Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1909-09-02, Page 6111 Ullexpeeted Coiifossioll; Or, The Story of Miss Percival's Early Lite. CHAPTER XX. The astonished girl turned a blank, white face upon her com- panion, as he made. the startling proposal recorded in the last chap - tor. "Will you marry me, my child • Mr. Irving had questioned, looking into her wondering eyes with a grave seriousness that bespoke the sincerity of his purpose. "My gold friend," he continued, a hen he saw that she was unable to utter a word in reply just then, 'I know that I have startled. you. I told you, you remember, that I was going to put your friendship to another test, and you little rea- lized how rashly you were promis- ing to give yourself away when you said you were ready to serve mo in any way. But, seriously, Es- ther, I am evry much in earn st af:out this. The property, white, has fallen to rno is mine, to do with as 1 like. There is an estate, besides a handsome income, that will make you independent for life. You need toil no longer for your own support; you can go to school --as I have heard you wish so many times—for as long as you like; you can have every advantage, make yourself as accomplished as you will, then take your position in the world and live as you choose. I must do something with this pro- perty before I go. I have no rela- te es, save my brother, who, hav- ing already proved himself so un- worthy, would only squander it, and bring dishonor upon our name. l oould bequeath it to some public charity, it is true; but that I do not wish to do. I want it to re- main what it is—a beautiful home, and to know that some one, whore 1 respect and esteem and who will cherish a friendly feeling toward me, will live there and enjoy it 1 could leave it to you, independ- ent of the formality of marriage; but in that case there is a liabil- ity that my will might be contest- ed by my brother, and much trou blo made for you. But if you be- come my wife—if you have a legal right to bear my name, no one can annoy you, or tako your wealth from you. Esther, what do you say Now the hot color, wave on wave, surged the girl's nock, cheek and brow. Her eyes were downcast, and she trembled visibly with nerv- ous excitement. It was such at unprecedented proposition. her breath was fair- ly taken away, and she was speech less, from mingled amazement and embarrassment. She had not once dreamed toward a hat all this confidential talk was tending, and now she shrank, sen- sitively, from becoming the recipi- ent of such a heavy obligation from one who was a comparative stran- ger ; while the thought of becoming his wife was absolutely paralyzing. 'Why! 1 did not knew-- I did not think," she at last began falter- ingly, to break the awkward sil- ence that followed his last ques- tion. ' i know you did not once sus. .a my purpose in relating so much of my history to you," Mr. Irving quietly observed, to give her still more time to recover herself, "but, having conceived it, of course, I wanted you to know my past. And 1 have been studying your character also, Esther, ever since you begun to care for me so kindly during my recent illness. 1 have found you to be a pure, true, noble girl ; you have strong pur- poses --high aims; you aro honest. sincere and generous. I know that ahatover wealth was intrusted to u, you would use wisely. Besides, Ioowe you my life ----yea, more; for you have saved me an eternity of remorse—have saved mo from going into the presence of the woman I loved with the stain of a great crime upon my soul. I had become so embittered. by my unhappy ex- periences, that I was ready to curse all hur•lanity. and e% en deny the existence of any overruling 1►owcr, a hen you came like a sunbeam of hope to me and kindled anew my uniting faith. You have taught me that " ' 'Tis only noble to Kind hearts are more nets, And simple faith tha blood.' " be good ; than coro- n Norman "Oh, Mr- Irving: you surely oyes. rate the little that I have cjonc 7" Esther hero interposed, with a de- precatory gesture. "I do not," he earnestly returned and with visible emotion. "If you could but know how your gentle- ness, patience and cheery pre -once have sweetened these. my Inst clays on earth you would not sie nk �o i;lightin ' f our effort. and fou were r .slightest ebli- a poor pci,•1 "No, dear," he iuterposed, gent-. ly, '•your honest, conscientious heart could never have conceived such an idea. The plan is urine, and, in according to it you will simply be gratifying the wish of a dying mato who desires that his home may be occupied b) those who will appreciate it, and his wealth preserved from wasteful and un- worthy people. Now say yes, my child ; then we will have everything quietly settled at once, and toy mind will be at rest. Hero, put your hand in 'nine, and tell me that you will give it to me, for the little time that I amu to stay here," he