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THE STEWARD'S SON
CHAPTER XXV.—(Continued)
The color rose to Guildford Ber-
1 ton's haggard face. To be in the
same house with Norah. to go about
Iondon with her, to have her to him-
self for some weeks, just when her
heart was sore with the supposed
desertion of Cyril lturno! '1' hat a
chance for hint!
"'Thank you, you aro very kind. I
should ho glad to run up for a fen
days, but a little later on. 'These
matters you have mentioned must bo
se -n to, and at once."
" ou aro always thoughtful and
considerate, Guildford. Conte up to
us, by all means, and as soon ns you
can."
Norah dict not indorse the invita-
tion, but sut, her eyes bent upon her
plate. Sho spoke little during the
mo01, and rose with a feeling of re -
1 lief when the butler brought in the
I poli.
GQildford Berton sipped his wine.
and talked, doing his best to amuse
the earl, and it was not until they
had got up to Join Norah in the,
drawing-roomthatho said, quite
carelessly:
"Oh, about letters. You will have
them forwarded, I suppose?" and he
kept his ryes down, as he waited
breathlessly for the reply which
would mean so much to him.
"Yes, I suppose so. It is a nuis-
ance, however."
"Let Inc see," said Guildford Ber-
ton; "you don't want to bo troubled
with business letters about the es-
tate, and circulars, and all that kin'
of thing. 1 will tell the postoflice
people to send them to me, and weed
thein out. before I send thein to yo•t.
I can detect a business letter by the
envclnpe, I think," and ho smiled.
"'Thank you," responded the earl,
with a bow; "that will save me a
great deal of trouble. Pray do so. '
Guildford merlon's heart gave a
bound of relief and satisfaction. All
the Court letters would now pass
through his hands. Not only the
earl's, but Norah's!
"Very well. I don't think I will
come into the drawing -room. The
ty- people in town trust be written to at
once. I'Iense make my excuses to
Indy Norah."
Ile went into the library and sat
down to one of the writing -tables,
but ns he laid the sheet of note-
palrer, with its gold -emblazoned
crest, before hint and took up a pet,
a sudden suspicion that he was net
alone came over him. lie glanced
over his shoulder cautiously, and
with a haggard smile. fur he knew
that the suspicion was a tnere fancy;
but ho looker! round nevertheless, and
I it seemed to him that a shade, a
formless shape, was hovering cloud-
like at the end of the room. lie got
up, and as he approached, the shape
appeared to grow less distinct and
vanish; but at one moment it hast,
to his mind, taken the form of Iteeca,
and its face wore the expression of
horror whirls had appeared on hers
wheel she turned and saw hirn al''
preaching her with the handkerchief
tient over his mouth.
Ile staggered back into the chair
and wiped the drops of sweat from his
brow and so sat for some minutes. At
last he drew the chair up to the
table and begun to write, but for the
life of him he could not resist tin
awful itnpulse to glance over Iiia
shoulder now and again; and once
or taus, he fancier) that Cho awful
shape still hd o'ne'in the corner of
the room.
"Tho earl wag right." he muttered
to himself, with a ghastly smile; "l
should be all the better for a change.
r But 1 mustn't go yet. I must wait
for Cyril Ilurnr's letter."
Oti the following 'Tuesday the earl
R and Nerali went to London.
Norah by that time was looking.
still paler and more worn, and lady
Ferndale had almost insisted upas
the earl's procuring medical advice
for her.
"'fake her to Sir Andrew," site
Raid. almost. imperiously, "and 1!
you have Clone so by tho time I come
up"—she was going to Landon, to
stay with friends, in a week iron
thence—•rand she Is not decidedly
better, I shall take her myself."
Norah was surprised to find t1..)
house in Park Lane rather largo. Sho
had expected to see a tiny, little
villa; whereas, though it would haw a
gone comfortably into ono of the
w• wings of the Court, it was one of
the largest of the smaller l'ark Lane
places.
Sho was also surprised to find
that there were so many people still
left in London. Lady Ferndale ane:
other ladies had assured bier that it
would be empty; but it seemed to
Newell that a great many families
were still in town, and she thougtit
that tho park looked still very green
and pretty from her bedroom winders,
which, it turnoel out, was the best ;e
the house. She had to thank Mr.
Guildford Merton for that. She had
also to thank him for the well-ap-
pointed brougham which she found et
her disposal; for the stock of library
books which stood on the (lraw•in3-
room side table; for the regular sup-
ply of flowers which cion every
morning from she knew not where,
little guessing that Ito saw them cut
each morning from the Court green-
houses.
