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her paeparations for an early etart next
joyee value, bnek to f.•-onse'aitentase lee moven, Then the etopped. The rest he
tad itereel.' being *armed ewiftly but knew.
.eteatilly throwah the right air, $he knew Robert Stone et-ood aad awed bete Was
v4,441914 oenenilag her eYeas whose arms were It only the moonlight thee. made hint look
ner6o earetallY, and the terrible eta pale?
..
ate• /Me/lee had pet gone throueli viare "JOye do sou know who 1 thotglit that
alMost blotted out an the bliesful feeling second man wets the ehauffeur?' "No.'
of peace and saret;s, that stole over her •"I t•boug11 it wee your old gentlemau
Whoa. Stone had *waled her rotted by the one you are gong to marry. I thought
the faint buildings; te the door of old Ike'e theev hu1 both come to feteh you. She teal('
oettage. auti as he sand there hesitatine,130.
-But I. ha -en t got an old gentleman,'
Jeree looked lep at him, and with an ex.-
elauuttlion of thankfulneee, be lowered her Jone replied, ahnost ehilaishly, "Anal I
to * wooden bench beneath the window em ma going to Marry anyboaye
-NM the man uhease ehildreu yoa hav.e
wbeve the old man wae nociustatual to
umolce his evening pipe. been teething? Miss Gray said you
ceme .twav berauee you eouldee very we'll
atill holding her by the arm.
afraid elze would fall, he poked up a stay 00 t -I1 von sere trittrred. and that
laandfal. of earth and sent it smartly at you eere going bath isoon ee- as his wire."
the einy bedroom window. Old Ikea head -011., what a dreadful, drea,d'ill l'el"
aPpeared almost at oncewhielt eonfirmed Joyee said indignantly. -Poo., Mr. NIP,
an old suspicion of Joyetact that he was eon! I had ...tamest forgotten about him.
not as deaf ae he appeared and. in an in- It at quite tato 116 aeked me to emery him,
credibly them time he was etanding be- but I alai 'No.' and then I thought If bad
bone: leave. 1 i'eate kabeity till I
aide them, fully dreseed.
eed Atone akl net eee wind ta t•oald her 0: another situation, lie wasn't
elle added navely -"not to old
planatZon to bine lie merely ,pieked. Jenne vela* eel
up again and carried her ineule. laying , as Ile Curiniebael; but 1 .well, 1 c,nildn't
, do it. Bate you been thinking thet of me
her down carefully tie an old !settle.
"Shall you mind beim; left for a little all the tone, Mr. Stone?'.
"No. ouly eieee yeeterdav auortr:ng, wbeta
while °'"' he eeiced. won't be long."
Leh, octnkt not help olutehlug lale arm !II the told me. But whet did vett mean
I 13118angry Web. yon in the lane? W117
a 13114400 returai of terror.
(laden. you defend youreelf and explain?"
"lie can't come here, ean her
Yea poor ehild! I have tied atm "I thought you were talking about Fe -
up •stife enough. but I. nine; eend for help l'eity. I uevee •theatut you meant. me:
-.eat eemeene to wateh liim. I wouldn't "Felicity!" teens gave a. ehort exelted
leave you if I were not (mate certain you laugh. -Her affairs don't. voneern me.
would be all right here- you know that?" She had often told me about this Mr.
"Yes- and thank .700 very much 1 atirtnicline.lebiated at the good mateh
could make. I need to listen in silence; it
elettata be :afraid. Pleate go."
kle :it a eandle, placed it on th0 table, was no affair of mine: but yesterday 1
and then the two men went out together. lost patience, and I'm afraid 1 'said some
Feeling vaguely comforted by his part. hard tainge. It wan then she turned en
ing ned and smile. ;leave lay down ozi the me and told no about. you. I chile; 1 •went
hard couch. She was not at all afraid mad for the moment- fool that 1 nas to
now. She felt perfectly safe. A. ooneiction believe it 1"
wee growing stronger each moment in her "I can't think why she dal it:' Joyce
mind -that Robert Stone wae good a,nd said, with a tab.
true after all. If Felleity, wbom she had Iler sweet wistful faee was upturned to
me laved and aduileed, had premed so false his, end be could eee that the e -as trernb-
anti eruel, might not thie man, with an- ling.
