HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1909-05-13, Page 2THE MYSTERIOUS KEY
011, PLANNING FOR TILE
FUrUItF.
—_._-.ably the same, both upon the book
and the• certi..vate, and yet "Adam
Brewster" was inscribed upon the
one, and ".11dren Bronstern" upon
the ether, too plainly to be mis-
taken.
The latter had a very Geriean
look and sound, and it was au in-
explicable mystery to him.
He then examined the reeerd of
marriage intentions, with the sante
result --that queer -looking name
stared him boldly in the face wher-
ever it had been necessary to enter
it.
"It certainly seems as if I am to
be handiea;.ped at the very outset,"
he said to himself gloomily; "no
court would ever admit the authen-
ticity of any certificate. which I
might produce in the face of such
counter -evidence as this. But,"
with a start, "where did John Hub-
bard find 'that: record of Adam
('HATTER 11. --(Continued).
"Ah! then there was a wedding -
ring!" interposed Gerald, glanc-
ing up from his reading.
He arose and went to the table,
where he eagerly looked within the
on%elupc from which he had taken
the papers.
Yes, in erre corner there was a
small, but heavy, Mord( of gold, and
upon the inside he found engraved
the initials. "A. II. to M. H.," te-
gether with a date wbich corres-
ponded with that upon the certi-
ficate --April 10, Is—.
"Surely, everything indicates a
bona -fide marriage, and 1 cannot
understand why any mother was &-
serted in such an apparently heart-
less manner," he muttered, Isis face
gloomy and overcast ; "everything,
up to the moment when her hus-
band left her, seemed straight-
forward and sincere, and it was not
like him to basely desert: any one
like that --least of all a wife whom
it cannot be doubted he loved. It
is the greatest mystery in the
world !"
"It certainly seems so," said
Lady Bromley, wiping her eyes,
for she had been quietly weeping
over the sad story of the poor,
wronged young wife.
"And now," continued Gerald,
again returning to the manuscript,
"I have nearly come to the end of
my sorrowful tale. I laid Marian
away beside her father and mother,
in the old family plot in Ashton,
Rhode Island ; but 1 put no stone at chuckle, while talking over the
her grave—I could ill afford it, for modus operandi which he intended
one reason, and I would not record
her name there as Miriam Harris.
Yet I shall conceal this revelation
among other relics in the uld ma-
hogany cricket which I have
(Larged you always to keep. 1
have recorded here that I pledged
myself that I would never reveal
the secret of your birth; but I made
n mental reservation that when you
were twenty-one I would confide it
to y.•)u, with the proofs of your par-
entage, and you could then act as
you thought best about revealing
your identity. to Adam Brewster,
or his family, should any of then) the sympathies of an English jury
be living and known to you at that are likely to be enlisted in the in -
time. Once, when you were about tcrests of their uwu countryman.
t. year old, I went to New York, Lady Bromley is an American, and
and made inquiries about the that fact is against her. while the
Brewster family. They were not relatives of her husband have the
in the city, and I have never heard characteristic 'bulldog' grip, and
anything about them since. Two
months ago I brought you here to
New York with nue, so that you
might have the advantage of good
schools. I am going to do the very
best 1 can for you, my boy, so that
if the time ever comes for you to
appear as a Brewster, you will bo
r. credit to your name. Some time
1 ant going to make further inquir-
ies regarding the family."
The letter stopped abruptly here,
but was resumed upon another
sheet. under a later date:
•'I have just come from a visit
to Ashton. ithod a island, where I
vent to look after the family lot
in the cemetery. Sometimes I
think I have a trouble which may
take me off suddenly, and 1 wanted
to be sure the place was in good
order, and to tell the sexton where
to lay inc when I ant carried there.
1 am rather Sorry that i did not
put sonic kind of stone at Miriam's
grave; but if you ever Lind this,
you can act your own pleasure
about the matter, and perhaps you
will also look after the place occa-
sionally, so that it will not look
neglected. You have always been
a good boy, Gerald ---my pride and
my blessing, even if I have seemed
sharp and reserved with yon at
times when you have asked ques-
tions that were difficult to answer.
