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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1916-6-8, Page 6rizoivi,THE ORzErNT TO YOUR TABLE Every sealed packet of SALADA TEA is filled with fresh, young leaves of surpassing fragrance. SEALED PACKETS ONLY. 8'193 13LACK, MIXED OR GREEN. figtg fTME _44 A EE NTR. AN EXCITING PRESENT -DAV ROMANCE El BY WEATHERBY CH SNEY CHAPTER :X.V .—(Cont'd.). This, then, was the. answer. And hail other thing not happened mean- while, he would have looked forward with eager Trope to the fetter which was coming; for from past experience he knew that his uncle's generosity, at the least, was not likely to fall short of his promises. 'Finances arranged' would mean all that he had asked for, and probably more. • It was a highly 1 satisfactory answer. But then other things had happened meanwhile. One of the Station servants came • into the room with a note. Scarbor- ough read it, and got quickly out of his chair. "Who is next on duty ?" he asked Scott. Scarborough turned to the servant. See if you can find Mr. Mason or Mr. Devitt," he said. "Ask one of them to be good enough to relieve me at once. Say that it is important." The man went out, and Scott looked up with a grin, " 'That puts it not unto the touch, to win or lose it all,' " he quoted again. "Changed your mind, Horace? Going to put it to the touch, after all?" Scarborough looked at him with a frown, which slowly changed into a smile. "Really, I don't know," lie said. "There's just a chance that I may. But I don't think so." "I would if I were you," said Scott with decision. "Think of 'Finances arranged!' Why, man, it would al- most be worth it if she were an ogress! And she isn't that" "No," said Scarborough, "she isn't. She's a girl in trouble. Shout to me if either of those men turn up. I'm going to my room for a bat," The note which had caused this sud- den commotion in the Instrument - room, and had driven away complete- ly Scarborough's mood of despond- ency, was from Elsa. "I want your help. Can you meet me on the road to the Caldeira? I am bicycling." That was all, but the receipt of it had put new life and hope into him For what did it mean? In the first place it meant that some new trouble had come to the girl, or she would never hale asked for his help. He knew how stubborn her pride was, and he felt that if her pride had had to bow to her necessity, the need must be -serious. The thought hardly so much as damped his ela- tion, for she had appealed to him— Sat was the important thing! They would light in common henceforth, 'the contrary. till yesterday'. Tester - day it became impossible to do so any longer." She paused and Scarborough helped her out. "What grade it possible?" he asked. "My eyes were opened," she re- peated. "Tell me how ?" Elsa looked up at him with a dreary little smile. "They were opened by my mother," she said, "You knew that my mother had come, didn't .you ? Well, it was she who put the truth so plainly be- fore me." "What did she say?" Elsa's eyes lighted up suddenly, and her next words were spoken with a cold bitterness. The tones were level,' but anger rang in them. "What did she say ?" she repeated. "She said things that made me tell her that I hated her, though she was my mother, She was cruel; she said bit- ter things about my father whom I loved, and she sneered at the love which i know he had for me. Per- haps it was necessary that I should learn the truth about him. I hope for El her conscience sake that it was, Per- rihaps it was right that she should be , the one to make me see it; but she need not have done it with a sneer at him, and a mocking laugh for mel I have tried to forget her tones, to i forget her laugh, and the sneer on -her face; because Iwant to forget that I told my own mother that I hated her. But I can't forget. And there was one thing that she said, Horace, which Made me send that note to you to -day. She says that my'father had those diamonds, here, in San Miguel!' Scarborough started, and asked eagerly. "Does she know where they are?" "She thinks she can find them. She believes 'that he•met his death in the effort to secure their safety. She means to get them. I want you to help me to prevent her." "I will," said Scarborough. "But, Elsa, remember they are neither hers nor yours. If you and I find them we shall have to restore them to the people to whom •they belong." "Of course!" caid Elsa, wondering- ly. "Did you think I meant anything else? My mother means to get them for herself. I, too; mean to get them —for Margaret Ryan." Scarborough looked at her in some