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Home My WebLink AboutExeter Times, 1909-06-17, Page 2Au Unexpected Confession; Or. The Story of Miss Percival's Early Life. CHAPTER 1X.—(Uunt'd) t l,; forlorn over bei;tg so alone in The following day the Cushman , the world, and ostracized from family departed fur Lake George,. every pleasure and privilege enjoy - where they were to remain until ed by the family. the last of September. I Mrs. Cushman always left plenty They had been there less than a of work for her to do, whenever week when Esther received a letter she was relieved of the care of —forwarded from New York—from Daisy, so, after she had her lunch Dr. Crawford, who inclosed a draft —taking her basket and an inter - for a hundred and fifty dollars, the esting book --she went down to the amount of which remained, after margin of the lake, upon which paying all bills, from the sale of the grounds bordered, and settled her furniture. I herself in a cozy nook under the He advised her to deposit it in , shelter of a great rock which was some reliable savings bank, and al-; shaded by a magnificent maple. low the interest to accumulate for ! Under this same tree, but on a time of need—counsel which she the other side of the rock, there resolved to follow immediately up-; was a low rustic seat; but Esther or her return to the city. His let- • chose tho more secluded spot, where 'ter was very kind and friendly, sho would ho less liable to inter - tolling her that, ho should always ruption and where she could look feel u deep interest in her, and ask-' off upon the water. ing her to write him occasionally, I Taking nut her work, sho sewed and keep him posted regarding her with nimble fingers for over an welfare. 1 hour, when sho deeiheratoly folded The same mail brought her also the little garment, laid it, aside, a. small package, bearing a foreign and took up her book, in which she postmark.was soon deeply absorbed. Upon opening it she found al But Esther's rest had been broken short note from Donald Lancaster, during the previous night, and be - when her heart leaped and her face fore she realized that she was oven a circle of diamonds, also of groat! value. It. had been inclosed in a leaden case; this was put into al box and wrapped in heavy brown pas er. It was said to be the du -1 plicate of another in the possession of his lordship, and Goth were pre- cious heirlooms that had been in the ! family for several generations." •' \\'ell ! well ! this is almost like ar Arabian Nights' story !" Esther heard the other voice exclaim. "Yes, it certainly is romantic," was the reply ; "but it was a ter- rible blow to my ancestor to be re- garded as a rogue, and he swore that ho would search the city over to fti.d the horseman who hau passed through the forest on that fatal night. He spent months in his weary search, and at length, at a certain hotel, learned that a travel- ler on horseback. by the naino of Wellington, had put up there on the very evening of his unfortu- nate adventure. He had passed two days and nights there, and had registered as from Albany. So is Albany my relative wont, to search for his man ; but meantime he had removed from that place, and no one could tell him whither ho had gone. Still, he persevered, vowing that he would yet find and restore the twin ruby to a..s former master, until the purpose became a mania with him, and he lived fur nothing else. When he grew too old and feeble to keep up his quest, lie tried to ruake his son swear that he would devote his life also to the sante cause, and in case ho did not succeed, to pass the commis- sion on to future generations. My grandfather sed my father, how- ever„ being thrifty farmers, said they had no time to devote to any such nonsense, and 80 did not both - crimsoned with sudden joy. i drowsy, she had fallen fast asleep, er their heads with the affair. But St was written from Paris, and, • her book slipping from her hands I huve made up my mind that I will after telling her a tittle about the upon the ground besido her. renew tho search—it will be some - city and his trip, ho closed by ask-! The next she knew she was thing like hunting for a needle in int her acceptance of the "inclosed aroused by the sound of voices in a haystack, I suppose; but l'in not trifle, for old acquaintance sake." earnest conversation upon the other The "inclosed trifle" was a lovely side of the rock. ring set with a cluster of three for-; She sat up, rubbing her eyes and get -ane -nuts, with a tiny diamond yawning, while she wondered if she glistening iu the heart of each. i could manage to slip away without "Oh, how perfectly lovely of being observed, as she had no de - him I" Esther exclaimed, with sire to become an eavesdropper to gleaming eyes, as she slipped the conversation not intended for her retty circlet upon her finger and ears. not need