1 hope and pray that you may be
prospered in life. and have a hap-
pier lot than fell to yeur mother.
1 may add something more to this,
but think it doubtful."
That uas all. but the pathos of
the last few pastes had been very
touching. and Gerald's voice was
husk v, his lips trcu:uluus, as he
concluded.
"Aunt Honor wr.s a noble wo-
man." be said; "1 have never real-
ized how much slw must have sac-
rificed for Inc until now. I shall
go to New Haven to -morrow, and
after i base examined those sec- ned the paste .and the names record- fine granite border set around it, unsusl.h (-ted ; and when the cold
owls 1 w ill hasten to Ashton, to cd under it. Suddenly he started, 1 while, on one lido a small but ver iron bit hits the tooth with a jerk,1
isit her grave and my mother's, and an expression of mingled as -'fateful monument �o( the same Steno it etes him frantic, and he bolts tot
both .,f which shall no longer re- tnnirhment and dismay swept over hid been erected.
free films( If from the pain.
main unmarked. Oh, Lady Brom- his features as he rend those of Hie first thought, on coming in One of the greatest mistakes masts'
le ' Can all this be true 1" he ex- Aldren Bronstern and Miria►n sight of it, was that he had mis in sheep keeping is having the Iambs
claimed, as Ise refolded those close., Harris token the spot ; then he knew by;
come too early. before the ewes
Is written sheets, "or hale 1 only •• This was like a blow in the face the two beautiful willows. which he; have milk enough for them. Cold
been dreamiest 1'' e.f our hero. and he ant staring hid so admired eight sears ago, and; weather is nothing to the lambs if
"1 believe it is true—of course. ',dankly at the entry, both color anti which were the only one in the( they have food enough supplied by
it must be true, and henceforth courage forsaking him for the mo- grounds, that he was right. the ewes, and to secure this in
you air Gerald Winchester Brew- merle (Tu to ('omtinued.) winter taxes all the skill of the
stet." she smilingly replied, and "Well, this heats me!'' he mut- shepherd{. It is better for stock
desertion of ray mother. II I
thought it was premeditated, 1 be-
lieve 1 should be tempted to repud-
iate biro, 1usd1 refuse to bear his
name."
'1l certainly is a tantalizing
rnv'ti sv, but 1 sincerely 11.1; • that' Brewster's marriage to Louisa
it will some time be stivc•d to your' Simpson I Ile claimed that they
satisfaction,' said his friend caro- were married on the same day. and
cstty.
"I fear not, but. I would give the
world, if it was mine, for (nen a
sign that he was true to her," Ger-
ald remarked, and little thinking
how soon his wish was to be
granted.
in the city of New Haven ; if that
is 80. I ought to find the entry
here." , of pests on which advertisements 8101181 coiner whose
And with this thought: in mind 'mimetic. the truth of the statement we have � pests, period of dr -
began to run his fingers drown the
Three pens of pigs, of three ' were displayed. t.eution was on the point of expir-
1,ugd, each, were taken for the experi- I Alcohol distilled from currants is ing and his reason for desiring the
Ah ! u few lines below i e found it ment. One lot was fed as formers; being used for lighting purposes in acquisition of so much good metal
—Adam Brewster to Louisa Sinop_ ordinarily feed hogs ; the second '8°100 parts of Greece, and will take is sufficiently obvious to need 110 ex -
son, and under the same date.
His heart sank like a lump of lead
in his bosom. He could not under-
stand it, and he was bitterly dis-
appointed at this unexpected frus-
tration ofallhis hopes.
Buthe made a copy of hot.h cn •
tries, and then, with a feeling of
cep despondency, left the office,
fearing that his journey had been
n in vain. and that the puzzle
would never be solved.
As we know, it had been bis in-
tention to keep on to that little
++++++.••••••••••stet.. j GENERAL INEORy.tl'Fo'.
About the Farm
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Tit-liits of Knowledge .thou( '.Host
+ E, eryllting.
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• Red and •
Green Suety has hien
• seen in Greehland.
• London spends something like
d -+++s +.,. • • • • + • • • • • ++! $4,800,0:X) a year on Poor Law
officials.
PHOSPHATE FOR HOGS. Newfoundland is without reptiles.
