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Home My WebLink AboutExeter Advocate, 1909-06-17, Page 2THE MYSTERIOOS KEY OR, PLANNING FOB THE FUTURE. ,.- -- •.... CHAPTER VII. goes a�1' :rte dejectedly re- turnea. Lady Bromley was astounded by 'ltio, • laid her companion, with the story told by Ellen Carson, a Eigh ; "it is very, very sad ; but which revealed the plot by which we must try to be reconciled to the John Hubbard had possessed him- fact. And even if she were living self of the millions of Adam Brew- she would not be directly benefiteu ster, leaving Allison practically by such testimouy—the fortune penniless. The girl herself was ig- could never be restored to her ; tor, norant of the result of the conspir- strangely enough another heir has acy which sho had overheard. been disoovered, and he is about '•And did you not read about the to take legal steps to reclaim .,be caro in the papers?" Lady Brom- property.' d 't kerma, Bald }Shen toe asked, in surprise. easily ; "I'm afraid of that old fel- for papers, and di+oomeetooread low; I'm afraid of Aunt Lu, too; them if I lied," talon returned, in- and as long as 1 can't do Miss At- lison any good I'd rather not he At - differently. mixed up in it." "You do not even know that your Lady Bromley smiled pitifully a' Cousin Annamarried Mr. Hub- bard 1" queried her ladyship, in surprise. r "No; I don't know anything about any of them. I've kept just as dark as 1 could, for fear of meet- ing theca—that was one reason why 1 didn't want to stay in the store. I thought either Aunt Lu or Anna would cone iu some day, to do some shopping, find mo there, and huut me down. I was glad enough to get away. I wouldn't have gone there at all, only Doctor Ashmore said it was a great chance for ine, and he was anxious to get me net- tled before he went away." "Well, Ellen, then I can tell you sumo news," said her mistress. "Mr. Hubbard has married Miss Anna Brown, or Brewster, as she was supposed to be, and has taken her to Europe." "On! I hope he'll keop her there," said the girl, with a sigh of relief. ''Has Aunt Lu gone, too?" "'That I canuot tell you—I do not. know anything about her move- ments." "How do you know—who told you Anna was married?" demanded Ellen abruptly. "Well, I cannot explain it all to you now," Lady Bromley thought- fully returned, "for it is a long story. The ease came before the court, and was one of peculiar in- terest to New York people, some of whole have been convinced that it was a deeply laid plot from the be- ginning. "It was," Ellen positively affirm- ed. "And"—after thinking serious- ly for a moment—"you say that she —Miss Allisou--ought to have had all that money—that it was Stolen from her i" "The money was hers --it was willed to her by Mr. Brewster; but the poor child was—killed—" "Killed ! Oh, good Lord! that is too much 1" cried the girl in a voice of agony. "Did that devil kill her 1" ' •Ellen," said Lady Bromley, looking greatly shocked, "you must not speak so irreverently. Where did you learn to use such startling language 1" "Oh, 1 have had chances enough to learn a great many things you wouldn't care to hear about," sho res(►.u►ded bitterly ; then continued excitedly : "But tell me. who killed her ? Did that man do it to get her money' oh, if 1 thought ho (lid, I'd tell all I know to some judge, even if they killed me for it the next moment. Ile is a devil— there ! I can't bear it t I can't bear it!" she sobbed, bowing her face upon her hands and weeping afresh. like a grieved child. "No, Mr. Hubbard did not go so far as diet," said Lady Bromley gently; "he did not 'milder his ward. She was killed in a railway accident while on her way from New Yvrk to Boston. There is a mys- tery about that journey—no one seems to know just why she under- took it so secretly and alone, un - les! she was driven to it by her guardian's cruelty, and went to put beret( under the care of some ut offering to taro the piece of silver. "I've had to walk miles, day after day, and lug a great bundle, besides." "But I do not- want you to walk, Ellen," said her compauion kindly ; "the ride back and forth will be pleasant for you, you will go and return much more quickly, and 1 shall get my worsteds and sett to much the sooner." Ellen studied the fair face smil- ing so brightly upon hor for a mo- ment ; then sho remarked wonder- ingly: ' • %fell, I begin to believe that there aro some people in the world who really like to be kind !" "You poor child!" exclaimed Lady Bromley, looking excessively pained, "what a lifo you must have led if you have always regarded all mankind as your enemies! There, run away now, and you needn't hurry, either, for I ate not ging to use the things until to -mor- row morning." She took up a book and resumed the reading which had been inter- rupted by her long conversation with her maid, while Ellen started forth to execute her commissions with a willing step, but with a face that was still overcast with sad- ness, for her heart was yet heavy with grief over the untimely fate of her whom she had regarded as N...