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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1905-03-02, Page 6a. al PPiT a TjTrirMar,ArtiyalA1TTTtt1T.•ry Lli hila t1t tr i-T1TTTT 1Tj �T/7.�LL I The Price of Liberty OR, A MIDNIGHT CALL i4 CIIAPTER XLIV.—(Continued.) "'!'hew he went to see Dame Litti- mer, and from his own hand he drew what Is known in our family as Prince Hupert's ring. Ile placed its in Dante Littiuter's band there to remain for a year and a day and when the year was up it was to be put aside for the bride of tho heir of the house for ever, to be worn by her till a year and a day had elapsed after her first child was born. And that has been done for all time, my aunt. Lady Littimer. being the last to wear it. After Frank was born it. was put carefully away for his bride. but the great tragedy came, and un- til lately we fancied that the ring was lost to us for ever. There is, in a few words, tho story of Prince itu- pert's ring. So tar it is quite coin- tnon property." Enid ceased to speak for a time. But it was evident that she had more to say. "An interesting story," David said. "And a pretty ono to put into a book, especially as it is quite true. But you have lost the ring, you say?' "I fancied so till to -night," Enid replied. "Indeed, I hardly knew what to think. Sometitnes I imag- ined that Heginaki Monson had it. at other times I imagined that it wan utterly gone. But the mere fact that Henson possesses a copy prac- tically convinces me that he has the originul. As I said before. a true copy could not have been made from mere instructions. And if 1 could only get the original our troubles aro all over." "Ilut I don't see how the ring has anything to do with--" "With the family dishonor. No, I ant coming to that. We arrive at the time seven years ago, when my aunt and Lord Littimer and Frank were all living happily at Littimer Castle. I told you just now that tho Carfax estates adjoin tho Littimer property. The family la still extant amt powerful, but the feud between the two houses has never ceased. Of course. people don't carry on a ven- detta 'these peaceful days, but the families have not visited for cen- tui ies. •"!'here was a daughter Claire, whom Frank Littimer got to know by some means or other. But for the silly family feud nobody would have noticed or cared. and there would have been an end to the mat- ter, because Frank has always loved my sister Chris and we all knew that he would marry her some of these clays. "Lord Littimer was furiously an- gry when he heard that Frank and Claire had got on speaking terms. Ile imperiously forbade any further intercourse and General Car fax did the same. Tho consequence was that these two foolish young people elect- ed to fancy themselves greatly ag- grieved, and so a kind of Ilotneo and Juliet. Montague and Capulet, busi- ness sprang 'up. There wore secret meetings, meetings entirely innocent. I believe. and a corresponlonce which became rourant is and passion- ate on Claire ('arfax's side. The girl had fallen passionately in love with deroe -looking dog you are when you're out of temper! •. i All this in a vague, rambling way, in a slightly foreign accent. David touched hits on the shoulder. it seemed. I shall not soon forget that day. "After taking the letters Frank had gone straight to Moreton Wells, and it looked for a little ti►no as if ho had fled. Within an hour of the discovery of his loss Lord ',Delmer met Claire Carfax on the chits. She was wearing Prince Itupert's ring. Frank had sent it to her, she said "Won't you conte bbck with nuc to Itrighton?" ho said. "Certainly," was the ready re- sponse; o- sponse; •'you look a good curt of chap. I'll go anywhere you please. Not that 1'%e got a penny of money left. What a spree it has been. Who aro you'►" "My name is Steel. I am I)uvld Steel, the novelist." A peculiarly cunning look came over Van Sneck's face. "I got your letter," he said. "And I came. It utas after I had had that row Hath Ifenson. llonson is a biggerscoundrel than I am, though you may not think it." "I accept your staten►ent implicit- ly," David said. drily. "Well, he is. And I got your let- ter. And 1 called. And you nearly killed enc. And I dropped it down Anybody but a man ins a furious in tho corner of the conservatory." passion would have seen that tho girl I "Dropped what?" David naked, was not responsible for her actions. sharply, Littirner told her the true circum- "Nothirng," said Van Sneck, "11'hp- stances of the case. She laughed at do you mean by talking about drop - him in a queer. vacant way and fled Ping things. 