it to keep me from forget-! sharp breath, a startled look leap- I scornful retort. I will r ever p - y over and above fond of work, and if I should be so lucky as to come across that leaden case and its oonteuts, during some of my rov- ings, my fortune would be made." "Then if you should find it you have no idea of searching out and returning it to its rightful owner r' "Not if I know myself --1-d not regarded it admiringly ; "but, I did But suddenly she drew in a quick, be such a ninny as that, was the ting him—I can never forget him; ed into her great eyes, her face it might ho better if 1 could," she grew rigid and white as she caught concluded, with quivering lips. ;the following sentences: Then, breaking down utterly, she! "Yes, sir, you may smile and covered her face with her hands sneer, but it's rt fact, and 1'd give and sobbed as if her heart would a thousand dollars this very day if burst. I could got hold of that twin ruby; She knew that she loved Donald it is worth a fortune." Lancaster with the one great pas- "Pooh! I don't believe it is any- sion of her life; but, feeling this thing more than a legend." love to bo hopeless, the future seem- "Well, scout the story if you like ed to hold no promise for ser—it —call it a legend or romance, if you seemed like booking out upon a please; but it all happened just as dreary desert, with no verdure or I have told it—my grandfather was bloom to break or brighten tho mo- commissioned to carry that precious notonous waste. stone to his master's ladylove." At length, controlling her grief, Esther had now lost all desire to sho aroso and went to the glass, leave her retreat. where sho studied her face long and The words to which she had just critically. listened held her spellbound, for "I am an awful homely girl," she sho believed that she was about to said. at last. ''I am so tall and learn the secret of that wonderful thin, and this stoop in my shoulders jewel in her possession. makes nie very awkward. My cheeks She felt that she was justified in aro hollow, toy, chin is sharp, my listening, if by so doing she would eyes aro too big for my face, and be enabled to restore to its right• - this great amass of hair, which Mrs. C'ushman insists that I must do up, makes me look top-heavy. I ain not quite so sallow, though — my complexion is really getting quite clear since I have had to stay in the house so much; and, truly, the expression of my mouth isn't bad, now that my teeth are getting in- ti; shape. I wonder," she continu- ed, reflectively, "if 1 should grow ,lump and round, like Madge, if I could manage to stand erect, and dress in style, whether I should ever be anything but 'a fright' : Oh, dear, why do some people have everything—wealth. beauty and every wish gratified --while others have nothing 1" Poor Esther ! It really seemed as if fate had been especially unkind to her, thus far on nfe's journey ; but this same knotty problem has, fir ages. perplexed older and wiser heads than hers. But she was not given to dwel- ling morbidly upon her trials. and, err leng, sho had cheerfully resum- es' her duties with all her accustom- ed faithfulness. A day or two later, however, she procured a book upon physical cul- ture, and rising an hour earlier every morning, she put into vigor- ous practice the instructions which she found recorded therein, and which resulted, before long, in pro- ducing a marked change in her per- sonal appearance. Her form became more erect, her chest began to expand, while the country life, the clear, bracing mountain air, the nourishing diet, soon manifested their beneficial re- sults in a decided gain of flesh and la perfect health. And thus the summer slipped by, almost uneventfully, until the last of the season drew on apace, and Mrs. Cushman began to talk of a return to her city home. One day the whole family were invited to join a picnic with some friends, who lad planned to spend it upon a certain lovely island in the lake. lather was not supposed to be a member of the family. and therefore was not included in the invitation. She d41 not regret the omission, however, for she was veru glad to have a day to herself. and yet there weft [;tars oven site felt exceeding. stone from its setting, and sell each ono separately to the highest bid- der. Why! I should have an in- dependent fortune!" A skeptical laugh followed this as- sertion. "You'd bo better off in the end to go to work for day wages, ac- cording to my way of thinking." "I'll bo if 1 will," was the angry response; "the world owes nee a living, and I'in going to have it, without soiling my hands. If 1 could only get track of the do- scendants of that family whore my great-grandfather traced to Al- bany---" "What was the name?" inquired the narrator's companion. "Wellington—I've been hunting Wellingtons in every city and town I've been in for the last ten years." "Who was the lord who owned the jewels, and how happened he to be making love to a lady in this country 1" "He met the girl in his own coun- {+++++++++.