concluded, us he extended his palm to her. She lifted a tearful glance to him --the bright drops g.rttoring upon her long dark lashes. She was trembling, too. for she was deep- ly moved iu view of the decision re- quired ef her. She studied his face intently for a full minute; then she quietly laid her hand in his and murmured tremulously: "If you think it is right—if you are sure it is best, I will do as you wish." "I know it is right ; I am confi- dent it is best, dear," he said, as his fingers closed firmly over hers. Then taking a little box from the table beside hint, ho opened it, and taking from it u beautiful ring sot with asimple glittering stone of great value, ho slipped it upon tho third finger of her left hand. "This was my mother's engage- ment ring, Esther," ho observed, in a reverent tone, "and it. shall also be the seal to our betrothal. You may know in what esteem I hold you, from the fact that I give you this jewel, which has always been very sacred to mo. I have also her wedding ring, and with r you, too, shall be wed." Esther's lips quivered and her heart beat with almost audible pul- sations as she listened to this. Tho next moment, unable to lon- ger control her emotions, she had bowed her head upon their clasped hands and burst into tears. "I'm afraid I am not worthy, it seems such a groatresponsibility," she murmured, brokenly. Hor companion smiled, and there was a very tender light in his eyes, as he gently laid his free hand up- on her bowed head. "That very thought is a better proof to me of your worthiness than any other to which you could have given expression," ho said, in a graitfied tone. "Now, dear," he continued, as ho released her, "wipe those tears and do not al- low yourself to be burdened by the fear of care or responsibility, for I have no idea of permitting you to wear any yoke. Your future is to be as bright as plenty of money and good counsel can make it. My friend King will be hero presently ; he is an attorney—tea roan among a thousand for sound judgment ar:d integrity, and he is to be my ad ministrator. I could not leave you and your affairs in better hands, and you may safely rely upon h,:a in every emergency. As I said be• fore, he knows and approves of my intentions, and to save time he has been preparing the documents nee essary to put them into execution. I knew, if I failed to secure your consent, they could easily be de. stroyed. Ah ! he is coining now. I hear his voice in the hall below," Mr. Irving concluded, as he turned i.n expectant face ''ward the door. A moment or two later there came a tap upon it. "Conte in," said the invalid, while Esther sat erect and hastily wiped the tears from her cheeks, and the next instant the gentle- man, whom sho had admitted the previous evening, entered the room. Ho was a fine-looking gran of be- tween thirty and forty, of medium height, broad -shouldered and stal- wart of frame, with an honest face, a genial eye, and a smile that at once attracted Esther and won her implicit confidence. "Ah, Bert, I am glad to have you back," said Mr. Irving, greet- 'na him with n smile of welcome. "You will be glad to know that I have succeeded in my project; and now allow me to .introduce to you my affianced wife, Miss Esther Wel- lington. Miss Wellington, Mr. Humbert King." The lawyer bowed with courtly grace, as he greeted the beautiful girl, and warmly shook tho hand sho extended to him, his keen eyes sweeping her face and figure at a single glance. "She is like a young queen; she will make a glorious woman, one of these days. It is a thousand pit- ies that ]fuss cannot live to see her reign in his home," was his trental comment, while he ver'rally express- ed his pleasure in meeting her and his gratification over the fact that his friend had gained her consent to his wishes. (To be continued.) your living at the same time. Now have I made you understand why I wish to make you some return ? You have become like a dear young sister to me, and, as such, since you aro alone in tho world, I would like to guard you, as much as pos- sible, from the annoyances and vicissitudes of life. This desire and II� the determination to preserve my I ir;lteritance from being squandered have prompted the to ask you to be- come my wife. and thus have thrown around you the protection of an honored name, together with ample means." "But it does not seem right --I should feel like a usurper," Esther exclaimed, a troubled expression on her young faco. "Pray do not allow such a thought to disturb you for a mo- ment," Mr. Irving returned, smil- ing kindly upon her. "I have grown very fond of you, my child, during those last few weeks, and could I but live to manage my own affairs I should ask you to allow me to adopt you as my daughter, and try, in a fatherly way, to make your future brighter than it might otherwise bo. In proposing to you to go through the legal form of be- coming