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CHAVIEll XIV.
A •herreh many day•; gas J, neo word
erttne I. in my n•) ,
• nl for net haeme a.
\ N. i!1.4 . �.. It:•• r ine'mlenne' of
I!, 1 '.t . f s!. ! ,.• . rile t a!
111.1,i _ 1 ,..!t.•:I I!re V. e - • .•,• ! \.
tined ...d• I hal I is a ., •
t , ui: •• its elu.• . i •„ 1 it e h. 1 1
• e, . 1 vaLh?1 cc, r. 1 t r , I ray I f-. 1 I:ad plated myself beeeattt
e. rIn ght,
:it .1 :is I • .t •I Is tee thruU of some person unknown, and
. ,, r :r v u r 014111g :u a
-•tt') e
tit (-)Cr myself end became,
:fit I, . L:,!. • ! on t\ 11 h t e nge; a:- ova n a Ir e abut at all c• 6t=.
1:1.I' 14 lune. • f cell t: 1 ,: a i.d. 5ev'7 al : cce►sio•.s 1 had sect the
11,11e:•!.;�
\\'.L•� hart-"ukn}, I t.:..l !ee• rete❑ \Y:•st •,n the rru;k st II>•.!e• IV;
of infr u -i the k, rb in K• n-.' r. but n th,uglt leo teed euro ! I ;
Strct no that we l•rememtl•'' ' •i`.' ••,,t h ; >c., own hl scnr-h • f Edna,
feeling Lhat the likelihood ( t . f • 1 •• t t: - . fro is hail all b: en .n v:. in. I had
meeting wasver•yremote. espci:wits It'sv ,,-i slate the cad -ca:driver oho Icor
that bila apparently held me in susp.- the nickname
"l )...II\,, lilt a turnoff
out lhat'thad net bore Iiia cab which
elec. In th:s case, however, 1 was
u slaken, fur within a week We met
again quite nccuh>nLllly in Bone!, street,
end. finding her (knee: n -a to acceet my
companic.►l hip, I accevn} anted tier -tri ;r- tel ,,lir *kits tnsether I a ntr:vt(1 that
my n yste: io• s protcctr ries Ind Ink n
of or part ng trent me. One point. how -
aver, 1 riled d eatisfacLorily. On one
pang. and es!enl an extremely peasant the man West shell l fee Male!, but, he
aftc:werds &claret That the wwotnon til
whim he was in scare!' die) not in the
!ca=l fasten! lo her. '!'herefore, it was
cc: tarn that Mabel and Edna weir net,
as 1 tact once vaguely suipeckd, c,ne
a►:d the Name rerun.
Sometimes I wouki meet ►ny idol after
her stui`cs at the IV -y& Academy of
elus'c, and accompany her acros,. the
Park; at others we would stroll together
in the unfiegttented 'part of Ken.'.ing-
t •n Gardens, or h would wait vita her
rh•ppin;; and carry Ler pa.e-'s, a 1 our
ihet n s teing, et ccure., clend.st.re
ores.
of erne. n. Ilor moth r was rather un-
well. elle (xr.La ned, and that accounted
far ter bens( algin .
She was dressed enticly im bl•+cke but
with a telt t elegancy -that was surp: is -
Ing. i hall newer known before that
day how smart and clic a woman could
a:)pear In a gown of almost funereal
aspect. Iler ninnner 4owa:de me I..4aht-
e••t i(elha't; of its previous susp'cron;
&to wns br.ght and merry, w Iheut that
cloud of unhappiness that had s ►
strangely a vorshudoted her oa the lust
oc(a>t(.n ee had been togeUe.•. She
passesesed a clever wil, and gossiped
end joked amusingly as we went from
Shop to shop, ordering frill, for dessert.
and flowers for fable-do:oration. ')'hot
her mother was wealthy apreared cer-
tain fro:n the. extravagant press; which
she gave for fruits out of Fensn and
oboe hot -house fiowers. She bought
Vie Jess, she c ,u'd procure, aid seemed
Willy !Needle -ea of expense.
I reenarkol how dear were Fome
grapes which she er.'e:ed. but sbe only
smit:d and gave her stb: ulders a Utile
ehrug.
Ths rcckleesnrss was not dine to un -
press me, for 1 was quick to detect that
(Inc s!eo;.k••erers knew her as a gated cue -
leaner, t DI Inx,tt;lht fo:Wind !feel' melt
expensive ware= as a matter of course.
Although at first she declined my in -
vital' 11. as though she cons dersd, it a
bre-ch ref the contenances. I al length
rersun:ded her to lake room Sea wlti
Int at 11 anchard's, and we continued
cur cos -:•i as: we sat together aL oac
cel Ile Ire tab'ci rurr.,und=d by other
1 .d cs or,t Chopp ng wf,h their (rale en -
inn! ciente:.
