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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1909-04-29, Page 2• i THE MYSTERIOIIS KEY OR, PLANNING FOR THE FU ru RE. CHAPTER I. "Was I not, after all, a true pru- phctes•i about the lord of high de- gree 1" "It is true." —Well, in a certain sense, you There was aring of triumph and were," he said, with an answering joy in the voice of the young man smile, "for although Mr. Brewster who spoke, and tho sweet-faced wo- was invested with no title, he was man thrilled at the tine of con- an honest, noble man, which means fidenee with which the words were more to me than any appellation, uttered. however exalted, and 1 ant very "I cannot comprehend. It is ell proud of being the son of such a fa - so strange. What a complication." ther; only there will always bo a "I have the proofs here," said sense _ of irreparable loss on ac - Gerald Winchester, as he held up count of our mutual ignorance of the papers in his hand. the fact." It was, indeed, a strange situs- "Yes, that does seem too bad," tion; the young man who, but a returned his friend, with a regret - short time before, had been but a ful sigh; "there aro to many things clerk in the office of the wealthy that are too bad in this queer banker, Adaiu Brewster, now stand- world of ours. Of course, you can- ing proudly, with the mystery of not feel otherwise than gratified his birth cleared by the strange re- over this remarkable discovery; and velations that the ancient foot -stool if Mr. Brewster could have known had furnished, as the son and heir that you were his son, I ant sure of the dead millionaire. he would have been as proud of the Lady Itronley, who had been relationship as yourself. It w•ia chiefly instrumental in the discov-• certainly be a great comfort to ery of the precious documents in you, throughout the remainder of their strange hiding -place, gazed at your life to remember that you her protege with eyes kindling with were his constant companion for joy, some years, and that during that "Ah, Gerald!" she cried eagerly; time you enjoyed his full confl• let hie see the papers. It seems al- dense." most incredible." "Yes, indeed, from the depths of "See!" he said excitedly, as he my soul I am grateful for those handed a paper to the woman; years of confidential companion - "this is a certificate proving the ship; but, oh, his whole life seems marriage of Miriam Harris to to have been enshrouded in mys- Adani Brewster, in the year 13—, , tery, as well as my own; there was and here, dated a little less than a his second marriage, and the dis- year afterward. is another to cer- covery that Allison was not his uwn tify to the baptism of Gerald Win- child—" chester Brewster." "Not his own child, Gerald!" re- "Then—then you are not the son peated Lady Bromley, in surprise. of Miss Winchester's brother, as "No. I have not told you about you have always supposed?" said that. 1 have not been able to talk Lady Bromley, after she had care- very much about her, you know," fully examined the papers which he responded huskily; "butI will he had given her. relate the whole story to you some "No, it seems nut; at least, if time, after this puzzle is all my surmises are correct," Gerald solved." The details of the story replied, but with a look of perplex- of the death of the beautiful girl and how he had caused his arrest ity sweeping over his face. "Every- in the railroad accident were al - thing seems terribly confused, as ways haunting him. "Then there in the bank upon that fateful Sun - yet, and, possibly, 1 niay have it that inexplicable story about the da• morning jumped at conclusions somewhat present so-called Mrs. Adam Brew - prematurely, but I hope not. You ster. see. there was a lot of rubbish in "Weil—what 1" quickly inquired that thing"—with a glance at the her ladyship, as he broke off with overturned cricket upon the floor. r. violent start, it strange look "Gerald—It cannot be true." knew," she gently returned; then "Put these safely away, Ocrald," TIIE Dil!TTO`; B11t119, added, with a start: "But if you she said, as sho placed the vertiti- can prove that your mother was Adam Brewster's wife, it will make that other certificate, which the present supposed Mrs. Brewsttr produced, a fraud—will it nut 1 And thus you will be fuu;:d to be the sole heir to the Brewster fortune.' "Yes—at least, so it seems to hie," Gerald assented. "You will try to prove it?" "Assuredly, if I am convinced, after my investigations in New Haven, that there is the ghost of a chance for hie. 1 have been bitter- ly unreconciled to