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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1909-10-14, Page 6UP An Unexpected Confession; Or, The Story of Miss Percival's Early Life. C11.11'TEIt XXV.—(Cent'd) On receit ing the woinan's card, Eta her— who, at. Mr. King's sugges- tion, was putting her belongings in order to leave New York by the next steamer, which was to sail the following Wednesday, went down to the parlor, with some surprise, to ascertain her business with her. As she entered the room, Jlrs. Lancaster was positively startled by the girl's level:ne,s, to which she had never paid any heed before. Esther had put on a simple dress f black brilliantine, out of respect to Lord Irvington, and its somber color brought out the purity and richness of her complexion with al- most dazzling effect. It fitted her perfectly, thus showing her sym- snetrical figure to great advantage, while she came into the woman's presence with an unconscious grace, yet with a quiet self -posses - mon that astonished her visitor. "Good gracious! the girl is won- derfully attractive, as Marjorie maid," was Mrs. Lancaster's mental comment, as her critical glance swept the tall, straight figure from head to foot and brought a faint flush to Esther's cheeks. But aloud she remarked with a. lofty air: "I have called, Miss Wellington, to stake a little change in that or- der of aprons which I sent to you a while ago ; I suppose it is not ton late." "Oh, no; they are hardly begun yet, and any suggestion you may wish to make can easily be carried out," Esther obligingly replied. "Thank you," said Mrs. Lan- caster, coldly. "And there is an- other matter which I would like to speak with you about -I saw you walking on ono of the uptown streets with my son, the day before yesterday, did I not?" "Yes, madam," and now the faint flush became two spots of searlet ; the midnight eyes began to burn with a dazzling light. "May I inquire how that hap- pened, Miss Wellington ?" "Certainly," Esther calmly re eponded. "Mr. Lancaster met me just as I was getting off a car, and asked if ho plight walk with me to Ina destination. He did so, and on our way back to take a downtown car, you passed us in your carri- age." "Ah, yes; that sounds very harm- less and matter-of-fact," said Mrs. Lancaster, feeling a trifle uncom- fortable beneath the steady, direct gaze of Esther's wonderful, vel- vety orbs, "and 1, knowing some- thing of Donald's reasons for feel- ing an interest in you, would not misconstrue Ilis attentions as others might. At the same time, I feel it my duty to speak a warning word to you upon the danger of re- ceiving such courtesies from young men in his position; for, of course, a girl situated as you are, cannot fail to be compromised by being seen in their company. I trust no- thing of the kind will happen again In connection with my son; I--" "Excuse me, Mrs. Lancaster," Esther here interposed. her slight figure drawn proudly erect, her small head poised with a hauteur that would have become a prin- cess. "I cannot think you quite realize what you are saying when you assume that a young lady could be compromised by walking a short distance in broad daylight, or, indeed, at any time --with Mr. Donald Lancaster. 1, at least, have a far better opinion of his morality than that." The proud woman of the world was, for the moment, rendered ut- terly speechless before this unex- pected turning of the tables upon iter. by which the had been made to appear to assume that her ow -n eon was an unprincipled man, w•boae companionship would injure the reputation of innocent mai- den S. it was an almost paralyzing shock to her! And ibis was the girl whom. as she had so arrogantly asserted, she had expected to annihilate and "browbeat into instant submission to her n fishes." "Vett entirely rni cotttitrue Illy meaning," she retorted, w hen she could recto el her voice, an angry flush leaping to her brow. '•My son is above reproach, hut there are people who would misjudge you. if they should see you in public with any gentleman el his standing. Vlore than this." she proceeded. q;:uwing bolder and more cruel as her anger increased. "1. his mo- ther, forbid yon ever to he seen with hint again, or to receive any (outlier attention from him. You not only eon promise yourself, but fou also wrong him, nnd the beau- tiful girl who 14 to be his wife. i think it would be ndwisahle if you would lease the city at once; I will pay yon handsomely to do 50." Esther noir arose nnd stoc•c{ amid and (told before\ the woman, TGoing to her dressing case, she took from a box in one of the draw- lers a chain of finely wrought gold 4and threading it through the ring, clasped it about her neck and con - o aled it beneath her dress. "Good-bye, Donald," she breath - 1 ed. a sob bursting from her lips, "1 would net have believed that �.,u could have used mo so unkind - ;y --so dishonestly; toy brief dream .,f joy has been rudely broken, but it has taught me a lesson, and t will never again trust a man as 1 