my wife, I have no wish to fetter you in the slightest degree. You will simply bear my name, to seal your right to my fortune, and you are to be as free as you aro now in all other respects, even though I should linger on for some weeks yet. It is only to secure you against all future annoyance that I suggest it at all. Now, Esther. tell me that you will grant. my re- quest," he concluded, appealingly. Still the girl did not reply. She sat with averted face, scarlet cheeks and heaving bosom. She was almost appalled by the thought of having a fortune thrust upon her in such a way—of mount- ing at a single bound from the depths of poverty to tho topmost wave of affluence, so to speak —to have her future made so smooth and attractive—to be able to gratify all her craving for learning and cul- ture, and have it also in her pow- er to do all the good she wished for others. Oh, it was an outlook that was almost bewildering 1 But dare she accept it by becoming a wife'? Had she any moral right to marry this dying man for his money, especi- ally when her heart was given to anotherI She loved Donald Lancaster with a love so intense—so deep-seated that she knew she could never en- tertain an atom of wifely affection for any other man; and now, since learning within the last hour that Donald could never be anything to her—that ho was pledged to an other, she had told herself that she should live out her life alone. Then why, since the hopes which were stirred within her during that short, blissful half hour spent with him that morning had been so ruthlessly destroyed, why should she not avail herself of Mr. Iry- ing's desire to give her his inheri- tance 1 She would regard it. as a sacred trust—she would preserve his name spotless, and dispense his wealth as nearly iu accordance with his wish- es as would be possible. And, oh' it would be such a relief not to have to work. "Front early morn till dewy eve" for the little that sho was able to earn—not to be obliged to come in contact with supercilious people, submit to their rude treatment and cater to their arbitrary demands. She was peculiarly sensitive in some respects, and she shrank from contact with these women of the so- called "upper crust,' who always n•ade hor feel the great social dis- tance between them. "Esther. I am waiting for your decision,'' gravely observed Mr. living, breaking in upon these re- flections. - Then he leaned forward and tried to study her downcast face, a start- led expression creeping into his 03 es. "But possibly, dear. you are nut free to give me the answer I de- sire. I had not once thought of that until this moment," he said, a trifle unsteadily. ' Perhaps you are already pledged to sante one whom you love---" "No; oh, no 1 ' Esther exclaimed, a siyid scarlet mounting to her brow, yet with a note of keen pain in her tones, "I am pledged to no one ; I am free-- free to do as 1 like." "Then will you do as I wish 7 Will yon merry me to day. lather 7" ..Today !" -Yes. the ,,loner the better,- he gravely answered. ' Oh, do you think I aught to she cried, almost wildly. ''It 'a'ea1a such 'snc•h a tnereeuary:ding to toil for do---" l.1VEI) 94 YEARS 1N a INE HOl'SE The death has occurred at Braun- ton at the ago of 91 of G. P. Hart- noll, who had been church warden of St. Brannock's Church. Braun- ton. for fifty years. He was born to the house in which he died and had only dept away two nights dur- ing the whole of his life. .\ loafer may some people, but paid for it. ke a hit with le doesn't get McKendry's Fall and Winter Style Book The daintiest hats you ever saw, the very latest styles, and at prices which cannot be equalled anywhere in Canada. At great expense this book has been prepared for our out -of town cus- tomers. It contains lovely hall -tone drawings of the rno,t a;,l r,,y d 1 lata to be worn doing the fall and winter season, suitable for ai.y ai;e burn } tot to matron. Thousands of Iaries in every part of Canada 1,,vr proven the excellence of our work, and at tl;e mtune have made a must sa:b- etatrtial saving in pi, P. I h�saliste of customers u gruff ing each season. You should Le on the list. Write to -day as the demand for our "Style McKendry's "The Horne of the Hal Beautiful" Book" is t'ery great. \� ' McKendry's Limited 226 - 228 Yonge Street Toronto, Ont. f t+++++♦ tt +++++•+t f ++ ♦+ tTheFrm FEED FOR PIGS. In Bulletin No. 73 of the Mon- tana Experimental Station, 1)r. Lindfield gives the results of sev- eral interesting experiments in pig -feeding. This bulletin is sum- marized as follows: (1) Experiments 2 and 6 are il- lustrations of the economy of feed- ing young pigs, when they receive the proper ration. In experiment 2, pigs averaging 35 pounds in live weight gained an average of 1-2 pounds per day, and put the ono pound of gain at a food cost of 3.5 cents. In experiment 6 pigs aver- aging 90 pounds gained .92 pounds per day, at, an