the fact that John Hubbard has secured all that wealth which, it seemed to me un- til now, should have gone to Mrs. Charles Manning. who is the daugh- ter of Mr. Brewster'a sister; but, on the basis of the remarkable dis- covery of to -day, I shall at once begin to work for my own interests —after consulting with Mr. Lyttle- ton, of course ; ho will know in- stantly whether there will be any chance for me— Ha, ha!" he laughed out suddenly, as his mind eats in his hand; "then read your aunt's letter—you do not half -knew your uwn history yet— for, doubt- less, it contains a great deal that will interest you, and, possibly, some other irnpurta:tt ' nforination." (T:, be continued.) •i, -- TREE PLANTING IN HOLLAND. Eltus and Lindens the hest, hut the Elm is (be hardier. Trapping Them Only Means of Livelihood of luhsbi'tauts. Some time Lack a party of te en- ty-L•ve iuterr: tca in nature study and kindred subjects formed thein- seives into a pails to make a tea tour a1neng the iu.Iattds lying be- tween Australia and Tasmania and off the coast of true latter place, sa; s the Sydney '1ltues, One of the pity on his return said there are hundreds of islands There is perhaps no other well in the locality mentioned which 1 p front a distance look like mere populated country' in rho world b.ar'en rocks, but on closer exam - towns so many yell tvocded '.nation prove to be fertile terri- towns as has Holland. Most of the i tory, many of the islands being in streets and grachts or canals have bah -lied by white conuuunitiea or avenues of trees. Utrecht has two native and half carte people who rows of trees on either side of its have occupied themselves fur many quaint canals. Its canal banks aro • constructed as if in two stories.1years as trappers of mutton birds The lower story, almost flush with for. export to Tasmania and for the water level, is lined with ware-ther own consumption. The aver - houses ane)°salla, rebuts the upper age catch on one island is about 1, - story has dwellings and shops. Both' 500,000 birds a yecr, and the in - story are planted with trees. come from this source amounts to between £5,00 and £6.000. So many avenues of trees make „ II darts skinned people who oc- t•c exceedinglyd t folia a eupy Cape Barren Island are of all reverted to some circumstance of a Dutch townpleasant especially on a hot ay. ie g shades, from the mere suggestion tempers tho glare of the sun arid: of tint to pure black, and they have the vistas of green are refreshing been of this variegated skin color to the eye. These abundant for nearly 100 years. There is a growths in thickly populated towns school on this island attended by are highly useful as well as erns sixtyor seventychilurrn, the mental. It is recognized that from • teacer being pithray the Tasman - a hygienic point of view they ar©, fan (.oternment.. which ratisties its valuable to rho citizens, conscience in resect to these un - In Holland these' useful services p are gratefully recognized and the fortunates by merely giving them trees are carefully tended by the instruction in "the three It's" and municipalities. The cost of this taking no further trouble to help care per capita in the different them to put their e•luention to prac- towns varies somewhat. Last year, : tical account when they have fin for example, Utrecht devoted '21 ished their perieu of school. They lees for each are naturally nomadic in their in- tho past. "Why do you laugh—what amus- es you t" inquired his friend. She was thrillingly interested in Lis wonderful history, and did not wish to lose a single point.. "I was thinking of a certain morning some three and a half years ago, when this man vowed that he would crush me and every- thing else that stood in his path," the young than explained, "and I was wondering how he might feel if the situation was destined to be reversed." Then he told her the little story about the beautiful rose, which Al- cents (Uutt,,� ..