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'The Kind of Stock Required For
Exp �
or Trade,
'SHOULD, MARKET THEM ALIVE.
'Farmers Feeding Wheat to Stook and
Making Money.
T present the prospoate
for a large crop of nogg
in this section of the
country before next
spring are unusually
ill bright. Owing to the
high priced for pork
provalliug during the
�, a past two years many
[ 'farmers have goneex-
tensivelyinte brae Hug and raising hogs. The
.se:needing oheegiueas of wheat has made it
more profitable for farmers to feed thea
grain be hogs than to bring ib to merles',
and they have frond the new method of
dlspeaing of it very profitable. In feet, one
.farmer, in eonvo.dasion with a packer,
abated that in tide way he obbalued $1 a
bushel for his wheat. The Drop of
eoarae grains ie large, and, fed
in addition to wheat, is bound to
prodaco a superior grade of perk. The hogs
that are handled here show a steady
provement in quality, fanners having been
induced to secure the beet breeds. Dressed
hoga are bringing from $7 bo $7.25 par hun-
dred pounds, live weight milking ab $5.75
.and ,$6.
Pork peokiog nee asaumod large propor-
tions during the laet few yearn, and there is
no doubt it will stilt further grow. A few
years ago the bulk of the busiuees in this
country was done in dressed hogs, but ever
alums 1876 the bueluese in live hege has been
growing to proportion, until the present
day fatly two-thirds of the hogs aro
marketed alive, end the great bulk
of the live hogs are handled in the
(summer time ; the dressed hogs in'winter.
There is a growing tendency oa the
part of the farming oemmuniby to disponi of
their hogs altogether alive, and the peak -
ere prefer to handle them that way. Thie
country 1s now producing more beige than
there is required for home consampbion,
eoneequentty there has to be an outlet for
the surplus of the product, barns, bacon,
eta., and thle ourploe fiade fee present
market in Eoglaud. There is no market in
the world mare exnoting in las require-
ments ae to size, leanness, neatness in
trimming and perfection in cure than the
Englieh,and to menu this tie packers of this
country have to he correeponcliagly exact-
ing 1n the size, qualiey, etc, of the hogs
they buy to make into meats suitable for
this market.
Meats for sbipnnent to the English market
cannot be marls out of dressed hogs, conse-
quently the tracker meet have them alive,
and it stands to rem= that an estabiieh-
tnent equipped with ail the latest appli-
ances can handle liege for slaughter and
curing to a better advantage and cheaper
than the farmer can himself. There is a
tendency in thiscouatry to keep hose to
market in the old•fashionod way, viz.,
dreseed, and in the r, inner seaoon ; the con-
sequence is that they are generally kept till
ley are toe fat and heavy far the peckers'
requlremeete, and marketed at a season of
the year when they are in lose demand and
oemmand a lower price than they would
have if uhey were marketed in the summer
or at a season when they are .peefece in
weight and quality, no mater what
time of the year it might be.
The days of the 11emand for heavy fat
pork are past' Lumbering has decreased
Land clearing is over. Heavy work en the
farms has been much ligheened by the use
of agricultural meohlnery. City and toren
population bee inareaseet, and the demand
now is for lean pork. Vast improvement
has taken pians in the cube of meats, also in
the caring, se that now Cenedtan bred, fed
and cured pork brings better prises than
any other made in America.
The Canadian Pork Packing Record gives
the ffellowieg figures regsrdiug pork packing
in this country : Hoes peokel is 1875 and
1876, 115,000 ; d;tco in 1892 and 1893,
356,000. 1n tee same:ore of 1875 and 1876,
23,000 live hogs were heudled by paokere,
and in the eunemers of 1892 and 1893
120,000, showing the increase in the live
hog trade.
Packers prefer to do their own slaughter-
ing, bearers, they may, farm-dreseod perk
cannot be sold in the Eogileh roarket.
French Girls Dress stroll.
It doer net seem to me that French girls
think any more lsboub cisme thee ether gtrle,
but they g, to work at the problem More
scienbtfio>At1y. Teeykaiow how to make the
moot of thameelves, and it batemoe as in:
•ebiacblve for them no caro for taeirr appear-
-anoe as ib le for chem to brash their hair.
The little shop .girl, who goes to her work
at 9 in the meaning and stays till 9 at
night, will achieve a toilet so dainty, fresh,
and suitable, that it is the envy of merry a
foraige patron.