have trusted you.,, Then, with a resolute look on her White face, she turned her atten- tion once more to her packing. But, meanwhile another scene in the drama of her life was being enacted below --a slight circum- stance :,ut for which her grief might have been turned into joy—]ter doubt into faith and hope. As she was passing down the steps after leaving the house, Mrs. her scarlet lips curling slightly with scorn at tho offer of stoney, her splendid eyes burning like coals. her slender white hands rig- idly clasped bef++re her. She was very beautiful, and her attitude was almost imposing, in spite of her youth. "I beg that you will give yourself no further anxiety about the mat Lancaster encountered the post - ter," she quietly observed, "I have loan on his second round of deliv- far too much respect for myself, ass ' well as for ,lir. Lancaster, to wish cry. She started, instantly remember- ing that Donald had said the night before that Ito had an important letter to write. What if that letter had been written to Esther? What if his in- terview with her had ro aroused his obstinacy that he had determined to carry his point at all hazards, and offer to marry the girl at once. These thoughts were appalling to her, and for a moment. site was al- most in despair. But she was a quick-witted woman—she never al- lowed herself to be beaten, if there was the least opportunity to enable her to turn the tables upon her op- ponents. And now she set her teeth fiercely together and vowed she would prevent this contemplat- ed disgraceful union between her son and the despised apron maker, at any cost, if by fair means, well and good; if they proved ineffectu- al. then strategy must be employ- ed. "Wait a minute, Thomas," she saki to her coachman, who leaped to the ground to open the carri- age door for her, "I have forgotten something " She ran lightly back up the steps i•, the wake of the postman, reach- ing the door just as Mary opened it in answer to his ring and receiv- ed the letters from him. to create a false impression regard- ing either his character or my own. At, the same time. allow me to add, it would seem that a gen- tleman who has FO long been a re- sident of New York, and who is so well known, socially, ought, long ere this. to have established such a reputation for morality and integ- rity, that his mother would have no fear that his conduct could bo misconstrued simply because ho chose to show a poor, but respec- table, girl the commonest courtes- ies of life. As for my leaving the city, I will say that I have already arranged to leave New York—" "Have your eagerly exclaimed Mrs. Lancaster, forgetting for an instant the almost unendurable rage and mortification which Es- ther's cutting remarks had aroused within her. "Where aro you go- ing?" "To school for a few years," the girl briefly replied. "But where 1" rudely persisted the matron. "That is a matter that. can inter- est no one but myself," said Esther coldly. "Very well—keep your own coun- sel and welcome," retorted Mrs. Lancaster, tartly; "but—let me warn you to stake no attempt to correspond with my son; in fact, you must give Inc your solemn pro - nose that you will not," she con- cluded, dominantly. "Madam, you have no authority to demand such a promise from nte," the girl proudly returned; then added, with an air of at once and forever dismissing the subject: "And now, if you will state just what change you wish made in the aprons, I will see that your wishes are attended to." "I have no directions to give you, you impudent, proud -spirited beg- gar! I cancel the order here and now," exclaimed the woman, al- most beside herself with passion; whereupon she sprang to her feet, and flounced from the room and the house, her aristocratic self-pos- session utterly failing her for the first time in years. CHAPTER XXVI. With a little gleam of triumph in her wonderful eyes, but a bitter smile on her lips, Esther watched the undignified retreat of her van- quished foe, for such she could not, tail to regard Mrs. Lancaster after their recent exciting interview. If anyone had previously told her that she could have borne herself with so much composure through such n scene she would have been amazed. Ilut. when brought face to face with the woman, in her overbearing nloo(1, she had, without any con- scious effort, risen at once to the occasion, and carne off victor of the field. Doubtless the fact of her recent - 't acquired position as the future lady of Irvington Manor, the know- ledge that henceforth her social status would be equal, if not su- perior. to that of the aristocratic Mrs. Lancaster. had contributed greatly to her self-possession and thus enabled her to sleet the en- emy upon her own ground: while long experience with her father's moods and vagaries had given her irerfect command of her temper, and thus she had the advantage tit another waw ++++++++++++++$+++$$++ In selecting ewe lambs to keep jTheRrm +++44++++++++++++++ ++ for breeders, only those of good form that aro hearty feeders should