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By the Author of "What He Cost Her." 11 CHAPTER XVII.—(Cont'd). "Well, I am glad to tell you this at any rate," he said. "I always liked your fatker, and I saw him off when he left England, and have written to him often since. I believe I was his only correspondent in this country, ex - h' sofieitors. He hada very adventurous, and, I am afraid, not a very happy time. He never wrote cheerfully, and he mortgaged the greater part of his income. I don't blame him for anything he did. A man needs some responsibility, or , some one dependent upon him to keep straight. To be frank with you, I don't think he did." "Poor dad," she murmured, "of course he didn't! I know I'd have gone to the devil as fast as I could if I'd been treated like it!" "Well, he drifted about from place to place and at last he got to the Gold Coast. Here I half lost sight of him, and his few Ietters were more bitter and despairing than ever. The last I had told me that he was just off on an expedition into the interior with another Englishman. They were to visit a native king and ;,fs to 0134 -Ain frog ;iii "certain conces- sions, including the right to work a wonderful gold -mine somewhere near the village of Bekwando." "Why, the great Bekwando Land Company!" she cried.' "It is the one Scarlett Trent has just formed a syndicate to work." Davenant nodded. "Yes. It was a terrible risk they were running," he said, "for the people were savage and the climate deadly. He wrote cheerfully for him, though. He had a partner, he said, who was . strong and determined, and they had presents, to get which he had mortgaged the last penny of his income. It was a desperate enter- prise perhaps, but it suited him, and he went on to tell me this, Ernestine. If he succeeded and he became wealthy, he was returning to Eng- land just for a sight of you. He was so changed, he said, that no one in the world would recognize him. Poor fellow! It was the last line I had from him." "And you are sure," Ernestine said slowly, "that Scarlett Trent was his partner ?" "Absolutely. Trent's own story clinches the matter. The prospectus of the mine quotes the concession as having been granted to him by the King of Bekwando in the same month as your father wrote to me." "And what news," she asked, "have you had since?" "Only this letter -I will read it to you from one of the missionaries of the Basle Society. _ I heard nothing for so long, that I made enquiries, and this is the result." Ernestine took it and read it out steadily. "Fortnrenig. "Dear Sir,—In reply to your letter and inquiry respecting the where- abouts of aMr. Richard Grey, the matter was placed in my hands by the agent of Messrs. Castle, and I have personally visited Buckomari, the village at which he was last heard of. It seems that in February, 18— he started on an expedition to Bekwando in the interior with an Englishman by the name of Trent, with a view to buying land from a ; native king or obtaining the conces- sion to work-thevaluable gold -mines', of that country. The expedition seems to have been successful, but Trent re- turned alone anti reported that his quering enemies. What he had done before he could do again! As he lit a pipe and walked to acid fro, he felt that this new state of things lent a. certain savor to lite --took from it a certain sensation of finality not al- together agreeable, which his recent great achievements in the financial world seined to have inspired, After all, what could Da Souza do? His prosperity was altogether bound up in the success of the Bekwando Syn- dicate—he was never the num to kill the goose which was laying such a magnifieefit stock of golden eggs. The affair, so far as he was concern- ed, troubled him scarcely at all on cool reflection. As he drew near the little plantation : he ever forgot all about it. Something else was filling_ his thoughts! " The change in hint became physical as well as mental: The hard face of the. man softened what there was of coarseness in its rugged outline be- came altogether toned down. He pushed open the gate with fingers which were al ost reverent; he came at last to a halt in the exact spot where he had seen her first. Perhaps it was at that moment he realized most com- pletely and clearly the 'curious thing which had come to him—to him of all enn, hard-hearted, material, an utter s ager in the world of feminine en, t"fit'ngs. With a pleasant sense of self -abandonment he groped about searching for its meaning. He was a pian who liked to understand thor- oughly everything he saw and felt, and this new atmosphere in which he found himself was a curious source of excitement to him. Only he knew that the central figure of it all was this girl, that he had, come out here to think about her, and that hence- forth she had become to him the