+++++.++++++' ♦ 4 i he arm I +++♦i++++++++++♦++++++ STRAW IS V.aLUAB1.E. Our fathers dumped the straw almost anywhere. If they even thought of the conservation of forces, certainly straw did not figure as a factor therein. It was just as valuable then as now fur feeding purposes and yet seldom was it judiciously combined with the winter's hay for forage. To- day we are as careful of its preser- vation as wo are of hay, even though we may have no opportunity to ship it. to paper mills. It is safe to say that oat or rye straw when properly cut and cured, is equal to ono -third or one-half the satno quantity of hay. This should no longer bo regarded as a by-product, but as a source of income. And now that we aro coining more and more to cut oats in the green, it Hill be seen how important is this bulky crop to the farmer. It may be fed as hay, or turned into silage, cut or uncut. The use of green oats is hardly yet out of the experimen- tal stage, but enough is well known to warrant the caution. Do not wait for the kernel to harden be- fore cutting. With the kernel in the milk and only the faint hint of yellowing stalk is the time for har- vesting. Chemical tests have de- suonstrated this. • HORSE RATIONS. Some valuable information has come to hand regarding the feed- ing of horses. A Yorkshire (Eng.), stud of 240 horses, used for draft purposes, have been kept for a long period. at moderate cost. Tho stud has not been troubled by colic, and ailments of any kind have been very fcw. On an average, not more than two horses per week were unable t work, and this is an unusually finial' number in so large a stud. The horses in question were fed a weekly ration of 56 pounds of oats, 14 pounds of maize, and 49 pounds of bran. An ordinary day's ration was about as follows: 18 pounds of hay, 8 pounds of oats, 2 pounds of maize and 7 pounds of bran. Eight ptninds of peat muss was used for litter. These rations were mixed at home, as it was found that, if blen- ded by the manufacturers, they could not be relied upon; maize, especially, being cheaper, was used to excess. Maize in quantity is fattening, and not desirable for draft horses. One highly lauded purchased food was found to be 65 per cent, maize. GREEN F FIT,D. It, will pay any dairyman or stock- man in good bard cash to provide now, if he has not already done so, against a possible shortage of pas- ture in midsummer. The ideal sup- plement for scant pasture is about ten feet of silage, along wit.[ a field of alfalfa. Both together is bet- ter than either alone, although, un- less one has a large herd, be may require to feed onlysilage while silage isbeing usedto avoidspot - Small Investors Can Obtain an Excellent First flortgage Investment to Yield Then, 5 PER CENT. INTEREST. Full Particulars f=orwarded oo Request. fEMILIUS JARVIS & CO., - BANKERS McKt1NON Bt1LUINU, TORONTO. sonie acid will dissolve then[ in quantity sufficient to supply the demands of the crop. In buying bond meal, select that which is fin- est, and that which when rubbed under a knife blade, will nut mani- fest the presence of sand. Bones now are seldom ground in their fresh state. They aro generally steamed, to remove tho oil, which is really injurious to the meal, and is valuable to the soap boiler. Fre- quently ro- quently the steaming is extended to the point of removing the greater part of the gelatine, for the manu- facture of glue. That renders too bones brittle and capable of fur - TOLD BI' THE CIRCUS MAN filE t: IA %'1 i1ROi1 bit IR.t+.'K IN I'ONU RLCOI.L1:t 1lON. l sect Fine Sheets for HenilLetchie and Was Greatly Plea"ed 11 lib Them. "You know,' said the circus wan "tho gicat giant, big es Le _ _ was, was a very dainty man; he liked fine, well made clothes and nice shoes and good linen, and one thing that he was very particular about was his handkerchiefs. "In those days, y•,u remember, or Tho visit of throe Core -an court 1 guess you don't, but 1 can tell ladies to Japan is an indication of you, it was the fashion for men to the striking changes that have re- carry their handkerchiefs tucked in salted from the Japanese occupa- their outside breast coat pocket with tion of the Hermit Kingdom. Two a corner sticking out, and that's the years ago there were no fewer than way the giant always carried his 1,800 ladies in waiting, now there and you can imagine what size are only 100, says the London Tole- corner he used to have sicking out graph. of his pocket to have it in pauper This wholesale reduction natur- tion. ally created consternation, and "Hm—m. It makes me laugh to there was touch lamentation among think of the giant's handkerchiefs. That's ono thing we didn't think of when he first carne to us and we bought him a lot of handkerchiefs