average cost of 3.62 cents per pound. (2) Peas make a more efficient hog feed than does barley, but be- cause of tho greater cost of the peas tho barley makes a more eco- nomic ration. (3) A ration of gain, with skim milk as a supplemental food when fed to hogs gave: First the most rapid gains, and second, the most economical gains, but took second place to tankage a9 an efficient ration. (4) A ration of gain with tank- age as a supplement food came sec- ond in rate of gain, but first in ef- ficiency ration. Because of the high cost of tankage, it makes an expensive ration when fed in tho proportions given in these tests. (5) Hoots as a supplement food also make a valuable addition to the ration, conning next in value to skim milk and tankage. (6) Clover or alfalfa fed as hogs will eat it, together with a grain ration, improves materially the rapidity of the gain and the feed- ing. (7) In these tests the hogs fed grain aloud made economic gains but tho lowest daily gains, and on the average the most expensive gains were made on such a ration. (8) Hogs fed a half grain ration on clover and half alfalfa pasture made, in proportion to the grain fed much faster gains a',rl much ( buy stock to fend for the butchers as it does to purchase a stock of merchandise. It is natural for hogs to root. They find things in the ground that their systems need. Hogs do better when permitted to live na- turally. Do not allow farni stock to tramp around beehives, for they oftendis- turb the bees, and cause them to fill themselves unnecessarily with honey, frequently producing dysen- tery, and death will be the result. If horses or colts have worms, try feeding them raw potatoes, thinly sliced. You will probably have to mix the potatoes in grain at first to get the horses to eat thein. A few raw potatoes each week are good for a horse at any time. If permitted to follow their own inclination, clucks will hasten to the ponds and streams beforo they have laid, and drop their eggs wherever they chance to bo. Tho eggs thus become chilled and will not hatch well. Confine them to the yard or house until theiy have been fed and have deposited their eggs. Every farmer will concede that it costs no more to feed and care for c. good horse, or good animal of any kind, than a cheap and unsaleable scrub, yet mol,' will go on breed- ing and raising such horses as will only sell at plug prices when they could as easily and cheaply raise an animal that will sell readily at any time after maturity and at a profitable price. The mistake made in raising pigs, too often, is the radical change !made in their diet at weaning time. Weaning should be an evo- lution, not a revolution, of their habits. They should be early taught to eat slop made of mid- dlings and skimmed milk, or a mix- ture of middlings and cornmeal. By the time they are ready to wean they should be getting two-thirds their living from the feed trough. Pigs stunted at weaning time will never make the hogs a steady growth would have made. When bees really require atten- tion give it to them and then quit. Do not tinker and fuss with them every day. Every time bees are dis- turbed it takes then' two or three hours to get settled down again to the natural order of things and to gathering honey. Sometimes when more ecereenic gains thee those their hive has been hastily taken fed a full grain ration. (9) The central thought in these tests is that some supplement food is necessary in feeding a (~rain ra- »part, and combs taken out and handled, they will be more or less confused for a whole day. If from a desire to study pec habits and tion to hogs if the most rapid eco- ways, it seems necessary to handle nomio gains are to be had. them, select one or more colonies For conditions in Montana the value of the Fupplentent food is: First, skim milk ; second roots; third tankage; fourth pasture; fifth, clover and alfalfa. THE USE OF HEN MANURE. The following suggestions con ceruing the use of hen manure are worth consideration at this Feaou Ly all so fortunate as to have a supply of this valuable fertilizer : There are two general methods of using hen manure -One is to put it on grass land as soon as it is taken from the house, the other to mix it with chemicals into a ferti- lizer. Some also use hen manure for corn and potatoes by scattering it in tho hill or drill when plant- ing. Such men probably claim that the increased labor and cost of mixing the fertilizer would not pay them. Another class of farmers claim that this mixing is very pro- fitable. They keep the manure in a dry place through the winter. By dusting plaster or "floats" under the roots and in the shed the ma- nure is kept in hard. dry chunks. Early in spring this manure is crushed as fine as possible. This is usually done by spreading it on a hard floor, smashing it with a heavy spade or maul and sifting it through a coarse sieve. Just be- fore planting a mixture about like the following is made; 900 pounds sifted hen manure, 150 pounds ni- trate of soda. 750 pounds acid phos- phate and 300 pounds sulphate of potash. In some eases 250 pounds c f fine bone are used in place of an equal weight of the acid phos- phate. This cnmhination has given good results as a potato fertilizer. i.IVE STO('K NOTF,.