A noted veterinary authority It is said that no snake, frog, toad,
says: "1f hogs show a tendency to or lizard has ever been seen there.
weakness un the legs, feed less corn Mere books are printed in Edin-
and more bran." The reason why burgh in proportion to population
bran is good for weak bones is, than in any other city in the world.
that it contains more phosphate 'Pits Queen's crown weighs outs
than corn. But if the furrier has 39oz. ride t., though it con►prises
provided himself with a few bags precious stunts to the value of
of raw ground phosphate rock, he $180,000 -
will find it an excellent thing to Orange -blossom was adopted fur
sprinkle a little of it en the floor of brid+rl wreaths because the orange -
the pen every day. The hogs will branch bears fruit and flowers at
root for it gree.tily. once, ,end is thus a sign of plenty.
Two years ago we studied the Posters t4,ok their name front
phosphate experiment made with the fact that in former times the
pigs, at the Wisconsin Experiment footways ..f London streets were
Station. It was most contiricing of separated from the drives by a line
and in the course of years this Toss
to the conenercial werld amounts
to a large• sum.
COIN1'!ts STE.tI. REELS.
Taken From ('hutch and Jail --
Metal of Counterfeiters.
The strange theft of a church bell
from the chapter house cf South-
wark Cathedral the other day was
paralleled some few years ago by
the mysterious disappearance of the
big bell of u fatuous English jail.
It was in its place one evening and
the next morning it nad vanished.
The affair was kept u secret (rent
the press, in accordance with the _ e s
traditional policy pursued by our- r.
prison authorities, and for a long
while nobody knew what had be-
come of the miss,..g urtiel', says
Pearson's W'cckly.
Esentually, however, it leaked out
that it had been stolen by one of
the convicts with the connivance of
a warder. The thief was a peeks -
lot was fed the same as the first, the place of petroleum rather than planation.
CHAPTER HE. except that a little phosphate was l gas, electricity, or acetylene. in all probability the missing
The next morning Gerald had a added to their food daily. The I One hundred years ago it was Southwark bell was annexed for a.
long talk with Mr. Lyttleton, Lady effect was astonishing in the in- I considered a wonderful achievement similar purpose, although other
Bromley's brother, by whom he was e l ' creased vigor 1111.( strength of the' for ten men to manufacture 48,000 ends have been had in slew in the
employed, regarding the astonish second lot. But it was with the. pins in a day. Now three mea make past by stealers of such articles.
ing discovery which he had made, py third lot that the full truth was ' 7,500,000 pins in the same time. 'there was, for instance, the ease of
and the man at once threw himself, unfolded. I Black pearls are the most vain- the antiquary who stole the famous
heart and soul, into the work of d This tut was fed food from which able, then pink, next in value white, St. Kinin heli from its place in
sifting the matter to the bottom, l all the phosphate had been ex-. and lastly yellow. Pearls are stead -Hubbard, who, from the first, he cess left all the tower of Killiu (hutch in Perth-
aud. if possible, overthrowing John It t raetcd by washing, but the pro- t ily increasing in price; they now shire.
I t three ti. ......,..c as they did The vulgar believed that the hell
elementsther "'�" n,if surrc ,
had believed to be a scheming the nitrogen V and potash, in full ten years ago. l titinusly carried away
scoundrel. The nut -trees of the world could, would extricate itself from the
strength. The effect of the loss of hands of the thief of its own ne
It promised to be a very interest- town in .lihexle Island where his phosphate on these pigs pigs very presideall
i1year round for the "-
population of the cord and return home ringing all
scenting the battle front afar, he had never visited the place since size though well covered with fat. globe. Brazil nuts grow in such the way, and the antiquary, when
he
became all alert and eager for the Miss W'inchester's body was taken and at the stage of the experiment; profusion that thousands of tons called
the helloinnordera`edtht•the
Cray. there for interment, eight years we saw them, they 0001(1 not stand of them are wasted esery- year. prove
•'W'e will snake that rascal squirm previous, and, after reading her In order to give as little trouble falsity e,f this particular popular
on their legs a minute. last one of
in the must lively manner, before
letter, he felt that ise owed it to them upon his feet fora monuest aa possible to his wife, should she
superstition. the Rover"thereof fiouthc that
we get through with him," ho grim- her to heed her wishes regarding and be would commence to falter survive hien, an old carpenter at "Ralphknown ballad who Soule the
ly remarked, with an anticipative the lot in the cemetery. at once. Surhiton, Surrey. England, .has I welllknown
e bell in orderthat, peacefullthe
1 But now, in view of his dila b Here was a lesson in the princiP_ Insclittle tvoeksho "id' Ise fvr dross-
merchantmen might be recked
pointment, he had no heart for an les of nitrition that was very p upon the dreaded reef. He perished
other enterprise --he ons eager to vnlunble to the tion who can take gencies' himself, with all his crew. because
return directly to New Yurko to it in. Phosphorus is one of the: Lake Batticaloa, t;cylun. Las th3 of the absence of its warning note;
confide the result of his trip to Mr.