Parliament was sitting, which ac-
counted for the presence of so many
people in London, and Norah, witn
a great deal of surprise, woke, so to
speak, to discover that she was fatu-
ous.
Lady Ferndale had acted ns courier
in advance, by writing to all her
friends an enthusiastic description of
Lady Norah Arrowdule, and Norah
was astonished by the number of
callers and tho invitations which
poured In upon her.
Itut for the first few (lass she was
too unwell to go out. The curl wish-
ed to send for Sir 'Andrew, but Norah
persuaded him to "give her a few
clays," as she put it, and spent those
few days of grace seated by her win -1
dow, looking out. at the park, and
watching with listless, sorrow -laden
eyes the few horsewomen who still
haunter) the row, and the nurse-
maids, with their children, and long-
legged guardsmen, who, whatever th.-t
season, were always on view.
At the end of the week, and by the
time Lady Fcrndnle had arrived, she
had managed to leave her room. awl
she fancied that she saw a smile of
welcome on the earl's fico that w xs
almost tender.
Indeed, he rose front his chair, an 1
took her hand, and ho looked into
her face, paler and thinner then
would have seemed possible for n few
weeks' illness to render it, and, 03
ho kissed her, he said:
"Aro you better? You—you look
very much thinner. Perhaps, after
all, Sir Androw—"
But Norah smiled, and, though it
was hut a shadowy reflection of tl:c
old, free -hearted one, it was still a
smile.
"Sir Andrew would pronounce me
nn imposter, papa, and charge you u
double tee. I am all right, and quite
well now."
But Lady Ferndale started when
she drovo round from Queen's (late
the next day, and stared at the wool
face aghast.
"Ily dear child!" she oxclalmnl,
with tender sympathy.
"Do I look so like a ghost, then''"
said Norah, smiling.
"N -o, but you certainly are—are
thinner. And more lovely than
over," she added, mentally. "Why, I
came to take you to a reception this
evening; but I think I'd much begin.
put you to bed."
"'That would do me no goorl, ant
the releptinn would. I am quite
serious," she went on, taking Ludy
1'ermdale's face In both her hands
end turning 1t away from her; for
the keen regard of the loving eyes
embarrassed her. "I think 1 am sui-
fering from an attack of dullness;
and if you really will take me, 1 shall
be glad to,go."
"Very well, dear." enid Lady Fern-
dale, but still rather undecided'',.
"But you must wrap up well. Yon
will, won't you? 1f you caught colt
naw—
"Do you think i should die?" asked
Norah, with a curious smile. "Oh
yes. 1 will wrap up well, es 11(•11 ns
Lord Ferndale used to wrap me up
when 1 left Ferndale at night."
The earl was rather doubtful nbo•it
giving his consent to her going ou;
so soon, but at ten o'clock i.nd_,
Ferndale found her dressed and wait-
ing.
"Where are we going?" naked
Norah, its the minidoors hrolghaln
started. end she laughed ns she hal
to repent the question, which was at
first inaudible through the Indian
shrew1 which lady Ferndale had in-
sisted upon winding around her
throat and over her mouth.
"To the Countess of Derrington's,"
replied lady Ferndale. "She is tho
wife of one of the (11111net ministers,
and n very important personage."
"So we shall see some of the mem-
bers of Parliament, I suppose?" sale;
Nnrnh. trying to threw a tone of in-
terest into her voice, but feeling list-
less and indifferent.
"Some, i dare say, but there will
be nil sorts of other people. She i9 it
dear woman, hot n little too fond of
playing the port of lion -hunter. Of
course. it's elwnyd interesting to see
famous people. but the countess some
times gets too ninny of them. On,
gets confused when so many lions are
roaring at the Pante time. and 1'01
apt to mix up the great painters
with the last new poet or the famous
actor. and it's awkward when on.,
has to talk to thence"
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We'ff Had you a swept • Inc
SCOTT 11 BOWNE, e+o 4;>nt•'
"I hope I shall not make any mis•
take of that kind."
"Oh, i'll tell you bow to steer
clear of it," said Lady Ferndale,
sm►iliug u'issrhievously. "When (010
brings you a great man. the best
thing is to say, '1 should have knows
you at once from your photogruph.'
'l'hat commits you to nothing, you
see, and you will soon find out
whether he is a painter or an actor
or a poet if you lister' to him for live
minutes, because all the famous meg
caro to talk about nothing but
themselves or their particular shot,.