Pearatters so blath against hbn, turn out "Can't yon, my little girl?'' he said,
to be all that she had dreamed? Be had very tenderly. "But ue inuettat stand
caved her life. There was no doubt thout bere-I ehall have you ill if I don't take
• that. The 'ewe she eould do in return caee."
1.4.110 to trust him. How could he tell her the motive fee Fa
The time did not seem item to her a, licity's Pee? That beving failed to make
the lay there dreamily watching tho him fall in love with her, the heel deter -
dwindling candle, but it was more than mined that joyee should not he bine It
an hour before Re -b -t Stone returnei.. was plain enough to him. lie- draw her
She eat. up eagerly and waited for him to on gently, atul they fell into step again.
speak, but he dropped into a chair and hut now his arm. was roanci her waist and
ve.perl his wet face with hie handkerchief hie .hand clasped hers.
too mach out of breath to do more at "Do you know, Joyce,'' lie went nu. "that
present. Then he emiled at her -his old, Mies Gray nearly parted you end me for
reareuring smile. ever? You would have gone away in the
'DM you ;frank I was never coming morning to London, atil I should always
back? I have been much longer than I have thought of you as married to taat
thin -Tilt. I had to run to Gossy Lane, you man -if this awful thing hadn't happen -
know. as well as find two men, and senel ed to -night."
a boy off for the doctor. I left old Ike "Then -then I can't be sorry it did hap'
in charge- I knew I aphould do it quicker pen," Joyce said bravely,
than he." And then -well, what, cared he that they
• Wes he afraid to be left long alone?" were on the high road and it was as light
Oh, no! 1 didn't hurry on his account. es ilea? There was no one to see atehe
1 wae thinking about you." took his eweetheart in his arms and press -
it was said very eimply. Joyce hated ed his lips to here in those solemn kisses
heteelf for blushing, and hoped the little in which lovers give themselYes to each
room wne too dark for him to notice it. other for ever and a day.
ft was light enough for her to see how -Come, darling," he said presently. •
haggard and exhausted he looked. mustn't be selfish. 16 16 quite time I hand-
-It was kind of you, but I wtsh you ed yon over to Mrs. Verinder. She is a
hadn't hurried on my account. I was all ehaeming woman, dear --one of the best,
right here, even if you had not got bacic and you will be quite happy with her.
till merninse You 'ook all done up." shall come round teernorrow mornng se
"I am all right. The question is how eoon as I can. and you shall teal me all
do you feel? Are you reeted at all? Do len dying to know. You will be looking
yon feel fit for a long walk?" out for me, little women?"
-Yee, if it's necessary. Why?" And Joyce eiryly Said she would.
"I want to take you to Blyteeby Vicar- The vicarage -a. long, low, ivy-covered
lige. It ateetne madness to ask you to walk house -stood at the entrance ,N1 the village
so for after all you have gone through, and five minutes' walking breaight them
eat 1. can't think of anything elee. 1 to the gate. As they etood inside the
could borrow a horse, and tree, but it poreb, waiteng for some one to e003e in
would mean delay, and I thould have to auswer to his ring. Joyce turned to bim
leave you again."
"I can manage it quite well. I would
walk further than that to get away from
here?"
She gave a little shudder, and be knew
ehe was not speaking of Ikea bumble
hetne. He etepped outside, and brought
in her hat and coat, which he had left
on the bench.
.."I found them in your room. I wouldn't
bring them in with me for fear you should
feel compelled to go." There Wae the old
humorous emile in his eyee as he held the
coat for her to pat, on. "You could stay
here, of course, and I could drive s-ou
over in the morning. but it might rye
raseto talk. As it is; no one knows you
are here but old Ike, and he is safe. I
don't want yoti mixed up in this affair at
•" and debe.ate consideration, as -rras lar -
Joyce thanked him quietly, arid they ished upon her now at Blytheby Vicar -
went out into -the soft moonligbt to- age. From the moment -when the iittle
lady with the silver hair and bright blue
dressing -gown had kissed her in tbe dam
hall till the hour when the ehut her up
in her pretty drawing -room to wait for
her !sweetheart's coming, Joyce had fen
as if she were in a dreamtworld. It seem-
ed too good, too beautiful to be true. Mrs.
