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Exeter Advocate, 1909-05-20, Page 6THE MYSTERIOUS KEY OR, PLANNING} FOR THE rU VURE. CTIA 1''1 1: i 1 I f---(Cont'd) Hastening forward, ha was soon standing before the monument, when he was more amazed than ever—almost paralyzed, in fact, as ho read the following simple in- scription: "Miriam Harris Brewster. Born October 18, is—. Died A blank space was left after that last, w urd, plainly showing that the person who had caused the monu- ment to be erected had been in ig- norance or doubt as to the dates of the occurrence of the event. A mighty shock of joy went quiv- ering through Gerald as he stood gazing upon this shaft, which mark- ed the spot where his mother lay, for it proved, beyond question— at least, to him—that the patient, sorrowing little woman had been the lawful wife of Adam Brewster. It also proved hint to be the son and heir of the late banker, while he was sure that only_the man him - Fell could have been instrumental in erecting this fitting memorial and otherwise beautifying the spot. It must. have been recently done, he judged, for the granite iooke<I comparatively fresh, while it was also evident that orders for the per- petual care of the place had been given to some one, for the grass had been newly cropped. No ornamentation in the way of bhrubbery or flowers had been at- tempted, but the turf was solid and handsome. and the gravel walk around the place absolutely free from weeds and gross. Tears of gratitude involuntarily rose to Gerald's eyes, for it. was in- expressibly comforting to him to find this sacred spot so attractive —to know that Adam Brewster namely, that he wished to learn had, even after years of apparent the name of the party or parties indifference and neglect, at last who had ordered a monument and done his duty in proclaiming .to the granite border for a certain lot whoever it might concern that in the cemetery in Ashton, R. I. Miriam Harris had been his lawttil His listener smiled alt his re - wife. quest. He was also very thankful that "I can't tell you that, Mr. Win - he had obeyed the impulse which chester," ho said; "the transac- had prompted him to come to the tion was a very queer one, from be - place. instead of returning directly ginning to end, and I know all from New Haven to New York, as about it, for I did all the business he had been tempted to do. in connection with it. Let me see," After looking about a little, and reading some of the names inscrib- td upon various headstones, ho made a note of the name of the marble -worker, which ho had found cut into the pedestal of the monu- ment marking his mother's grave, then retraced his steps to the vil- lage, where he sought the sexton and inquired who had fitted up the Winchester lot. "i don't know, sir," said the roan, studying with curious eyes the line face of the young stranger; ",eine workmen canto hors, nigh onto throe years ago, and turned the whole lot tepsy-turvy. I tried to find out who sent them, but they said they were working for a New York firma. and that's all 1 ever !anew about it. The plate never had no kind o' care afore that, but t he thing ons done up hen' some then. and two hundred dollars put in the bank, with orders to have the interest used e+cry year to keep it in shape." "In whose name was the money deposited 1" Gerald inquired. "Nobody's, sir; it was just left cut on the tablet was given, all there fur the 1Vinchc•ster lot, and but the date of the death of the in- t Fee« and draws the looney—eight dividual, which was unknown to dollars—at the end of the season, the writer; but we were ordered I try to tarn it. too, sir," the tnan to make inquiries in the town, and conch:ded, with an anxious gleam nflix it later. We. made inquiries, in his eyes. but were unable to learn when the "1 am sure you do.'' said (Jerald lady died, and so were obliged to kindly ; "the lot is looking well." leave the line blank. The other He thanked him for his informa- check. for twit hundred dollars, Sinn. slipped a silver dollar itito was to be deposited in the bank Li. Monti, then proceeded directly of the plaice, upon the completion to the station. and was sore) on his of our work, the interest accruing way back to New York. with a very therefrom to be devoted yearly to inuch lighter heart than he had ex- the care of the lot—the same to be peeled to carry thitherward Oast paid the sexton, or whoever wutrld morning. assume the care for the suns He was still very Hauch mystified named." regarding those names in the New haven register. and it seemed to him that it would he very difficult tei prove that his mother was the "And you never say the party law Cul wife, and he the legitimate who authorized you to do all this?" heir. of Adam Brewster. Gerald inquired. as his companion True, he had the certificate and paused. wc•.l.ting-ring, and his own baptia- "Nes er: the man --1 suppose it mal certificate. There Was also was a man—es idently desired to that monument bearing the name. ha+e his agency in the matter en- "M'riun ifarris Brewster." tirely unknown; he gale us three - tilts latter would he A very Ilona. and a certain amount to car- Rtt• ng point if it could be proved ry them colt. The checks he sent that the late banker had authorized to us were net signed by hint. but the placing of it: but unless such proof was ferthee sling, the tart would undoubtedly be regarded as a trick. which any one might ha made use of to estabiish a point it would neer he accepted as p•osi- tise evidence of a lawful marriage. Arriyirir in New York, Gerald at once soiai.t Mr. 1.yttleton. and ae- giiainte 1 roi with his singular di-.