However great' may be the elegance and
luxury in general society in France, the
.girls, in properbion to their parents' in -
,come, never spehd much money on dress.
I know at berate dozen, with dots of $20,000
eaob, who have'av allowance of $200 a year
dor theirclothing, and • en 'thee they will
dress with toabe and style and go into
seolety. This leaves, a • small margin for
dressmakers' bilis, but, as a matter of fact,
'hall the gide have aro dreserneker properly
eo-oalied.—Scribe er's Magazine..
The °rigln of etareknng.
The course of history carries tut back ne
feeler than the year 1654 for the origin of
starching in London. In sues is that year
that Mistress Van dar,,Plaose name wibh.,lier
, husband 'from Flanders to • the Englteh
metropcis" for their,' 'greater moiety." :mod
there professed herself a steadier. ;The
. beethoueewlvea of the time ware nob long
in disoovering, the excellent `whiteness of
the " Daboh linen," tin it was: oailed, and
Mistress Plante soon had plori y ,of good-
, paying 'Aleuts: Seine of etheee' began to
and her ruffs of lawn to sbareh' which she
did so excellently well ,that it 'became a
eaylug that if any one sent her a'' raid' nnade
of a epider'o web she would bi abla=to starch
it. So greatly did bor reputatfo, Agrow pleat
fashlonable dames went to her to learn . the
art and myetery of sterehieg, feer*lelch'they
gladly paid a premium of £4 to f5, and for
the secret of nesthtng starch bhoypaidgiadly
a further sum ob'20 shillings.
A chemist coinputea;that at the present
market value the average human cadaver
contains eoanothiugp like $18,000 wprbh of
calcium. But, like the . fabulous valuee of
aluminium in (day, or of the gold in sea-
water,. the Dost of eitbraobion at present'
vants all profit to the would-be enter.
ppliiug manufacturers, and the• eohohln of.
anatomy will have no immediate cause for
alarm au regards co menial competition,
. helical News.
Not the Care,
.et am not expeoting any paokagei"
Old the lady of the. house.
"This is the number," persisted the
driver of the delivery wagon, looking at
hie book again. "Name's Higgins, ain't
it?'
"Yes."
"No. 374?"
"'That's our number."
"Then it's for you."
r'I think not. It must be a caro of
!mistaken identity."
"No, mum. It's a case of beer."—Chi-
cago Tribune.
1
Small Cause --Big Sensation.
1.
r•!
rv.
—From the German.
He Had Changed.
The peripatetic, as he sat at the kitchen
table partaking of the bread of charity,
might have been a much worse looking
specimen, for he had evidently Iately re-
ceived a pair of shoes and a suit of re-
spectable clothes from some kindly hand.
"You have a pretty hard time of it,
don't you?" ventured the cook contem-
platively.
"Yes, ma'am," sighed the tramp as he
bit a horseshoe out of a piece of pie.
"How long have you been tramping?"
"Seven or eight years, ma'am."
"Do you like it?"
"'Tain't bad at times,"
"Now, for instance?" she smiled as he
wiped his mouth on his coat sleeve and
prepared to leave.
"Yes, ma'am," and he smiled in re-
sponse.
"And are you never going to give it
up?"
Tho tramp became thoughtful.
"I can't say as to that, ma'am," he
said. "I wasn't always as', you,see me
now," he added as he took a srvey of
himself.
"No?" she asked in surprise. "AN hat
were you?"
"I was a good deal worse, ,ma'am,"
and somehow he felt that it Was time to
go, arid he went rapidly, with the cook
after him.—Detroit Free Press.
A Case of Honor.
Two Americans traveling abroad en-
gaged in a dispute, and finally after be-
stowing some very ugly names upon
each other separated. The next morn-
ing a Dublin lawyer, whom the pair
had met at the table d'hote, called upon
one of the -disputants.
"Would you fight a duel, sir?" he
asked.
"I?" retuned • the startled American.
"I fight a duel? No, sir. • It may be
proper over here, but it isn't in my
country, Why do you ask?"
"You're certain you wouldn't fight?"
returned, the lawyer doggedly.
"Why, no, no,,taian," retorted the
other.:- "1 said no before."
"Very well," said the man from Dub-
lin, drawing a letter from his pocket.