I bad, ►attic'. Unna coy, perhaps, pass-
e: a cr i'ical remark re gald:lig a Indy
wife la t enterci in an unusually s'rik-
ing to t', in Which she looked very
but argil extremc:y unc .mfortable, end
laugh ng at what 1 had said, sho re-
plied -
"Y. u are c-rininly right. We w, mien
nittay.e uwerwegh : irs(Jv)s in our gar-
ments, I•., say witting of other and
n�)m fan.guing things. Half of lifts
1.:11 w -n1 -.es nccrue Porn our clothes.
Fr ni ti:ht collar to light sh e. and not
1 agett:ng a n(e lowly be -feathered
hal. two lake unto ourselves burdens
That we should be. very much happier
w,llt le -1.'
"1 agree •.;alir• lye" i said, smiling at
her i h len; hy. "-once blatant crank
leerier 7•► self-adterteeeenenL night do
than fouid an Anlh:rnamental
lens League. Just Think how notch
of I f.:s trials wsmukt at once el.p off n
man if he wo e neither eo!Iar n:r tie--
et.p:•c tally the dres'hei'' -
' Acd . ff a woman, If she were neither
b I1. gloves, tr,r neck arrangemenll'
"Ex. cl'y. It would be actually mak-
ing tis n present for life of nearly an
heir a day. 'ilial would be seem hour,:
a not., err nearly a fortnight a year,.
1 ala d. "It's wweith censidcrat'on.•.
"1) • ). n remember the d.risien heap -
el 11;.11 :11:t lime -sat Mg arrangement
0' • in an, e,lo s, 11,' t Inst c -s d.• (clot?'
i.'/* c,vl, wllh a merry smile. "Rut
1. -1 f er . \ the trouble They moist hate
est..: 7 lacing and bul'oning! Setting
o . •11 •• : intone 'tight always h, le
do.,.• 1•y tr•'rninals e4 nd••mncd lo hard
4.1• Hutt .n-s:w'ing tries the to►ISCi-
tut•eu n ss am{ ttiCi'ougtrieet (1 the
svo.k'r non.. than nnylh.ig else. and
1141 cctlain oakum-I.:ehllg sein't to
w.-ree It a'e,.) Irie.s the totality of the
lire a ! more Ulan any thing e:se: an.i
a- 1 0 -)tuns. well. is treats tf:(rn 55
in -414 1:d Ire u.1F•5.'
'1 he a RI nage tn.'l her cute de th
So . s :n the Heyrnl:k t al five e'tly, k.
u J 1 e -'or' st.e took leave t4 nae rhe
ani . h w .::sly a ked-
• at .. . red low t o ye u find in' w' en
"I I:: !! i•'g,'• 1 r :•p ndeel w:t'i enl'nl•
E1 s . '\I,sk o: n" mask. sett we al-
a.) t sen^ it: nee. are 4710 l chat,u-
b • - .1 1 Save . \.r mete'
' \ r she heist 41. "It isn't g-od
h 7.: 11 ,1 4 . , i,,, . _'t•
\•.: !, .1J.•'(•.tt!.It%ter rrnenLand
v t, ! ! ; : (v,•vd is aim') . w th flee) re -
1 t' a % :i 17 (111 tate the
f • t ' •• 11 . tie \t rI ! sett' assisted rer
l!' • • ••i' ••i;e. 'I h• n s e 1717 Lel iner-
t "1 i. I ta.•cal raw !r 1, r Ikl
,.
, 1. ��, e• Away ) 1 4teE wAld 111 the
rt f !,' - • quip'..* s. h. it no si:oi,1-
•..' f ih.• • i .1.
\ .•' k :r.t r, be' i- g s • n refer,. o'
t. ' . 1 I - n!,tl 14.4 !.•.' n 74 n'npl 7.`-
i 4 r4 ••. I leen in the !tip y
d. ). L, l f '- w141 we.onir•tal L. filet
e 1•4 n , r.1 • • i• ':I u -,,f, • 8 I gi.W
e r p r .1 •. i t 1 .,•.• w.ih ht
n . 77. 1 • • 1 g a e• 1 110.1 et. 01
One morning in the mildle of Nei/an-
te' I was overjoyed at receiving un in-
viinta1 from \ire.. Anson to dine at Tte
Il -!!ons, and meow/sof days later the
Still of my happ;ness ass tend-. led corn-
plcLe by finding myself reeled lesiac
Abbe in her own home.