Veninder bad aeked no questions, bad re.
fused to listen te any explana.tions. She
had carried Joyce off to the dainty bed-
room always kept ready for a chance
gueet, and had aninistered to her as if
the were her deareet friend. Nor had she
forgotten tha man waiting so impatiently
for newe of ter before he took his lonely
way back to the farm, She brought him
refreshments and made Ilion eat and drink,
then she insieted on his taking the Vicar's
bicycle, and ftnally filled his cup of grati-
tude to the brim by inviting him to tea
and dinner.
But if Mrs. Verinder had forbidden any
eoneereatiote is ,the night -or, rather, the
early morning -Joyce found that elle was
quite willingeven anxious, to hear ail
Claude Groliaine-White, English Avietor.
Perhaps the hesit• knowu cif all English birdmen. Ile participated ie
the raid of 34: .BritiVa aelphines on Ostend, and tither German sub-
marine bates lase Friday. Falling into the sea neer Nieuport on the
return trip, _Mr. Geahaine-White had a narrow eseape from death.
He was ,picked up 'by a French boat.
$10.11•1•41•11•44,104•16,41. flo 44. 4 • •
lyn the Farm $11
lalligrilot;o1:011; h
rtiu talte4h'ella''sltl.
Itplrcartte
and- -conserves eno.re •ancristure, •By•
lousening.. the: .eurfaee eoiI thus al-
lowing the air te penetre.te, the 116111
••Partiolee whieh.,••nontein,...phOsplier-
oils, potassium, and lime are eans•
ed to oxidize, whieh set'sfree these
elements -foe the pleat, Writes Ma.
W. 11. Frazer, .• The soil compounds
,originally are very complex and are
practically -of no benefit to the crop
until they are acted. upon by the
air, the • .solution.sin the saN,- and
plant, juices, •so as, to de•pompose
them and make them much simpler.
Fall plowing has a tendency to let
the rains percolate into the ,soil bet-
ter, which tends to dissolve and•
break up the compounds for •the Uata
of the spring er4op.
Bacteria, which are found in the
sell in co-untless numbers, generally
work better where oxygen from the
air is readily available, and these
. turn break up the organic mat-
ter the soil into .aimilar &an -
Pounds, liberating nitrates or ni-
tregen toed for the plant. Tihis is
one of the- Most essential elements.
for the ettely growth of the plant It
is .often noticed that •spring ptleer-
,ing-ivill not cause .crops to, lodge so
.bedly as. fall. This is ex-
plained by nitrogen being se t free
to a large•extent in the. loose,. por-
ous, fallsplowell than in the more
compact
. •
? It did 1 ood tate E TI 1 The moisture problem is also a
wretch! He lost it all in betting, ;hey
tell me, and his wire and ehildren would
have been destitute if it hadn't been for
Ohrle."
joyee's heart glowed at this praise of
hea: lover. Mrs. Verinder noticed the eon-
ly shining eyes, the color coming and
going in her cheeks. the nervous hands
elaspmg and unclueping, and she smiled
to herself. She had lent Joyce a rose -pink
&easing jacket of her own, and. the girl
looked really beautiful in her new-found
and ea yet only half -realized bemaineee.
"I never approved 0 him masquerad-
ing as Robert Stone," Airs. Verinder &aid
tratikly, "atid I -tried to persuade aim not
to do it, but I couldn't. You can't shake
a 'person in leave -though -they often want
shaking." the added -with a laugh. And
took dielike to that cousin of his- I
don't quite know why, for Chris aiways
epolte eery nic.ely of her."