- co:c;y. Tint gentleman at once e .c mill • 1 that the books in New 1';I:e•, !;' been tampered with. Lu` whce. or j•sst huw, thav could have been mucic to prove such false- hoods, was more dem he could un- derstand. Tho fact that a monument bear- ing the name of Miriam Harris Brewster had ben erected in the Winchester lot, he agreed wit-. Gerald, would amount to nothing in the way of evidence unless Mr. Brew ster's agency in the matter could be indisputably pruned, and this did not appear likely, sine() it was patent that he had taken speci- al pains to prevent such a. discov- ery. "Tho first thing to be done is to hunt. up that firm of marble -work- ers, and try to ascertain who gave them the order," the lawyer ob- served, during their discussion of ways and means regarding future action. Accordingly, ou the following morning, Gerald started out upon his search. By referring to a directory three years old, he learned where the firm's place of business had been located, but upon presenting him- self there was greatly disappointed to find that the works had changed hands. This, of course, only served to complicate maters, since the new firm had in their possession none of the books of the old, except those of the previous year, which contain- ed a record of unsettled accounts and orders received, and which had accompanied the "good -will" of the business. But Gerald was fortunate enough to obtain the address of one of the members of the old firm, and, hast- ening to seek him, ascertained, to his great relief, that the books showing the last five years' busi- ness were still in existence. IIe told the roan his errand — he oontinued reflectively ; "it must+ then, thanking the man for his have been more than three }•oars courtesy, be bade him good day and ago that we received a letter re- hurried away. questing us to send 501110 de:3igns "It is but a straw, and may lead of monuments, with descriptions me only on a wild-goose Chase," he one-half pound of seed, and no and numberees, fur forty -twos Hoffmanto Houuse, I muttered, as he boarder a car ford a time,sandvigorouslycutshakensieve for muttered, as he boarded a car for un a certain date, and stipulating turf." one-half minute. To make the that no questions were to be asked, He proceeded directly to the Hoff work uniformly thorough, the use at the hotel, regarding t -he occu-tuanwan House, and, going to the, of a cup holding not over one-half pant of the room mentioned. Tho 011100, inquired of the clerk if hos pound of seed, and careful timing writer wished to make a selection, multitell by inspecting his books i of the sifting. is recommended. If and would afterward remail the de- who had occupied room numbed the seed contains little dodder, one signs to us, and, if suited, giro us forty-two en November 10, throe sifting may do ; but when much <W- an order. We complied with the years previous. der is present, and particularly- if request, strictly observing the con- Certainly," replied that oblig it is of the large -seeded kind, two ditions. Three clays later we re- fug official, as he beckoned to an at- siftings, both made strictly as di- ceived tho sketches back, and upon tendautt, who sprang at onto to du rected, are advised. In experi- une was written: 'This one chosen.' Iiia bidding. menting wit h this method, it was Accompanying it were two bank-IIe ordered hien to bring him the observed that, besides the dodder chocks—one for lien hundred dol -second volume of the year which seeds, various other small seeds, Ines, -from which the price of the Gerald had mentioned, and, when broken seeds, and dirt. as well as monument was to be deducted, and it was brought, himself searched some of the smaller alfalfa seeds, the remainder used to erect a gra- fur the entry desired. were also removed by sifting. The nite border to enclose what was• .AI+! here you bane it, my siftings varied from about 1 to 5 known ns the Winchester let in the friend," he saki, in a brisk, cheer - the per bushel, according to cemetery of Ashton, R.11. 11'e werefill tone. "Room forty-two— Adam ere original cleanness of the seed, authorized to use our judgment in Brewster, of New York City," and and the thoroughness of the sifting. the matter. The inscription to be the. clerk indicated the name as ho The rejection of the siftings is con- ,idertxiI as causing but little, if any, loss. ++rete you in connection with all this 1" "No; and that is another strange feature of the affair," his compan- ion returned. "We were in the ha- bit of filing all orders, but this cus- tomer especially stated that his communications were to be destroy - cd, and he should depend upon ear honer to obey his instructions im- plicitly. Besides, they were type- written, and, therefore, if you aro hooking for any particular hand- writing or autograph, they cannot be found here." Gerald was terribly disappointed upon receiving this information. It felt that he had mode a long march on the road to victory. (To be continual.) of a prcxluct must be kept within the purchasing power of too con- sumer or it has nt, utatket. ($+t1++++++N•+•+••••••• }:t:1.5 ON .t 1.0\1: TREK. • • • • • • Stories From New Zealand of 'their • • • About the Farm :NightLaudJourneys. Prof. Drummond, the New Lea- • • • land naturalist, Yvritiug cti Cho sub- • 4 ject of the journeys of animals, ob- 11++++e••++++++ee••e+++ serves that reindeer, foxes, hares, seals, whales, rats, many