The twu.e las es -.cd an air of mag -
reticence and luxury wh c't i scarcely
expected. 11. was furn'.$)1.d with great
el.farce and fast', wh.:o the scrtiants
were of an evert in -re 'ueetater c' -
arias -le than the hoe -e itself. Anrr-141 the
I10111c1 of my friends in. the' West. t. Fru
ti's was certainly the neer !uxm:rous,
fir money Fcenicd Le -have 1e-. n lituallg
squarefe el open its apto:idle:e:lis. and
yet w•.t:tal there nits no'h:ng what.v-.r
garish nor any trace of a plehian taste.
Theis ea; it cornlirei ric!:nesi a'•d
q: klnc•s abut Il:e whole plaie Mitch
in)ores cele en'. with an lir sf sceer:ly,
tut le Ilia footman who u. h_•rtd 14x• in
W38 la.l, inmost a gent in statue, end
solemn. as a fu- oral mut'.
Mrs. Alison nee and ;posted ►neplen-
santly, while \lalel. in a pretty gown
of (o1'u!-pin':, at:ee shrok my enn.I and
raised leer fine dark ripe; to m ti3 w.th
a glance of pleasure and triumph. It
%4's. ro &rub!. due to her that 1 had
Teen h dien there as pest. A mi-
te -del, ugly -faced roan named II'ck-
n an, and a thin, angular, nen:li ng wo-
man, intro duc_d 14 ,no as Ms: Wells,
were MY only felt.w•gues's. The man
rcgard('J roe with s; pie suelec:nn as 1
ent rid. mid from tale first I took n vio-
1 ni d'slike to lam. 11 may have leen
h'e furbitkling J) re 11nai ane-cerancc
whit caused my d s:re:st. N..w thnt
mike!. 1 Think it was. ll,s face was
bloated and deeply furrowed, Is s eyes
large, his lips thick and flabby. h s tol-
d s i beard sw•as ill-tr ninieJ and slant.
He w•rs thick -necked; hs face wee fur -
nee disfigured by a curon: eark-blue
•:.r upon the lift jaw, and 1 c,,uld riot
!elf) rr•marktrg within rays lf. that if
- nr' face rescmbkd those c 1 animnl1,
lei was closely all ed to that of a sav-
1,ge bulldog. Indeed. I had never loc-
ket, i('Pii such an arn.n.ully ugly face
as his.
Yet he s;oke with the air and perfect
rur.nner of a f,entleman. Ile bowel with
r.1ii:el dil,n.ty a:► 1 wa9 )n ro ivad, al.
l o.lhh 1 thought h s am 1! Fte.ne 1 rup-
ees -Aimee, while• 1 was Maffei certain
That h` exchange 1 a tI mous. (onlemp-
h.0438 lock with Mabel, who skid le -
hint me.
Was hh • revere ei etre I.hk (ec:armi;e s
of confidences? Ilad he secelly walch-
cd tis in our walks along ii►' leafy by-
way.: of Kensing'on (yard fie. mrd de-
tected that 1 loved het? It ',erre(' %cry
nuLh as though he heel. and trial h• had
entente -re I k' disparng.' in • n her eyes.
At Alre. A1!eon's bola on, I took
\Iahe4 in 1,1 dinner. 811,1 Heil teat her.
utile epr(csi'e us eat the of gef eye man
with Ih' irrilat ng rp net r. •fhe latter
was a filling to nneirrn► her hill. 1(ily
of eeuntenance. her back : 1:a (;ht es a
h and, her ag • ave, Hain, and ter veite
lou.l, teglepitchetl. ani rn dung. She
w ore a number of I angle; en her left
w r:St: 1)7)44 (4 theist lad p:ge end (le-
fi at is Lang ng en .1, si'_h taints, (toe, -
is. I• •'Is. and (rented ant u azetl xhnm-
r•"'. e•atrs mixed .n. Tia' woull not
hate rea1'er'd mixt had ata' 4441 been
eat ng. h•.1 cos neuter pr, gees d the
n. 441 grew n Ir fk warm, and she un-
kria:a'ey had a fan me well as Ilnw
d stir r. ng Iangls. full e'► fan rl•'
1ylhtui nay \' ravel la and h'•.. )•layinu
'1:• a.t .•,illy 4411444 1887 rl.' her-
s It. sae keel v as the pried h r tante
ten 1 fe: k ",' :. k•••lack. j ngl -j:7'i •. !Mk -
e! c'. -clack'' we 11 ;h? • hr eat
muni_ of
oho:e pigs. t -epi n1-. tt+uts•(..