most important elements we have • probably unique distinction of be- a fact known to every r+ehunllrm.
l.yttletun, and consult with him re for the support of the brain, nerve jugthe home of musical fish. Tho
garding what step, if any, to take
and bone in animal life, an.! for sounds emitted by these are raid to se
next' be as sweet and mrlrrdious as those
seed growth in plants. Occasionally innally u San R mo., at.
to pursue.
"You appear to he very hopeful
of the issue," Gerald smilingly ob-
served.
"I only wish I could feel half as
sure of winning my sister's case
for her," Mr. Lyttleton replied. a
frown of annoyance sweeping his ward the station, with this purpose
brow. in view, when some inward monitor
"Have you any news --are there prnrnpte•d hint to step and recon -
more complications to Ise met 1" soder Isis determination.
the young man questioned.- "Since I have come so far on the
"No; nothing that really am- way, it seems a pity not to keep
outs to anything; but the English on," he muttered reflectively; "it
are so conservative, and, of course, will eels delay me one day, and I
may be tempted to continued pro-
c•rastination and se neglect my duty
altogether. It is selfish of we to
think of only my own persunal in-
terests-- no, I will go on, tnuke ar-
rangements to have the lot well
cared for in the fn'ture, without
will never let go while there is.a dallying seer it any lunge:, and
foot of ground or an English shit- so have my conscience at rest about
ling left to fight for. if there had the matter."
only been children, everything Ha+ ing arived at this decision, ho
would easily have been settled at resolutely faced about and proceed -
the outset. It's a great pity that ed to put it into execution.
Mabel couldn't have given Sir It was late in the evening wheu
Charles an heir to the estate," Mr. he ursived in the little town of Ash-
Lyttleton concluded, with.a sigh. ton, which, howeser, had grown
The case had been held in litiga- considerably since his last sad visit
tion so long, and was continually to the place. and he thuught it
being deferred for what seemed to would be useless to go to the vil-
hirn no reason whatever. the was lege cemetery before morning.
becoming somewhat discouraged Ile made his was to the one small
and grooving to fear that his client betel which Clic town boasted, pro -
was being subjected to the "frecz- cured his supper, and then retired,
ing-nut process." but feeling far more weary than if
"However," he added, brighten- he had labored all day long in the
ing after a moment, "we will diye office- so susceptible is the body to
into the case of Brewster vs. Brew- the action of the mind.
ster with a right good -will, and we Ito slept heat ily, but awakened
must proceed. forthwith. to gather early, and immediately ar.,se, for the
our facts and evidence. You lead was anxious to get through with his
better go at once to New Haven, business and return to New York
as you base planned, and look up
the record of your another's mar-
riage. which, if found to corres-
pond with the certificate, will
greatly strengthen your case. Study
,carefully the record of marriage
intentions, also, for. of course, one
will corroborate the other."
So Gerald started 1nunediately
for New Haven. t. here his fair
young mother had spent most of her
life, and become the heroine of the
sad romance which be bad learned
only the clay before.
Upon his arrival, he went directly
to the office of the city clerk, where
He had even turned) Isis steps to -
own hogs will at once commence to `,Cold in transit by sea "sweats,''
root in and eat the ground phos-
floor
1 truly it may he packed.
phate when we sprinkle it on the
floor of their pens. A small hand- It is usually- sent in stout kegs, and
fol each day to each hog is valuable squeeze'! in as tightly as possible;
for the animal and the greater but there is a regular
allowance for
effi.:ieuey of the manure. loss by attrition neon the voyage.