be kept. No profit ever comes from a slow feeder. The greatest care should be given the selection of the breeding ewes. On farms that need renovation .sheep feeding is most desirable. Breed only from the beet. Al- e ays use a pure-bred ram. BROOD SOW AND LITTER. The typo of sheep that combines z large body with a good fleece is It will pay any farmer to keep a record of the dates on which his the one fur the small flock owner. sows aro bred, that he may know 4. tel a certainty just when the sows THE OLDEST 1.O\•1: LETTER. will fallow, and be prepared to _ __ take caro of the litter. .addressed Over 4,090 Years Ago to A few clays before a sow is due the Writer's "Little Enc." to farrow it is well to place her by herself in a warm, dry place, where A love leiter 4,000 years old has she will not be molested, and feed lately been discovered in (haldea. her the carne rations she has been The lady to whom it was address- ac.oustenled to, as a change in her cd lived in Sippara, the Biblical feed at this time t,ould be likely to Sepharani. Iter beloved was a upset her or derange her system. residentt of Babylon. 11'hen she farrows it is best to let In chronicling this interesting Ler alone until she comes out, and discovery the Corriere della Sera' then give her only a drink of water. ..1 Rome calls attention to the fact 1Vhen she again conies out, give that in contrast to the position her another drink and put a very which women held at the present little feed in it. day in that Irient they possessed It, is important to be careful that �omntiyuity a great degree of free - It, is brought to a full fccd gradu- ally, in order that she may not In many respects the Oriental produce too great a flow of milk woman of antiquity was graced before the pigs are able to take it. with as much privilege as is the It Hurst be remembered that this modern European woman. Parti- ia certainly the most critical peri cularly in Chaldea she could parti- od in the life of the young litter, as tei trade, manipulate her a little too much milk from the ownrthe court be theitnss pere an of sow at first is almost sure to bring her own children. ge obout white scours, which if ft Of the position of women in checked at once will soon cause death. There is also danger by Egypt we know less, but doubtless it. was 1111/011 higher than that of starting the milk too soon, of calls- ing the sow to become feverish, the present Mohammedan worsen. when her udder will become hard lit one respect, however, it seems and hot, and soreness will result, so that custom has changed very that. the ROW will not let her litter slightly, for marriage was essenti- suckle. This may either kill the all!- an affair of trade between the pigs or so stunt them thatthey parents of the bridegroom and will not grow as fust as they other -those of the bride. wisp would. This is ascertained from the le- gal code of Hammurabi, King of Atter the pigs have got well started, say from a week to ten Babylon, B. C. 2200. The future husband pard the price of the bride days, iho sow may be fed all she and her father provided for her will eat of a good ration, but un to <lower and trousseau. Under these der no circumstances is it best, make any change in her feed. as circumstances there was no such had results aro likely to follow. courtship as precedes marriage in accordance with Occidental ideas. When the pigs aro about three weeks old they will show an inch Still one may believe that many nation to eat. At this time they a love letter on papyrus or clay rehnlll(t be, given a little of the same passed secretly between the hands of the bridal pair during the inter - teed that the sow is receiving and if it is to bo had a small quantity ,val of their engagement. The newly discovered letter is written .•f milk may be added. This Lido table roust be placed where the in clay and probably dates from 'nether cannot get to it., and the 2200 B. C. It reads : pigs should be given very little at To the lady, Kasbuya (little ewe), a time and under no consideration says Gimil Marduk (the favorite of ter should any be left in their trough ,1lurodach) this: May the Sun of t( sour. Sour or stale feed is an be God of Marduk afford you eternal ,abomination that should never be life I write itishiug that. I may tolerated• know how your health is. Oh, send Started gradually, the pigs can then message about it. I live in be grown very rve+Mly. If any fest( resist made Babylon and have not seen you, change% in the and for this reason I a they should bo made gradually. At am very aux- ious. Send me a message that will the age of three months they may tell me when you will come to me, le weaned by removing the aneo that I may be happy. Conte in from the yard or lot where she and Dlarchestan. May you live long her litter have been, and the Pigs for m ' sake. w ill hardly know when they are y weaned. If one wishes to wean Doubtless the summons to coma the pigs at an earlier ale it may in Marchesvan is based on the la done, but it the sow• is 't good writer's