"I am commissioned to deliver this,
but i wasn't to deliver it until I had as-
certained positively that you wouldn't
fight. Its a' challenge,: sir,. to a duel to
death." -New York Press.
About All It's B'.or.
Mr. Newrich Land sakes, Mandy,
'what you got so many knives an forks at
each plate ler?
Mrs: Newrich=I'm sure I don't know,
but that's the way that new man fixed
em. I s'pose likely We jus to show we've
got '�m.—Nev York Weekly.
wasted.
"Is your daughter improving' her time
at college?"
,Mamma -I'm afraid not. She still
spells her name M -a -r -y. --Chicago Inter
'Ocean.
• The (-neation Hlatriinoniad.
He—Will you share my lot?
She—Is it a lot of money? --Truth,
s, .e.msederia
LOVEAND GUILE
"Nothfag else.?" said Pierre.
Well, I think I could eat a bit," said
Bortrand.
" What 1 Are 'you hungry f" said his.
friend.
" Yee, I am ; aren'b you'?" Then turn-
lug to Pierre ho asked what he had gob In
the house.
Whatever ' m's1eu desires," said
Pierre.
" ,"
Let) us hear the moue said Remond.
Pierre went over a lief) oaf dishes, to each
one of whioh they found some objeobion,
and finally ordered some bread and oheosc
and Imams de terre a ?hullo, with a bottle li
of vin ordinaire.
" If you would not mind, gentlemen," 1
said Pierre, "being served out here—we
are rather crowded to the hoose to -day.
In fact," he went on, with an alr of much
importance, " we are to havoc wedding
to -morrow, and to -day is the dinner du
contrat."
" Se ae you servo ue at once, mon vloux,
we don't Dare where we eat," Bald Remond,
and as Pierre disappeared he continued : "I
bbougat there was a festive air aboat the
play. Weal, a noble diversion will do us
good, and I take quite an interest in wed-
dings:"
"You !' remarked Bertrand. " Then
why don't] you get married yourself ?'
" 0.11, that 18 an old story. I was mar-
ried long age."
" The devil you were 1 You have kept it
very olese. And whore is your wife?"
" Haug nee if I know ? Why, leb nue see,
it must be more than twenty yeara since I
lost sight of her."
" And have you never heard of her
muco 1"
" Never."
" Well, now, that's a pity. A woman is
sometimes useful."
" Not that one. You see, my friend, she
was one of those persons afflicted with a
conscience and prinaiplea,'which I found
interfered with my plan of life. So," he
went on, while a cynloal smile deepened the
cruel lines round his mouth, " finding my-
self one day in rather a tight place, I made
the only use I could of her and left her to
occupy it."
Pierre, having brought what they had
ordered, placed it on the little table before
them and then be.00k himeelf to the gate
to usher in the company who began to ar-
rive. All the principal people et the village
ware there, inolndieg the good. Dura, who
was always ready to rake part in the bl-
owout pleasures of his fink.
M. Dumont oame out of the house to meet
his guests, followed by M. Germenil,
Clementine and Charles, the latter, of
course, being the centre of interest.-
Some of the elder people preierred to go
at °ace into the house ; othere remained to
watch the young people dance. The violin
players having arrived and been installed
by Pierre in a convenient corner—with a
good supply of wine beside them—acounbry
dance was soon in full awing.
The strangers, having finished their frugal
meal, tat watching the dancers. Presently,
the country dance being fiaished, Reamed
remarked to his compauion
" Tteet'e an uncommonly pretty girl
with the black eyes. I'll ask her to waltz
with me."
" What 1" said the other. " Yon will
venture 1"
" Bah 1" replied Remond. " She is not a
gendarme in aisguire," and getting up he
walked nonchalantly across the empty spaue
whioh divided him from the young girl, and
with a flourishing bow requested the honor
of waltzing with her.
The girl hesitated a moment, but his
grand air impressed her. She felt euro he
was not whoa he seemed—perhaps some one
of noble birth who had met with misfortune
—se she timidly consented. Oce thing was
sure—she had never before had a partner
who danced so well. She was quite sorry
when the waltz was over, and, leading her
book to her place, he left her with a moat
elegant bow.
He rejoined his companion. They lighted
their pipes and sauntered off toward the
other side of the house.