Joyce caught her breath. Of cenu•se Fe-
licity would be her lover's cousin -a see.
tad clittsin, it is true, but still a cousin.
And she did net know it-. What a strange
etory it all was!
.Aater that Mre. Verindee had no cause
to complain of joyee's shyness. Once the
gird knew there was no need for reserve
she opened her beart gladly, thankfully.
It all came out -the fear, the doubt, the
heartache she bad borne in silence dur-
ing her .sta.y at the Valley Farm; the
story of Felicitya unkindness -which eee
felt the coirld never -wholly tell to Chris.
Carleton; the terrible experience of that
last dreadful night. And at the end the
kind woman sat clown on the bed ,beelde
' her and gathered ber into ber .arms, while
they shed a, few tears together -not wholly
of tsorrow,
"You tiaYe been good to Inc." Joyce ea1d.
gratefully, when she was calm again. "1
than never forget your kindness. Why
him for years eni no g ng s le man co lapsed. In
E4.3h0.01s the teaching uf .German has
been suspended. A German news-
paper whioh has been published
here.for a centnr and 'a half is to •
valuable one from the Standpoint
of productiveness of the soil. As
stated above, by opening up the soil
Ole fall rains percolate much more
"WM yott tell ine one taing before you have you done so much for me -a
go? Who is thtet dreadful men? He le stranger?"
6110<1. isn't he?" "Idy dear like you, and I like Cheis.
-Yee, be is mad. It le Robert Stone." And I love to make people happy. Wel-
ter says ita my hobby."
"I wish it, were everybody's hobby. The
CHAPTER IX'. world would. be a eery different, place."
Joyvea over did not come net morn- It would. I will teal you something
ing after all. It waa Mrs. Verindera else." She lowered her voice, and laid her
fault, for she sternly forbeade,him to come cheek on the glens hair so that she might
near the place till afternoon; and thou& not see her face. "Walter and I bad a
he pleaded and grumbled he had to own little girl once. She was taken from 116.
she was canite right. If she bad Heed she would have been a.bout
'You won't see her if you do come.' ese your age."
had said calmly, "for I shall not let her Joyce unlerstood, and kissed her new
get up till lunch, eo therer' friend -with tender sympathy.
Never before in all Joyce's life had she Joyce thought that the drawing -room
met with each nettingsaela tender care at tb.e Vicarage was the preetiest the had
ever seen. There Wee nothing very costly
in it; but the chairs and settees had
been chosen with a yiew to comifeet;
books and papers lying about gave it a
"homey." well -used look; and 'bowle of
the Vicar'e cherished rosee were 87017'
where. It would have been an impossible
roeszt in the emoke and dust of a town,
for only the palest colors had been thee -
en, -which accounted for les bright, fresh
appeerance.
It was here that Joyce Waited for her
lover. Too restless lo sit down, she flitted
about, examining the photographs, ad-
miring the ornaments, peeping every now
gether.
"This meane another long walk for you,'
she said, rathee timidly, as they left the
buildinge behind, and took the path
through tbe fields. "Don't, you think I
could go by zayeelf? It is so light, and '1
haye only to follow thie
"1 am going with you. Take my arm -
clasp both your arms round it; that will
belp you."
She did as she was bid, and they walk-
ed a long time in silence,
It was a perfect night. Joyce felt as; if
the were moving in n. dream. The milk-
waite moon shone serenely down on them,
the dew brought oat exquisite scents from
flower's and green things, and the only
sound to break the etillnees beside tbeir
foottallo, wae the plaintive cry of a dis-
turbed peewit.
Their way was eometimee through mead-
ows wheee cows lay about, some sleeping.
sonae <hewing the cud; through fields of
gteen corn as high as their knee, and
mite through a dark little wood, -where
.Ioyee wee quite sure she would have got there was to tell when she was reeod. She
lost had she been by herself. Then they brought her sewing eo Joyce's room cater
emerged an to the high road, and :Jaycee* the girl had done Justice to an appetite
a little huet and puzzled by his long sa. ing brea.kfast, and evidently expected her
to take her into her confidence. This -he
longed to do, hut it was not easy to be.
gin. She was still so much in the dark
herself; ehe was afraid of being disloyal
to her lover, of telling even this kind
friend thinge about the farm that per-
haps he wished. to keep secret. Mrs.