wish that she may have an milker, it must be clone gradually, opportunity to share with bits the b; removing the sow for a part of festivals of that month and the the day at first. then after a (lay gayety that comes with them. to two she may he kept away for Though Egypt has so far inilec] to a whole day and after :t. little all yield a single love letter, it can the time, until there is no clanger claim to have the most beautiful of a caked udder or spoiled teats. tote songs, soy. the Literary Di After weal►tng. the pigs should gest• Of all the nations of anti be keptgrowing as fast as possible quit!, it may most fittingly be h! Biting them good feed and (nlle(1 "the land of eternit,y." There death was only an incident of life. and camas was man's "be- loved sister'' as well in the "hid- den land" as on earth. This beartiful side of the Egyp- lit-! tian character is shown most clear - the age as if fed milk, and at Iv in iho celebrated Song of the tie expense. It is hest to mix the Ifarpist, of the year :100 ll. C'., feed quite thickly. figs that are .lint reliably was sun. at the fed ton thin slop }tate to drink tons hgcl,li:tn festivals : "Cracivusly much to get what real fe(xt they { g, ant us days free from sorrow, need. Hely Pat her. Come nearer! Be - As the pigs grow older a little, I()I(1, ointments and perfumes bring whole corn may he given them. in tee lento you; blossoms and lilies do fact, a A ariety of feed i% always lwetirin to adorn the neck of your hest at this age: but all changes s sister --of her who livers in your must be made carefully, co as not i i.eart. of her who sits there beide ic. upset their systems or check iso 11. Conic near finally. Music ie their growt h. ' and song are greeting you. And Pigs well bred and properly fed the days of sadiie';s---these have 5heuld easily neigh 10e pound.' at si,nk away and radiant joy is snuil- thre(s miss of age, and at sig ing and will senile till the day on months should weigh from 200 to, 0.111(11 you will pass into the land :45 pounds each. that loses eternal silence.'' The girl looked surprised at Mrs. I.nncaster's return. "I have lost my brooch," she said to her, with a gracious smile. ••1 wonder if I dropped it. in the par- lor just now." "1 don't know, maim, ye can go in arid see if ye like," the house- maid obligingly answered, and fol- lowed her into the roots to assist in the search for the missing articto of jewelry. Mrs. Lancaster swept forward to the chair which she had occupied a few moments prcrious and stoop- ed to the floor with an exclamation of satisfaction. "Ali! yes, hero it is !" she said as she arose, and, turning, dis- played a beautiful pin which she had appeared to pick from the carpet. Mary's admiring glance was fix- ed tepee it, but Mrs. Lancaster's eager eyes were fastened upon the letters in the girl's hands. "Welt, yo're lucky to find it, maim." said the housemaid. "Indeed 1 nut; and now, my good girl. I wonder if I alight trouble you for a glass of water--- I ant tcry thirsty." "Sure, nsarm. it's no trouble; 1'd he glad to get ye a drink." said Mary. obligingly. and laying upon the table the handful of letters which she had just Ever i red from the postman, she sped away upon her errand. This was just what Mrs. 1.nncas- te► had hoped and planned for. In a trice she had iounced upon the missives, hastily seemline their superscriptions, until she c isle to one a(Idres"ed to illus I•:sIher Wel- 1i11g1on, in her son's familiar hand- writing. "Ha! 1 felt it in my bones." she muttered, with n chuckle of tri- t:mpli, as she slipped the epistle in- to her reticule and replaced the others upon the table just as she had found thein. and was quietly looking out of the window when Mary returned with the glass of water. ".Thank yon," said the wily wo- man, with another charming smile But her heart was very sore as slid, having quaffed part of it. she �f C'I`TO s' C'Hi)i'li. she mounted the two Rights of slipped a half dollar into the girl's. stairs to her comm and realized band and then hastened from the We hear much said about the how barren her life had been made h, use, entered her carriatz', and good tlint sheep do clearing up the ba the son of the woman from whom wee driven ttwcay, feeling that she I'a�tures; bat there is such a thing she had just parted - by the man had clone a good morning's work. as overdoing it. Don't starve your to whom she had given all the All this time poor I'�tbcr, utterly sheep for the sake of trimming up strength of her young love. line""i.•n� of her 1..ver's effort.+ a brush lot. She had alt nys w.+rn upon the to effect it reconciliation. was pati- plats across the trough to Third finger of her right hand the (ntly and hratcly bearing her keep the sheep from fouling it with forget -toe -not ring he had sent to I,eartarhe while making her pec• their feet. her front Paris, and nil the way ftp ntrat.i•.ns to lease the country and Cave your sheep plently of trough stairs it seemed to burn her to the 1 room so that They will not push - r ) -'s sr very bone. enter upon a new life. and crowd each other... -7.00.........._.i` , 4.