• _�� . lison halt playfully thrown at him inhabitant and The Hague 28 cents rtincts and do not know bow to on that lovely summer day — how for each of its 259,000 citizens. It.organize their affairs, hence as soon John Hubbard had afterward pur- takes 2% Dutch centr to equal an as they levo the school they rage posely knocked it to the floor and American cent. About ten years on the mode of life of their elders, ruthlessly set his heel upon it, and ago the annual cost of caring for living well when the birds are plen- warned him that it was typical of the trees of The Hague was 19 tiful and going short to a greater his own fate. cents (Dutch) per capita. but since or less extent in the off season. "But I have it even now," he that time many new trees and!The touring patty concerned it - "But opening a tiny locket shrubs have been planted through -'self latest,} with the Fird life found that was attached to his watch- out the city and new parks have upon the various islands, the speci- chain; "I carefully gathered up been laid out. nrrnR including alhatrosa, Irannet, every leaf and petal, and, later It has been found that not every gills, dotterels, oyster catchers, quality, offered for sale, must "con- every them incased in this, vowing kind of tree will thrive in the pelicnns. geese and mutton birds. tain, out of every one hundred that it should be any mascot, in- streets of a town, for trees have On Albatross Isli'nd, the bird the seeds, not less than ninety-nine stead of the symbol of my defeat many enemies both above and he- place is named after, hatches its seeds of the kind or kinds repre- and ruin." low ground. Gas escaping from young, and it is said that this is dented, or seeds of other useful and He then related, also, how the Pipes underground is the worst the only known place in the worli harmless grasses and clovers, of man had tampered with his book- enemy of trees, because quite small where the bird makes its nest, an which ninety-nine seeds ninety must keeping, to make it appear that he quantities of it are deadly. Fe old theory being that these myster- be gerininabio. had been defrauding his employer, this reason special precautions are ions creatures hatched out their For the general trader in seeds, the following section applies to all: "No person shall sell or offer, ex- pose or have in his possession fur • "What a wretch!" indignantly trees as yet has not been sufficient covered their hatching place. aa!o, fur the purpose of needing iu exclaimed Lady Bromley, wcn i 1 ed I I B 1 h I o ly studied to be understood. Trees! Mutton birds flock on various is- Canada any reeds of timothy al- 1 H++•••••••••••••••••pet • • • • • • About tha Farm • • • • • • • • • N4-4.+•••••••••••••••••••41•••41 SELLING LOW-GRADE SEED.. Practices tending to defeat the purpose of the "Seed Control Act, in protecting the fanner, are re- ported as being prevalent in sums sections of Canada, even among farmers theinseltes. Not only this, but also tho regulations in the Act, aro being violated. Seed.men just - 1y protest against fanners who pro- duce grass and clover seeds, seif� ing them to neighbors, w lien the standard is lower than the law al- lows themto handle. Fanners seem to forget that they aro liable under the Seed Control Act. The only exemption is that the fanner is not obliged to have "each and every receptacle, pack- age, sack or bag containing such seeds, or a label securely attached thereto, marked in a plain and in- delible manner," showing name and address of seller, kind of seed contained, and common names of weed seeds present. Instances are known where those who deal in seeds refused to purchase lots of seeds from growers because of the presence of foul seeds, and where the farmer then sold the same seed to his neighbors. Seed represented as being number one, must not contain more than one of the fol- lowing weed seeds per 1,500 of the reed represented: Wild Mustard, Tumbling Mustard, Hare's -ear Bustard, ball Mustard, Field Pennycress (Stinkweed or French Weed), Wild Oats, Blindw•ec•d, Perennial Sow Thistle, Ragweed, Purple Cockle, Cow Cockle, Orange Hawkweed (Paint Brush), Ergot of Rye (Sclerotia), White Cockle, Night -flowering Catehtly, False Flax, Canada Thistle, Ox -eye Daisy, Curled Dock, blue Weed,Ribgrass (English Plantain or Buck -.horn) In addition, seed of first taken against the leakage of gas in young on their hacks, a theory no Dutch towns. How lectricity es -:doubt absurd, yet forgivable in the caping underground acts upon' early days when nobody had dig- ! concluded. "I should judge that will not grow in very narrow kinds in the vicinity in myraids and sike or red clover, or any mixture.. , ho had been a sharper -.from his streets where the houses are high; the eggs of various birds abound containing the said seeds, if the neither will they thrive if the pa e g seeds of the weeds named in this Act are present in a greater pro- portion than five to one thousane>i� of the seed sold or oftcred, exposed or held in possession for sale." Every intelligent fat -ter reali•-,ea that only clean farming pays, and that, in order to keep down weeds, strict care roust be taken to avoid iutroducing the pests through grain, grass or clover reeds. Pro- tection