FARM NOTES.
Repairs may be rnade on out-
buildings, the work on the outside
being dune on mild days and the
work on the interior on colder days.
Grain in the bits can be cicane.7
and prepared for market, even
though it is not to 1) sold at once,
but it should not be left in bags as
as they are liable to be gnawed by
mice.
if the landee tier u iches to renew
the growth e.f timber on his forest
tract, it is a geed plan to keep out
all live stock that will be likely to
injure the new and tender trees
springing up from the seeds dropped
by the parent trees at seeding time.
It is remarkable how quickly Na-
ture w'll renew a cutover or fire -
scourged woodland, if she is but left
alone.
The science of plant life must be
mastered by the modern (canner who
Jesires a measure of success. Ho
who neglects to become familiar
with the elements comprising plant
as soon as possible. foods gropes in the darkness of
It way the mouth of OctuLcr. The agricultural disappointment. Con-
It
was bright, the air clear ducting n farm without studying the
and kern, from the slight frost of soil and its eomponent parts results
the night previous, while the foliage in failure just es merelinndising and
every where was brilliant with a
thousand exquisite tints which
made the thrifty little hamlet, nest-
ling so cozily in the shadows of the
ninny fine old trees that graced its
streets, seem like a beautifully il-
liuninnted picture.
.'t brisk walk of ten minutes
brought Gerald to the entrance to
the ceinetery, when, entering, ho
threaded) his way through the var-
ies, called for the marriage records icons paths. until he finally came in
of the year which appeared upon sight of the old Winchester lt.
the certificate in his possession. The moment his glance fell upon
When the ponderous book was it. he stopped short, an exclama-
placed before him, his heart began tion of astonishment bursting in-
to quake with the fear that die-' voluntarily from him, for it was in
appointment might be in store for the nicest possible order, and
not keeping track of the cost and
selling prices. The fnrtner cannot
afford) to neglect his Recounts, with
the fie! Is and their nnnual pro-
ducts. He must he in touch at all
times, with the sourer of income
and know the gates that open to
escaping revenues.
LiVE STOCK NOTES.
If a horse voids whole grain his
teeth nerd looking after. Ilave
than filed at once. Don't bungle
the job ; get a man who understands
his business.
Examine, or have a competent
him, and his search amount to nark• showed evidences of thoughtful, veterinary surgeon examine, the
g , horses' teeth, and have bad ones
ing• even loving, care, and the expendi- pulled carefully and quickly.
Finally he found the date he was'ture of no small amount of money. Horses suffer long from
looking for, and then slowly scan- It had 'seen nicely graded and atoothache,
feeling that he would he n noble t;erect, a strange sense of (Went sheep when early Iambs are not
r.•prese.tteti a of the family name. stealing over him. "What can it
••v•,t At present." he ersvely (mean I The name on the certificate
r,•t ernes' ; "net until 1 have faced . in my possession is certainly Adam
.1•,18.5 11mbbard in court. and proved - Brewster.,'
•.n 1 •.-ise .h Then the meted may1 He drew it forth, and proceeded
t •, .d t; -c e• rot of m% bit th. (tut." •t,- compare it with the entry before
+ : '• ' d., e egte "i canre.t under- !him
t : fether's unaccountable The handwriting was unmistak-
Postal-cards first came info use
in 1970.
Many a man has been bitten in
A dog trade.
The ant can draw twenty times
its own weight ----and so can a mus-
tard plaster.
desired to :,ave the ewes come in
May, otherwise plenty of good
clover hai-. a lihcral supply of roots
of some kind, and half a pound of
bran a day. and ne corn at att. will
enable the ewes to give the most
milk f, -,r their limbs. 'i'.:o much corn
is s' : tctivc to sheep.
tempts to brand on his dignity soma
ono spoils it by sitting on it.
The average woman can't bit the
side e f a barn with a brick. ler
w•Len it comes to throwing hints
she lits the target every time.
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