species of DODDER IN ALFALFA SEED. fish, a few species of reptiles, and Occasionally, great damage re- even insects, undertake some very seemed as if he was destined to be sults in alfalfa and clover fields by extraorlinary migrations, says the baffled at every point, and it was the introduction of dodder in the London Standard. very disheartening. seed. This plant, when started, In New Zealand the most notable fastens itself to the plut�ts of the migrants are birds, but in other At the same time, what he had just learned might, if produced in court, point, though indirectly, to Adam Brewster as the wan who had ordered the improvement of tho Winchester lot and the erection of a monument to the memory of his mother, but the facts gleaned main crop, and saps the life out of classes seals are known to set out them. healing with this pest, the upon long journeys and to return to Now York Experiment Station, at their old homes again, and the Geneva, describes the injury to al- migrations of the Maori rat, especi- falfa in a bulletin, as follows: ' ally it. the Nelson and L.arlhurough "Dodder is a yellow, thread-like, districts, where ,ountless thou - twining weed which is exceedingly sands, led by an invisible Pied from the marble -worker would be troublesome in alfalfa fields. It ap- Piper, swarmed. for many days so vague and unsatisfactory, it was exceedingly doubtful if they would be admitted as evidence. "Can you give mo the date on which you bent those designs to the Hoffman House 1" Gerald in- quired, after. a moment of troubled thougltt. "I—might possibly be able to do so, sir," the gentleman returned, with some hesitation, "but, really, still feel myself in honor bound to regard the wishes of our mysteri- ous patron. I should be very glad tc oblige you, but I cannot break faith with any one, once having given my word." "1 appreciate your position, and respect you for your fidelity," Ger- ald frankly responded, "but there is a great deal at stake in this mat- ter ; a fortune is involved, it hav- ing passed into tho hands of a sharper, thus wronging the only direct heir, and as the gentleman in que3tion is not now living--" "Alt!" hero interposed the mar- ble -worker, "that makes a very ma- terial difference; can you explain the position a little more fully to mei" Gerald did so as briefly as pos- sible. mentioning, in conclusion, that as a lawsuit would- probably ensue, ho night have to call upon him to testify in his behalf. construct a light wooden frame, 12 Tho gentleman then arose, and, inches square by 3 inches deep, and going to a shelf, took down a large tack over the bottom of it 20 by 20 account -book, laid it upon a table, mesh steel -wire cloth of No. 34. and began to turn over the leaves. This quantity of wire cloth ought Pausing at last, he laid his fin- not to cost more than 15 or '20 cents. gers upon a lino, remarking: In case brass or copper wire cloth "Here, Mr. Winchester, is the is used, the wire should be No. 32, order for the stone ; we always on the English gauge. It is impor- copied every commission into our tont that the wire cloth used bo books. This says November 10. 1 exactly 20 by 20 mesh, which may sent the designs to the Hoffman be determined by placing a ruler on the sieve or cloth and counting House three days earlier." Gerald made a note of the date, the number of spaces to the inch. With a sieve of this kind, it is esti- mated that a man can clean from three to seven bushels of alfalfa seed per day. Front one-fourth to pears in circular spots 3 to 30 feet across fields, thr nigh villages, over or more in diameter. At the center rivers and up hill and :town dale, of the spot the alfalfa is killed out, have become impartant events in while around the margin the ground the local history. The migrations is covered with a mat of yellow of eels have not attracted as much threads which twine closely about attention as the movements of other the sterns of the alfalfa plants and animals, but are quite as remark - slowly strangle thein. The spots in- able. crease in size from year to year. R. C. Bruce of Ngaruru states Many fields have been completely that recent dredging operations by ruined by dodder. It is not often vessels fitted out for philosophical injurious to other crops (except investigations have proved beyond red clover), but once established in all doubt not only that eels breed an alfalfa field, it is very difficult in the sea but far out at sea, where to eradicate without killiug the al- their breeling places have been found. Old Maoris on the west coast of the North island state that when the eels go toward the seain a seeds after a supply has been pro- large body they are led by two in - cured for sowing. The following lividuals of an enormous size. advice is given by the Geneva auth- orities regarding alfalfa seed: "Alfalfa seed is larger than dod- der seed, and advantage was taken .if this fact by the Station to per- falfa. Special precautions should be taken to sow clean seed. Some- times it is found necessary to re- move dodder and other foreign John R. Macdonald, of Levin, told Mr. Bruce that he once saw one of these migrations, with two large eels in the van. Overland journeys nt night, which feet a method by which commercial are characteristic of some eels, alfalfa seed may be made practic have been noted in New Zealand. ally free from dodder, and safe to Mr. Bruce has been told by some sow. It was found that dodder very old Maori friends that they seeds are readily removed