$. It takes as tau 'h judgment to for this purpose and let the others alone. Rees stirred up until they are in a frenzy will not work, they will sometimes start to robbing. CURIOUS OLD LONDON CLUBS. "No Nose Club." Club," Things of "Hum ilum the Past. MONI{EY ENS Il1S LIFE PINED AWAY AFTER TH. DEATH OF ITS MASTER. Watched in Window for the Man Who Never Came—Would Not Touch Food. Grief over the death of Dr. Mo- noro S. Leech, of Chicago, caused tho suicide of the physician's pet monkey, which refused to touch food after its master died. Three years ago Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hartman of Irving Park made Dr. Leech a present of a baby monkey. Tho serious -faced animal grow am prospered under the care of the physician and his family. While it was friendly with Mrs. Leech and Miss Anna, the only daughter, Monk, as it was called, gave most of its affection to the physician. When I)r. Leech finally was taken ill, Monk took up its post at, tne sick bed and refused to leave. On the day the physician died it is de- clared by members of the family, the animal whimpered like a child. At the funeral Monk was perrnit- ted to look for the last time on the face of its dead master. With shrill, ALMOST HUMAN CRIES, The days of quaint and queer clubs are days of the past, says London Tit -Bits. We do not hear at present of a. "No Nose Club," or "Club of Beans," or a "Mart - Killing Club," whose titles are sug- gestive of the "Surly Club," whose object was the practice of contra- diction and of foul language, so that the members might not be wanting in impudence to abuse pas- sengers on the Thames; or of the "Man -Hunting Club," established once by young limbs of the law ; or of the "Lying Club," every tneni- ber of which was required to wear a blue cap with a red feather in it; or of the "Scatter -Wit Society,' consisting of wits; or of the "Huum- Dum Club," whose members were k say nothing till midnight; or of the "Two -Penny Club," a member ef which, if he swore, was to he kicked on the shins by the other members or of . the "Everlasting Club," which has not lasted long; or of the "Kit -Kat Club," known after its touts of "Old Cats and Young Kits," or of the "Beefsteak Club," of which the following amus- ing description was written by one of its illustrious members : Like Britain's island lies our teak, A sea of gravy hounds it : Shallots confusedly acatter.•,I n::r' e The rookwork that eur-o,,nd' it KINGS G0 HOUSE -HUNTING I.1Ntl EDWARD POSSESSES EMI i' 1'.1t..t,('ES. Moat Royalties 111%0 More Montes Tliau ',they Can l'ossiuly Lite 111. There is talk of 11r.: King a air- ing a residence at 11 ortn,ua. The place in gi.estion is Leach 'louse, tr.e pruperty of Major 1•.ustaco Loder, and is famous ter ite beauti- fui grounds, says t-earsuu's Weekly. tor the monarch of the greatest Empire on earth our King has cum- pat•atit ely few homes. .\omtually ho possesses eight palaces, namely Buckingham Palace, \\ indsor Castle, tat. James's Tulare, Kens- ington Palace, Hampton Court, Saudringnam, Balmoral, and holy - rood. But practically all his time is spout in only three of these homes. He ha sanother residence, a com- paratively small one, iu. the 15:o of \fight, Barton Manorwhich is renowned for its beautiful gar- dens. When this place first came into his possession it was 51111111 anti, comparatively speaking; incon.eui- eut. Extensive alterations were completed about a year ago, and in future His Majesty will make the placo his headquarters during Cowes Week. it clung to the casket and strong Lands were necessary to pull it away. All efforts to comfort and con- sole Monk were useless. Tho night following the funeral the erica of the monkey were heard by several neighbors in the block. When several days had passed and the monkey had not eaten, Mrs. Leech and her daughter rea- lized that the little animal was slowly taking its life. They called several friends of the family, but none of them could induce Monk to take nourishment. They even attempted to force food clown its throat, but it was much like tne saying that "you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink." "Doctor always used to como home at 4 o'clock in the afternoon," said Mrs. Leech, "and Monk was always at the front window watch- ing for him. It seemed as if the lit- ho fellow could tell time the same as a human being. The last thing Monk did was to ernwl feebly to the front room and take its old po- sition before the window. It she, there, and if I ever saw a look of ietclligence it was in that little monkey's eyes as it gazed longing- ly out of the window. "After the doctor's death we had to remove all of his pictures from the rooms because of Monk. When- ever it would seo a photograph . would seize it in its arms and cry and KING EDWARD'S FAVORITE. Of all King Edward's residences Sandringham is his favorite. Small wonder, for the place was pur- chased specially for him, and he has practically .made it from the beginning. 