surprise, then a smile of pleasure lighted his face. "I am glad," he said, "because that hints that you and she have become friends at last." "Does it?" asked . Elsa, quietly. "Then it is a hint whieh I should ad- vise you not to act upon. Margaret Ryan and I can never be friends." "But you are going to work for her," Scarborough objected. "My father stole from her. I want to make restitution to her for my own sake, and for thew sake of my father's memory ,that is all. After- wards, when I have dicharged my debt to her, I shall count that my hands are free for other work." Scarborough noted with wonder the hard, almost vindictive expression on the girl's face, and asked softly: "What work, Elsa?" "The work of bringing her guilt home to her, if she is guilty. She has yet to prove that her hands are not stained with blood." and between them he thought they had grit enough to conquer. • He found her waiting for him about half a mile from the Chinelas. She received him with a curious shrinking, that was unlike her. He thought almost that she avoided look- ing in his face. "What is the matter, Elsa?" he ask- ed tenderly. She raised her head, and looked in- to his eyes. She was deathly pale, and she seemed to be struggling to keep back her tears. "The matter is," she said, "that I have been a"fool. I want to beg your pardon," "You ha"e nothing to beg my par- don for," he said, "I have. You told me the truth that morning when we were waiting for the doctor, and I did not believe you, I know now that it was the truth." She spoke calmly, but it was easy to see that she had suffered and was suffering now and the note of misery in her voice wrung a cry from him. "Elsa!" fShe drew back from him, for he had stepped close to her. Had she not moved, he would have taken her in his arms. "Do you think I blamed you ?" he asked. "I accused your father of a crime. You defended him. Do you think I blamed you for that?" • "Yes, I thought you did," she an- swered. "I honored you for it." She shook her head. "You honored me for my Ioyalty, and despised me for my blindness," she said. "No, don't deny it. I know you did. But my blindness has been taken away— my eyes have been opened, cruelly opened, and I know that you were right.' "About the diamonds?" he asked gently. "About the twenty thousand pounds which my father stole from Margaret Ryan," she said steadily. "I know now that he did steal that money. He de- ceived me --but I hope—I think—it was because he loved me." Her voice quivered a little, and Scarborough looked away. He under- ' stood that she had to say these things, but he would not watch her while she said them. She was quick to see the delicacy of thought which prompted him to avert his eyes, and she was grateful. Presently in a firmer voice she went on: t "I continued to force myself to be- lieve in his innocence, to trick myself into a blind disregard of all proofs to CHAPTER XVI. "I mean to restore the diamonds to Margaret Ryan," said Elsa again. "They were brought with her money. They are hers." Scarborough hesitated. "I am not so sure that you can," he said. "I can, if you and I can recover them. 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"What I doubt is doubt is whether we have the right to dispose of them so, if we do get them. I hope we can, but I'm afraid we can't. I don't know how the law stands exactly, but I think they will be counted to belong to your father's creditors as a whole, and not to any creditor singly." "But you . told me yourself that it was proved that the girl's inheritance was stolen at the last moment, that it had nothing to do with the firm's bankruptcy. Your words were that it was taken after he became bankrupt, to swell his plunder." "After he became bankrupt, but be- fore he had been declared bankrupt," said Scarborough. "That is the point, I'm afraid." Elsa made a gesture of impatience. "It may be the paint later," she said. "But the point just now is that my mother means to repeat my father's theft, if she can. But she shan't!! Horace, she shan't!?" "Where is she now?" asked Scar- borough. "At the Chinelas?" "No, at an hotel in Ponta Delgada. She went with me to the Ring -Rock yesterday, and afterwards she said that she was too tired to come back here. She went to an hotel, and I came back home 'alone." "What were you doing at the Ring - Rock ?" Elsa handed him the last letter which her father had written to her, saying: "Read that. It will explain." Scarborough read the letter, and though he saw the falseness of it, 'he pitied the dead man who had written it. Moreover, he understood a little. better