of the usual size. "'Whnt's this?' says the giant the first time he ver tried to use them. WOMEN OF COIIEtN COURT. Reduction in Their Number --In- fluence 'They Once Exerted. nishing a very fire meal with a high those whose services were dispcns- per cent. of phosphate; but it acts ed with. Their lot however, does more lowly than meal from un- not seem to - have lot, altogether steamed bones. enviable. It appears that it has _ _ been the custom to take girls into LESS WORK, *MORE CRIME. The Year 1904 Was a Black Year for Scotland. The year 1908 was rather a black one in Scotland, for crimes of many kinds increased. In tho an- nual report of the Prison Commis- sioners for Scotland, issued recently as a blue -book, it is stated that in 1903 the number of commitments of ordinary prisoners during the year was 62,192, as increase of about 1,- 000 on the previous year. There was also a rise in the daily average number of ordinary prisoners. This number reached 2,762, a figure which is beyond any of the rtcord- ed averages for the last 55 years. The commissioners cannot offer .ny explanation of this increase. Judging from past experience, the average should have been lower than usual, in view of the fact that trado and industry were reported to bo depressed during the year. It is the commissioners' experience that when trade is good and the demand for labor is great, crime tends to increase. Commitments to prison in Scot- land are much more numerous than in England. The comparison for the year 1907 was:—Scotland, 12.54 per 1,000; England, 6.03 per 1,000. The commissioners state their be- lief o- lief that if some method more rea- sonable and effective than simple fine or imprisonment were adopted in dealing with the numerous cases o[ drunkenness, and of other of- fences where inebriety was the cause, the difference between the number of imprisonments in the two countries would be touch de- creased. They are glad to know that steps are being taken by the Government in tho direction indi- cated, and that inquiries aro being made into t' e working of the inebri- ates acts, with the view to their fel owner the property in her keep -try, where she had been travelling, amendment at an early date. ing. and thus relieve herself of aThe overage length of sentence burdensome responsibility. and Followed her here, according to imposed on ordinary prisoners dur- "Humph ! I should say the mas- any relative's story, and his name q ing the year under report was 17.8 ter was an idiot to trust such was— Hark ! what was that?" 1 days. There were 139 sentences of "That" was the sharp snapping ing or deterioration of the exposed penal servitude during the year. valuable stones the hands 'ofo his of a lifeless stick upon which Es- layer from day to day. if he can- valet,"she heard ono of rho voices Out of the 65,000 who have been , remark, with a contemptuous in- thea had trodden, as startled be- not have both, he may choose silage is tho prisons during some part of ttection. the court from'tho age of 10, and thenceforth throughout the whole "You see it was so small iu pro - Period of their natural lives they portion that it dropped down into were never allowed to leave the the bottom of his pocket and be precincts of the palace, so that they had to reach in deep and fish arounu lived iu absolute ignorance of the outside world. Tho few who accompanied the Emperor on his recent tour gave evidence of the timidity which hail ,resulted from their long confine- ment, for they could hardly be per- suaded to enter the train, awl they finally did so with manifest tit'pt- dation. Hitherto the influence of these for it and it wasn't touch use to him either and of course was saw right away that those handkerchiefs wouldn't do and so we HAD SOME MADE for him about three times the usual size and those he said would do though he always %visited we'd had 'em made a little bigger and then ladies at court has been very great. ono winter when tho show was in Having constant access to the ear winter quarters a queer thing of the Sovereign, on the ono hand, happened. and being, on the other, accessible ''The laundress we had for the tt' all the intriguing influencos that washing at the headquarters house prevailed in the unwholesome at- was a nice old lady but a little ntosphero of the court, their power testy, and what with the work for exceeded even that of Ministers of the giant ant all it used to keep State her pretty busy and one day when lie went to his bureau the giant found he had no haudkerrlitefs, and he was no picker or kigker, he didn't go growling to the old lady Mary—that was the laundress --but he did go to the old man lend say to him pleasantly that he seemed to be out of handkerchiefs. "'All right,' says the old man '1'11 see Mary about it,' and he did and Mary didn't say anything ack to the old man, but she says to solf, 'I'll fix