'l'nose who are old enough will remember what a iot of talk there was about the purchase of Sand- ringham, or Sand Deraiugham, as it was originally called. It was openly said that the place was a poor investment and that it would no‘er have been selected but, for the representations of Lord Palmers- ton, to whose wife's son it belong- ed. Werrington Park, in Cornwall, was first thought 4, and the Prince —as he was then—is believed to have preferred a Cornish to a Nor- folk residence. Osborne, which was left to the Kin byhis mother, he never was fon° of. Still, it was most goner. outs of His Majesty to make a gift of the palace to the nation, for he' might have sold it for a very large stun. White Lodge, the other Isle of Wig►it house, which came tee; , him at the sante time, he did dispose of. For every home which the King owns the Kai'tor has more than half- a -dozen. At his accession, ho came in for about forty-five palaces, castles, and hunting boxes iu vari- ous parts of his dominions. This number he has increaaed by pur- chase or by legacies to fifty-four. One of his latest acquisitions was the celebrated hunting lodge of Damsmuelile, a lovely place on a lake in 13randeuberg. Here is sumo of the fineat shooting in Europe, and His Imperial Majesty paid $600,000 for the place. Six years ago a charming villa at Arco, in the Tyrol, came to the Kaiser by the will of Herr Wilhelm Hildebrand, of (b erlitz. SOB LIKE A LITTLE CHILD. Whon we went to take it away Monk would fight desperately for its pos- session. "Whether anyone believes it or not, we know and our friends know Monk committed suicide because the love in its animal heart was •o groat that it could not bear to live without its master. It seemed to know Dr. Leech was going to die for soveral days before my hus- band's death. It would climb up on the bell and hold its car down to the doctor's mouth to listen for the breathing." Monk's attributes in life were a loving and affectionate disposition and a passion for bathing. It in• Fisted on having a bath every morn- ing, and if anyone forgot it the pet would go down to the basement of the house and turn on the water itself It also bad a rubber doll CZAR HOLDS THE RECORD. This gentlemnan also left his sov- ereign the comfortable sunt of $750,- 000 with which to keep tap the place. Kaiser Wilhelm is supposed to have sccretlfr purchased the island of Pilchelswerder, situated in a large lake a few miles west of Berlin, and contemplates building there. The idea is that the place should be made a sort of island fortress, where its owner could take refuge in case of a rising among his not very loyal citizens of Berlin. The Czar holds the record as palace owner. He probably could not tell you at a moment's notice quite how many dwellings call him roaster. They probably number ninety-three. Thirty-five thousand servants are their principal inhabi- tants, and of them all there are only thirty-two upon which their Royal master has so much as set c3 es. Tho Czar is more fortunate than his Royal brother of Italy. His civil list being the Inrgc•-t in the world, he can afford to keep up all these stately homes. When the present King of Itnly mine to the t:u•one, he found that his fm'teen lpalaces and country houses Pswal- owed two-thirds of his $3;,500,000. ile therefore proceeded to put up for sale more than half his houses. The palaces at (Ireton, Milan, and Palermo, together with half -a - dozer, great country houses. were that it bathed until most of the all disposed of. Even now he has rubber came off. It had a table of its own, ate with a knife, fork and 61•,tx,n, and otherwise conducted it- self as a well educated monkey. As monkeys are not permitted to he buried ;n cemeteries, the body of Monk was inteared in a little patch r,f woods e e.h c f Chicago. A re- gular coffin was used, with silver trimmings and flowers and the fam- ily declare, tbet the grave always shall he well oared tor. : •! .! r!, 6,000,000 people depend ,,i„•,, the sea for their eoitlhood. lett four great palaces, the Quirinal at Rome, and the palaces nt Turin, Venice and Naples. He also keeps the splendid model farm which his father purchased at Monza, near Milan. f "What makes you so late 1'' asked the boy's parent. "The teacher kop me in be ause I co 1tj n't find Mi oqw on the map of Europe,,. plied Johnny. "And no wont, you couldn't find Moscow.” retu sd his trate parent • "it was bu down years ago! It's an outs to treat a child ie that %%14 :-