eerie.. /erel Mils 11,w -reel Roy ping
le *Inti a t rky r •entreat en. 'e runi-
c 1 ► id Inas Lei 821/1 tote I will ).err
4:! 771- li•,klirlg and j'llS-1 41 the twt,,k
01 1 1. • a •'oral c -n o'er ..r in i►:fliers
ra:t•. I.tllie w'• nd."•. 1 taie,1g)l. IC,at
eee ;.m4.l n re nt', ••, W 1 4 style an
.r.il.tels re;s•►n t. !.•d he. uth ll,
Ilk mt. 7:4 a!e 1 ie.: tat tt .4.11 le a
I.:_. h :.1 • : L Ile -1:e !-:rine, :n (1'10.-11 •• !.r. 4 t II Ic;e "-ha a
K r:' 'iI', .?: • had made n leen! si month. Yet •► .. r d 141'4 a )try
• ! t e , (:.0 i . s•., . r Its n\,, . • r. I - t1e; !t,' meet •.1 \Ire. \n- n'.. lial•le. ter
.' e 1, i s ern al ih:l h'r '.tela 0 , .• t . 2r') '•e s •^e mklree isj le:- :es 'eleer•''
1 :) • e f 1 .i to:raa.d iw•r ee. ,. len t 5.4:rel h so't-I•kr whatever pore•
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'' r b 1 :.t 1i• n\4'rl,'r• h'.4J I(,4 tar' .pries etre Axils el re- (((rely
h 411,1le,i •.
• 1 Iws. .-•e'• •g. biyed•'(s7nl.'.
•. r.uo It' :.).17 sue 1 t,kvl \tre .\ere n. All' teeel , 1 'tot
5...., 4 .e 114 ti.y 0, : d.
I im i! : 4 ! • :. ....ding, e,hscrt ine all the
1ufe-, of r t • \ 1:3 110 !tl'cr, reel arae•
tee ly nean a„ ler life a burden ly the
c:►,tveiaoerili les, rhe pis esse 1, r:ever-
ti.t44-:•s, a warps-he:tnd riff ellen for her
ch 11, red seemed cowbird!). so::c k,u.s
o' nes t:eLh.r'. She s-o.o w.th the very
font est rc_ent with herr "i -s," and 1
hal. (0 th • 11,st evening we had met at
1!r - coati. 1'5. wondered whMte • she
wee. (f se itch, or perhap- f. r. ig 4, ex-
tracb ? n. 'It ry melee l r u!rverEIIt:o-4 in
the 'n'erval if the lir.tatieg Wein n's
orchestra Iureot woe ioiego travel,
and incidentally, In ar8W(r to an in-
ger.i_ u- question 1 put to tier, 3''.0 lord
!r4. the t h -r tither h:'d t e_•n German,
1 ut that rete nal nearly a!1 -tier life lived
its Enplane.
The bee at ng \Veltman stoke of going
to the i114 i r a ah Ih. male •, when upon
Mabel Anne ked -
'I hive melte'. w.11 g) log. I'm try-
ing to tersuadc her. tendon 's s, dull
• rl erre -crab'„ 1I winter conetr d with
er Nice."
'Y ei know. She Riviera well, I sup-
Fas.?" 1 i►:quirel of tier.
"Oh, very we=ll,' she responded. "\la
t' e: and 1 -rave spent four Win- ei s- ' n
11:. , Oh. There's n, place in Europe
is w (ter .`i ko the Cele Azur-as the
Fie ch call :t."
"I touch pte`er the 1101714:) R viera,'
ch'mei in hiss Wers's high-ptchetl
v( -ice. Ste, made it a ! o nt of h n,'*r to
d ffer w:l•1 everybody. "At Berdiglera,
O9-Ja:et(i, San R.mo, and A•as 1t• you
have much tenter air, tee seer, warmth.
and at about half tura price. '!h.- ho-
tels in N e • and Cannes ere amply
ruinous." Then, turning to Abs. Anson,
elle nd k'd, "1'• u knew, ):ear, Wear y.)u
said Nest year."
"We go Si th s. Grand, at No', always,'
nnswer'.d AI:s. Anson. "it. is dear, cer-
tainly, but pct exaggerat dly FO in coin -
jai -non with the other largo 4i ,cels."
`there s(errs of tato to have tern a
gradual r'se in. prices all along the Iii -
%Sere," reworked lineman. "I've ex-
per:ence:1 it p(raonally. Ten or twelve
years apo I lived in Nice for the s (sen
for about halt )what it costs me now."
"That exactly lens out my argument,'
ex lamed the Irritutir•g Woman, ;n tri-
umph. "The fact is Suit the French
li.v:err has b lane far to -3 dear, and
Engash ! e p'e are, fat t:mately frier them-
selves. beginning to see that by con -
Leung tt:e r Journey an exiri twenty
►n 1•.'s to_ oil Yee they can (.blei r just
its g,.od : t c . :nodatien, live better,
breathe pt: r tee and not be eternal-
ly worr:ed 1!. 'h& grimly t nsel-sh'rws
cared Carmel l , . r •11-74844 attempts ut
hilaray ntisci;lc I
Indies of Fl,tv.rs.'