Ve-
tinder put her hesitation Own to sh7neee
and •began to talk herself-whieh wae the
beet tbing .he could have done, as it en-
lightened Joyce on many points, end.
ehowed hee there were few things the
Vicar's wile did not know already.
By thiss time Joyce had alrooet got thied
to hear her lover spoken of as "Marie," or
"Mr. Carleton." Sbe wondered how they
eould have been so blind, so, foolieh, as
ever to have taken it foe greeted he was
Rebate Stone!
"We liked Chris from the very flret,'
Mrs. Verinder said, Sewing as rapidly. ag
she talked. "You don't, mind my <',alling
him Chris, do you? He was so good to that
poor lonely old man. I can't think what
he would have done without hire, for he
was very eneentric, you know, and would
not have a nurse-, end poor lire. Maedon-
tel was wetting quite ill. Chile Va.a.rdly
I him towards the en -d. Walter says it
was all the nicer of him bemuse they 'were
really etrangers-Chrie told the he thought
his uncle George vas dead years ago. It
Wae quite by chance the veer old mana
letter found him -though Walter says lee
mustn't <all it chile&
Joyce lad eatele';daviVideTaat tbe inut-h-
%noted "Walter" was :the Vicar, •
old Mr. Carleton want him 60 610030
-and- see him?" she asked,
"Yes. 1 'doh% knOW heti' he got his ad.
dress, but it found hint on Ks ranch neer
Alberta, and he came at once. Walter
says thae was lake of him; home yeung
men,„ 'wouldn't • have' bothered, And it
wasn't as if •he wanted the old titan's
money, for he bas plenty 01 1116 own, you
know. '
Joyce did ifoi*, know,' but. she. niaintained
e discreek •
•
'Mr.. Carleton leave mudi„ss
People expected," the Vieee's wife went
on, stn.00thing her work 'out on 'her knee
'and regarding it with her head on one
louse -began to talk.
"Won't they think it strange at the
Vicarage -me disturbing them in the mid-
dle of the night? The very thought of it
znakes me feel nervous."
"It needn't. I will do all the explaining.
Mre. Verinder is a friend of mine, and will
be gla,t1„ to have you."
'•I am a fierfeet stranger to her.
"You are uothing of the kind. I told
her about you, mad she wa.nted to call,
hut I wouldn't let her --11 doesn't matter
way, now. I wi.eti I bad. You would hare
had her to run to when you found your-
self alone. That reminds me, I can't un,
eler,stand why you -were left be/aind. Would
you. mind tellin- are- if you think I ought
to know," ,
Joyce hesitated for a moment. HOW
eould sbe tell ban -without throwing too
mach blame on FeIlei,ty?
'I never had seth 41 hook in any life ae
when T eaw' you at that window.- he went
on, "1 thought you bad all gone. Joe
told me about the big car eorning, and
how it had to go into the field before it
, +stolid turn round. He was full of it. He
said there -were two gentlemen, and
, that -
they caeried the luggage between them,
;
and you. all went ,eff laughing and talk -
"1 egpeet one, Of joe's 'gentlemen', was
the cliauffeer ' Joyce sa,id thonght,fully.
"Mr. Cormlehael ,noteir' daivee bitneelf- I
blame heard Fenstaa ease ea i
i For the first time, during eiheirehtrala
" Hebert Stolle torned his head anti:44o 'efoti
Straight at •Irer'7,a. ,...keen. 'petycft,
look. •
• "Did that--man--lort.4.,lie was leavin
You behind?", ' . . • •,. ,
"I: dent th,trik' 8.6. 1 ',44iii't helieVe be
krtew I was there. 3 Veva neVei,".triet him.
1I0 is a kind-IfetOrea 11,t,t3e.i.raftn, 7. believe.