is afforded against all ven- The celebrated soprano was in rho dors, whether seedsman, general appears so tiny to modern eyes that middle of her rule when little storekeeper or farmer. onep with difficultyytoBern es that Johnny said to his mother, refer- In order to be fair to those who ring to the conductor of the or- handle seeds, the Act stipulates iv ipave-lin such hue numbers that ship- ment does not let in moisture andlloads of them could be gathered air in sufficient q•rantities. `with comparatively little trouble. The best trees for street planting It is said that numbers of eggs in Holland are elms and lindens, from these islands find their way youth up. I wonder that to shrewd "Perhaps I should not creak of it sweeping over leis face. a man as you have represented Mr. in that nay; but, at any rate, it "Wait, wait!" ho said almost Brewster should have become as - seemed like rubbish to tie when I breathlessly, the veins filling out sociated in business with him. But was looking it over; but, at the bot- suddenly upon his forehead, a 1 would really g'ory in seeing you but the elm is the hardier of the into market and are sold as duck tom, 1 came across a bulky envie- dusky red suffusing his faco; "I will win the Brewster fortune from lope addressed to me in my aunt's tell you presently; excuse me a him. Why, it seems to me that he two and will grow where a linden, eggs, which tl ey reremblc in ap- haad. In it were these papers, and moment while I go to my room." must have been scheming for it for will not. Trees o.f these kinds pearance and aavor. several sheets which she had filled, He sprang to the door, and was many years: Itis jealousy of you, reach a great age, like the old elms surd which will doubtless explain gone before she could detain him.' it et,nnection with Allison, whom, along the quiet, grachts of Edam, e"erything." The excitement of the remarkable it is evident, he intended to marry, one of the "dead" cities of the "But who was Miriam Harris revelations was also tolling upon if possible; and then, when she Zuyder Zee, which saw the fleets of Lncstioned her ladyship, still study- her, and, feeling almost exhausted was so strangely removed, marry- Van Tromp and 1)e Ruyter in tho mg the certificate.' she Rank into a chair to rest, and ing that other girl, who appeared harbor of Eden —the harbor which as the own and only daughter of the banker—all seem to point to that as the goal he was seeking." "Yes; those are my siews exact- ly," raid Gerald ; ''and his union with this Miss Anna Brewster was the cleverest move of all, for to him it would prove a bulwark of safety for all time —providing no other flaw was discovered in his work! 1 said it! 1 knew it! And work. If he had simply employed now I ata more strongly convinced those women as accomp!ices, and of it than ever: ' he said, almost hoarsely, he was so excited. "See here!" he went on, pointing to an article in one of the papers; "this gives a hill acount of that woman's claim upon Adam Brewster and Gerald turned back to the table to study snow the papers wh elt and gathered up a couple of other she still retained. papers lying there. Gerald was abzent fully ten min - "Miriam Harris, according to ores. and when ho returned he was these documents, was the only chid startlingly pale, while there was a of Martha Winchester, who married look of stern detet0tination written certain Arthur Harris in 18---, upon every line of his face. deme twenty-five years previous to IIe had some newspapers in his the date of those r,iips that you hands. have. She inust have been a pout- "There has been a vile plot at ger sister of Aunt Honor's, which would make the latter my great- aunt, instead of lily father's sister, as I have always supposed her to be. This, too, explains why she was so much older than seemed con- sistent, if sho had been my own aunt. 1 have always known that tiny neither's name was Miriam Harris. but 1, supposed that she married a Winchester." "Well, it is all very, tcry strange... thoughtfully observed Lady hr..ni!ey, "but I wonder why the knetttledge of it line been kept from you ! Why. if you are Adam Brews,ter's sen. were you nut under your father's carr to profit by the advantage and position which ile could have given you, instead . f being committed to the care of Mks then let them go, a ter paying them a certain price, he would al - way's have been in danger of ex- posure. Now, however, t.tey all have a common interest, and he never need fear any betrayal his estate. It 0150 gives the date: through them. But, Mr. John Hub - of the