•Ola, 0 nee\\'elk," pr(lested
Arab:1, "eure'y y,.0 w ni condemn t•!lu
Braid s of Fie w•ns at N c. I \\'n'. 11 cy re
ack►lownelfel t ► ba among He most
p:cturesquo spot•Ia_ku ' n the world!"
"1 co::seder, may dear, that they are
mere rt'bb'shy rusts on the. tart of the
N.cees to eau•e people to bay MAI. Ikw•-
er-s ;:,vJ tluow tureen into the roadway.
it's (lily a trick to improve their trade."
We all laughed.
"And tele ('aritivat?'' inqu-rid llick-
ne ie. meet' am0-cJ.
"Carniv ill" she snsoled. "A d'sy-'rnre-
ful exhib.t on of a low•n's klwlessness.
A miserable pageant got up merely to
attract the unsuspecting fore:goer into
Ilia %teb spieled for him by ext. rl'onnte
ir)'el-keep(r.. All Il:e so -salted fun is
!eras -need by paid moun•'ebanks; the
cars a:e not only innenst:c. but there s
alwaye something extent-.ly offensive
it, their character, while rho orgies
%::i h leaks place at the masked balls
a; tee Ccsino are otso'utciy d sgrace-
ful. The whole Rang is elfin:Ann nn•i
d- s TeS n) support at all from waiter
ver tees."
Mrs. An=ne. f er once. did not age o
with this sw-(ep.ng oondcnlu11bn, wwhiie
\Libel d((Iut•td that she a:ways enjoy-
ed th • fun (,f Ih.t b afles of Il- vers and
taper tonfelli, although she i:(tmalie'
that she never had thle courage to g.) out
en Vise days when- re i.e lets of link,
er "hard con& tri," are 1. emitted. loth
Iliekrean an 1 myself succeorted .Iabet
in defence of this annual fetes at Nice
a' being un:gie in all the w.,rl.l.
But Ih• Irritat.ng Woman was not le
('c convene. el that her e p Irene w re ei-
ther 141 -ferried or in the karst d:s'orted.
-She had never been present at a Car-
nival bel!, enc. mdse tied, but it had been
easerib d to her by Iwo es'imat.lo Indies
who had, and that was. for ter, suMl-
ci.141. Thy %%ale a pa r of pour sells.
end would, of coura•, never exaggerate
t . the length of a he.
Dinner ovrr. the ladies tel ed. and
H ckrnan next myself 4%4 CP l• ft t, smoke
anti gas<t!p. He was cer•tnin:y a very
ugly man. and et limes as erred nn over-
bearing eineri -rily in conversation; but
hnv ng watched h 411 very closely, 1 al
L ngth street at the conclusion that
N's wag his natural n tanner, and was
not Telenet el to le offensive. li(kel.
(•V4 r akv•c t7 eat first ne held W:•ell i had
enterel lin 1 been intreduc(NI, he had
sleeve reined! to be very pleasant aril
affable )'.wards mc.
"Poor Mss Vt'e:lar he laughed. after
the dtor had closed. "thea,• ie. infer-
nally i n.ilive about every!!! rag. It
to II d tis as gleed as on eut•-r•;e(nnienl
to Indus.' tier to ext•oued ler titws up -
o:• reliploa.. matters"
'Any arginunt 4.4em4 ul'erly u•elcss,
I remierked ae 110 a c gar,
lie you knave nice welt?" he inquir-
ed. n ter refl eteig a 111(.nnmt.
"I t e Pi cit there winters there," 1 an-
swerul.
"fitted at \t me ('nrl:), I suppose!"
"Yee. at e- Ul'te'," 1 raaponded, laugh-
ing. al snotty.. serenely any 4)4arl gees
to N.••' w Ih.,ut g Ong over to Monty
and reskirg a f w lou s."
"Wen. yea lucky:"
•, se. O:,e :ea* et I wen Mfr thou-
s:rrxl (474.4:5. hi fact. rte r!. ver laid on
t!v twirl•' c^as n. I''.0 relents k•ft the
Inv era w th seine • f n:.• 1 antes! m -•ley.
"Then \,eu .an hen rely e•ngtamines
y -ur' 'f.' he said. "1'n, Ite r.'e*.e.
4.14• rills k•'.. i)o 34.0 believe 4n any
t..1 ,111 at 10:111lf.'^"
'N -; tl:c are all fraud -." 1 anew. reel
p:rem,l y.
