
1'rancia:o much c• cited.
After several day.. ••f sight-seeing his
s,ti tc •umed his bu•ine.es, and augg'est-
el that has father sh•n1!d vl-it the pre i-
dee
"The Pr.•..! • . tither. is ihe Govern-
ment nsc.1 ,t '•n f -r the soiliers—n fine
1),t of fa: le .11:'1 email (alley your -cit.
Al Iho ends ref a sir. t;,:• us day the old
man' chicd gazing al ata' hi,.• builelingdi,
URN[1)
THE PEARLS
1 1:111 510,000 \\1ttta11 11111
1'.11.1111 S.U.•
Did Net 1.uu++ 11" Na. • lluit a
Princess's Treasure for
Paste heels.
The joy of a woman who, through the
blunder ot a clerk in a jewelry store,
is able to buy a $30,000 pearl necklace
for S20 must L•e inte,i e. But it is only
a circumstance to the :sorrow of bit') em-
ployer of the clerk whose innocenco
made tho mistake possible. Luckily
for the jeweler (and the clerk) (ho we -
man who brought the string of precious
stones was honest when put le this
severe (est and returned them when
she discovered That a most amazing
mistake had been mode.
Mine. Rochelle, tho wife of a weeper-
ous lawyer, wish:lig to buy a higli-•aass
imitation pearl necklace for herself, re-
paired to a well-known establishment
in the Ruo du Ljuvre, tare. France.
New it su happens that this sante store
is patronized by the rich and the tilled
wee each clever imitations of their fain-
cus jewels made for public wear. This
is a common practice, some owners of
magnificent collections going so far as
to have every stone in their possessions
duplicated in paste.
Among the customers in this way was
a tumour liuss:an princess, whose pearls
are tho talk of Paris, where she resides,
and the envy of her less fortunate
friends. Some days previous to the
visit of elme. Rochelle to the store the
titled customer had left to be imitated
a string of rare pearls
VAi.CED AT $50,000.
in gelling it together, dealers in Paris
and eLsewhere had been running their
Legs off for many months and when 't
was finally delivered to its Owner, it
was pronounced worthy to lake its place
beside other almost priceless neckla►+cs
worn on royal throats.
The proprietor of the store, into whose
!:ands the Russian princess had deliver -
el this valuable necklace, placed it hi
r.•ne of the sales, along with several imi-
tation strings, but on a separate sheee
He did not, however, speak to any one
of the assistants about its presence
there. So when 11nie. Rochelle enter-
ed and asked to see a number of neck-
laces, among the other strings from
the 'afo for her inspection was the one
of the real pearls belonging to tate Rus-
sian princess.
Now nits wire of a French lawyer ens
n� judge of pearls. i1 Le safe to say
that she would not be able to tell tiro
difference between a real jewel and the
imitation sold by this excellent store En
the Ruo du Louvre. Yet it did not take
ter very long to deode that she wanted
the real pearls in preference to Iltit imi-
tations. Imitations aro all vet}, well
when compared with the ordinary pearls
that reach the open market. but the
man who can creditably reproduce the
pearls that find their way into a 550.000
necklace has vet to see the light of day.
With her imitation pearls under her
arm. \lase. Rochelle paid slot cash
and departed. ?raving behind
NO CLUE TO 11E11 IDENTITY.
c :ni)tii,ig Item v% Lill Ua• snort Ines
d I
he ell haeme. Sveini: a eilelier he
Impel hill nit the sheied'r.
\l.' eye. phwal's that string .:f !souses
(arrest rt?"
"at hy. 1►r.se are he o liecrs' gear -
ti re.'
"And that tvae with the 1)'g melee
stele"
'Thal s the cook's slianl•."
"shinty, l_ ill Well. 'tis n great
country! Tis pn)aces Ihev'r. biting'
The y.ung mon eff.'r,d 1., sloe.% tem
tele new c'%mnasium. On the wav the
a.m(e .en gin nos (harlot -eel jest as
tl . � • _ d. 'Ilei' 01 rola ,n)ich ,tart -
:Al his (e•rnrin a its arm,
,e s thae n'.we,,
l•wn.' replied he Noel. erre!-
'
:ud! ettn is 11? l'i;:n'c .•f Ilial, esee
HE FOUNUDAA FRIEND.
A Volute Man red the Pigeons and Was
here arded.
A thinly clad young man etas walking
along a city street ono winter morn-
ing. eating peanies from a five -cent sack
;n his coat pocket, in lieu of a break-
fast, when he saw a number of boys
trying to attract the atention of a flock
of hungry plgoons in the street by tos-
sing cracker crumbs at (hem. Ile
stepped and joined in the. fun by shel-
ling some of Irl; peanuts, breaking the
kernels into small pieces, and throw-
ing them on tho pavement near the
birds.