why it was that Elsa had clung so firmly to her mistaken faith. To him the falseness in the letter • w is• plain, but the love was plain too, for the wretched man had lied and'strug- gled because of it; to his daughter's eyes, therefore, it was natural enough, since she too loved him, that the love alone should be visible. He handed the letter back to her. "You hid the packet at the Ring - Rock," he said, "and recovered it yes- terday? What did it contain?" "Nothing that I had hoped it would contain." said Elsa, sadly. He was silent. He knew what it was that she had hoped, and how im- possible ,it had been that her hope should be realized. "There , was a long letter to my mother," said Elsa, "and a closely written. roll of manuscript headed : Some Notes on the "Falacies of Her- bert Spencer." ' " . (To be Continued.). A Lesson in "Business." "No, sir," said a wealthy merchant to his confidential clerk, who had asked for the hand of his daughter; "no, sir; if you were a rich man it would be different; but as it is—" He spread his hand out palm upwards to signify ' that -. the young man's chances a -Vere hopeless. But they were not altogether , without hope. Some noontime lated•;,lhe, wealthy merchant' was astonished. • to find that his., con- fidential elerk had ,bolted with practi- cally the whole of his fortune. lie was still ureic •astonished to receive• a.,telegrasn from the absconder, who was somewhere in South America; with the, following message:—"Am ribh=trery rieh; but regret to say am. net in position to marry a poor man's daughter." ' Elephants never Tse more than one tooth on , each side of .their : jaws •at: 'Once. ••••.*: ,, .• • At Mtdlando: (England),; : • .munitions works Brow •'lovering'1'hixty-frve acres was not very many •'i3fdriths' ''ago,' green fi8lds, • I. 1 ON THE FARM The Skim Milk Calf. Calves raised upon skimmed mills can develop into first class dairy cows. On hundreds of farms, skimmed milk constitutes the main portion of the feed of the young calf and such calves make as good cows as those receiving whole milk, It costs a great deal less to raise a calf on skimmed milk than on whole milk. By this plan the bream can be sold and made into 'butter and the proceeds added to the farm income. Calves do well on skimmed milk whether it is skimmed by hand or with cream separator but skimmed milk from the separatgr has the ad- vantage of being fresh and warm and sweet when fed. Where as many as three or four cows are milked regu- larly, a separator will prove a paying proposition. It saves a great deal of time and labor in setting the milk a- way for the cream to rise and in cleaning milk vessels. Feeding skimmed milk develops ' a large stomach in the calf. This is exceedingly `,desirable because, after a big udder, the most valuable point in a cow is a large, capacious paunch in which she may store her feed. Every great milk cow, without exception, has a large barrel. Wean Early. The calf may be allowed to remain with its mother for five or six days, at which time the milk is usually fit to be saved. It should then be taken away from the cow and if possiplo out of her eight and hearing. During the first week after removal from its mother, it should . receive about 9 lbs. of milk a day, divided into two or three feeds, preferably in- to three. After this, skimmed milk should begin gradually to replace the whole milk, so that by the time the calf is three weeks old, it is getting getting skimmed milk onlyT the quant- ity varying from 12 to 18.Ibs. a day according to th esize and thriftiness of the calf. A teaspoonful of blood flour added to each feed of skimmed milk adds to its feeding value and prevents scours. The skimmed milk should always be fed warm98 to 100 degrees or blood heat, being about right. The bucket from which the calf is fed should be washed and scalded after each feeding. The use of filthy slop buckets and unclean. and sour milk will surely result in unthrifty calves and in a great deal of trouble with scours. Get On Feed. Within three or four weeks the calf will begin to eat bran and shelled corn, and will nibble at hay; A small amount of these materials should, therefore, be provided. Good (,lean clover or alfalfa hay gives the hest results. Care should be taken not to give too much grain. A safe wile is to give a little less than the calf wit clean up. • At the age of ten to twelve weeks, if a good pasture is available, the calf will be able to get a living from grass. When this is the case, the skimmed mif k only, the quant - Care should be taken at this time to avoid stunting the calf, and enough grain should be given to keep it in a thrifty growing condition ,but not fat. • • o Teaching the calf to' drink out of a bucket requires a little patience. Gently back the calf into a corner of the stall, stand astride the youngester, wet the fingers in the mills and. lathe calf get a taste of the milk. Then gently lower the head into the pail.