While the waltz was going on, Charles
and C..ementine had strolled down to the
gate and gone out on the road. They re-
appeared, Charles supporeing a poor woman
who seemed hardly able to walk. They
placed her ou a Boat, and Ciemeatine went
to procure her some wine and food, for sho
seemed to be exhausted. She returned,
oarryiog wino and bread, and followed by
her tither and M. Dumont.
As soon as the' woman was somewhat re-
vived by the wine they gave her she thanked
them fur their kindness, of whioh she said
she steed in sore need, as she had tasted
nothing since the previous morning. In
answer to a question of M. Dumont's she
Bald mho did nob belong to that pare of the
country and was on her way to Chalon,
where mho hoped to find employment as a
domestic servant.
" You have, then, relatives at Chalon, or
friends who will assist yon ?"
" Alas ! no, sir. I know no one there.
The good Gad will help me and find me
friends, as he has done here, and now I will
go. I am better now. and need no longer
trespass en your kindness."
Charles had been watching her, his hearb
full ef pity for her desolate condition. He
was thinking vaguely of the story he had
learned the night before of his own unfortu-
nate mother, and how he, too, might have
been as friendless and wretohed as this poor
wayfarer. • • , • .
"No, no 1" he axe/alined. "Ib is impes-
sible. You are in no state to travel on foot.
Yon must stay here tonight; my father, I
am sure, will not objeob."
"Why, my boy," said M. Damont, "you
are master here now, and even were it not
so I never have and never will turn any
poor, starving creature from my door. Give
her all•she needs for to -night, and to -mor
'row we will see if she is well enough to con-
tinue her journey,"
The dancing was now over. Those guests
who remained for the dinner went indoors
with M. Damont, and the remainder went
home. Presently a servant brought the
poor woman some dinner, whioh she ate at
a table not very far from where the two
men had been sitting. She did not look
like a common beggar—this woman—there
Was an air about her of one who had seen
better dayn. Her olothen, though poor,
wore carefully mended and sorupnlonely
clean. She epoke correctly in a low, eta
ice.
Whab could be sees of her hair under
the closely tied foulard she wore en her
head was of snowy whiteness, in strange
contrast to well defined dark eyebrows and
large dark eyee, rendered morn shadowy
edit by the hollows which grief and want
bad emceed around thew. She could not
have been much over middle ago, thon&at
first glance her white hair made her seem
older. She had long finished her dinner,
of which he had eaben but eparingly, and
now sat, het head supported by her hand,
buried in thought. tied indeed must have
boon the thoughts which could impart so
deep a melancholy as that whioh overcast
her face.
Ae else sat there motionless the two
serangem camp back into the courtyard.
Esmond, always on his perk paused as
he caught light of a woman, whose ar-
rival he bad` nob noticed during the
dauoe. Making a sign be his oompauiel a
to remelt' still, he advanced cauttlously
behind her and managed to eee her face
without) being Been. Bab e,b the fireb gleam
he recoiled with a look of terror, while ib
needed all hie self oared to enable him to
suppress en ejaoulablen.
" What is it 1" said Bertrand, who had
seen him recoil.
" Nothing 1" ho replied,
" Then tot) ne go, Ib is time to be on the
road."
" Presenbiy. Lot ne sit here a little
longer," and as he epoke bhobhoughbeurged
through his brain : " Is it possible ? Can
it
be possible t"
CHAPTER Xl
Meanwhile things had been, progressing
merrily indoors. M, Dumont at the head
of the table, with hie eon and future
daughter -in -taw at his right and left
hand, and M. Germenil faolug him, had
pressed hie good fare on his guests with
hearty wintry hospitality, and they had
done justice to it in a way that delighted
the old culsiniere, Margot, who wan as
much a part of Les Bons Amis as the walla
bhemselvee, and who had instated on carry -
bog one or two of the principal dishes her-
self, setting them down before her master
with a "Voila 1" full of meaning, which
seemed to say, " Beat) that if you can,'
while her complement smile showed she was
sure of her position as the beat gook in all
the country round. The good wino oiroa-
lated freely -health° were drunk and old
stories retold, and full ef high good humor
and content they adjourned to the red
damask salon to witness the signing of the
contract.
Here, however, an unexpected hitch
occurred. At the lash moment le was
discovered that the notaire, who had
come from the neighboring town of S b.