the giant all right. I'll give him some handkerchiefs 1 right now.' '•\\'o'd just got in a bunch of supplies of one sort and another for house use and in this bunch there was a lot of fine new sheets, and what Mary did was to go to the storeroom and get half a dozen of these sheets and then she gets the "Oh, of course, be didn't tell him, at the tiruo, what ho was send- ing to the lady. He merely gave loins the package—a common -look- ing thing, wrapped in brown paper --simply telling him to deliver It into the hands of the girl. and no ono else, and bring him back an answer. My ancient relative was an honest man, and when, on pass- ing through the forest of which 1 have spoken, he was attacked by two robbers, his first thought was to save, if possible, t.ta master's property. So, as he ran, he tossed it under a huge oak tree, thinking ue could easily come back and End it, if he escaped his pursuers ; while, if he wore overtaken with it in his possession he would be sure to be robbed of it. He then made straight for the river, into which he leaped, and so outwitted the rogues, who, after discussing his dating plunge and the burdens upon it: for a few moments, went their way, and left hint to his fate. Twenty (Irons income .... £:G, ,•�0 yond measure by hearing the man give utterance to her own name, she crept forth from her place of concealment in the hope of steal- ing away unseen by keeping the rock between herself and the men who were conversing upon the other side of it. (To be continued.) ('fit' 01' LANDLORDS. Large Estate t11 be 'old Reiause of Higher Taxation. Sir Robe't I'eel has decided to sell all but the mansion and 3,000 acres of tho historic Drayton Man- or estate, Taniworth, England, somo 11,000 acres in all, because of the burden of land taxation and tho fear of heavier burdens with the budget. Sir Robert gives the following statment of his income, minutes after ho emerged from his enforced bath, crawled up the bank and retraced his steps to the slot where he had dropped his package. Just as he reached the oak he heard a horseman galloping away toward the city. Ho sought for his parcel for over an hour. It could not be found. Tho next morning he re- turned to the spot, and spent the entire clay in an equally fruitless search, and finally came to the con- clusion that the rider of the night previous must have been a witness to what had occurred. and having secured the package, had made off with it. In great distress of mind, he returned to his master and con- fessed his loss, when, to his con- sternation, he learned the value of the gift with which he had been in- trusted. He was, of course, dis- charged on the spot, while he knew that his master would always sus - poet him of baring at least been an accomplice In the theft of the won- derful ruby. It was worth an al- most fabulous slots and was set in which Property, land and income Local rates . .. .. „ .... Tithes .... ... .. Upkoep of buildings, etc .. Jointure to mother .... .. 1,250 430 315 6,000 3,000 Ile caleulated that his real re- turn was only 1„ per eent., instead of 3;.', or 3%. By the proposed sale there would he a raving of 2'; to 3 per cent. in the upkeep of the estate. This was proved by the re- cent sale of Lancashire property, by which the estate ons relieved of £700 a year in taxes. The land he now proposed to sell would Vivo the estate £7,000 a year. By his action his income would be increas- ed by somt £15,000. which was bound to make itself felt in the fu- ture of the district. "I am sure.'' he said, "many land -owners will follow suit., because I have spoken to a great tnany ; they will disso- ciate t omselves from the land rind invest their money in consols, r cent. tain." i❑ preference to alfalfa, on account t•f the greater convenience in feed- ing, although the latter is better to keep up the milk flow, and bet- ter for the well-being of the cattle. It is perhaps just as well not to feed silage the year round, on ac- count of the acid it contains. Where ono has neither alfalfa nor silage, he should sow now fton ono to live acres of peas and oats, in several successive sowings, near the build- ings, to bo cut green for feeding before the new corn crop comes on. Three bushels to the acro of a mix- ture of half and half, or two bush - ds oats to one of peas, will turn c.0 a lot of feed, and, if not all re- quired for feeding green, the sur- plus may be cured as hay, or allow- ed to ripen its grain. — Farmers' Advocate. FARM NOTES. Do not allow yourself to bo drawn into any grain, cereal, copper or !lining stock of any kind. Very few indeed realize any thing from this source outside the promoters. How to keep more stock, to make more manure in order to fertilize more fields, and raise more grain. and hay on fewer acres—in a word, how to make more money without the expenditure of more labor or tho impoverishment of the