1 never droe any - through tho woods. Sho went down I thing in ray life. 1 make others do to the beach, where she took a boat' that eh, eh! But I can't remember rowed herself out into the bay. A1 anything. It just comes back to me and then there is a wheel goes round in my head. Who are you? David gave up the matter as hope- less. This was emphatically a case for Bell. Once let hint get Van Sneck back to Brighton and hell could do the rest. "We'd better go." he said to Enid. "We are merely wasting time here." "I suppose so,'c Enid said, thoughtfully. "All the same, I should greatly like to know what it mile or more from the shore she jumped into the water, and from that day to this nothing further has sheen a n of poor Claire Carfax." "Or the ring, either?" Das -id asked. "Or the ring either. The same night Lady Littimer started after her boy. Littimer was going to have Frank prosecuted. Lady Littimer fled to Longdean Grange, where Frank joined her. Then my uncle turned up and there was a sereno' is that our Mond Van Sneck drop - It is said that Lord Littimer struck od,,, hist site, but Frank saes that sho p It was a long and tedious journey foll against his gesticulating fist. Anyway, it. was tho scone as a blow, back to lirighlon again, for the pa - and Lady Littimer dropped on the tient seemed to tire easily, and ho floor dragging a table down with ov incecf a marked Predilection for her, flowers and china and all. Your sitting b}• the roadside and singing. seen that table in Longdean It was very late before David roach- haveGrange. Since then it has never ed his house. hell beatned his satis- furnish quick and eonstaot supply. been swept or dusted or garnished, faction. Van Snack, with a half- These include peas, beans. ruddishes. You have seen my aunt and you gleam of recognition of his sur- lettuce, tomatoes, beets, etc., which know what the shock has done for rouiwlings and with a statement that will grow well with a small amount shock and the steady per- he had been there before, lapsed, tit- her—theof care and aro always in season. secutions of Reginald Henson." to silence. 13e11 produced a small In a larger garden, a considerable "Who seems to be at the bottom Phial in n chemist's wrapper and arca may be planted to potatoes. of the whole trouble," said David. Nourer1 the contents into n glass. nweet corn. cabbages, turnips, etc.. "But do you think that was the real With a curt commend to drink he a part of which may be preserved for ring on the poor girl's finger?" passed the glass over to Van Speck. "1 don't. I fancy Henson had a The latter drank the small dose, copy made for emergencies. It was. and Bell carried hint more or less to he who sent the copy to Claire, and dining -room. oo There ho r bedroom sperclild the it was the copy that Littimer saw n- on her hand. You see, directly Frank tlres;ed his patient and got hire into Winter quarters do not need to be broke open that safe Ifenson, who bad' Van Snrek was practically "Including their friend, Miss Ruth warm, but sheep should have a place was at the castle • at the time, saw fast asleep before his head had touch- Cato;?" Bell said, slily. "Still. to keep dry, %%riles Mr. Frank Ruh - his opportunity—he could easily i t' d the pillow, they have made pretty good use of len. Nature gives them a coat that scheme Some way of making use of { "I went out and got that dose you. and I expect you will be glad will keep them warns any kind of It. If that plot against Frank had with n view to c•%entualltte8.' (tell to get back to your work again. At weather, but does nut keep off the failid he would have invented an -i explained. "I know pretty full what the same time. you ntod not trouble water. In fact. when the fleece bo - other. And the unexpected suicide of is the matter with Van Sneck, and your head for plots for many a day." comes soaked to tib, akin, the cold Clairpc Carfax played into his hands. i lbrioPll►o e�t Heritage. toon ut him withhitDavid adtuitted that the situation is very readily conducted to the Hetireelon has that ring somewhere, b puthad its compensations and went off basso and a sheep is quite easily I it will be our tusk to find it .'• in my bel and locked the door. I to bol. Bell met him the next day frozen to death. An open shed, 1 STARTING A GARDEN. Many persons living within or near a large town would grow their own garden stud if they knew how simple it is to manage such an un- dertaking and what large returns may bo obtained. '!'hero are but few city back yards which could not bo made to produce a considerable sup- ply of fresh vegetables with a small amount of caro and work. Fre- quently a few inches of fertile soil added to the yard will snake a great improvement. Often the soil is rich enough if spaded to a consider- able depth in autumn and allowed to remain as turned up by the spndo through the winter. Freezing pulver- izes the clods wonderfully. if very poor, a liberal amount of well rot- ted stable manure should bo stirred into tho ground when it is broken for planting. • A largo garden is relatively easy to care for; it is possible to use plow