standard of those things which were worth having in life. Everything about her had been a revelation to him. The women whom he had come • across in his battle upwards, barmaids thing more, Ernestine," he said slow- ; and their fellows, fifth -rate actresses, ly. "Enclosed in the letter from the' occasionally the suburban wife of a missionary at Attra was another and prosperous City man, had impressed a shorter note, which in accordance him only with a sort of coarse con- with his request, I burnt as soon as II tempt. It was marvellous how thor- read it. I believe the man was hon- • oughly and clearly he had recognized est when he told me that for hours Ernestine at once as a type of that he had hesitated whether to send me other world of womenkind, of which GUMMED D JACJ 1 OST., How Japanese Kept Soldiers Warm in Winter Campaign. Many of the ingenious methods used by the .Japanese to keep from freezing to death during their .winter campaign in Manchuria have been adopted by Russia, Germany and .Austria to protect their soldiers. In the iapanese, many every.. man had an extra pair of boots, mittens, and foot cloths, to change at night. They were made to east often, and to keep awake those inclined, to drop to sleep on the march or in changing guards. They were kept from doing exereise'that would make them .sweat, and they were not allowed to lie down on snow. When straw was not avail able, they had to shovel the snow away so as to lie on the ground. The clothes and shoes were made, larger for winter than l 'n r an for erneer 1 wear, to allow for layers of air'. The buttonholes and other openings were protected with special care, after small frozen areas had been found on the chests of some of the soldiers cor- responding to .the buttonholes. The fingers and feet were rubbed with tallow or other unsalted fat, and mittens were worn over gloves. The mittens .were sometimes packed with straw or feathers, and the shoes with horse bedding. Fur keeps out the wind better than woollens and a fur abdominal, bund' proved a great help in extremely cold weather. Muiis of fur or felt and wristlets pf wool. or fur were found very useful. When- ever the hands were found frozen, it was learned that the men had been wearing knitted gloves. The foot cloth worn instead of socks could be dried in emergencies by wearing it next the body. Wrap- ping the toes in paper, or the whole foot ina pig bladder was'also found useful at tinges. few lines or not. Eventually e admitted! knew nothing. Yet it TRENCH DAGGERS. those Y h Y he wandered into his life, so short a time that he was even a little uneasy at. the wonderful strength of this new in which had leaped up decided to do so, but he appealed was so short a time since she had to my honor to , destroy the note as soon as I had read it." "Well!" "He thought it his duty to let me passion, a th g know that there had been rumors as like a forest tree in a world of magic, to how your father met his death.. a live, fully -grown thing, mighty and Trent, it seems, had the reputation of immovable in a single night. He being a reckless and daring man, and found himself thinking of all the other according to some agreement which things in life from a changed stand - they had, he profited enormously by', point! His sense of proportions was your father's death. There seems to altered, his financial triumphs were have been no really definite ground' no longer omnipotent. He was hi- j for the rumor except that the body elined even to brush them aside, to was not found where Trent said that' consider them more as an incident in he had died. Apart from that, life is his career. lie' associated her now held cheap out there, and . although with all those plans concerning the your father was in, delicate health, ` future which he had been dimlN for - his death under such conditions could mulating since the climax of his sue-• notr fail to be suspicious. I hope I .easetaehed Grilse. She was of the .143;.,,irw-aaid, t o ma' yh».--_I ve tried to ;. world which he sought to enter—at put it to you exactly as it was put to ' once the stimulus and the object of me!" his desires. He forgot all about Da "Thank you," Ernestine said, "I Souza and his threats, about the think I understand." companion had been attacked by bush -1 fever on the way back and had died int:l a few hours. "I regret very much having, to send you such sad and scanty news in re- turn for your handsome' donation to our funds. T have- made every en- quiry, but cannot trace any personal effects or letter. Mr: Grey, I find, was known out here altogether by the nickname of Monty. "I deeply regret the pain which this letter will doubtless cause you, and trusting that you may seek and receive consolation where alone it may be found, "I am, yours most •sincerely; "Chas. Addison." Ernestine read the letter carefully through, and . instead of handing it back to Davenant, put it into her pocket when she rose tip,. "Cecil," she said, "1 want you. to leave me at once!. You may come back to -morrow at the same time.