Maurice, some leagues away, and was
the guest of his cousin. the cure at the
presbyter°, had forgotten an eneentlal
paper, without which the necessary formali-
ties could not be completed. There was
great dismay at this hitoh in the proceed-
ings, and much wrath was poured out on
the head of the notary'e clerk, to whom tho
forgetfulness was attributed—a souffre
douieur is indespenseble on such eeoaeione.
Charles was in despair, poor iibtle Clemen-
tine almost in tears—for she had overheard
the whispers of a couple of old commeres
whe, with many shakes of the head and
sighs, decided that such delays were very
unlucky, and they wouldn't be surprised at
anything bhab might happen.. Perhape there
would be no wedoing at all, eta.
However, there was nothing for it but to
make the beet of it. So it was decided that
the notary's clerk should start at once, and,
taking the carriole, should make all speed to
Se. Maurice, procure the missing paper and
return after a shore rest, se as to arrive ab
Les Bons Ands by breakfast time. The con-
tract could then be signed at once and the
wedding go en as already arranged.
The only person diesatiefied with this
arrangement was the poor clerk, who was
not remarkable for oourage and did not par-
ticularly relish the long, lonely journey in
the dark which lay between him and Sb.
Maurice. Specially, as when the stories
were going round after dinner, he had over -
hoard the maire of the village, M. Rlffsut,
tell his neighbor at table that there was a
report thattho notorious Robert Macairo had
' escaped from prison at Lyons. Of course
Lyons was a leng wa'y off, but all the same
the libble clerk did nob feel at all oomforba-
ble. However, it was settled without his
opinion boing asked, and Pierre was die.
patabed to see that the oarrlole was hea-
rtened without delay.
After a little more conversation on the all
important eubjeob, the cempany took their
departure, premising to come in the morn-
ing in good time, and bidding Charles and
Clementine keep up their spirits, for after
all there would not be any real delay in the
marriage;'and the oontreat could pleb as
well be signed in the morning, and the only
ill foreboding ones being the two old com-
mer,s before mentioned, who, ejaculating,
oh ! la peuvretbe, as they bid her goad -bye,
exchanged ab the same time leoks more sig-
nificant then words.
Leaving Charles and Clementine together,
M. Damont and M. Germenil went down to
the gate of the courtyard with the departing
guests.
Having seen them all off, they turned and
walked siowly back across the courtyard
toward the house.
We left Remond and hie companion
seated at one side of the tables, not being
very anxious to attract attention. As they
saw the two men approach they slipped.
quietly into the shadow behind the raised
°band on which the musioiane had been
seated.
The air was still, and Remond's sharp
ears, accustomed to listening, caught a frag-
ment of their conversation as they slowly
passed et no great distance from where he
was concealed.
I wish," said Germenil, " that this de-
lay had not occurred. I was anxious to get
the business finished so -night."
" Well," said Dumont, "the delay won't
be long. Once asleep, the time will pass
quickly enough, and as Picard will bo back
before 8 o'clock 113 the morning there will be
no real delay in the morning ! "
" True enough," said the other. " All
tho sante, I shall be very glad when Charles
has taken charge of hie wife's dobe I don't
like the responsibility of carrying abonia
12,000 franca in note?," he added, putting
his hand to his breast packet and snowing
his friend the corner of a well stuffed
pocketbook.
As Remond, in the shadow, overheard
bheee words his eyes gleamed with the
rapaolby of a bird of prey.
Do you hear ?" he muttered, looking
significantly at hie companion.
" I do !" said the other shortly, returning
hie look.
" Ott, you are quits safe in Les Bons
Amis," answered the cheery voice of M.
Dumont, clear and distinct on bbe evening
air. " Nothing will happen to you here.
You aro thinking of these bugaboo stories
our friend the maire told us ab dinner of
the achievements of that villain Robert
Maoairo ?"
Ho would have spoken less cenfidentiy
perhaps could he have seen the expression
whioh pissed =roes the evil face of hie
hidden and unknown guest as he ubtered
these wards :
"' Oh, no, Dumont, I am not afraid of
such imaginary dangers, and I think, too
—looking complacently at hie stalwart pro-
portions—"I would be a match for any
robber. Bab," he added, " 1 will be glad
to be relieved of this responsibility."
" And I," said Remond to himself, with
en ugly smile, " will be happy to do you
hat service. Perhaps my skill will prove
an equivalent for your strength."
M. Dumont had paused a memeul and
laid his hand on hie friend's shoulder as he
spoke those lint woods, and as they stood
thus Charles came out of the house and ap-
proached them quickly.