0)1, dear, what a number of car-
riages! It will be a crush."
They mado their way up the gra^
staircase, of which the countess wi
Pardonably proud, and as the
names were announced, Lady 1•'e•rl
stale had the gratification of ol)ser\
ing that "Lady Norah Arrowdale
made a sensation. She had writte
to so many people dilating on Not
ah's loveliness that there was a goo
deal of curios,ty to see "I.a.l
Ferndale's paragon," and the ('eau
tess of Derriigton, as she gave Nora
her hand, smiled with more than he
usual swectnass.
"It was very good of you to nom
dear," she said, to Lady Ferndal
"and very kind of Lady Norah 1
make an effort. I was so sorry t
hear you were ill when I called."
••Many lions to -night?" asked Iae
Ferndale.
"Oh, yes, some very rice peopl
dear Lady Norah. When you ha
rested I will bring some of them t
you."
But Norah had scarcely been seater
five minutes before the countess al
preached her with several person
Your artist and poet has a keen ey
for the beautiful, and there was
general desire to know the lover
girl, the daughter of "tho Superlin
Earl."
"'That's what I call a really bent
tiful face," said a famous painter t
an actor, who had condescended is
appear for half an hour.
"A face with a history," he re-
sponded, laconically; •'Ophelia, was
is too proud to go mad, and has
resolved to bear her sorrow in sit-
"
ence.
' Xonsense. She is Lord Arrow -
dale's daughter, and is as little like-
ly to have 'secret sorrow' as you
are, my dear fellow."
"All right. You painters look on
tho surface of things; we actors dies
beneath. That girl, for all her love-
liness,
oves
liness, and notwithstanding she is
Lord Arrowdale's daughter, has had
some great trouble. And now I think
I'll go and get an introduction; i
should like to hear her voice."
Norah ens a little startled and
nervous when she found herself stir
rounded by men and women bearin
names celebrated in art and Mesatune, but after a few minutes the nee
vows timidity vanished, and she
found herself listening and talking
too, with something like enjoyment.
"You have not. seen 'Tho Modern
Gallery' yet then, Lady A'orah'"
said a famous artist. "Ah, yes, you
have only just come up to town. I
hope you will go. 'there aro 80111.
capital pictures there really worth
seeing," and he mentioned ono of
two.
"You have forgotten the hest,"
said anothi'r artist, who was stand-
ing near. "I mean that one of the
new man's, Cyril flume. I forgot
its title, but it's the one with silver
ash in it."
Norah had been listening with up-
turned face, and the mune "Cyril
Burne" struck upon her so sadde_n:y
that it seemed to deprive her of
breath and sight and hearing.
The artist who had just spoken
saw her face change, saw it grow
gradually whiter and the pupils of
the lovely eyes dilate as if with some
sharp pang, and ho took a step for-
ward and beat over her.
"You find the room too hut, Lady
Norah?" he said, in n low voice.
But torah was determined not to
bo overmastered. Sho would have to
hear his name again and again, es
penally in London, and was she to
wear her heart upon her sleeve am!wince and change color every tiny
sho heard it?
filer maiden pride came to her res-
cue, and she raised her eyes to the
artist and forced a smile.
"It is a little warns," she said,
"hut, I %vitt not go, thanks."
As she spoke she looked round the
room, picking out a gentleman hero
and t here, and asking the artist. to
tell her who it was, for he seemed
to know every one, and had be'n
giving her a great deal of informa-
tion.
"'That is So -and -So," he said, tell-
ing her.
"And that gentleman standing by
the doer?"
"'llle toll, handsome mien, with eye-
glasses, looking as if he were tired
and bores'?"
"Yes," said Nornh.
"That is our new poet, the coming
roan. Ilia annus is Wesley—.loltn
Wesley. Sounds quite clerical,
doesn't it?"
Norah looker) round piteously. It
!teemed ns 11 there was no reslsitn, for
her. She hail just recovered from the
pain nnil misery of hearing ('yri1's
name, end now here was his dearest
frienLd!
"ooks n gelling, doesn't he?" Pnf.t
the artist. "Most people are nfra.I
of hila—cynical and all that, yore
know. but. In reality he is the ten•
derest and kindest -hearted man that
ever shell ink. lien? he comes; the
countess is bringing him to you, I
lhlnk."