' Re probably dtnien"t,kanalt eatetsaais 'soca an
1 tneleninegot liereciti:aet,ffaytif Aare) Po n 60
the world.' ' '':,•,...„ ,,.:,, 1 '..- , t •
Hobert St on e ar6.4qtateloWeitth. ,
'"I'ell vie everythin ,';,,,,;„1#1,itsaid, almost
• harshly. '9* seentett..,beg.1414.4iseer.`, .
SO,Vee did's! b:1:4•VerY4hYrtedtv,7g.ntl shielding
1 li'ellitity le intioll" ItiPtrtersible., Shd told
biro about, waking ..u,t! ,4nal dotting lf,ereelf
stione lri 'tee holi4e,i ti4.,?, 000 tiWo notes, .side,."but how could he, when ,that Hobert
0.0 bad Opperetlise0 -1 n to bele esibleat %Stone baAl ',been eysteffietantlle rebbieg
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be suppressed at 'the 'end of the' r&OicilY into the soil, while theee is
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sear. Thousands of firmi which had ,a• _mulch formed on the • surface
close relations with German indus-
try have resolved to send their or-
ders . elsewhere. Great Britain
might step in and get them if our
business men eared to do business
which tends to prevent the watee
from the .sulbsoll going directly_ to
..the surface and being' evaporated.
Early- fall • plowing • makes a reser-
voir of.the subsoil, storing the was
studying Russian requirements and where
for the crop•in the spring. Often
here the ground is a ilittle
•Ilassian lines.. But that m•eans
giving long credits, which few Bei- the water Willi -tun. off beforeit has
tish, firms care to do. time to Is -mak in when the soil is
A. :fine -opportunity is uffered to
foresight and enterprise. "There is
no sacrifice which, we are not will-
ing to suffer in order to throw off
.the economical yoke of Germany
and to .attain our independence."
So says the organ of the Chambers
of Commerce and Induetry through-
out the lapel. And the members- of
these bodies :mean- it . . new. If
'British firms were to employ agents
03' to send Out representatives who
speak Russian and who understand
the people they would bear about
plenty of openings .for husiness. All
the eutlery I have noticed here is
German, from Sol in ge n or Essen.
Is Sheffield so prosp•eroua that it
needs no freeh market?. During the
next, half -century Russia will spe.nel
millions eyery year on agricultural
compactand heed. Those who have
practised sanamer ,fallowing know
that it increases chances for a good
yield the following seaeon, and this
is largely due to the liberation of
plant food in the soil a.nd conserve -
tion of moisture.. Fala plowing 4.s
very similar, only the•seil has not
quiteso long to 'bring about, these
changes as in Case of .summee
lowing. Where possible it is near-
ly aleetty.s 'advisable to plow as ear-
ly ;n the fall aspossible.
A II.orse'm Eleven Requeets.
Firste-Don't pound or beat me.
Second—Cover in.e .wherrI am too
te terM r ioo cold.
Third—Don't stand me in adraft.
Fourth—Don't overload me. .
machinery. Are our makers going Fifth—Dont compel me to. work
to stand aside and let others sup- when I'mesiek.
ply it? Sixth --Don't cut my
.s. . much when I'm -shod.
'THE KAISER FEA.RS DEATff.• Seventh -- Don't overdrive and
Underfeed me.
11 ne Catches Cold. Re Goes to Bed Eighth—Remember .that I have
feelings.
Nin D on t, water me, when • 1
, 'Whilst travelling in the t•ear of
feet too
his.. troops the Keiser ha in con-
atant attendance 61. number of court
physimane. He fearsthe atta.ck of
disease almost as much as lie dreads
the assass•in's knife. If Wilhelm
catohes as punch as a cold he im-
mediately retires to 'bed a•nd can -
eels all his engagements. Unhappy
court officials who stiffer from Chills
end then in a shameefa a6biOn
have to carefully hide their 'spiv.
through the ferns in the window that
commanded a view of the road -herself the toms from the Kaiser. otherwise
prettiezt thing in the room, had she but
known iL lire. Verinder had insieted on
lending her a white blouse, for her own
bad lost ite freehnees; and. Chris Carle-
ton had also been inspired with a deeire
to look his best, for he had donued
gray cult.