♦♦..m...•......... • • • • • • • her abject fear ; it was evident that the "good angel" of her life. the poor girl had been governed by It was nearly two hours later terror all her life, and now shr ink when Lady Bromley's attention from a repetition of scenes which was attracted by loud talking in had rendered her existence at erty the hall outside her suite. wretched. At first she did not pay much Still, she knew that she wou;•l be attention to it, but all at once she obliged to repeat what she had just started to hor feet, with mingled told her, and she wishes to, per- astonishment and fear, as a sharp suede her to do it voluntarily, if cry, followed by her own name, ut- possible.tercel in an appealing tone, fell up - "You saw Mr. Winchester this on her ears. morning, did you not?" she inqu►r- She recognized the voice instant - ed, after thinking a moment. ly, and going swiftly to the outer "The one you call Gerald ?"door, she threw it open, to find El - "Yes; that is his Christian len Carson struggling fiercely in the name." grasp of an excited but richly dress- "Ycs; I saw him, Is he your cd and rather handsome woman. son?" Lady ]Bromley was a person of "No; he is not a relative al- queenly presence, and possessed a though I regard him as a very dear face which, though refined and friend. Ho was to have ma-ried sweet, was hill of reserve power. Miss Brewster." "Ellen !" she observed in a grave - "Her !" exclaimed Ellen, wit`i a ly authoritative tone, "what is the start, and now appearing interest- meaning of this disturbance? Why oe in the young man to whom, pre- did you call me 1" viously, sho had scarcely give 1 a At the sound of tho voice, the thought. woman turned to look at the speak- states that the lead arsenate may "Yes; it was he who gave me this er, although she did not, release be mixed with the self -boiled lime - lovely picture of her," said Lady her hold upon Ellen. sulphur wash for spraying apple Bromley, bestowing a wistful hole "Sha won't let me go," said the trees. In this ease there would be upon the beautiful face, "and, E:• girl, making another vigorous ef- en abundance of lime, and this con - len, strange as it may seem, it has fort to free herself from the grip elusion would agree with the find - been discovered that he is the real . c;1 her shoulder. Lady Bromley ings of Haywood, in that the ex - heir to this Brewster fortune, of flushed slightiy. She saw at once cess of lime would prevent the ar- which Mr. Hubbard has so fradn_ senate from coming lute solution. lently came into possession." "Well, I never! I sheu'J say it was an awfully mixed-up affair:- cried ffair: • cried the girl, with a puzeael air. "Indeed, it is; but it bicf, fair te. bo straightened out pr este- ef- fectually now, if Mr. \Vinehester can gather sufficient evidence r.o prove his suspicions. Of course, I cannot explain it all to you, out if you would be willing to tell in court what you have related to ire to -day, 1 believe tho victory will bo assur- ed.,, "Did she love him very mud) 1" questioned Ellen, an eager light About the Farm, • 14.14- i ++, + 4.,, • •. • • • 4 4+4 ARSENICALS AND LIME -SUL- PHUR WASH. Lead areenato is becoming more and More popular as an insecticide. ']'here aro several good reusons why it should, but it is still an unset- tled puint as to whether it is wise to mix it with the lime -sulphur wash. Results obtained from the mixture have not been uniform; in some tacos the foliage has been badly burued, while in others no injuries have been observed. Prof. O. S. Watkins, of the Uni- versity of Illinois, has done con- siderable work on this subject, and, while his investigations are not completed, ho is discouraging the mixing of these two materials as much as possible. Dr. W. M. Scott, of the Bureau of Plant Industry, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, states that lead arsen- ate may be used with self -boiled lime -sulphur washes for spraying Grey, Governor-General of Canada : apples, but he found, in his ex- An old politician who had lived periments, that the fruit and foliage his life in close touch with great were badly burned when applied to events, and thereby gained wide the peach. J. K. Haywood, of the Bureau of Chemistry, Washington, states: "We have made a study of the re- actions which occur on mixing these two compounds, and have found that tnere is always more or less decomposition, some lead sulphide and calcium arsenate being formed. When heated, all of the lead is con- verted into the sulphide. The cal- cium arsenate is somewhat soluble, unless an excess of limo is present, in which case it is rendered insol- Small Investors Can Obtain an Excellent First rlortgage Investment to Yield Them 5 PER CENT, INTEREST. Full Particulars Forwarded on Request. IEMILIUS JARVIS & CO., - BANKERS McKI'NON lit ILUINU, TORONTO. OUR GOVERNOR-GENERAL EARL GRET .