"n.eser1 ore." he ink'ilosed. 'There's
09.' baot•d 4171 the tnw of i,verag e, which
meet hen up In your favor if t'ou'r,'
only patient en :ngh. The re'ase•n why
it is en diekud' is because it's such a
ling and Irdielll4 aIle r."
'Explain i1." 1 urged, for a new sys-
em that was infallible was. to rue, of
realest Internet. 1 had, in the days be
ooniyb,nd►kes,made aends f the
h(:n, s at roulette. nn 1 ha I played
-lrefu.ly learn pttneil•k-i wile • 'end. le
it , 4 p eared 1110441 natural. 'the .e sue
t
eve :::y !r g d ty; e tl nro.h-r, very r
hal lean that warn care 1 had won -
nut much. it was true -but It Witt: bel•
kr than lcav:ng ones (Wiley to swell
It:e conpanys divid r•Js,
'"lttc eysteui,' he meld, Itis -i ff his
Ele i of curacoa at one gulp, ":s net
et all a ccnrelicat•d one. If you study
Ih- potmancnxs (f any table --y :u can
get them from Ce: gazette Ross-you';1
1111d that each day the largest mute'.
o! l'mcs either color comes up in suc-
cession is nine. Now, all you have to
di is to go to a labia at tee opeling • 1
the play, and taking one color, red or
link, it makes no .1.1f-rcru&e, stake up-
on it, and allow )our money t aecumu-
late 1:1411 .1 is--tte?l away. If the cuk)r
you stake upon counts up eight times
to $'uers.eett. and y u have originally
slaked tweety francs, your gains lying
en the table Will amount to nye thou-
s .a 1 five hundred and sixty francs.
I:\.'n then, dant toualt it. The color
meet, in the law of &wee gas, come up
bine 1141.:; in sue•x'se:on came day, lak-
u-g the '.week th:oujh. If comes up.
y,e.e.1 Win fives thcusend and (44(14ly
flews for Iia haute you stsked, end
Ili'n at *ate leave tin table, for it wilt
ro
,o
1 t no
t up nil:e limes *gale that day.
(►i (0.i 1444, this cony occur rihuost at the
ea:ening of piny, .1. not Ill the table is
near clelsing, tl.erefon, it requires great
patience and coev'enil ulterdance. To-
day it may not carne up nine Lincs, but
it nal', pr-;bnbly cisme ftp nine limes on
two ecca,loras to -morrow. and so the
average tawny:s righ'a itself,"
It's !II ory was cc: fainly a novel one,
and .n:prcced me. There rn'ght,
Ih ughl, le i' ai:cttling in it. Ile had
never had patience to try 11, he admit -
1,d, but fie: tend gene through n wheal
year's "i ermnncnces," and fourul that
only on three or four occas:one had n
tat'esd.
For half an hour or so :10 sat lucidly
explaining the results of his studies of
the gtunv \watt the air of a practised
gambler. In Hese I became at once in-
Icrest:d-IIS 0:0.y malt tv ate b l'eves
lie has found the secret of how to gel
the right side of the bank; but we were
al length compelled to put. diwn:.ot►r
cigars. and lie led the sway into the
clr.twwin ro III, w11!I43 the ladies mailed
u.
The ro n► was a large, handsome one.
elegantly fiuniehai, and lit I5•<w) great
Lein=, which sh ti a soft, Subdued light
Venn beneath !heir huge shades of silk
and tare. \label wits u ).ting et Ii► • 0;311
grand piano, Jhee stado,l• candlelight
cans ne lli' b_euLful diamond star in
the to la of her daik brume hair to flash
with .t dazzling iirdescence, and as I
entered s•he •:ur•iled and gave me a sweet
A toad ti
quite a,f retei 411•'.
s er! 1 g:nnced a►vund that
sl.ac:eus arae Intent, Men next Metall!
steed brae:hk t--transdlxed.
1 Could net Ielit•ve my own eyes. it
seemed ab olutely incredible. Yet the
bolt was !eyeful all doubt.
In the di pcs lion of live furniture, and
in Ih.1 general appointments of that
tt .ndsome• •-a4 -n, the home of the w pian
1 en d• n r : , !need. i recognized (ha very
r. •:771 .•. h ;e 1 had once e4)10ra' witty
n:) .••, •1150 of touch -thee room in
welch had been committed that ghnslly,
mys1erous, nx:dnieht ciente!
(To le, i:. nUnue.1.)
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THE BACON TRADE. AND TI IE FARMER
The export bacon trade has reached a
somewhat critical period in its history.
For several ytars log -raising has been
one of the most profitable sources of
revenue the Canadian farrier has had.