• 1 am going to think this out quietly." He took up his hat, "There is one CHAPTER XVIII. broken-down, half-witted old man was gazing with wistful eyes across the ocean which kept him there, an Dimer at the Lodge that night was exile—he -remembered nothinhichahe ve g the wonderful, new thing ti� not a very lively affair.Trent had had come into his life: A month ago great matters in his brain, and was he would have scoffed at the idea of not in the least disposed to make con-' there being anything worth &insider- versaton for the sake of his unbid- ing outside the courts and alleys of den guests. Da Souza's few remarks the money -changers' market. To - he treated with silent contempt, and night he knew of other things. 'To - Mrs. Da Souza he answered only in night he knew that all he had done so monosyllables. Julie, nervous and far was as nothing—that as yet his depressed, stole away before dessert, foot was planted only on the thresh - and Mrs. Da Souza soon followed her, old of life, and in the path along, very massive, and frowning with an which he must hew his way lay many air of offended dignity. Da Souza, I fresh worlds to conquer. Tonight he who opened the door for them, return- I told himself that he was equal to them ed to his seat, moodily flicking the all. There' was something out here in crumbs from his trousers with histhe dim moonlight, something sug serviette. I gested by the shadows, the rose -.per - "Hang it all, Trent," he remarked in ' fumed air, the delicate and languid an aggrieved tone, "you might be a i stillness, which crept into his veins bit more amiable! Nicely lively din- i and course through his blood like ner for the women I must say."( magic. "One isn't usually amiable to guests i * * * * who stay when they're not asked," G Yet every now and then the same Trent answered gruffly. However, thought came; it lay like a small but if I hadn't much to say to your wife threatening black shadow across all and daughter, I have a word or two : those brilliant hopes and dreams to say to you, so fill up your glass and which were filling his brain. So far listen." he had played the game of lifeas a Da Souza obeyed, but without hard man, perhaps, and a selfish one, heartiness. He stretched himself out but always honestly. Now, for the' in his chair and looked down thought- first time, he had stepped aside from fully at the large expanse of shirt- the beaten track. He told himself front in the centre of which flashed that he was not bound to believe Da an enormous diamond. Souza's story, that he had left Monty "I've been into the City to -day as with the honest conviction that he was you blow," Trent continued, "and I past all human help. Yet he knew found as I expected that you have that such consolation was the merest been making efforts to dispose of your share in the Bekwando Syndicate." "I can assure you --e "Oh, rot!" Trent interrupted. "I man, with wistful sorrowing eyes was know what .I m talking about. I won't floating somewhere before him—and sophistry. Through the twilight, as he passed to and fro, he fancied more than once that the wan face of an old you sell out. Do you ear. you try it on I'll queer the. market for you at any risk. I wont marry you daughter, I won't be blackmailed, and same passionate cry ringing still in I won't be bullied. We're in this to- his ears -the cry of an old man part- gether, sink or swim. If you pull me ecl from his kin and waiting for death down you've got to come too. Til in a lonely land. admit that if Monty were to present he stopped to listen with bated. breath to the wind rustling in the elm trees, fancying he could' hear that himself in London to -morrow and demand his full pound of flesh we ' should be ruined, but he isn't going 'AMOUS STUTTGART PALACE to do it. By your own showing there is no immediate risk, and you've got to leave the thing in my hands to do (To ly ti continued.) Various Kinds of These Weapons in Use at the Front. ;"F Shops in London showing cutlery are doing a considerable business with army officers in trench daggers. These weapons vary in size and pat- tern. Sometimes they have a decided mediaeval appearance. More deadly weapons for the "in fighting" which is so frequent a feature of modern trench warfare could hardly be de- sired. They are described as "straight plunge dagger," "stab dagger," "`keree lie=duster dagger," -"trench dag- ger" and "Thug knife." The charac- ter of the grip varies, and the handles are weighted according to the amount o strain put on the fingers by the blow. Sometimes an officer has a fancy of his own as to the most de- sirable kind of trench dagger; and supplies