farm, is the question which is constant- ly before the thinking farmer. A dwelling -place should be made n home in every sense of the word. The grounds immediately surround- ing the house and beyond should be made attractive and lovely to those who live right on the spot. Rut wo must think of others. too. We want to please our visitors, friends and neighbors, and in fact everyone who passes by. 1t is rightly a matter for personal pride that our surroundings be made to speak our appreciation of tho beau- ties of Nature. Though the phosphates in raw bane meal are insoluble in pure water, yet water charged with car - the year, 4,000 have been punish- ed for offences against discipline. Tho cost for maintenance of an or- dinary prisoner has been at the rato of £20 13s per annum; of a convict, x'36 lOs 4d; of a criminal lunatic or inohriate, 1144 4a 9d. During tho year 383 melee and 28 females were added to the list in the "habitual criminal" regis- ter. THiII'I'Y YEARS 01' CR1M1:. ELUDING THE LIGHTNING. Though it is impossible to avoii the danger of being struck by lightning altogether, these few re- commendations may, with advant- age, be borne in mind: Avoid fireplaces. Lightning often enters by the chimney, on account of the internal coating of soot—one of the bodies for which ligntning evinces a preference. For the same reason, avoid metals, gildings, and mirrors, on account of their quicksilver. The best place is the middle of the room, unless there should bo a lamp or chandelier hanging from the ceil- ing. The less contact with walls or floor the better; and the safest place—were it possible to arrange it —would be in a hammock, suspend- ed by silken cords, in the middle stepladder—she always had to use - a stepladder to get up to his top bureau drawer --and in the corner of this drawer, where the giant kept his handkerchiefs, she laid in those Man Who ilas Spent Half a Life - Time in Prison. Tall, with whiteish hair and a slightly bent figure, a man who ap- peared at London (England) Ses- sions was proved to have had a re- markable criminal record. Giving the name of Thos. Lander, G0, and describing himself as a clerk, ho pleaded guilty to stealing a coat and a pair of gloves in the East End. Superintendent Walker, of the Manchester police, produce(' the prisoner's criminal history, and proved the following convt. tions at the places mentioned: 1977—Ten days' and one month's imprisonment at Jedburgh. 1878 —Five months, at Dundee. 1979 --Nine mouths at Kirkcud- bright. 1880 --Eighteen months at Mor- peth. 1832—Twelve months at Aberdeen. 1483—Five years' penal servitude at the Old Bailey. 1988 --Nine months, at Edinburgh. 1889—Five years, at Edinburgh. 1893—Three years, at the Old Bailey. 1897—Three years, at Edinburgh. 1900 --Four years, at Liverpool. 1901-- Five years. at Manchester. Prisoner's offences included theft. fraud and forgery and on one oc- casion there were as many as ten charges against hits. ile was re- leased on April 211.1. and new had a ticket -of -leave of nineteen nee -Aloe. 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"The next morning when tho giant went for a handkerchief that's what ice found in the handkerchief corner of his top bureau drawer, and when he had gut one of thein and rhaken it out he smiled. }lo i!eked it in his outside breast pocket, leaving a yard of it. more or Less, sticking out, and then he gees in to see the old man and yanks it out and shows hire the new handkerchief. " 'There," says he to the olll man, 'there's a handkerchief that's some- thing like. I don't exactly like the shape of it,' he says; 'you see it's made longer than it is et ander 1•e Feld it up for the old man to see ; 'but it's big enough,' he says, 'anyhow. Now, why cant 1 have a lot of handkerchiefs like that, only made square?' "'\\'hy, you can" says the old man. 'Certainly. Of course. Why not?' and he ordered a lot of. lem right away made square, and that's the sort of handkerchief that was Gig enough for him. "He was the greatest of all giants,' the old circus lean said, bringing him hack in sorrowing but admiring recollection, "there never was nnnther like hint. I wish you could have seen him." NOT TO RE 11. FF lie was regaling a hr crowd with the veracious stir\ shipwreck, and how he and hi mates had escaped on a raft, a after ninny exciting adventures had landed on a desert Mand. "And the beach of that there is- land," he said, impressively, "was red with lobsters.' "But," interposed the objection- able person who glories in spoiling a good story. "that won't do. Jack. Lobsters ain't red before they're boiled!" Jack was silent for a moment : it seemed that he had at last met his \\aterlee. But. anon, a smile lit up his Inc.'. "And who didn't know that hs asked scathingly of his persecutor. .*This 'ere wag a %•,lrtni'• island and, of t,,urse, the w.'tet •rani ad biling hot!" J 1 4