Joyce had felt elem.: afraid when she
though6 of that meeting. She told her -
Geld they bartily knew tath ether yet,
Would he not think it verybold and un-
womanly of her to be Waiting here for
bine like this? It had seemed quite na-
tueal leet night tuna he should bold her
to his heart, and kise her over and over
again in the moonlightl but here, in this
sunny room with the soft breezes coming
in at the windowe, it was eurely a dread-
ful alma
'To be 00031000<1)
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An English oorrespondent in Pet-
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the Russian hatred of. everything
German:
German used to be spoken here
a good deal, arid in Moscow among
business people a great deal.. Now
it is dangerous to speak it any-
where. In almost every shop hangs
a, large placard asking. peoPl•e not
to. Street car eonduetore will not
allow them to: Often in the streets
English people are stared at with
dislike and suspicionbecause their
English has been iniStaken for Ger-
Man. .r.heiti*.V several altereations
whish, ba.ve arisen in this way. A
lady I know was told by an officer
not to speak German. She retort-
ed in Frerieh''"You °tight to learn
to 're:Cognize the116gudge of Eng-
land, your ally:" e A n..,Englishmaie
who• speaks _perfect Russian • was
abused rudely in a street Car be-
cause he- was talking. English nith
his wifts. He'tfirnedathe• laugh by
saying' in Russian 'If you had been
better eduCated'yeAl sviiuld be able
to dhtihgt54I1 between''Garman and
they will be at once banished. They
have to use their own handkerchiefs
behind the shelter of a friendly
palm or sl•ip through a window on
to a terrace. where they can sneeze
out of the range of his Majesty's'
observance.
in Berlin the Kaiser used to ex-
ercise in a covered tennis court,
which was frightfully overheated,
according to Wilhelm's orders. In
this oppressive atmosphere he play-
ed tennis with peespiring officers,
Rather than run the risk of develop-
ing a the Kaiser would disport
himself in this building with its hot-
house interior. It was the same
with his riding school. The Master
of the Horse was always finding his
charges developing coughs owing to
the heated ,atmosphere in which
they were •exereised by the Kaiser,
Miss Anne Topham, ,at .one time
governess ,to the Kaiser' e daughter,
tells in her 'Mentoriee of the Kai -
sees 'Court" how the Emperor was
always making panic-stricken exits
from one palace to another to avoid
disease. On one oecaelon the Em-
peror and his toort weve oomiort-
ably installedat the Belle Vue
Pal -
'1308. when Prince °sear developed
chicken -pox. SO all the luggage was
repacked and a few hours later the
Kaiser was scarrying .off to anotther
palate:. This oemirrence happened
just prior to the German Emperor's
visit to England, so that he spent
an apprehensive week in the latter
country; alwaye on the alert for
symptoms of the disease which he
feared had infected him.
,-• • 'Charlie says 1grow more heali-
tiful every time he sees ince' "If
that'the caseyou ought to Make
coil twice a day," •earne the res.
ply,
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have been driven a long distance,
until I am :cool.
Tenth—Talk to in.e kindly.
Bleyenth—Treat me a.s you would
like to be treated if you were • a
horse.
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ST'R.tY HINTS AT PEA C E.
Significant Referenees Prow
don and Paris ...flanker*.
- While .diplomatic and official prin.
nouncenienta by beIligee,nbs .1 re
Sall fairly' unanimous on the. :point
ti..)ae the warwill be prolenged, the
observant follower of cureent
eventi May sensese feeling
in the foreign. capitals that peace is
nearer than is generally supposed.
There may be no authority for Ibis.
Once before, sines' the - war began.'
'financiers OpligE4 they detected
signs of faltering Whiclin they im-
agined. presaged early peace ne-
gotiatione. They Were wrong then
-or rather thesigns that were evi-'
de n t • to them did not, work - out. Bo t
some day ,•• the financiers will- be
right, and. if history repeats' itself3.
when the news does come, the mar-
kets will have it :Beat. For this
reaeonthe financial' cables • sent
from London .and Paris: to New
York- bankers during the past few
days, because of their significant
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• I UM ('LERGY.