and cultivator and to get along with very little hnnd work. A smaller garden, if not fenced, may bo tended with a horse if the rows are amide parallel. For a small garden, however, hand labor is red- fliciont. Great care should be taken in tho preparation of tho soil. The seed bed should be in tho finest pos- sible condition. It will then be easy to keep it free from weals. and to keep the plants In thrifty. grow- ing condition. WHAT TO PLANT in the garden will depend largely upon the likes and dislikes of the Muffle-. It is always best to plant a considerable variety and in suc- cession. There will thus be a con- stant supply of young and fresh crops. If the space is small it is best economy to grow crops that will night," ho said. "I'm dog-tired. and I must confess to feeling sick of tho Ilensons and Littintors, and all their works." " And This is No Romance Either " IP UNLESS YOU HAVE USED LADA!! Gorton tea, you have no idea what a cup of tea "In perfection," tastes like. Sold only in sealed lead packets. By all grocers. Given the gold medal and highest award at St. Louis. winter use. In any case mako three or four plantings of onions, radishes, peas and lettuce, beginning as early as possible. A little later sow the Leans. tomatoes, sweet corn, melons. etc., and do not fail to have an abundant supply of parsnips, tur- nips, celery, radishes and sweet po- tatoes, which may be stored for late fall or winter use. In a small garden it is seldom pos- sible to grow any amount of bush or tree fruits. but a row of such planta as strawberries, raspberries. blackl:erries or currants may bo set along the fence, whore they will oc- cupy the sinallest amount of space. Tho grape arbor may bo constructed over the walk, in which case it will not occupy any valuable space. In a larger garden. particularly on su- burban grounds, a number of fruit trees may be added on parts of the garden plot, as well as at any points in the lawn. The trees should be properly intermixed in a garden, large apple trees alternating with the small plum or cherry. Be- tween o- tween the rows of trees raspberries and blackberries may be planted. Permanent plants, such as aspara- gus and rhubarb. should be placed in corners of the garden, where they will not be disturbed during the operations of plowing and cultiva- tion. A bed of strawberries will be found very productive for the aaneunt of care necessary, but should bo changed at least once in two years, and the ground planted to some- thing else. Beds of lettuce, beets and onions need not he changed. but can be used from year to year if they are well fertilized before plant- ing. WINTER CARE OF SHEEP. enc "Anti when we have done so?" shall sleep to the big arm -chair. as fresh as if he had had a full "Give it to Lord Littirner and tell Ihi1 id flung himself into a big deck night's rest, and vouchsafed the in - him where we found it. Anil then we lounge nndMight,rl a cleave '.. formation that the patient was as shall be rid of ono of the most pts- I "My word, that has been a bit of well as possible. lie was cold and tilential rascals the world hart over i a little twlilakey in e said. ons of uuther 1eout iong b longer feverish. seen. When you gel back to lirigh-' I line and (ill it upwith soda. long i "In he t, he is ready for the oper- ton I want you to tell this story to g ation at any time," he said. "I Ifatherly Bell." that's hotter I never felt so thirsty';;hall get heritage here to dinner, "I will," David replied. "What a It Illy lift. i got Van Sneck away I and we shall operate nft.er•wnrds with wedred, fascinating ntory it is! And without Henson having the slighte9t � electric tight. 1t will bo a good the sooner I am back the better I suspicion that he was there, and 1;stauiier for heritage's nerves. and shall be pleased. I wonder if our had the satisfaction of gi%ing Ifenson; the electric light Is the best light of man is awake yet. if you will ex- a smashing blow without his seeing' all for this bustle ss. If you have got ruse me, I will go up and see. Alt!" There was tho sound of somebody moving overhead. CHAPTER XLV. believe. is the healthiest place for wintering sheep. They scout to eat their feed better and fat sheep can be etude to gain faster than where crowded in a closed barn. Fat sheep should have a small inclosuro adjoining their feeding shed, which should be covered with litter of some kind—straw or stover. After once covered over in the early winter, it is not Hauch trouble to keep a sheep lot covered unless it is an exceptionally open winter. For Inc.' a few Yanls of spare flex from your hreedin shcr ► it is nice to have a "Sounds like conjuring," hell said, reacting -lamp 1'11 rig the thing up g 1 ' behind his cigar. "Explain your -i without troubling your electrician. 