certificate which she brought' bard, I firmly believe that at last to prove her marriage to hint, and I have found that 'pebble' for my it corresponds exactly with that! sling!" he concluded, with sign!. upon the one you held in your t ficant emphasis. hands --April 10, 18--, is it not!" $ "What do you mean, Gerald?" "Yes," replied her ladyship, after cried Lady Bromley, laughing at referring to the document in her • his peculiar glue and language. hands. "Enigmas appear tit be the order "Then do you nut tee—oh! it in 1 of this remarkable clay." all so plain to me now!" Gerald He explained to leer by relating continued eagerly. "John Hub• something of his interview with bh r the must have been at the bet- Mr. IIe n d t e day he had to ct Winchester. to be reared in such torn of all that Ilrew'ter scandal him en the Strand, in London. *Amenity!" land trial. He must have learned when the than had tttitted hire with 'fhat is a mystery to me as yet." by tunic means of Mr. Ilrew.ter's being a braggiwt in assuming to be -Itt• )aveachingto .lav as A second David replied Gerald, flu. -hung sensitively ,,Carly' marriage, and that it a e, "but 1 presume that .'tutit Hhu.tr's secret which no one besides hien another Goliath." letter will explain the matter.; self was supposed to know anything "I believe I have he nd my peb- "(1h "' he continued, with a pathe- ! about ; and the man himself being ble in those papers which you hold tic yearning in his twice, 'uhy!dead. and Allison also, the rest in your hands." he concluded, as could it not have been: It seems! was comparatively easy for such au he pointed to him with a finger that cruel ' Cruel ' Arad now 1 can un -larch -plotter as he has always beta. trembled visibly. <'erstand why I wa• so peculiarly He must hate e -'me acru5a those re- "I believe you have. too." she drawn ►» him! 1 •tften used toe cords in New Ileven. or else known ¢rarely observed: "and"—laugh- say to myself, when wo were work-labont them, obtained the dates, ingly using his own smile—"your ing together in his office: 'Ah ! if' names, etc.. procured an accent- Riing 1 know will never fail you 1 reuld only hate had %itch a fa- puce to help hint carry out his while there is a shred of evidence thee, how proud and happy I should ,scheme, by appearing as the wife left to prove your position. while hate been'' He, loo, was fond of cl that early innrriage. and so mnn- something seeing to tell me that me, in a may. and he trusted me aged. in his usually clever manner. you will hate no diflenity in Prov* fire inrtitcly from the fir:;t ; lie epee! to work up this romantic story and ing yourself to he Mr. P,rewster's told me that he 'would stake his! ease, which has thrown that mag- seri and the only heir to his great fortune npen my faithfulness and' nificent fortune into his hands." wealth." integrity.' 1 can now understand, "Your reasoning certninly sounds "Ah! But what good will it do why we acre to drawn t» each other, very plausible, Gerald," responded me now "' Gerald buret forth. with - it was the tie of blood. of kin- lei• friend. sudden pain and passion. "It will ship. I.trnggling fur expression, ter I "i shall go directly to Neu- Ila- seem but a muckerv--hut the hit- r:e• gnition," he continued. a note ten to -morrow morning and search ter irons• l•1 fate. Oh. Allison' Al- oe exultation in his tone... ihose records for myself. i will ;nein! What is antthing in life to He was trenihling visibly, and hie' ascertain how a person whose mai- me now that i have lost you cumpaniee saw that it was with'<len name was 1.oni,a Simpson !.adv Bromley could have wept for him. for the nnguish in his tone was like a sharp arrow in her own Feart : but putting Si strong enrb upon herself. she arose and went to c'ean, r the ten>'r of his thought.. ( "All things aro possible, yon his side, creat ditlienity he could pre?ere' could have been passed off for an - It'• self e,+ntril. 