Recognizing a new benefactor. they
flocked romil him. eagerly picking up
this offerings, but keeping an eye on
him meanwhile. prepared fur instant
flight in this event of Its bcoomittg ton
familiar. long experience had taught
theta to bo suspicious of stranger's.
Stooping down and Mottling a tetnpl-
ing morsel between his fingers, 1►e
called the bird: gently.
Al first They shrank back. but present.
le an old bird, having first inspected
him critically with one eye and then
with tho other, /stepped torwanl gin-
gerly. plucked( the titbit front his fin-
gers, and darted away. Not finding
the experience so very terrible, the old
blrl sown c:11110 back, and was reward-
ed with another choice bit of peanut.
The other pigeons speedily followed the
example.
"That's mare than they'd for any of
us," said one of the boys.
The young man gave the pigeons
al•oul half his stock of peanuts, and
then straightened up.
'That's all I can spire', you this time,"
tic said. atarhng away.
.A middle-aged min who had been
watehing the performance with consid-
e'able interest tapped hire on the shoul-
der.,
"Yeller lung man." tie said, "are you look-
ing for work"
'Ara 11' was the r'sponc.. "I've
been tramping over this teen for a
week. hunting for a job."
"What can von dor
'Tin a owl (,f jneek of all trades.
can carpenter a tittle, run an engine.
repair bicyc!et and—"
"Con you lake rare of horses?"
"Can 1" said the young man. his
fare lighting up. "1 was raised on a
fa rm."
"Well, c•)me nlnng with me. I need
n coachman. nasi tilt not afraid to tenet
My Ilionnghbre,is w ith you. ell bake
the reeomnten•lalton rho birds have just
g;e .'n we. Wel you work for me for
tl.: 1. 11ars a month and board till
} , • :Ir) seatelh;ng teller;'"
\'..,::1el he? \\'ell!
The young man is now his mat Ile -
aged employer's trusted man of all
work. w ittr n soap', to correspene. ane
the pigeons have never had occasion to
retrial their recommendation.
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Etery tine a mon borrows ter i1L;•'
he gets the %oral of the transaction.
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AI'IENTIO\-+ 141183 11.\N:
Nal t
11 a twin 1au)t, is not re ai•
Coen( nourislantenl from its r:,l
can sometimes be helped tieing by
caching other ewes that have rnuro
than enuug)r for their own, and 1Mtiug
ui . Ih
1 (
he Iatu) r .,nit ate a
b) Ih p
a ewe Loses her lamb, she may Lo made
to adopt the little pauper by rubbing
het oivn lamb over it to goo it the
smell or (ter own, or by rubbing Solaro
of her own mop: on tts.back and rump.
But the quickest way. as a rule. to get
a ewe to take another 10,111) itt to telco
the .skin off her own and ill it on the
lamb l0 be adupkd. Tho ewe, in s►ti h /
a case, should be lief in a small pen
kr a fete days. If no taster -mother
can be found for a lamb that mode
ene, it may be raised 11y feeding it (torn
a bottle with a rubber nipple, litho and
often at first, of the warm milk of a
fresh -calved cow. and always from the
same cow. Sometimes sickness is caus-
ed by the vent becoming clogged by
the dung adhering to the wool. This
should be removed, amt a llltle oil or
grease smeared upon the parts to pre-
vent a repetition. Sore mouth some-
times causes trouble. a sort of fungotets
growth forming on the lips and gu11ts,
c(.11rl aptlue. or thrush. A mixture of
sulphur and lard rubbed into the parts
will generally remedy this, or a mixture
et glycerine and borax, or a solution
of one ot the coat -lar dips may be used.
Sore eyes are sometimes contracted.
This can also generally be cured by.
using a moderately -weak solution of one
of the sheep dips, as lenoleun), Weds
Fluid, or Littler, letting some of the
elution gel well into the_ eyes, which
will do no harts, but be helpful. Some-
times a lamb will get lame from foul
in the toot, and eaves are liable to the
sanut trouble where bedding is scarce.
For this trouble, i1 is a good plan to
keep a little powdered bluestone on
hand in a small phial, which, dusted
on the sores, will generally effect a
cure. In the case of the ewe, it is nec-
essary first to lean away the horny
parr of the hoof from around the sore.
(Prompt attention on seeing a sheep
Irene may save nisch after -trouble, as, if
neglcetcd, it may develop into contagi-
ous fool -rot, and spread Through the
ik.ck. Navel -ill or joint -ill sometimes
causes serious trouble in lambs. 'Thier
is due sometimes to the ewe biting 'Itt
navel off too close to the belly. or it
n.ay be due to germ infection through
the navel, and may be avoided by keep•
ing the pen well baldol with straw.
if a lamb Ls observed leaking at the
navel, gel an ounce or tw•e) of formatin
from a druggist. dilute with kn parts
water to one of formalin, and apply
Ihree times daily with a piece of white
cotton rag, letting the solution soak in-
to the opening. 11 the joints are swol-
ten, apply dilute, heated vinegar two
o • three times daily. In the case of
elves having sore teals, use n mixture
of olive ott and glyceri applied threes4- 1
times a day. While is are liable
t) any or all of these troubles, they
r'ay, and generally do, under good
management, escape therm all, but it
is well to know what treatment to use
in case such trouble may occur.