by sift- have known eels to undertake fairly fug through a wire sieve having 20 long journeys by night. On one oc- meshes to the inch. Since ready- rasion the Maoris bad camped for mado sieves of this mesh are not the night on a spur that is the readily obtainable, it is advised to watershed between the 1Vangaehu and Manguwhe:o rivers. About midnight their attent'on was ar- restei by their dog. which was inuch excited and was barking furiously. When they went out to ascertain the cause of the disturb- ance they found that the dog was following up an enormous eel which was on one of its land journeys. read it. For a moment Gerald's sight was so blurred that he could not see; tho writing. and his heart gave such a kap that he almost gasped for breath. But at length his vision cleared, and be resolutely steadied his nerves as he bent forward and read the banker's natne, which had been inscribed in his own familiar hand- writing. There was no doubtnew that be had traced his man. but it might, be difficult to make a jury seo it in the ,amt light. 'Chore was a possibility lha4 an- other party Wright have occupied the same room on the sante day, CHAPTER IV. either prior to or succeeding Mr. Brewster's occupancy of it. in that case, lie would be all at sea again, and thus it was with something of a net sous inward tre- mor that, he put another question to the clerk. "Can you tell inc whether Mr. Brewster occupied the room cxclu- si+ely on that day, or whether it may not have bust.' vacated by him and naigned to some one else af- ter'" he asked. bore only the signature of the • • i can tell you. of course." was cashier of the hank upon which they the affable rejoinder. and then the were drawn. Se. you see, oiir pot- pian ran his eye rapidly over two or eon adopted eery precaution to three pace of naalc�. conceal his identity. (t was our -No,-he said nt last, "morn duty to fellow his instruetions. ask- forty-two was occupied 00 that date ing no questions, and I think we t•y no one save the gentleman al - made a pretty good job of it." the ready named. The day following, sentleman concluded, in a tone of however. it was given to a party quiet satisfaction. from Boston --yen can readily see for yourself." Gerald carefully esnn►ined the pages i.,di'att•d. tiec1 then. with a "Indeed you did," said Herald heartily: ' every things wa• hand- somely and (herous:hly done. Have - son the letters which your patron great weight rolling off iiia heart, FAIIM NOTES. Iia+e you noticed the wonderful increase of grant growth in the meadows after the application of a Tight dressing of manure? Barn- yard manure Inay be applied to the nteade+rs in winter as well as in early spring. It is perhaps all right in some in- stances for a farmer who has earn- ed a competence to retire and take his family to town, if he wishes. But it is exceedingly risky for him, or any other roan, to put his money into a business ter which he has no special training. It is difficult to find work during winter for farm hands. If farm laborers could he kept at work all winter as well as summer, ee would have no difficulty in finding plenty of farm help at moderate wages. it is the duty of everyone to give bis then as much work as possible during winter and to lay plans to tuiat end. 'there is much that can be done. While the subject of railroad rates is engaging the attention of practically- eserybody at the pre - s nt time. the possibility of an im• mPnse reduction in the cost of transportation on wagon reads is entirely overlooked. The a+erage cost of hauling os er the wagton roads is 25 cent• per ton mile, and in some cents 1i r ton mile, and in semo cases the cost runt higher than $1 per ton -mile. it has hero demon- strated beth in this and foreign countries that Ilse test of lending con be red►aerd t.1 a; Iew :►. right cents per tun per mile. The cost S1.N'II•:NCE SERMONS. No truth is understood until it is obeyed. Crouks aro mado by trying to sledge around duties. It is always safe to g.. where. you can help another. No life lightens tho world withnu consuming itself. Obedience is the first step i traiuing for authority. Folks who have most advice to spare often need it most. Love is always u pour thing so long as it tries to save itself. No man can make life joyous who does not himself enjoy lite. Heaven always gots your picture just when you aro not posing. There is nothing mw•o divine in this world than simple humanit Tho than who advertises doubts often dreads truth most of all. Luck may knock at tate door, but it takes hard work to force it open. The best way to 110e from the tempter is to fly to your brother's aid. A man's faith is to bo known by his alley as well as by his front yard. Shielding a fool from the fruits of his folly is fostering his foolish- ness. Tho loss of sympathy would too high a price for the los of al sorrow. There are too many people busy printing the golden rule on clastic yardsticks. IIe who is too busy to enter into the little joys of others gives the world no great joys. Many a man thinks he is generous because he has a longing to give what he has not got. When you see a prophet striking attitudes you may be sure he has some habits to hive. There's a world of difference be- tween trying to seem pleasant and seeking to give pleasure. Some people are so active reli- giously on Sunday because their piety has been resting all the week. It is better to climb up though but lamely than to run down hot foot and free. 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