\S SEEN IN GREAT BRITAIN. Canada Has Given the Old Coun- try New Ideas About Uitu—A Great Man. Thorpe Lee, in The London Daily Mail writes as follows about Earl uble. The lead sulphide formed, believed in God, some In a cause; being insoluble, would remove some borne ind a country, some is thein - butthetsulphurn froni the solution, selves. But all believed with a this amount would be relative- fervent certainity in something. ly small, and would probably not ''Without faith ye can do nothing." would materiallyplessen itseee, tency. it That explains why our modern poli - mated appear, c could herefore, that then ticians get so little done. To the materials be used together rest man, however, another wise safety, in the presence of an great is indispensable besides excess of lime, in all cases where q . they can be used individually." faith. That quality is enthusiasm. It will be noticed that Dr. Scott In how few men are these quali- ties of faith and enthusiasm united How timid our politicians aro for the most part.; with what hesitat- ing voice do they speak—hedging, qualifying, always leaving a loop- hole for escape! Beside those a man like Earl Grey stands out an heroic figure, a giant, a real man among a collection of wax -work figures. He has faith and he has enthusiasm. He believes in the British Empire. and deep experience as a atm en of mankind, was cite asked what quality seemed to him to be most necessary to a great man. He closed his wise old eyes for a few moments and thought. Then he opened thein, and said, "Faith." The answer surprised several of the little knot of listeners grouped around hien, but no one who has ex- amined the diameters of great men can doubt that it was profoundly true. All who have left their tnark upon the world's history have had implicit, unquestioning faith. Some that tho woman was coarse and ill- bred. "Madam," she said, now address- ing her, "of what has my servant been guilty that you should wish to) detain her 1" "Your servant?" repeated the stranger, a peculiar look sweeping over her face. Lead arsenate is used presumab- "Yes, madam; havo you been an- noyed by her in any way?" queried ly in this mixture, because of the her ladyship, her gravely inquir- qualities which have made it so ing eyes looking directly into the popular as an .have. It is flushed and rather disconcerted face evident that, when mixed with the before her. lime•nulphur wash, it is not lead "No—but—I-- know the girl, and arsenate which goes on the tree, 1 thought she had no business to but calcium arsenate ; at least, a very large proportion of the lead It is quite probable that if the lead arsenate were mixed with home - boiled lime -sulphur washes there would also be a siifllclerrt OXCCaa of lime to insure the : nsolubility of the calcium arsenate, and thus make safe mixture for spraying purposes, especially for the apple. leaping into her eyes, be here," was the rather ,stammer - "Yes, indeed," responded her ing reply. accompanied by a decid- companion, with starting tears; edly embarrassed manner. "and if she had lived they would Then, abruptly turning her back have been married just as soon as upon Lady Bromley, she bent her Mr. Winchester could have settled lips to Ellen's ear and whispered this law business." a few fierce, rapid words to her. "Then I'll do it," said Ellen, Tho girl shivered in her grasp with animation. "I would do any- as she listened, but her captor al - thing in the world for her ; nobody most immediately released her hold ewer spoke so kind, or was so good upon her, and, without deigning to me; so if I tell what I know it another look at the quietly self- will bo just what she would wish possessed woman behind her, walk- inc to do for him ; only I wish sho ed swiftly down the hall, and en - could know that 1 wouldn't stop tered a suite of rooms .which, until at anything to help her. Oh, Lady within a few days, had been empty. Bromley, she added in a troubled (To be continued.) tone, "why do wicked people al- �. ways seem to get the upper hand? CLE 1N POTATOES FOR SEED. Why do lovely people die in such dreadful ways, and ugly wretches Clean, sound seed is most desir- manage to have such good times t" able for all farm crops. Sometimes "Poor child !" said Lady Broin- it is uifficult to procure potatoes ley sorrowfully, "that