— Canadian Farm. The Farm,,.Office. Farming is a business and •_,•the manager of one is, or should be, a husiness pian. Every city business man has an office because it has, proved., an asset to his business. A few farmers have also tried it- and proven its efficiency. • . A few reasons wny every farmer should have. a business office, even if it is no more than a space parti- FOR HEADACHES, BILIOUSNESS CONSTIPATION, Nearly all ourminor ailments, and many of the serious ones, too; are traceable to some disorder .of the stomach, liver, and bowels. If you wish to avoid the mis- eries of indigestion, acidity, heartburn, flatulence,. headaches, constipation, and a host of other distressing ailments, you must see to it that your stomach, liver and bowels are equal to the work they have to do. It is a Simple matter to take 30 drops of Mother Seigel's Syrup daily, after meals, yet thousands of former sufferers have banished indigestion, bil- iousness, constipation, and all their dis- tressing consequences in just this simple way. Profit by their experience. As a digestive tonic and stomachic remedy, Mother Seigel's Syrup is unsurpassed. 2015 ii R OTH E 0-1 Tab NEW1.00 SIZE CONTAINS 3 rrM1s AS MUCH AS T11G TRIAI. SIZE SOLD AT SOC PER BOTTLE. tioned off in the tool house, are as follows : 1. Bulletins adapted to every phase of the farming business are now a- vailable, and unless these are filed away, they are never to be found when wanted. 2. He often has business callers who feel averse to walking into the house and talking freely before the women members of the family, but who are at ease when alone with 'the farmer. An office fitted up cozily with a stove and chairs is a fitting place to take them, especially in cold weather. 3. The time is fast approaching when the successful farmer will know something of science, and an office or den is a good place to make his experiments on soils or other mater- ials, or to keep his samples of •fenc- ing, soils or seeds. 4. There is no farmer but keeps some accounts, more or less correct according to the business ability of the man. He should have 'a place to keep these account books. Neatly printed farm stationery, and a type- writer in his office will help the fann- er to find a better market for his pro- ducts. The cost of fitting a farm office can depend upon the inclinations of the man. It should contain a desk, pre- ferably roll top on account of its many drawers and pigeon holes, an exten- sion of the 'phone from the house; shelves or cabinet for filing his books, pamphlets and samples; a stove and a .table for his experiments. Other equipment may be added as is needed. —G. D. Fuller, in Farm and Dairy. The Horse Collar. The horse collar should fit snugly. It should not pinch at the crest of the neck and there should be room en- ough between the collar and lower part of the neck to admit the hand freely when not pulling. The contact surface o fthe collar should be smooth and plastic and distributed over as much bearing surface as possible. The incrustat',ons that form on a collor should be removed daily to prevent in- creased friction. Sweat pads or false collars should not be used except in cases where the animal has been gall- ed or has a collar boil, and in this case a window should be cut in the pad so ds to prevent the bearing sur- face of the collar coining in contact with the injured part. ---S. O'Toole, North Dakota Experiment Station. Any kind of shell is very expensive to produce. (EDINARDSBali3G) "Silver Gloss" has been doing perfect starching in Canadian homes, for nearly 60 years. In one pound packages and six pound fancy enamelled tins. THE CANADA STARCH CO. LIMITED MONTREAL, CARDINAL, BRANTFORD, FORT WILLIAM. L:ndry Starch 99 Makers o) "Croton Brand" and "Lily White" Corn Syrups, and Benson's Corn Starch. 235 KNITTERS, LOOPERS, PAIRERS, EXAMINERS Good I'd'sitions iii our Hosiery, Sweater, and Underwear Departrrintsa .,Steady wort, • Eight hours daily. Operators with experience) guaranteed $9.00 and up - warts weekly. Write us. . ' 'RELIANCE; KNITTING .CO,, LTD., ,ding and Bathurst Streets, Toronto. is11!ti:1 11. „ r..{:f111• 1341) • I� �rhSil j 1111'1 ....at.:•s 11;1' :l , We, .