'Tho surmise wag correct. .lack had
been ceased into inking his appose -
(trice among the ether lions, but has
trot been in the nation ten mlin1'es
before he had lied enough of it, and
he was on the point of flying back to
his old armchair and short pipe in
Winchester street, When he happened
to hear the name of Lady Nornh Ar-
rowdale.
ile asked a Indy standing near him
to point her out, ens' his cynical face
softened.
"By -love, 1 don't wonder at
Cyrll'e madness,'• he mutt,rlyd.
"l'nosigh to explain the madness In
any man Po you think Lady Der-
rington nmil.l int reduce me to Cha'_
young Inds?'' he neked moil, of the
lady of whomhe had made the prev-
lees Inquiry,
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SWINE.
Some growers aro complaining
that disease is more preval ut
among swine than it was sears ago.
They are asking why it should be
d so, and want to know if anything
is cnn be done to lessen the tendency
it to disease and tho consequent loss
1- to which ft leads, writes Prof.
•-IThoinas Shaw.
That disease should increase with
u the increase in the number of swine
kept is what is to be looked for. It
comes from tho greater opportunity
to exposut'e to contagion which in
crease in numbers ulw'nys brings
with it. Nevertheless, swine are not
nearly so free from disease as they
ought to be. or as they would be,
a, if reared under suitable sanitary
e, conditions Swine sutler from troll-
s,blcs that arise front two sources,
a viz: ailment:, that come through in-
considerate treatment and those that
y count through diseases that are cotn-
munieable. The former will bo dis-
cussed in this paper.
t The Most frequent losses are those
o which arise from mistakes in fe?d-
ing. 'These nro of a character that
are more or less indirect, and they
aro felt most in the injury which re-
sults in 1•reeding properties. Tideis one of the gIavest inistakes of
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a swine husl andry. It centers in feed-
ing an unbalanced ration. Thegreatest herrn is done by feeding an
excess of carbonaceous food, that is.
food which produces heat and fat
mainly.Feed swine continue -1,181y for sever-
al generations almost exclusively
on corn, barley or rye, and Choy
will grow less in size, in vigor, and
their breeding qualities will deteri-
orate. Nevertheless, all these foods
may be fed with the greatest pos-
sible benefit for any number of gen-
erations, if fed along with other suit-
able food. The greatest loss from
such feeding usually occurs in the
young litters, which come into the
world delicate and lacking in vigor.
MISTAKES IN BREEDING.
The tendency bus been in much of
the west and northwest to breed al-
most entirely from young sows. Such
a tendency is fundamentally and
- radically wrong. 'There cnn bo no
g question tl.at animals are better
- equipped with the essentials for
- , trt:tlsu1itt ing highest vigor when in
the meridinn of full maturity.
A sow that is growing while she is
• carrying her young, cannot In the
very nature of things nourish the
unborn progeny as she would, If
fully nature, as she has then to do
two things Instead of one. The Int-
' mc.turo sow is about certain to lose
•
something in development, or her
fillet will lose similarly, or both re-
sults will follow. These may not
be very apparent in a single genera-
tion, but they grow in time through
cumulative Influence to bo serious.
This practice more than any other,
probably, has provers a fruitful
source of loss in swine.
'Phis Toss is 1410r0 telt in young lit-
ters It is not meant that the loss
arises so much from want of exer-
cise in Chu young progeny as from
want of exercise in the dam. But
it does arise to some extent even
with young litters. Tho disease
known as thumps in young pigs, le
a trouble which arises from want of
exercise in connection with too lib-
eral feeding. An excessively fatty
condition under the circumstances
leads to n weak condition of heart
action.
11'hen the dam docs not get sidlici-
'nt exercise, her progeny will not be
strong. Thele mat, be serious trou-
ble with both sow and dam, while
they aro coming into the world. The
problem of exerels,' for sews in win-
ter Is one of tiro ,nest difficult that
the swine grower ham to contend
with in cult) clin,atn9. 'Those in
mild awns do not have to contend
With it at. uli. ‘Pith the former. It
should lie made a matter of careful
thought.
The loss from ton close hreedinr Is
n very common one, though 'tt.e
that arising from breeding (ruin in -
"I think So," she replied, naively,
"Indeed, as I happen to be Ludy
Derrington, I nen sure she will."
"Then i wish you would."