is a prob- that are entirely free from scab. tem that has puzzled wise men of The spores of this pest can be kill. all ages; but some time, I son ed either with formaldehyde in sure, it will be solved for us all, solution, or with formaldehyde and Now you must wipe your tears, lied potassium permanganate. For not cry any more," she added canbe placed in burlapbacksand treating ,is cheerfully, "for 1 want you to go c,aked for two hours in a solution dawn to Lord & Taylor's for me; then, when Mr. Winchester comes made of 1 pound of formalin (40 home, you must bo ready 10 tell per cent. solution of formaldehyde) to 30 gallons of water. For treating larger quantities, erate the potatoes and place thorn self governing units of the world - embracing British Empire will have the attributes and privileges of a full and equal citizenship," teen Canadians feel that at last they have among them a statesman, in decd. in a tight box or room. Placa 24 ounces of potassium permanganate in a sufficiently large vessel. and on this pour four pints of formalin solution. This is enough for a room ,f 1.000 cubic feet capacity. For- maldehyde gas is liberated. and kills the fungus. The room should '►e dosed. and the potatoes left ex• posed for :16 to 4 Imre. The sprout- ing poser of the seed is not in- ured relative•c But very Alertly after- him all this wonderful story. Go ward Mr. Hubbard presented the l•atho your face, c•hengo your dress, e!aims of the newly discovered Mrs. Brewster and Miss Anna firewater, at do same time producing proofs then come to me for a memorandum which I will make out meanwhile. Her ladyship made this errand that Miss Allison itad net been Mr. purposely to get the girl out of hrewster's own child, but one who doors and change the current of her hid been informally adopted in her' thoughts, for she had been so tor- ir,fancy." I ribly wrought up over the discos -- Ellen was still weeping, although i cry of Allison's sad fate she feared she hid listened intently to what; the result of such a strain upon her companion had been saying. i her feelings if she were allowed an }ler heart was almost broken over! opportunity to brood over it. the untimely fate of the beautiful i She realized that her evidence girl who had shown her 10 much( would he very valuable to Gerald's khndtiess, and whorl she had sec - cause, and she felt that she must retie -worshipped ever since on ac-' be calmed, her courage re-inforeed, count of it. 4 and her confidence thorough.y "I have been a•uazcd at what you gained. in order to prepare her rot have told Hie to -da}." her •:xftship the ordeal of a court experience continued, "and fee! sure that, with sad the cross-examination she this exposure and some facts in the would be obliged to nnderg•• as an poeseesion of others, the (barite of . important witlress in wl•.tt was like conspiracy can be cicariy proved' !y to prove a complicated and against this Mr fiuhbard, who can' sharply contested case. be nude to suffer f..r his cri'n• to: Ellen seen reappeared. prepared the extent of the law. I suppose, for her trip tl .wntewn. when Lady Ialen, you would be willing to te- Itrornley ga " her minute direction• tify in cert what sou have toil regarding the errands she wanted me, if it should be.' n,e nece.svey-. her to perform. and then hand•`o f„► you to do N.: her merles for her carfare. 14%1'k1 hat it wouldn't do her any' ' I can walk," said the girl, with THE WAY IT LOOKS. Humanity,'' remarked the th,ugi►tfu1 thinker. "seems to be rather unevenly .lin ided." . • le what was ' queried i -n•.e party. . tietwceu th..:.t al,., ean•t ,,tend •1 ,spirits and those who can't get any w stead,. replied the t. t. the arsenate would be changed into cal- cium arsenate. This being true, it would appear as though it would bo much more economical to mix white arsenic, dissolved in washing soda (sodium arsenite) with the lime -sulphur wash. This is com- monly done with the Bordeoux mix- ture, and the lime present in the Bordeaux is sufficient to insure the insolubility of the arsenic. I do not think that this mixture would be safe on the more tender foliage, but it would probably be suitable for spraying apples. Wo intend to ex- periment with the mixture this sum- mer, and should be glad to bear from anyone who lute tried it. In the case of mixing Paris green and the lime -sulphur wash, the Paris green appears to he entirely broken up, grime of the arsenic going into solution as arsenic sul- phide. part of the copper, also, goes into solution, the remainder being rendered insoluble as sulp- hide. Tho presence of an excess of limo in this case uoes not entirely render the arsenic insoluble. The use of Paris green with lime - sulphur wash, therefore. would seem to be of doubtful