1 • tier who was known s• Miriam • \What dirt 1 tell you, Gerald • ilarrie," said Gerald. with consid- elle phis!, with t roguish smile. tocrebb, warmth. THOUGHT HER IN MISERY. terror of the North Sea" anchor- ing there. Then there are the mag- nificent lindens of the Mallebaan in Utrecht, which appealed to the French monarch, King Louis XIV. Those lindens he commanded his soldiers to spare on peril of their lives, PIRATES OF OE' THE AiR. Little Danger of a Raltil on the Rank of England. The Bank of England has at pre- sent £40,00,000 of gold stored in its vaults. This is not a record amount, but it has not often been exceeded. As a prominent finan- cier recently suggested that some steps Rhould be taken to protect the nation's treasure -house front possible raids by foreign dirigibles or areroplanes, it may be interest- ing to estimate just what the dang- er front this source is. Assuming that, an airship might float over the Old Lady of Thread- needle street and throw out a bond) wliic:t would wreck the traesure vaults below, of what benefit would it he co the elevator t terei ns run about fifffty-six Su a �-six to the pound, avoirdpois, PO that, roughly, the £10,000,000 in the bank would weigh 320 tons. Zep- pelin's airship, the most formidable by far of a • dirigibles, has never yet attempted to carry more than 20 passengers. whose combined weight would probably be no more than 4,00) pounds, or two tons. It would require a fleet of 160 of these aerial monsters to carry off the hank's gold One of them could not possibly take away more than £250,000. and most airships could not make an ascent v•ith a fifth of that amount. A passenger -carrying aeroplane may be paid to lave a cargo -carry- ing capacity of 250 pounds --rough- ly, £14,000 in gold. It would tele) 3,000 such machines to get away with the £40,000,000 in the bank. NATURALLY SO. "•I wonder what nein on record called the biggest bluff?" "i Inures it was the man who narn:d GiLraltar." chestra, "Why does that man hit that complaint must be made with - at the woman with his stick 1" in seven days. Tho section relat- "He is not hitting at her," re- ing to this reads: "Any sample of plied his mother. "Keep quiet." needs taken from any seed Mend "Well, then, what is she hollerin' or suspected to be sold in violation so for 1" of the provisions of this Act shall' be taken and forwarded to an ofii- sial seed analyst : (a) From needs that aro sold in sealed packages, sacks, bags, or receptacles. at the time of breaking the seal thereon; and (b) from seeds thee, are not sold in sealed packages, sacks,' bags or receptacles, within seven days from the date on which the seeds entered into the personal possession and became the proper- ty of the purchaser." Samples for official analysis are to be drawn in the presence of the vendor or two disinterested witnebsee, and for- warded with a certified etateii etit, accompanied by name and address of the vendor. and particulars re- lating to the aced. Those making purchases of seed would do well to examine it care- fully at the time of purchase. 11 there is ground for complaint,' write at once to the Seed Cunimis- sioner, Ottawa, Ont. it is his duty to make investigation, and clo everything possible to protect the u cn p h r l ecr hem under, contamina- ! tion of his field• with foul seeds, and, if circumstances warrant, to prosecute the tender of such seed. Four conditions form exceptions to the Act. viz.: (a) Any person , growing or selling seeds for the purpose of food; (h) any person sel- - ling reeds direct to merchants. to be cleaned or graded before being offered for sale for seeding purpos- es ; (c) need held in storage, to ho reclaimed before being sold for seedingpurpose.; (ell seer) marked "not asolutely clean,' and held or sold for export only. All peed held for sale in Canada for seeding pur- pores, comes under the Act. and offenders are liable to prosecution. During the past few weeks ham- ples have been collected from Mock sold by farmers. and if there it proof of violation of the art. the offender' are liable to prosecution. In the interests of ('anedian sgri- culture. those farmers who are guilty of selling low-grade .e'd should be dealt with just as promptly as they would have otter vendors treated. --Farmer's Advo- cate, "After taking three bottles of your wonderful medicine, our baby was entirely well and needed no more medicine. At six- teen months of age she weighed thirty pounds. She had cried eight months, night and dao, and nothing did her good until we tried Scott'sEmuisfon." MRS. E. C. SMITH, Villa Rica, Ga. Scott's Emulsion probably saved this child's life. Four doctors had been tried. Snort's Emulsion seemed to tie just the thing needed, and it is jest the thing neede,1 by thousands of other children. It's so t tsi;y dige .'ed, so l.life and hat mlcss, yet most powerful in building up the most deli- cate child or adult, But be sure to get Scorr's Emulsion, there are sn many worthless and harmful imit,ttiene. ALL nacacNra A rat) eery at Yr` H,eith • ).u., •e1 M•a) MA•t• ,.r • Site lib/ n•t•ro, •n•►th•• With Shue• of nor .Sio+hls ilt•r•ty t• • r•1i•f.A1:4r,n, 1.I1: M Sear noon r•- e•lpt rt your ruirtrook mo•Uneue LJ• N ,er sco'rr dt eoWNF 1ttt Wllitto• Sc. W. T•ro.e• • 1 I