" rather," said he, "'I think ibwillbe bet-
tor that I ehould go myself with Picard."
You 1" said Dumont. " Why should
you go 7"
" Well," answered the young man, " for
ono roman. Pieerd le so frightened at the
idea of going through the forest alone that
am tumid to trust him lest he should
oanae a !tubber doles, Beeidee thete I ale
so atutfous and tient that I Would wieh
to go with him -mf ib wore, only that then
Oho` time will seem be pees more gniokly
than if I remained here imaginingevery.
thing that ooald possibly happen to delay
him. It will be night. I can be of no use
here, and I Am quite sure we will get back
more quiokiy if I go than if we gond Pioard
alone.
" Perhaps he le right," said M. Ger-
mein` Bub what does Clementine say ?" ob-
served M. Dement, " We must oonsalb
her wlehes in thiel matter. If she coneenbe
to your going, I have nothing to say spinet
ib, but of course if she objects" --
"Oh," °dad flharlee, interrupting him,
"Clementine is quite of my opinion. She
has as little confidence in Plcard's speedy
return as I have. Is bhab nob so, dear
Clementine?" he went en, addreselug the
young girl, who had come out of the
house and joined them just as Charles was
epeakiag,
"Ib is, Charles," she replied. "Yon
know," rhe went on, addressing the two old
men, "Charles Is brave and strong, not like
that cowardly table Pioard,and thou he will
lose no time, hecause—because "—she added
wish a little bit/eh-4'1 will be emetic% for
him at the and of hie jeurnoy."
This last argument carried tho day, M.
Damonb gallantly remarking that with saoh
en objeob in view he thought even Picard
would forget his fears.
So ib was decided that Charles should ao-
company the little clerk to Sb. Maurice.
" The carriole Is ready, 14. Charles," said
Pierre, coming toward them. " It is wait-
ing at the back gate,, as I thought that would
save you a bib of a round. If you follow the
lane round by the corner of the marsh, it
will bring you into the high road to St.
Maurice in half the time."
" All right, Pierre ; that's a good idea of
yours."
°'Before you go, M. Charles, will you
please to bell me how I son to distribute the
rooms to -night ?"
"Ah!"eaid Charles,I "woe forgebbiog my
duties. Give Mlle. Clementine the room at
the end of the corridor and put M. Ger-
menil In No. 13."
" And tho poor woman yonder—where is
she to go ?" inquired Pierre.
" Let me see. You had better pat her in
the small room near M. Germeail'p."
" Bien m'sfen, No. 8, and in case any
travelers should arrive and want rooms,
whore shall I pub them ?"
"Oh ! If any one should came, which is
not likely, pat them in. the rooms on the
entre sol, so that our friends may not be
in any way disturbed. And now I must be
off," he went on. " There is no time to
lose. We have a long road before us.
Come, father, you'll sae me off too. Oh !
I had almost forgotten. Here, Pierre,"
he said, taking a buaoh of keys out of
his pocket, " you had better keep these
in case of need. They are all numbered
should you want to open any of the empty
rooms."
" Bien m'sieu," said Pierre, taking the
keys.
Charles then drew Clementine's arm
through his own, and the four proceeded to
the book gate, where the carriole was wait-
ing, with Picard already In his place and
looking much better pleased than when
he thought he should have to go alone.
Of course there were some friendly
jests at his expense, which he took in
very good part: Feeling quite in gosd
humor now ho had a companion, and a
companion, too, who knew so well how to
use in case of need the pair of piebels
which Pierre had put in the pocket of the
carriole.
" So yon are afraid of Robert Maoaire,
Pioard ?" said M. Garment!, looking round
first to make sure that Clementine was not
within earshot. " I theught you had more
cense."
" Ah 1 M. Dement, you're laughing at
me now, but one never knows what may
happen, c'est b'improvu qui arrive tou-
jours."
" Such a thing as a robbery is unheard of
in this part of the world," said M, Dumont,
" and if Macaire did eacape from
prison I make no doubt the gendarmes
have caught him long ere tide. Come,
Charles," he cried to the young man,
who had l£ugored a few paces be-
hind with Clementine and was deeply
engrossed in biddirwr her rood -bye, " ib is
time to be off if you are going, and the mare
,see impatient to start that she wilIgowibh-
out you if yen don't hurry.