the specification. • A little excitement has been caused in a Hay- market shop by the request that an assorted lot of these knives should b sent to the War Office. The order is more likely to mean that one or two officers in the building are about to proceed to the fr-nt'than that. Lord Kitchener is seriously considering the issue of such weapons to the rank and file. In the French Army of `course trench daggers, as well as helmets, breastplates and other revivals of an- cient war paraphernalia, have been in use for some months. Ile. Decided. "Supposing I decided to let you have the money.how do I know that I shall get it back at the time you mention?" said Monikins. "I pro- mise it, my boy, on the word of a gentleman," replied Spiffkins. "Ah, in that case I may think better of it. Come round this evening and bring him with you." He Opened It. A little,girl stood one day before a closed gate. A man passed, and the little girl said to him—"Will you please open this gate for me?". The man,did so. Then he said, kindly— "Why, my child, couldn't you open the gate for yourself?" "Because," said the little girl, "the paint's, not dry yet." • • Three hundred years ago glass windows, which' were only to be found in the houses of the wealthy, were considered so precious that when •peo- ple left their houses for a time ` they used to take. the windowe' out and put them carefully away. what I think best. If youplay any hanky-panky tricks—look here, Da Souza, I'll kill you, sure! Do you hear ? I could do it, and no one would be the wiser so far as I was concern- ed. You take notice of what I say, 1 Da Souza. You've made 'a fortune, and be satisfied. That's alit" "You won't marry Julie, then?" Da Souza said gloomily. "No, I'm shot if I will!" Trent an- swered. "And . look here, Da Souza, I'ni leaving here for: town to -morrow --taken a furnished flat in Dover, Street --you can stay here if you want but there'll only be a caretaker in the place. That's all`I've got to say. Make yourself at home with the port and cigars. Last night, you know! You'll excuse mel I want a breath of fresh air." Trent strolled through the open window into the garden, and breathed a deep sigh of. relief. He was a free Mail again now. He had created new dan gers—a'new enemy to face—bat what did he care?' All his life had been spent in facing dangers and con- CORIA • RAIDED BY ALLIED AVIATORS' M.7'2p'+i .•moi n'-7Y+„'�'� f Above is it seettli w , .0 eteaee of tate iCft g f,f •\Vtirtenhbert at Stutt- gart, Germany, Wilke was attacked by :aeroplanes ;of the iiilies lit retaliation foe i'. p gni to reels ori London ,other open towns. It' was bunt in 174b eel is situated fah, tT1et he{fi;t of the Capital of. liTurteuibet•g, 1n; "resh and ReTrshiftg B 76 is composed of clean, • whole young leaves.Picked right, blended right a>nd. % .h, ing. packed right. It br>< �s the fragrance of an garden axrden. to your table. Hints for the Fanner. Every farmer should raise bees. Dryness is more essential than warmth in the hdg house. Honey is an especially profitable crop for the fruit farmer. Bees are easier to ,0, care for than chickens, and yield good returns on the investment. Late -sown carrots, beets, etc, store much better than those which are sown early and are too old when har- vested. Cut out and burn the old raspberry canes as soon as. they are through fruiting. Cultivate the young shoots and keepout all the weeds. Alfalfa offers one of the best honey making materials: Alsike is also valuable, as • is sweet clover, which may be grown to advantage in most provinces. It will cost not less than 75 cents to raise a baby Brahma chick up to the point of laying. Leghorn chicks could be raised foip,about 50 cents, as they mature much earlier in life. It pays to prepare vegetables as well as fruits neatly for market. Clean, attractive packages do not cost much more than unattractive ones and bring much better prices. Try it. ;�.. When it is necessaryto prune p une trees, the branches should be cut or sawed off smoothly and a thick coat -of paint applied to the -cut- surface, and a sec- ond coat applied after the first is dry. The mammoth Russian sunflower is grown for its seeds. While it is bloom- ing at the back of a lot it is a sight worth seeing. The seeds are used for. J,01 - ••• chicken feed and a variety of pur- poses. Molting hens need particular care and attention. The change of coat is a big drain on the bird's system, and vitality. You must make up in food. An occasional feed of sunflower seed is good. Mix a little oil meal in the mash, and give increased ration of meat, green . bone, beef scrap, or whatever it may be. The colony plan of keeping poultry is best suited for the farmers and those who have plenty of land at their disposal. It makes it possible to keep several hundred hens on the ordinary farm without