Prices have averaged up well, and, where
care has been exercised in the manage-
ment of the business, 11 has furnished
profitable returns. Rut there Is grave
danger now of this important trade re-
trograding to' a pretty small compass, if
it Is not exlinguwihed altogether, 'says a
writer in the Farmer's Advocate.
'1'o get al the facts, let us go back a
111110 In its history. In 11)0u (:anada ex-
ported to Greet Britain 194,996 Foxes of
bacon. Allowing Fix hogs to a box, this
.5 equivalent to 1,169.976 legs killed in
Canada for export. During the same
year, the extent of the Danish killings
was 1,0$7.000 hogs. The Irish kilitngs
di,ring 1900 were 410,500 beige. Seven
years Inter, in 1907, we Ilnd the situation
has materially changed. Canada's expo) is
el bacon fell off to I33.990 boxes. or the
equivalent of S03.940 )►cgs; Irish killings
advanced M 452,6'6 hogs. But the most
striking feature of that year's trade was
the enormous increase in Danish killings,
which reached the ketal of 1.767 X170 hogs.
These figures show a narked change
i:► cond,lions, and in reineda-s relation
to the export bacon trade. In 1900 Can-
n& %v85 the iargest expotter of bacon
to Great Britain. her exports eeceeding
those from D'nrnark by 82.976 hop. In
1907 Denmark had Increased her exports
by 680.970 hogs. and 1 -annda had de-
creased hers by 381,036 homes, her exports
for that year heing considerably Ices than
one-half of the Intal exports from Den-
mark. Even in the face of these figures,
which are gleaned from reliable sources.
the slluatlen would not be so seriol,s
e ere it not for lite fact that the decrease
o! Canad:an exports, on the one hand,
end the increase of Danish, on the other,
have been more or less gradual. For
„several years the Danish farrier has been
eteadily increasing hie output el hop.
The Canadian fanner :s operaliuis have
been largely i f the spaarnodic order.
o
writ'. het and nd c
tilt n R .r i vetted.
g
M CC r 1.
f
and as his f)imulatk,ns !against the pra-k-
• r grew strong or weak. This disparity
i.: Canadian and Daniell experts i.e fur-
teer ae.entuabd by a oornparisen of the
first three un.entles of 1907 and 1908. Dur-
ing January. February and March.. of
1907. (:anadn's exports of bacon were
equivalent to 115.351 hogs. and Den-
mark's 392.0u0 hogs, en tncre5se of 176.-
642 in fever of the latter. (entrant this
with the figures for the firs three menthe
of the present year. Canala's decreased
le 106.560 begs, %Odle Denneark'e ran up
le 510.600 hege, an tnoreas•' of 118.((/3
ever the corresponding teemed of 1907. er
3411110 hogs more than (Spade eepeerted
foe eame period. And this is net a1).
Danish)fillings atilt keep up le o high
keel. For the week cnd,ng May 2nd,
D
Try a Seasonable Diet and (live
Your Stomach a Chance.
Shredded Wheat with Strawberries will be fitted
wholesome, appetizing and mush more nutritious t1'}lter-
pleat ; also with raspberries, peaches and other fresh
fruits.
It Will Tone Up Your Liver and Stomach.
Sold by all gr.)cers
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there were 57.000 making a record. Dur-
ing 1907 the average Danish killings were
r
(Mut 30.(70(1 weekly, 9.e e•rinpnr.tl with
about 22.000 in 1900. In 1900 Canada's
weekly killings for export ran retold 24,-
101), 143 compared tvith about 17.000 in
1(1477, and about 13.(X10 during Inc first
three months of 1908.
In some respects the Danish farmer has
an advantage over his Canadian competi-
tor. Ile is near the market. Packing-
houses are small, and within driving dis-
lnnce. The fernier delivers his own
hogs at the packing -house. and is paid
according to how they kill out -first,
seconds, and so on. Ile has some die -
advantages, however, as compared with
the: Canadian farrier. Ile has to buy
more feed for his hogs. lie has not the
competition among packers for hogs to
keep their establishments running plat
our farmers are supposed to have. The
price for bacon Is arranged by a central
committee, and the value o1 hogs is fixed
accordingly. This may be an advantage
in that prices are more regular than in
Canada. lint there is no scramble for
hogs. as In Canada,when prices go be-
yend what the market will warrant pay-
ing. The packing -houses are run partly
by private Individuals, and pertly by co-
operative ecncerns owned by the farmers.