-17:;,, On reaching her room she cess. (T" be continued.) The breeding ewes should bo kept ""'" - cd it and stood looking sorrowfully + -- strong and thrifty. ''Trying on his new trousers." - down upon it, tears gathering slow SENSE OF PROPRIETY. Generous and judicious feeding Life. ly in her beautiful mems, and care mean satisfactory profits + "I can never put it. nn again," "So you stole this man's axe'" ie sheep raising. UP-TO-DATE. she mermurcd, with a henry sigh. said the judge. No animal responds more gener- -Shall i Hearn it to show hint that "Vessel'. 1 reeken dar sin' no eugly to gentle care than a sheep. "Black or green tea, Mrs. Rat - all friendship between us is at all nye tryin' ter stride de facts." Rough. stony pastures will often ((ley?" end I" "What did you do that for 1 110 cause lameness in sheep. "Shure. Oi've been rcadin' that She poralerod silently upon this said he would hate been perfectly Examine the feet for tufts of pink lay is all the go. Oi think question for several minutes. willing to lend you the axe.' glass u edged between the toes. Oi'Il bo afther tryin' some of that." "No." she said. at Inst. "it is "Yes; but you see. )edge, (Int Vireo. will cause lameness. • •-4 --- the souvenir of the only really man's (•n'y je"' moved in der ni igh- A. the damp days of fall come on Many who want to clean up the bright experience in my life since b• rhoocl. 1 d. ese.t know hint ,•ell get }.•ur sheep out on the higher world are more anxious to hang materna died. and I cannot part [4'li(ltlgil 0'1 bu •[c►un' ter We hot se ground. They will be healthier and (.nt their neighbor's cash than to with it." burrs ul'." ,do Letter. du their own. DOT CONTEST Particulars for the Information of Contestants. Number of answers 15,209 Number of correct answers 3,102 Number of answers within 20, entitled to consula- tton prize 12,301 Number of Watches given ass prizes 3 There were so many more than WI expected who came Lear enough for s Consolation Price that the uiailhng of them was not accomplished ynlce up to schedule time. The last lot will be mailed, however, on `eturday, October 9th. plenty of exercise. if one has the milk it would be well to mix the ground feed in it ; if not, an addi- tion of the 5 to 10 per cent. tank- age will grow them about- as well, and make jnet as large a pig for A CITY OF MYSTERiES. 'terrible Deeds Committed in Glam. goo, Scotland. Glasgow has been the scene of probably more really world-famous murder mysteries than any other ieity of its size. Hero lived Madeline Smith, the Beautiful heiress, whose arrest on the charge of poisoning her lover, one Emile l':inglier, created so tremendous a sensation. The trial lasted. ten days, and ended in the eminently unsatisfactory veridct— peculiar to Scottish law—of "Not Proven." The luxurious home of Madeline's aristocratic parents was situated in B{yt.hswuod Square; and here, too, resided "Pritchard the Prisoner," •a doctor who killed his wife and her mother by the administration .of tartar emetic. He was one of the earliest, the "slow prison- ers," and oral' tI the cruellest and most canon*, Then ther stas the "Broorniclaw Mystery," s, i9'sr(ler of the now too - familiar "trunk tragedy" type, the body of a young and pretty girl be. ing found in a box in the middle of the thoroughfare in question one THE ERRING I'IIIht fuggy Notenther night. front his Mejesty, and might Glasgow's mystery of mysteries, sibly entail some special pun however, was that known as the "Saltnarket. Affair." An aged ment. On one occasion some remark. dealer in antiquities, living alone the monthly report led to I'rin with an old housekeeper. was found'' George being detained at Mari- one morning dead in bed, his throat borough House at Easter, while his having been cut from car to eiir, brothers departed to the country and all around signs of a fearful to enjoy a fortnight's holiday. The struggle. Upstairs the old retain particular offence which occnsion- rr was also lying dead, shot tat this punishment on the littler through the heart• The street door prince was his violation of the rule nose Bolted on 11►e inside, and the prevailing in the Royal household that the children tnust newer leave Marlborough House without speci- al permission and must, of course, always be accompanied by some member of the household when do- ing so. Prince George on two oc- casions managed to break hounds, and to get into Pall Mall by him- self, but his progress further afleld was stopped by the sentry on duty. There are certain customs and formalities which the Royal 01,41. dren are taught to observe careful- ly from their earliest years. For example. each little prince, after 110 is five years old, roust be scru- pulous to return the salute of sol- diers or sailors, by whom he is al- ways saluted when they pass him iF THEY KNOW W110 HE 1S. He must Owes s. of coarse, he equ- ally careful to return the salute of officers and members of the