-,.5 RECTOR'S HEROISM WON VICTORIA CROSS REV. EDWARD NOEL &1ELLISH WAS BRAVE MAN. Risked Life in Thick of Battle to Aid Wounded o11 the • Field. All England has recently been ring- ing with the praises of the Rev, Ed- ward Noel Mellish, who before going to the front was the curate at a church in Deptford. The Rev. Mr. Mellish recently wa't' awarded the V.C. for his work at St. Eioi when he went on the field of battle under heavy fire to ails the wounded and dying men. An officer of the Northumberland Fusiliers who was on the firing line tells of the inspiring sight of the rector risking his life to aid the wounded. "Nothing eduld be finer than the way Chaplain Mellish did his duty and more than his duty during the time he was stationed near us," writes the officer. "The conditions on the day in which he won his cross were very trying. Immediately the troops occupied the captured trenches and while the wounded men' were picking, their way' back painfully,, the enemy guns were turnad on full blast. ' Without Fear. "The intervening ground was de- luged with shell fire and machine gun bullets, to say nothing of shells and grenades that came from a portion of the trench still in the enemy's hands. Into this tempest of fii;e the brave parson walked, with a prayer book under his arm, as though he were going to a church parade in peace time. He reached the first batch of wounded and knelt down to do what he could for them. "The first few men he brought in himself without any aid, and it nit le us think a bit more about parsons to see how he walked quietly under fire, assisting the slow -proving wounded and thinking more of saving the wounded from discomfort than for his own safety. It was only when the ambulance parties were able to get out during the lull in the fighting that he took a rest. Next day he was out on the job as unconcerned as ever, and some men of my regiment had reason to be grateful few his atten- tions to them in critical moments. A Convert. "Some of the men would not have survived the ordeal had it not been for the prompt assistance given them by Mr. Mellish. One story of a cocic- ney,who was aided by the chaplain is worth repeating because it is the best tribute to the parson that could be put on record, When the wounded man who had hitherto been noted for his antireligious bias, was safe in the base hospital he told his mates how he had been saved and asked, 'What religion is 'e?' "He was told, and made the an- swer• 'Well. I'm the same as 'im now, and the bloke what ses a word agen our Church will 'ave 'is —'ad bash- edin.'" Increase in Beet Sugar Industry, A special effort should be made in Canada to grow more sugar beets. With sugar now selling at nearly $8 per hundred, wholesale, and likely to go considerably higher, there is an excellent opportunity for farmers to make money liy growing sugar beets. It is stated that in some parts of Western Ontario, there has been an increased acreage, amounting in ,some cases to 40 per cent. Sugar beet factories are paying a bonus of 50 cents per on contract prices for beets and the indications are that still higher prices will be paid. Previous to the war, Great Britain and France secured the bulk of their beet sugar from Germany, Austria and Belgium, although France had a considerable acreage of sugar beets under cultivation. Unfortunately. this land was located in the North of France and is now in the hands of the Germans. This means that Great Britain and the other allies must de- pend upon} sugar cane for their sup- ply, which has resulted .in the sharp advances. Ontario in normal times has 20,000 acres under beet sugar cultivation, producing about 8,000,000 bushels per year. At ordinary prices this re- turns the farmer about $45 per acre, but with the higher prices now, being paid, the farmers will undoubtedly reap a larger return. This is in keeping with the government policy of ' production and thrift an dnot only brings in an increased return 'to the ' farmers, but aids the Empire in its fight against the Huns.—Journal of CominerZe. Receiving Stolen Property. Men who buy stolen property from boys should be severely dcalth with. Junk dealers are usually unscrupulous and will buy brass, lead and tools frorn children, even though they know the material is stolen, Boys begin by picking up scraps of .iron and cast off articles in alleys and soon they grow bolder and enter some vacant dwelling and strip the plumbing. If they could not sell the stuff they would hesitate • before stealing it and the path of wrong -doing should be blocked by prosecuting those who talk advantage of these. untrained youths. --•J, J Kelso. .