1 grass paddock of several acres. over Felt." !can attach it to your study lamp." whirh they may run all bright days David went carefully- into details. "I've got what you want." 1)avill when tho ground is frozen. Ile told the story of Prince Itupert's said, "Now come in to breakfast." The watering and feeding of sheep ring to a listener who followed him 'there tuns n pilo of ietter:•u on rho nee not given the attention they de - At the same moment Williams came with the most flattering attention. I table, and on the top a telegram. It serve. The very hest way for wet - softly in. There was a grin of sat- "Of course, all this is new to Inc. was a long message, and Bell watch- ering is to have the water before i, isfaction on his face. Bell said. presently, "though I knew ell Steel's fact curiously. them nil of the time. Unlsta one has Frank, whilst ho regarded the thing "The brute is fast asleep." he said. the family well up to that time. 1)o- "From 1.ittimer Castle," he wig- spring eater in the pen, I should ad - ns a mere pastime. Ile did not know "I've just been in his room• ilo left petal upon it, 1:nid is right. Menson wises. "%iii 1 right?" vitae one of the tank heaters, as they then, indeed nobody seemed to know the lamp burning. and there is a has got the ring. But how fortun- ••.1s usual," David cried. "My do away with li of the incttveni- tili afterwards, that there was ie- lump on the side of his head as big atel• everything seems to have turn- little scheme over that diamond star ence of out mete watering. ()no can sanity in the poor girl'n family, as an ostrich egg. But he didn't ed out for the scoundrel." has worked magnificently. Miss Chris luso cietugh time in one month cut - though }fatherly hell's friend, Dr. mean to go to sleep; he hasn't taken "II a man likes to be an unscrup- tells me that she has—by Jove, Bell, ting Out ice to pay for coal to keep Heritage, who then had a practice any of his clothes off. On tho whole, ulous bleckgunrd be can make use just listen—she has snivel the pro- n healer going ail winter. Resides near Llttlnter, warned us as well as he could. Nobody dreamt how far the thing had gone. '"then those lettere of Claire's fell int o Lord Lit timer's hands. ile found them and locked them up in his safe. Frank, furious at being treated like a boy, swore to break open the safe and get his letters hack. lie did so. And in the same safe. and in the same drawer, was Prince Rupert's ring. When Lord I.It- S. letters hemi e1 r missed the t l m r masa the ring niso and a large Bum o1 money in notes that ho had Just re- ceived from his tenants. Frank had stolen the ring and the money, or 8o sir, wouldn't it be better for you to wake our man up and get hirer away?" I)avi.l was of the sante npigton. Van Sneck was lying on the bed looking vacantly about him. Ho Seemed older and more worn, Per- has been living under the same roof haps. because his beard and mous - tae4ta were fretin rn tisrc and dirty -The girl n av,e.dortul a ctres: "nt Littimer." on his face• lie pressed his hand to hell replied. "1 oily guessed who his head in a confused kind of way• she was. If I hadn't known ns much "i tell you 1 can't find it," he said as 1 (lo she would have deceiver) me. "the thing slipped out of my hand— vie nelson has shot his bolt. After a Antall thing like that easily might. hate operated upon Van Sneck 11hat's the good of maa.iii fuss we shall be pretty near the truth. about n ring nut worth £20? Search it is a great, pull to have hien in the my pockets if you like. What a ntur- house." of all events," David said. "But even Went of the cigar -case; she has f 1 this the pleas: ie of having the water Henson to not quite so clever ns wti out the whole thing. "She wants me there evert- morning and not having take him to be. Ile has found out to meet her In London t o -morrow, to work clearing the trough only the trick we played upon hint over %peri see will tell me everything." to have it freeee up before hnlf of Chris Ilenson, but he hasn't the ('I'o be Cont inued.) the sheep have hail a drink is enough faintest idea that all this time he to pay for all trouble. itegularity should govern n11 of the feeding of fast aninntls, but I think there are none that will re - spoml to regularity ns fully as sheep. They do mit care to be fed early or late. but went their meals nt a regu- lar • farmer tc e 1 knew of fa r h► Inc tient. n fell his shop very early most every morning, but one or two mornings a week. he would feed a couple of hours later 1 n••ver saw n roan have his Take No Risk With a Cold there's No Time to Experiment With Untriod Remedies When You Can Depend Upon DR.CIIASE'S asps P LINSEEDand TURPENTINE Cough mixtures are legion. Nearly every ,dealer has some preparation of his own to offer. Thorough cures for coughs and colds are rare, and when you find a medicine that you can rel% •►n for such affections, ns well ns croup, whopping cough, bronchitis, and as- thma, you do well to stick to it. itr. ('hose's Syrup of i,inseed and Turpentine has by far the largest sale of any such remedy on the mar- ket. and as the demand increases by leaps and hounds every year we be- lieve. this is due to the peculiar mer- it• of this preparation. 