Churelles aod Tahernaties NVens
(only Destroyed by
• ' tilerfnans.•
•The London Tiines has reoeiVed
. .
list of the Belgian Clergy '
by the Ge tan an so ldiery h sbw e ea
August 4 and 31 last. The list 15
given below. It is necessarily in -
.1
complete, as no ;reformatien coniel
be obtained from the' diutases of;
Bettgee and Ghent. In addition so
those reported as killed in the dio-
cese of Namur, 10 ;priests who have -
disappeared einte ;he ineasion are
presumed to have been slain. All •
the elergy named ie thelist are
known to have met, their death by
violence. Many of them were tor-
tured befuee they were shot.
Churches Destroyed.
A number of priests and members
of religious rd e PS Were seinb
prie011ers t<i Getman- ,and from
evidence received • it is, certain that
they were. treated in an ignomia-
ious. manner. Several 'ebitrehes
were,des be oy ed. . „ vor ,eXaDable, the
Con egi a Le Chuish ot St, Plerr t
Louvain was deliberately seb un •
fire. A great number of other
churches were prOfamed. The . tea.
bernaclee were broken open arid
the plate was stolen. lansome plaees
the consecrated walere and relives .
were thrown to iije•winds or trod-
den underfoot.. List of victims :—
Diocese or. *alines.
M. De alexal, - parish priest, .
113,0adieek.en. Dergent, parish priest Gel-
- • •
M
erde.Gnerisb, paaish priest, Aut-
ga.
M. Lombsteets, '
Boivenivolt
Lolo.
it.crs parish
priest, Peat
BrIlleb
M. arette, professor ab the-Eanie."- •
copal College at Louvain.
M. Dupierreux, S. J.
M,. Father Vincent, monk.
The Brothers Sebastien and Al-
lard of the. Society of josephites.
The Brother. Candide, of the So-
ciety of Mercy.
M. van Blade', aged 71:years. has
disappeared: he is believedto have
been killed, but his body has n ot
been found.
Diocese of Namur.
. .
M.
Ainbroise, parish prieet, One .
ha.ye:
M. Alexandre, parish priest.
Mussy -1 ,
M. Georges, .parish priest, Tin -
M. Glouden, parieh f riest.
MAlleUxii.4)thet" 3:4'3.4611' pries -T.
188
M. Leisse. parish priest, Spon •
tib.
M. Pierrard. par4,11 priest, Chat-
.
M. Piret; parish. priest, AntheePC
M. Poskin, parish priest Suriee.'
M. Schloegel,. paeish priest, Has -
blares. and &striate -
M. Patron. eurate, "Deux Rys.
M. Gilles, irate, Couvin.
Pierret, curate, Etalle.
M. Bilande, almoner, BOuge.
M. Do,eq, P re& seo r at the Col-
lege at Vieton. , .
M. Gaspar, . Protreseor atbinait.
M. Burnie:lei.' Psofes-sor at Na -
613.111`,
eM, Z nder. r`tel-red priest, at
'C'in"
M.DeleoUrt,:
in. sa•*-;inariat at An -
thee.
M. Ma reehal, eenninarist ab Meis-
The Father Gillet, Benedictine' of
the Abbey of Maredscus.
To addition to these a canon .and
two brothers, belonging to the
-Abbey oif Le.ffy, together with two
priests from the Diooese of Tour.- •
nal, were killed .by Gernian.. sol-
diers in the alouese .of Namur. ‘,
Diocese. of Tournai.
The parish priest of Aeoz.
The parish priest of R,osellee, and
A seminarist .frone Toarnai.'
Diocese of Liege.
The parish priest of Blegny
.(Trembleue),
The, ,parish priest of Foret... •
• The 'parish priest' of Haccourb,
Y4seh
Te parish .priest of Heure le •
The pariehapriest of Hockey.
The Citrate. of Ghia. • •
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