expediency, From what has been said, it is evi- dent that the use of the arsenicals with lime•sulphi t wash is still in the experimented stages. Probably the arsenate of lead, in the presence of an excess of line, may he safe for spraying apples. Paris green can- not be recommended, and the use of white arsenic dissolved in wash- ing soda should not, be tried. ex- cept experimentally. -11. Harcourt, Ontario Agricultural College. in Farmer's 'Advocate. ( IRCCMSTANC)S ALTER (;ASL, "1 thougl►t you paid Mny Nagget had married a good-natured man 1" "So she did." "Nonsense! I met hien yesterday and be's a grouch," "Well, he's been married to May for nearly four months now. you know,.. POPULAR GOVERNOR- GENERAL. In England, before he went to Canada five years ago, there were some who estimated Lord Grey at his true worth. They saw what he had dune for such causes as co- operation, garden cities, and public - house reform. They had heard of his unconventional rule in Rhodes- ia, where, as Administrator, he was ready either to listen or to talk to all comers, and received them usually in an airy costume consist- ing of flannel shirt and trousers with a slouch -hat. They knew be was a strong Imperialist and at the same Limo a convinced Social Re- former, a combination equally de- sirable and rare. But R was left to Canada to bring out the greatness of the man who went in 1901 to be the Dominion's Governor-General ; and it is Canada which has taught us over here in England to appreci- ate one of the finest Eiiglisllmen of our time. Never has the Sovereign's repro• sentativo in the Dominion been more universally popular. Ho is liked because he "puts on no side." He is respected because he is a man of business with actual experi- ence of affairs, and can meet Cana- dian businees inert upon their own ground. Ile is trusted and admired by reason of his sympathy (not mere lip sympathy I with every gond work. "i regard the British Empire," ho said at Winnipeg recently, ''as he most potent instrument that has ever been fashioned or conceived by man for speeding the blessings of equal rights a..d impartial jus- tice. of Christian service and true chi% airy all over the earth." We, in our sneering, eyrical way. may smile at such enthusiasm. But the Canadians are a young and henith ier race. They recognize in lord (trey the faith that can move moun- tains, as well as the simple honor and straightness which made the Archbishop of Quebec say of him that "no one could have set a finer example in the performance of Christian duty berth in public and private life." And when Lout Grey looks fur - WA et; t'e the day when Canada ehall have her proper representation in an Imperial Council, when he speaks of the approaching establish- ment of a system "under which the themselves at the table in the House, and demanded to be sworn. as M.P. However, a scrutiny was A ordered, and the seat went to the Conservative. Two years later Mr. (trey '..as elected without any doubt. Then he was twenty-nine, a young man who had done well at Oxford ; who had married the great heiress, Miss Holford; wlio was heir to his uncle's peerage; who had the world most comfortably warmed for him without any effect of his own. But warmth and comfort was not what he wanted. His energy de- manded work, adventure, experi- ence. At. first he plunged into sucial questions at home. Now ho would be presiding at a co-operative con- gress ; now Hushing a plan to beau- tify railway embankments; now lending his support to one of Gen- eral Booth's schemes. Ono day ho was granted a license for a public house on his estate. Next day he found he could sell the property, if he chose for 1:10,000. The mon- strous absurdity of it struck him. He became the untiring advocate of public house trusts. For a time this occupied him; then he began to pine for a wider field. Ho found it through the agency of Cecil Rhodes. Rhodes wanted someone to help him in obtaining a charter for Rhodesia. Lord Grey (he had suc- ceeded to the title in 1894) was just the mo.n. Afterwards ho became administrator, and a trustee under Rhodes' will. When the Governor -Generalship of Canada was offered to him he was not pai titular .y anxious to go. But it was a great o portunity; and as soon as ho had .,ccepted it he be- gan to see what work for the Em- pire he could do. The speech he made at a dinner given to celebrate his appointment simply sparkled with ideas. There was in it none of the solemn portentousness which is usual in pro-conaular utterances. The Canadian very soon took to this modern Don Quixote, this unusual Englishman with the Irish eyes and none of the English stiffness- In five years ho has made himself a great name. 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