house- hold. On ono occasion Prince Ed- f31IE.1I'•SHE.11fI�C, die, when leaving Marlborcntgh ,�. house. neglected to return the Wages Paid for the Work in (he s( ntry's salute. Stalee of Australia.The little prince was promptly ordered hack by his tutor, and In Neu Mouth 11'ales, South .1u made to aeknewledgo the salute in stomia, and Queensland sheep- the proper manner. she Locos now ea rn $4; for every The birthdays of the King and the hundred sheep shorn; the rate is Prince of \Valet and l'rince Eddie *5.50 per hundred in Victoria. In are observed as holidays among the the Iasi -Masted State pastoral pro- Beset children. Sometimes the Irerties are generally much smaller holiday is spent at Buckingham than those in other States, and. as Palace. if their Majesties vire in they bate better railway facilities, London, er some special e (lit ion shearers lose less time in travel- 1 + a cricket or football datch may ling. Hence the lower rate of lie arranged. Any grave breach of wages. These rates were fixed by 'discipline on the part of a young the Federal Government Arbitra- prince, however. entnils forfeiture tion ('Dort in 1P07.of this holiday.- -London Anse( re. An ordinary shearer deals with from :;00 to a.10 per week. which. at !0 per hundred, m(•nns something between «19 and 1021 for a weekly WOM EN SM( K ERS 01' yL1:\1f O. wake. Rut experienced sten can do mach better. The cigitrette is far more popular On the Yancannia Station, in the among women in the upper circles Broken Hill District of New South of European eoriety than it, is in Wales, twenty competent men, Meek°, where if yell find n lady working as a re -operative company smoking she is quite sure to be ab and using machine shears, sheared elderly woinnn of an a(1(lictt(.n to in fir 418)! no fewer than 10.':;1 old customs. That Mexican women sheep. or tee sheep per man per generntly smoke cigarettes is a to- day. This was in teed, and, at the l tion cherished by foreign writers rate then obtaining- *:,---the aver- e,1 Mexican romances sprinkled 111I age enarning% of each Man for five ever their plass with '•e;lraniha'.' days works out. at 4.40. '''rut vide," et.n earnw," etc. DISCIPLINING OF PRINCES HOW THE 1.11TLE Its) Al:1'1Ei4 ARE PUNISHED. Certain t'ustoma and Formalities 11 filch Royal Children Must Observe. Little princes and p itases, like other children, sometn►cs violate the discipline of the nursery or school -roost, and when they do so ti.ey by no means escape punish- ments, which are frequently more severe than those meted out to children of less i:ighly-placed peo- ple. For example, lessens in the Royal school -room at Marlborough House begin at 6.30 a.m. in the summer, and 7 a.m. in the winter. Tho piineo who is late for school finds his breakfast curtailed to tea with- out milk or sugar, and bread with- out butter. A story is told how, on ane oc- casion, little Prince George declin- ce to partake of any of this frugal fare, whereupon he suffered the pangs of hunger until the midday meal at noon, when, much to his disgust, he was offered the same food again; but this time ho promptly accepted it. The prince who neglects to pre- pare his lessons properly, mal- treats his school books, or refuses to comply with the rule that all the Royal children when five years old are required to obey—namely, to speak in French or German during meals—is punished in different ways. ONE PUNISHMENT Is detention in the school -room for an hour—or, perhaps, two—after lessons are over, when he is set some special task to do. A greater punishment is to be left at home when a visit to see a cricket -match, or some similar expedition, has been arranged. No caning can be inflicted on the children of the Royal Family without the consent of the Prince ct Wales; but his Royal Highness, though he is averse front inflicting this form of punishment as a gener- al rule, does not belie.e in sparing the rod and spoiling the prince policy. For any repeated disobedi- ence a child of the Royal house would be caned. A report of the progress of the Royal pupils in their studies, and on their general behaviour, is sum - nutted to the Prince and Princess of Wales every tstonth by their tu- tor, and a aapy of the report • = sent to the King. Any unfe orab stark in the repots to sure followed by a leettiro to eas b (,round -floor shutters were also se- curely fastened from within. No snoncy nor other property had. so far as could be ascertained, been taken. The terrible deed. it turned out, l'nel been committed by the deceas- eel's ow n brother, a worthless remit, by whom the old gentleman had long been blackmailed. He had lowered himself to the level of his unhappy relative's bed- room by a retie from above. and, Laving committed the double nulr- ,ier, had quietly made off. leaving everything intact, and intending later en to violin his tic•tint's es- tate as the legal next-of-kin. This he indeed did. and the re- f.ultant inquiries led first to his ar- rreat and ultimately to his death at the hands of the public execu- tioner.