1'011 only need to be reminded that It is sometimes necessary to insist on getting what you nsk fur. Deal- ers have other preparations of lin- seed and turpentine put up to look as nearly as possible like Dr. ('hare's and ierauae of large proflta may try the britatlon. 'thole ts ore uta)• to be serie and that is by 4te►:ng the portrait and signature of Dr. Chase on the wrap- per. Do not he contented to take any preparation offered you because it is "only a cold." Colds lead to the most fatal of diseases, and you can- not afTord to take rinks with new and untried treatments. Mrs. (leo. Good, 'I'chborne, Ad- dington Co., Ont., writes: "it is with pleasure that 1 certify to the wonderful success of Dr. Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine as a cure for colds. it is the best and surest treatment for coughs and colds that we have ever been able to find." From childhood to old age. from the time when croup threatens the baby's life until the aged father or mother are victims of asthma, Dr. Chase's Syrup of t,inseod and 'Tur- pentine is the most efficient treat- ment obtainable, 25 cents a bottle. at all dealers, or ielmanson, hates & Co., Toronto. "Anti n nasty thing fur llonson--' "Who will find out before tomor- row Is over. I feel pretty sure that this house is watched carefully. Any firm of private detcctitcs 11 wild do that, and they need be told nolhing either. I know that 1 wits followed when 1 went to the cltentist's to fetch that .lose for our friend yonder. St1.1. it is a o-irti that Ilenson is petite, fe iehtene l " "Why do you bring Heritage Into this matter?" Dat ltd asked. "well, for n %nrlety of reasons. First of all. heritage is 811 old friend of mine, and i take a great interest in his case. 1 nm going to give hint n chtetee to recoer his lost confi- dence. and he is a splendid operator. Besides, 1 want to know why Ilen- son has gene out of his way to be so kind to heritage. And, finally. Heritage tins the family doctor of the Cat fax people you just mention- ed bpi, re he event to prate Ise in Lon- don. Let the once get heritage round again. and i shall he greatly disappointed if he dreg apt Bite 08 a good deal of ynl'inhle information regarding Reginald Henson." "And Cross. What about him?" "Oh, Cross will do no i ask him. Without egotism, ho knows that the case is perfectly safe 111 my hands. And if we care to look after Van Snare. why, there tr ill lie one the lees burden in the hospital. Whet a Pinny bu-ine•ss it is' Van Sneck gets nearly done to death under this roof, 11 114 he rOmes back here to Ire cured neat n." i)nt P1 yawned sleepily ns he rose. "Well. I've had enough of it for to - mm P[1WI. Food is not all that thin people need. Maybe they're sick. You can't make them cat by bringing them food. But Scott's Emulsion can make them cat. That Emul- sion gives a man appetite and feeds him both. It brings back lost flesh. No trouble about diges- tion. The weakest stomach can digest Scoll's Emulsioo. It tastes good, too. Scott's Emulsion paves the way for other food. When wasted and weakened by long illness it gives strength and appe- tite that ordinary food can- not give. Not only food— medicine too—Scott's Emul• sion of pure cod-liver oil. We'll wad cos a link to try If yes tits $CUTT! BOWNL. Tomato, Oat. sheep off heal as much ns he dict. That may have not been the only reason, or (1ny of it. but it was the case and we have to take things as they are. What to feed sheep depends upon the locality anti snrroimdinge Far fat sheep. alcnlfa and corn. with a little stover nukes nn ideal feed. if there is no alfalfa. clover can be sub- stituted, but when foaling clover. it is well to put In one-fourth by weight of Iran or tints in the corn. For breeding stock. It is better to have quite a variety of fe-• le. but alfnlfa or clover should 1►e the main rough feed. Corn should not tonin a very largo part of the feed for ewes. If raising winter lambs, the ewes should lune everything that will produce milk, jest the snore as a dairy row, and the lambs should have a creep that they may get grain where the obi sheep cannot get it. if the sheep were shorn in the fall. they will come through the winter in better ,hnp.' 1f they have not been fall shorn, shear early In the spring. The results will be very gratifying In the lamb crop. 1IOTRED ESSFINTIAIli. Every farmer should make a hot- bed this spring it Is a simple de- vice from which springs an immense amount of pleasoire and profit. if the wife or daughter is taking care of a flower garden shore should be another hotbed especially for her use. The esswntlals are only a long and narrow box in which to sscurt, bottom heat, and a sash of glass to cover it. During tho winter days almost any farmer can make the sash for himself and build the box. Now -a -days the hotbed is generally placed directly on the ground; some- times ometimes half in and halt out. The best gardeners think tho pit should be quite shallow, so that the heat shall nut be drawn from the manure into the cold earth. Make a level - topped pile of fresh horse manure, with about tho same quantity of straw or litter. 