Thus aroused from their dream the young
people came up.
A hearty good -night to his father and M.
Germenil, a het kiss bo Clementine, and
Charles, jumping lightly into the carriole,
took whip and reins, and bidding the man
let go her head was offlike a shot and very
soon out of sight.
CHAPTER XII.
The two strangers had remained motion-
lese is their place of concealment until M.
Dumont andhis three companions had
disappeared into the house. They then
lacked oautiously round to see if there
was any one there likely to obnerve
their movements, and finding the court-
yard wee quite empty save for the peer
woman, whoso back was towards them
and whose head was sunk upon her folded
arms in an attitude either of exhaustion or
of despair—probably of both—they emerged
from the shadow—two sinister forme—and
seated, themselves again beneath the trees.
Bertrand's face ryas ghastly pale, and his
coarse foataros wore on expression of un-
aentr.ellahio terror.
"You hoard." be muttered while his
teeth. chattered and a shudder cenvnleed
his frame, "you hoard what they said."
The other made no answer, but sat anent,
thinking, with an expreeaion on his face
which would not have reassured M..Ger-
menil regarding the safety of his money
could ho have seen it.
" Hein 1 Rommel," repeated the other,
" is it not time to go? We have a good
opportunity now while there ie no one
about. You heard," ho again repeated in a
terrified tee°, and lowering his volce still
more, " you heard that name 1"
"Bahl" said the other, "alwaysacowerd.
Am I a man, think you, to he frightened at
a name 1 Listen to me, Bertrand, if you
are not in too °urged a fright to uaderatsnd
shah I say. Von heard what the old man
said about the 12,000 francs he had in his
pocketbook. Well, that has decided ms to
romoin here to -night."
" Whoa I Yon aro not afraid—you mean
"----
"
" I am nob afraid, and I do nob mean to
leave hero without that money."
"No, no it . is too dangerous," Bald
Bertrand, rising to hie feet "I will not
stay ; you can do tie yon like:"
" Sit dawn," said the outer, in a tone of
concentrated fury and grasping hie compan-
ion's wriet with it grasp of steel, which
literally forted rd him
l y back into his place.
" Take carr what your about. You
know I'm damegei'oas when I'm crossed. I
am determined to have this money. We
willshare alike, hat yea shall stay and do
your part or— Yoe know what I am
capable of, or you ought to, by this time,"
he added with a teaks whioh made the other' i
blood run cold, and ass he did know ,pretty
well the stuff hie companion, 'gas made of
be decided that en the whole his beet pieta
would be to remain.
Having thus settled their little differ*-
Des of opbilen, Remond went on to explalle
his pian. Ile reminded pie confederate ed'
the bunch of keys whioh Charles had leak
with Pierre, and whioh contained a key I.
each room in the hoose, each key with Ono
own label attached. They know from the
direction() whioh they had overheard
Oberlin give Pierre as to the alas
trlbution of the rooms which room .iii;
Germenil would occupy. The first thing,
to be done was, baying engaged a room foe
themselves, to obtain seem to the bunds
of keys and take off the ouo which opened,
M. Gormenil'e door. It would probably ro-
quire some adroitness in order to get parr
session of the key, but surely between them
they ought to easily outwit a villageole like
Pierre. The key once in their poeeossioes
the rest would be easy enough, Ae soon as.
the house was quite quiet and every ewe
fast asleep—" and these country folks sleep
sound "—they world by means of the stolen
key enter M. Germenil's room, possess
themselves of the precious booty, and thew
hey for the road 1
Remond calculated that, oonstdering
early country hours and the fatiguing busy
day they had had, the household would.
be fast asleep by 11 o'clock, and that air
12 e'olook at latest they ought to
be able to carry out their plan and be off,,
whioh would give them a good six hours,'
start before M. Germenil would be likely to
discover his less, to say nothing of the timet
it would take to communicate with the gena
dames and the time that would be wasted
deciding in which direction the search,
should be pursued.
"Bub," said Bertrand, " supposing that
M. Germenil were to awaken, and seeing
strangers in his room were to call for help.
We would be trapped then."
" Bahl" said the other, " you are embe-
tant with your imaginary difficulties I Ho
won't waken np 1"
" Haw can you answer for that !" said
Bertrand.