The te•ir.t 4,1 the pian frith sew g
liken is that he has alio strong rea-
lities.
erlikes.
A few days later, at a dinner party,
she wore the necklace for the first time.
Several of the guests admire, 11. but
roost of them concluded, knowing Mu -
dame liochelle's circumstances in life,
that it was a very clever imitation of
the real article. Finally one who knew
nom °!runt jewels than the. ordinary
man in the street, remarked upon its
beauty, saying: "It must be worth at
least :00./10) franca."
"Oh, no." replied Mine. Michelle,
lnughing at the idcn. ".As a matter of
fact, i Dought it not many days ago
and only paid a hundred francs for ib.'
"Ilut 1 assure you,' the man persisted.
"That it is north much more than that.
1 know something about stones my-eil
and am certain 1 am right. ilowever. 1
have a friend here who es u connoisseur
of pearls and he will know at once."
Ile accordingly fetched hes friend,
elite otter examining the necklace. con-
firmed his friend's opinion that the
pare; were teal ones, and of great
value.
The day following dime. R cheel!ee.
dinner party. with ninny sighs and re-
greta, that e.•limable woman packed up
the beautiful pearls and repalro(1 to the
store in the flue du Leuyre. Immediate-
ly she stepped Inside the deer, the pro•
prietor and several of the a.sei•lntita
rusted excitedly tott•nrd her. Imagine
tl.e;r surprise and joy when she held
out the pnrkage toward them and an.
nourccd that she had brought the pearls
back.
COULD NOT 61\E TI\IE.
"There are some verse: 1 %•talo,' said
the innocent young man. laying the
paper on the editors desk. "you may
give inc just what you think they arc
worth."
"Rut ( have not lite authority k, give
you what they deserve." replied ate
man with the pen. "Remember, 1 em
an editor, not a magistrate.'
i'ew' men are powerful enough to
keep thee face; closed.
TME.A'l' ttKNT FOIL SMUT IN Silal
Git.\IN.
Every year smut spores exact more
or less heat y 1011 in our fields. • To
guard ngainst A, endeavor to sow clean
seed; i. e., seed from a stnul-free crop.
'Phis is not always easy to secure,
hence, as a precaution. it pays to Irettt�
the seed grain with a fungicide tef. re
sowing. Three different lines of et -
active treatment have been tcconunend-
ed to destroy the stout spores of see 1
grain. viz.. hot water, bluestone. and
formalin. Formalin Is rather the best
of all, and, of the Iwo ways of apply-
ing it, viz.. sprinkling and imrnerstnn,
the former is favored by the coneensds
of opinion. Spread the grain out on
Ilea barn floor and sprinkle until guile
moist with n solution of n (hound of
fe•rma'e t round is a tittle lees than
a pin, .dt e- ,.It.-hto to Thirty -lite gat -
lens e-1 • -hovel over a few limos,
applying '' • a,lution while the shovel-
ling Is g. Ate on. \\'hen all is well
dantpixd, shovel the grain unto a conical
heap and cover with old blankets for
Iwo or three tours. Then remove the
blankets and spread the grain out to
dry. etirrng 0' 'as finally. It is better
to trait each time plat (weigh to Irea
!ho grain Ihat can be sown within Ihrry
days. After treatment. keep the grain
free from tcinf "lion by conlncl with
bins. sacks or :spores in wh:clt smutty
sc,vl has been m11144 1.41.
It is well to remember That either for.
atelia �f hlue;tone. 'eel too .trn►g,
.criously weakens the ' ialily or the
k••tnel. In gire a stub i,ler t- jelled
hating used threeeplart, r• .f n I, rat )1
fermate) in five ga':e +e- d ! ey..l. r to
Treat secl wheal: t, e 1• • e:' 1)1:11
her hid to sow hi- 1, 1 a e:, u. l d
ae'ording to dire. t. - 1!,e f •r .:r' n
;calntent is pia::(ic:. ? ,r.n1• -• i•. ft..
seed(. and the prevent.: 1,• f -:„.it r pr••-
,.enls an item that oil' d; -:..e: deter
the small expenses and tr",.le.•1 tt••)
precaution. A lona.! of f. rr: ilea. ee-i-
ing nboit ii cent.. and pre„ arable a
any drug store'. wool. nceceding ie 11x!
Fletcher. sufli,••• f• r 2i bit hiL. of re, J
els. or 1: of %•Lent.
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Scott'., Efrnul.s1on strengthens enfeebled
nursing mothers by increasing their flesh and
nerve force.
It provides baby with the necessary fat
and mineral food for healthy growth.
ALL DRUGGISTSt 6Oc, AND 51.00.