Or April 27th last, these private concerns
were pro(Llcing halon to sell al 51s., and
the: cooperatives to sell at 50.s, ort the
cage of the latter, a certain amount is
reserved till the close of the season to
cover contingencies, which will account
fn•• the difference in price. On the same
date, Ca►nodian packers were producing
teem to sell at 55s, 6d.,. and lel thein
out even. On that dale, also, the Danish
farmer was paid for his hogs on n basis
of 4fts. to 41s. by the co-operatives, and
43s. by the private concerns. For the
reek of the big run. as above, the Dan-
ish farmer was paid on a basis of 37s.
frier his hogs. The price there varies as
here, according to the market.
Tine is a brief summary of the situa-
tion, ns shown by the experiences of the
hast few years. The phase of the ques-
tion thnt is of prime importance to the
Canadian farmer is that the Dnnish far-
mer is gradually but surely laking his
export bacon nue kel from him. Can he
afford to lel horn do so? is Canada's ex-
port bacon trade of so little moment that
we can afford to let i1 go by default, and
the country be none the worse ter it? Will
n ce.ssnlion of this lrnde altogether lessen
materially the profits which our people
make out of their farthing operations?
!s this brunch of trade worth entering to?
i.4 it worth making a sacrifice to retain?
A sacrifice will certainly have to be made
1,, regain the ground tee Have lost tber-
tlme past year or two. Denmark Inas, dur-
ing the past six !tenths, been flooding the
British market with her bacon and die.
placing Canadian. Is it worth while to
keep In the game and regain and retain
our hold on the export trade? These are
saline of the problems in Connection with
this industry that confront the Canadian
tanner at the present lime.
1 have tried to be fair in the facts, as
presented. and to Judge of the situation
from a purely export -market standpoint.
T., many formers. the packer is the fel-
Iow• who is preventing progress and who
li to blame for thecindllkon in which this
important trades Mule itself nl the present.
Il is not our mission to defend hire or
ct.nelone his offeneew in any way. He is
fnclor In the Cnnodian trade w•110 can-
nel very well be dispensed with joist now.
G: -operative packing establishments were
tried a few years ago, and with what.
success everyone knows. If the business.
is to be continued, the packer, as we have -
him to -day, becomes necessary to its suc-
cess. Ile claims that he has host money
in the export bacon trade, and has had
to add other branches to his business in
order to make it profltal.le. But as to -
that, the farmer is not concerned. Ther
packer has equipment for hnndling at
least three times as many- hogs as he is.
now getting. So long as these condi-
tions remain, there will be more or less.
of a scramble to gel hogs, end the fine
mer will get all the market will nllot>iy,
and in mine cases, perhaps, a little more.
But be this as it may, and judging of'
the business on its merits, is the fanner
Justified in keeping in the hog -producing'
business and in increasing the supply,
k - the supply of hogs mist be increased
if the expert trade is to be maintained?'
\\'c think he is. Covering a period of
years, It is safe to -say that hog -raising
has been one of our most profitable
branches of agriculture. To leave out
the periods of high prices. and judge or
the business solely from the low -price -
periods, as many do, is not treating the-
industry
heindustry fairly. For eeveral years pre-
V10IIS to the recent period of bow values.
and increased cost of feed. the average
price paid for hogs was suflicicnt to af-
ford a handsome profit to the farrier
who managed the business well. High
prices are found to come again, sooner
or later, and, jn.ig-ng from present con-
ditions, they will not be long delayed;
and, averaged up with those of the post
fall and winter, will afford a margin on•
the right side of the ledger.
Judged from this standpoint, will it not
pay farmers to produce hogs in sufficient 4
nr.tnbers, al least, to consume the coarse
grains grown on the farm? The trouble•
in Hie past has been that Ion many far-
mers
armers have gone into hog -raising on too•
large a scale, and have encrificed some
other branch of farming in order to do.
se. When a slump in price has corse,
these have been hard hit. The farmer
who has made most out of Hogs, and
who will continue to do so. is the one -
who has had to buy as tulle feed as pos-
sible for them. Ile is not hard hit when
n slump in prices cones. and mikes a
tig profit when prices are high. If every.
farmer would do this, the supply could be.
kept up to steady qunnlily year In and'
year out. The trade weep be firmly es-
Inllished, and the nueytUl for Canadiartl�(e
bacon in Great Britain ,- ij:ed.
NOTHING THERE.
The girl lend got the young men's-
purse. and was about to leok into it.
"Don't open it," he said warningly.
"Why not?" she asked. "Is there any-
thing in here 1 should not sce?"
"There might be."
"That's Just why 1 want to open it."'
"Yes; but you mustn't."
"I will," and she began to open it slow-
ly.
"You ought to he afraid to do Ihal;'-.i
he said reprovingly.
She tossed her head. "1 nm afraid or
nettling." eche exclaimed defiantly.
"I know it," he sighed. "and when you
s•'e it inside that purse, you'll be scared'
le death."
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ularly sea -water.
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