" He won't awaken, I tell you," said
Remand in a savage tone and with the
same look in his eyes as when his compan-
ion had spoken of leaving him. " Enough.
of this. I'm tired of your oowesrdly fear.
Come, now, and let no engage a room and
see how the land lies and if we can got m
ohance of enuring the key. Summon up
your courage now and pub a bold face on
it. Above all, we must not seem as if there
was anything to trouble ns or anything we
need fear. If suspicion is once excited,
no one knows how it will end. Assurance
mon ami, and audacity—that's our cue.
If they melte any difficulty about giving
us a room, why, we can show our pass-
ports as a guarantee of our respectability --
our respectability, my friend, do you hear
—though I must admit your appearance is
gatnsb us."
" There's nob much to choose between no•
in that respect 1" growled Bertrand to I31121 -
self in a surly undertone.
(To be Continued.)
Going Barefoot.
As to the healthlaeee of going withoab
shoee or sbackinge there ran be no question.
Some of the healthiest ohildren of the world
are to be found in the Scobbteh Highlandin
where share are seldom worn at an earlier
age than 12 or 13. The negro and coolie lab-
orers, who work barefooted, are usually is
robust health. Brown, in the " History of
Man," tells of an African monarch whe suf.
fared frora what appeared to have been a
cold in the head, Weida other ailments,
while his people were always as wall
as poeeible. Can ib ba that the
reason was that, by the laws of his king-
dom, he alone was permitted to
clothe his feet, and that ho greti$ed his:
vanity by always wearing gorgeous sandals:!
It is probably generalizing toe much tee
state as a medical fact that the barefooted
races are the healthiest, But it ie certain
that barefeeb are healthier than badly shod.
fest. In English villages children are con-
stantly seat to school in wet weather with
holes in their shtee. They sit for henry
with damp feet, and illnesses are the re-
sult. If their parents would Bend them off
barefooted, se is done in Scotland and Ire-
land, their feet would dry by evaporation
in a short time, and it would be found that
no harm followed.
The Basting Thread.
It is customary through all of the shope
bo sell large spools of °ears°, easily breakable
cotton for basting. This is almost univer-
sally used, and is very geed for many pur-
ples, but in making up fine mateni a,le it has
the objection that it makes holes in the
fabric. In basting silks or fine lineae the
very smallest needle and the meet delicate
threads should be need. Ninety or 120 is
nob hoe fine for putting outside and lining
together, and a No. 8 or 9 needle should be
used for ib.
For baiting up waist seams poor cotton. la
not worth having. Te try en, a dress• and
have the seams give way simply booause the
oettan is nob strong enough to bold them is
a waste of time, temper and trerble. The
use of gold cotton for basting seams and the
finest possible for putting materials together
s one of the fine arts of dresemaking.
TI4 Little Toddling Fee
Watoh the little toddling feet, and if they
show a disposition be " tee in " take the
little one en your lap after its bath and
again at bedtime and rub the outer side of
the little legs with firm outward strokes. At
the same time hold the foot in your hand in
its correct position. Begin below the ankle
and rub to the knee slowly and quietly
with an even pressure. This will strengthen
and nourish the outer muscles whioh arena.
duly weak.
A Model Wife.
A.—So yon have got married? I am told
you have made an excellent maboh.
B.—Yea, my wife is a very a000mplished.
parson. She le at home is everything. She
is at home in literature, at home in music
at home In art. Only in one thing she to
not at hoose.
A.—What Is that?
B.—She is never—ab home.
Litre Son, Like rather.
" Ivly son," said Jinkins to his boy, " I
understand that yea go behind the scones at
the burlesque ?"
" No, father -never 1" tied young Jen.
kites.
" I'm sorry," mild Jinkins, with a Bloke
"I was going to ask you to take me with
you next time."
England received 10,000,000 lettere from.
the United States last year.
A certain member of a oorbain party
representing a certain district in a cesiFs,tir
Skate is miming that tho doobor has ordered
hila to bake a long rest from statesman.,
ship, as he is guttering from " perpe mail
paresis." " Imrosaiblo I" said Fop re
aontative Allen ; " that complaint involver'
the postulate of a brain au an absolute
neoessiby."
Do I maks myself plain 2" asked the
angular leoturor. on Woman's len ixte, step.
din in the middle of her disoouree. " Yo
on b have to, mum," relied a voice frometib
the rear , " the Lord donefor .
., r iou long
op."—, Vogue.