4 or 5 feet high. Sprinkle occasionally with hot water, and turn the heap occasional- ly to secure uniform fermentation. Now build the bed by spreading a coarse litter at the bolt , and on it a couple of feet of manure. On this place a layer of leaf mold. and on top of all about 5 inches of One garden soil. In placing the manure in the pit, spread it in layers about 6 inches thick. Now sow your seed and be careful to avoid overheating at any time. especially when the sun comes out suddenly. Sprinkle the frame at night. then close up invari- ably so long as there is any danger of chilling the plants. An old hot- bed can be used for a cold frame to grow plants more slowly than in heat, or to protect roses during the winter. FENCE WIRE SHOULD NOT BE TAXED. The Dernluion Government did a good thing for •the farmers of Can- ada when it placed certain grades of fence wire on the free list a fete years ago• Sincthen gnlvaulzod siiiooth wlro \os, 9., 12 and 18, which are most used in farm fencing. has been kept down in price to a place which enabled thousands of farmers to replace old unsightly. wasteful, wooden fences with neat. new wire structures, thereby improv- ing their own property and enhanc- ing the value of the surrounding neighborhood. Now it transpires that pressure is being brought to bear upon the Government to go hack to the old order of things by Imposing a customs duty on these grades of wire. That such a change would work injury to the farming couupunity admits of no argument. At present, practically none of the grades of wire on tho free list aro manufactured in Canada, so that any duty that would be put on tho wire would prove an equal tax upon the consumer—the farmer. A tariff of say 25 per cent. would undoubt- edly enhance the cost of fencing fully ten to fifteen cents per rod. This would mean that the owner of a me- dium sized farm wte:141 have to bear an extra tax of fully $150 to fence his farm. Mere fencing an unimpor- tant matter there would he no reason for alarm, but with the passing of the old fences, and the increasing at- tention to stock raising. new fencing is an absolute necessity. In the older parts of the Do►nintors the improvement of farm )m1141ingt and the construction of new fences have been making very rapid strides during the past few years. and it would prove a very unfortunate mat- ter if a check were given to this much-needed advance by the limiest - tion of a tax that could work no benefit to the farmer and nt the some time hamper the Canadian manufacturers of fencing who use wire as a rats material. leather than hamper farm improvement, and de. aline an Industry important to agi ieulturc, by placing wire whirl' is now admitted foe of duty on the dutiable lid, i 1t would ►e I much bet- ter t n b ter to wipe out the present tariff of 20 per cent. on Noc. 7 and 1 ee•leh would enable fanners to get a strong- er style of fence without increasing the cost. SOMETHING WANTED A bachelor, old and cranky. was sitting alone In his room; his toes with (ho gout more nching, and hie ince 1-11a o'ersprend with gi• o►n. No little ones' shouts to ili-eure him— from noises the house was free; in fact, from cellar to attic 'ttt'as ns still ns still eo11111 he. Ne medical aid tins locking; his servants answer- ed his ring. respectfully answered hi.v orders, and supplied him with every- thing. But still there was something went('•1. which he could not com- mand—the klmlly words of compas- eion, the touch of a gentle hand. And he said, as his brow grew dark- er. and he rang for the hireling nurse—"Well, marriage may be a failure, but this is a Jolly sight worse." AIIMV S CAS's' -OFF WEAPONS - Steno idea of the vast quantities of chscarded war r•,nterial thrown upon the sretteral market by the sec- cessive ch.tnees in ermanient adopt- ed by the various (creat Power,. arty he gathered from the lists of arum now offered for salt. from this cause by the Italian Government. The list Includes (100.000 rifles, adopted 10 nr•ently as iR't7, with 45,000,000 cartridges 1.200 0 -pounders and 500 7 -pounder runs, with 200,04)0 shells. and 170 7 -pounder mountain guns, with 17.000 shells The total hereo power of the Vie. torte Falls is thirty -live tho',sand millions, flee times the aindoele rime nine; to waste at `iaga't:. •