the expense of yarding them, and still have them away from the home buildings. It's the farmer's way. From eight to fifteen colonies bees are the right number for the average farmer to, have, ten being us- ually preferable to a larger number, and still fewer being desirable to start with. For the fruit farmer bees should be regarded as a neces- sary side line just as chickens are in many parts of the country. The equipment cost for five colonies of bees is about $50. It" is possible for careless help to leave a considerable portion of the grain crop in the field by neglecting to gather up scatterings, loose 'bun- dles, etc., and by hauling grain on open -bottom racks. From a few pounds to a few bushels of grain may be saved every day during stacking, by using a tight -bottom rack, or a canvas over the rack that will catch all of the heads. In seasons when the grain shatters badly, a surprising- ly large amount of grain can be saved in this way. THE PATRICIANS OF AUSTRIA. Unchangeable Point of View of The Aristocrats. We read in Chambers's Journai that many powerful persons in Ahistrian society wish that the rigid rules of 'court etiquette could be modified; but the number in favor of reforms is not sufficiently large to bring about a change in the usage of centuries. The nobility usually marry those of their own rank, with the result that nearly all the families of the aristoc- racy are related. Princess Karl, whose mother and father, together, had fifteen brothers and nine sisters, told the writer that at the last court ball there were more than a hundred of her first cousins, and that one win- ter at Abbazia she had not spoken during a whole week of balls and par- ties to anyone who was not connected -either directly or remotely with her own or Prince Karl's family. It' was thought that the' barriers of caste would be broken down if the Archduke_ Franz Ferdinand should succeed his uncle, the Emperor; for if his morganatic wife, Countess Chotek (created Duchess of Hohenberg by the Emperor), became empress, de- spite his solemn oath to the contrary, the present rules as to birth could hardly be enforced. If they were so relaxed as• to permit -a lady not of royal birth to become Empress of Austria, they would be relaxed for all those who now suffer exclusion from court for lack of princely blood. Prin- 1 cess Karl, although she is very broad- 1 minded, could admit no variation of this rule. "In Austria," she said, "it is what you are born that counts, not 1 what you become." When I ventured to point out that this sentiment belonged to the Middle Ages says the writer, her.reply show- ed n•e the unchangeable point of view of the Austrian aristocrats. It is not mere vulgar glorying in pride of birth; it is the acceptance of a fact that to them is as necessary and as natural as the coming of night and day. "I was born Durchlaucht" (that is, Serene Highness); "I have married a Durchlaucht; my children are Durchlauchts. How can I possibly recognize Countess Chotek as em- press ? Durchlauchts do not make obeisance to countesses, no matter whom they may marry. Countesses cannot be made empresses in Aus- tria." ustria." "But they can be •made' queens in Hungary," I ventured, "and the arch- duke would be King of Hungary as Well as Emperor of Austria." "It is different in Hungary," the princess replied quickly. "The wife of the King of Hungary is his queen, even if she were a beggar girl." ". • e Duchess tot ohen= { 'Chen if the H berg had been Queen of Hungary, you would have made obeisance to her as queen?" "Certainly," was the immediate an- swer. "Then why not as empress?" I ask- ed her. `In Hungary the Countess Cbetek would be queen. It is only in Hun- gary that I would make obeisance to her. In Austria she could never be anything save the Countess Chotek, because she was born Countess Cho- tek. One does not make abeisance to countesses, even if they marry 'arch- dukes who become emperors," she re- peated. The murder at _Sarajevo.made it im- possible to put this question to the test, but the Princess' Karl gave the point of view of the Austrian nobility in a nutshell. A FEW RULES. Be Conscientious in the Discharge of Every Duty. Dishonesty seldom make:; one rich, and when it does riches are a curse. There is no such • thing as dishonest success. The world is not going to pay you for nothing. Ninety per cent. of what men call luck is only talent for hard work. hlo not lean on ,others to do your. thinking or to conquer your difficulties. Be conscientious in the discharge of every duty. Do your work thoroughly. No one can rise who slights work. Do .not try to be- gin at the top. Begin at the bottom, and you will have a chance to rise, and will be surer of reaching the top some time. Be punctual. Keep your appointments. 