And i.ad'' 1.'rrington, delighted
with his readiness and presence of
mind, laughingly said:
"Conte w nth ate, Mr. Wesley. Vo,t
see, i know you, though you do not
know me; but i in not. the author
of the fnutuus 'Chaplet of hoses.' "
"And I should begin to wish I were
not," he retorted. "if I didn't feet
that I own my presence here to the
existence of that much over -rated
vnlutne of Jingle."
fly this time they had reached
Norah—the countess amazed at hear-
ing the poet describe the really beau-
tiful verses 118 Jingle—mei, touching
Norah with her fan to attract her
attention, she suid:
"Lady Norah, will you let me in-
troduce Mr. Wensley? The 'Chaplet
of hoses,' you know," sho added, Its
an undertone.
It chanced that only one or two
were standing near her, and Lady
ilerringt0n had gone off in quest of
some otner lions. so thnt Norah and
.Jack were standing almost alone.
•'I hope i am not altogether a
stranger, i.ady Norah. It is Just
possible that you have heard my
name mentioned by a greet friend of
mine,lt friend of years. i moan Cyril
Berne," ho said, simply.
"You Orn mistaken. Mr. IVesley,"
shn said, end her %%etas sounded
mennilt¢leee and mechanical In her
ears; "Mr. Burne to not n friend of
n1!ne," and sin sailed away, proud
end swan -like. leaving .tack gaping
e nd dumbstruck.
('1'o bo Continued.)
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mature sires itany not be iintn;.li-
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swine simply select a sire from one
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the fact that he may he of close kin
to every sow on the fano, as these
are.probahly from the sante sire. The
thought, it may be, does not occur
to them.
1'he process is ,comet Imes repeated
and thus the close breeding is In-
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size is frequently the leading factor
in determining choice to the neglect
of more important considerations
In such instances where the sines
aro grades, the infusion of other
blood, that Is, the blood of some
other vigorous breed it well chosen
as to forth, would work great
changes in the line of improvement.
Tho large Yorkshire or the Tam•
worth crossed on inbred Poland -
China grades will effect great im-
provements.
IMI'L'HE SUIiltOiJNDiNGS,
The loos from this source is more
than is usually supposed. 1t may
not be so directly but it Is so,
frequently indirectly. These sur-
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that they harbor gertns thnt would
not otherwise obtain a place favor-
able to their soheegient develnp-
111ent. There is seldom any juatifl-
cntion for keeping swine thug, 9s
cleanliness in hog hnusee and their
surroundings is n question that lies
in the hands of tl;o owner. The
difference in growth between swine
kept clean in the ono Instance and
atnld filth in the other will un-
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of the former, other things being the
stole. An experiment to determine
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especially where the rainfall is con-
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Tho outcome from avoiding the
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anime's. and when attacked the per-
centage of loss will also be less.
Some germ diseases will be discussed
in mintier paper that will coins
later.
I'AI(M NOTES.
Where lisle was applied directly to
the wheat, sowing on the surface
and harrowing In at the time of
selling, it did riot increase the yieid
of wheat. but did improve the clover.
following.
Do not permit water to stand in
Cho buggy hotly. if moisture goes
into the sills and frank of the body,
the box is liable to open at tho
corners, as they aro hone dry, and
11 they swell nothing cnn keep the
corners from opening. Wet carpet
left in the bottom of the hid is
likely to cat:se the same result.
The farmer should feel proud of
his profession, as it is ono of the
most useful and necessary occupa-
tions. Ile docs not sit on the rag-
ged edge of doubt as to the pernuan-
ency of his position. No master
has a mortgage on his labor or his
products. Ile studies the Incas of
Nature and rierives maintenance from
herr bounteous stores. When limns
are herd, and laborers are demot-
ing for work, he has plenty of bust -
toss to occupy his tinxe.
The greater part of decaying Veg.,.
talion 19 composed of leaves, and
we Wien see great piles of them bee
Ing burned during fall and spring,
%%fifth should be spread over the
garden. Some people use the leaves
as a mulch during winter, but bairn
theta in the spring. Instead of floe
they should be either forked tato
the sell around trees and plant/
where they will rapidly decay and
be of use to the plants. or be piler1
in a heap. adding all kinds of refuse
thorn the garden, wood ashes and 0
little soil, slops from the house. etc.,
and let them rot In readiness for use
as potting loll or for gardening put.
poses. it Is best not to make the
piles ten large. as during taste sea-
acn there Is a tendency to excessive
heating, which burns up mut h ..f 1 hw
most valuable plant food The snarl
should be forked over oecasinnnlly,
6o that all parts will be equally ref•
feet: d by sun, air and rain.
f'ynirs are men who fine) fault
with the world because they Wert
not consulted whtsi K was designed