13e there a minute be- fore time, if you have to lose your dinner to do it. Be polite. Every smile, every gentle liow is money in your ,pocket. Be generous. - Mean- ness makes enemies and breeds dis- trust. Spend less than you earn. Do not run in debt. Watch the little leaks, and you can live on your sal- ary. • Snap Shots. Now is the time of year when the fashionable maicleii makes her plans for the winter campaign. How suc- cessful this planning is depends in 'a great measure upon the careful liran- ningof her wardrobe, for whatever women may choose to say to the .con- trary, they dress to please men. They may have -an innate love for beauti- ful things—and Who of us hasn't? But underlying • this in almost every case is the not impossible "he" whose frown or smile makes the costume possible. A fastidious woman wouldn't have much trouble in selecting an evening, coat for herself this season. Every' thing is elaborately trimmed -tassels, beading, furs of every imaginable de- scription, even laces made of metallic tissue are seen in the shops. Evening- wraps at any figure are possible, from the very exclusive models with wide bands of Russian sable to sim- ple little white fox -trimmed panne models for the school • miss. Russian lines and colorings are no- ticeable onthe fashion cloaks. The peculiar shade of green whieh made its appearance last season is again popular in pannes, plush and velour. Black velvet, with' white fox, is an- other molt effective combination, and is being worn by the younger gener- ation to very good effect this season. Velvets have entered the combina- tions. This does not mean there is a new trust forming. Quite to the con- trary, but merely that velvet bands on chiffon or velvet bands on cloth are very •much to the fashion fore. Pile fabrics of all ,descriptions, fur trimmed and even cloth trimmed, are le mode. ` Deucet showed redingotes of velvet wfth high fur collars and chiffon or Georgette crepe skirts. in matching colors, but it is Paquin who has taken up the fashion erected by Lucille, or Lady Duff Gordon, as she is also known, and presented it anew in many of the cloth frocks designed by this house. Leather coats made of a fine, soft suede -like quality of the hide, in shades of gray, tan and mole, are' the novelty shown by one of the most fashionable dressmakers on Fifth Avenue. These are worn with skirts of wool or velvet in exactly matching colors. One needs to be told these coats are leather, however, for the skin has been treated in such a way it resembles a heavy woolen mixture of the quality of duvetyne. Velvet basques with lace or chiffon skirts also flit for a moment before the gaze of the fashion pilgrim, to tantalize with a suggestion of Spanish modes to follow. This is not a stray guess, however, for scarf -topped skirts and full ones, fringe -trimmed bodices and low ones, high -cut slip- pers and dainty ones, and lace -draped coiffures and fascinating ones .flit across the mirror of fashion, reflect- ing more than a speculation and some- thing of a reality in their passing. , China rose is a new color making its appearance in millinery lines. The shade is not unlike the coral tones with which the summer vogues have familiarized us. It is deeper in tone and of a bluer quality; very good- looking in felt and plush, especially when trimmed with beaver or 'seal. It is a novelty issued for sports or traveling wear hats. Another of, their novelties is a tam shape in green frieze or chinchilla cloth with a facing of satin for the narrow brim, and a yellow ball -shaped tassel of worsted and yellow embroid- ery trimming it. Even the velvet bridle, first cousin to Tommy Atkins' chin strap, plays a part among the new designs. Wo- men are adopting this style, but its . high or conservative style value will be probably nil by November, ' the curse of popularity killing its right to sit in high places. 0. QUEEN . AMELIE NOW A h1URSE. Spends Hours Every Day at London Hospital. For some months past Queen Amelie of Portugal has been training as a nurse at the Third London Gen- eral Hospital, Wandsworth 'Common. She has no intention of going, to the front; she intends to stay and help as a Red Cross nurse in her own hos- pital. At first Nurse Amelie, as she pre- fers to be known, visited " only the wounded soldiers but she soon became anxious to do more, so she entered the hospital as a probationer. "She came," said the commanding i officer, Col. Bruce Porter, "not as a queen but as a woman, , She . drives over from her house at Richmond every morning and spends several hours in her ward. There is no lady in waiting in attendance. When 'her eases require it she goes with them to the operating theatre and sees them through their ordeal." Lord Decies has placed Beresford Lodge, Birchington -on -Sea, at the die. posal of the committee of the Ser- vices Club as a convalescent home for officers. t �Ak''lrl