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Joy oL of your Sunbeam's eyes 1f she
troubled to conte here. What is MON
Sib, would noL,guin admittance. My uteri
has his orders, Go back 10 where you
Caine tori and leave me in pease," y
lie turned away us he spoke, and de.
anexled one or tw'O long I ateps hCw'n Ill
the pathway and leading t0 a seat facing
the sen, But 11111, springing utter him,
erzecl him :by the shoulder and torsed
win around,
"Look et me atore you tell any more
line," he whispered, In a tone frauyght
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with exehlenient, "Yell ma web, 1
bei. Once, when t did your dirty work
you, Mowed me better the,,your
elt Sunbeam, elf daughter, Is ee more mine
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than yours.. , , You know who she is,
and that's why you've stolen her from.—
me and now tali these lies."
Sir Ralph put his hand la his head, A
troubled expression crossed his features.
spay;" he replied. '!aur anfor-
tunately 1 have no ItnalVledge of a fol'-
mer acquaintanceship with you. Your
name conveys nothing either. You are
rnistaking nee for some ono else."
see sad down wearily as he spoke,
and iup::d (engirds the sparkling sen,
Bt11 laughed contemptuously and stood
In front of him. .
"Yu can't get me to swaper all ,that
'gcv-nor," lie sneered. "It's io,nssible
you don't know me now 1 In posse 1?,
you've forgot all I did for you. .
When you was ill, and lost your mem-
cry, and never CmiTed up again, I be
iieved it an' was glad cos she twisted her
Mlle body into our'aorta and T would
'eve died foo 'er. That's wily I never
owned up. An' it I do, I meon to be aid
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for me latterly love and care, not to 'ave
her sneaked away hem mo list because
Y°Ul an invalid. How do I know that
story's ices, eh? 'Perhaps that's your
dodge to get out of trouble. But you
dont come over 13111 green that way.
Memory 01 no, you ave Sunbeam now.
So tell me where she is.'is,
Sir Ralph, who had listened
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dent wonder; shook his head,
"f cannot fell you that. Sunbeam, as
you cell her—"
"You 'ed her in your trap this morn-
ing, someone sing saw you told mo that,
Aaid things being as that' me you can't
ni¢ite me believe that was' mere hese{•
dent. You. was taking 'er away from
ma acedia her awe You el ed her
to spa a from the cottage in the wood,
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It's no_good looking like a bionic, you
know all that; and you have to own ftp.
Thais what lin hero for. Where 18
she?"
"1 understand nothing of whathave
g you
say, my man. Is there some mystery
about this girl, Sunbeam. Do you mean
to say that. she is not really your laugh-
ter?"
13111 drew back in disgust.
"Well 1 Of all tho noddles, yours be
tee'ardest I've known. 171 believe that,
until you seed me, you'd forgot, but I
can't believe you ddt't remember now,
Y
{hat's beyond any man's understanding.
You know now; after all Teo said, who
Sunbeam is—you remember what you
did the night of iho I•lunchester hunt
Ball, afore ,your. illness. You owe me
sum at for restoring your memory—
m goedt„,,
you owe ma all round, you see so it's no
good wasting more time.- I've business
on hand, and my patience is worn out.
t should 'ave made you speak afore onlyStill
rd respect for an in+alidn Now, invali
or not, T want the truth -and the truth
T'!l have. where's Sunbeam, what you
ys you don't know who she is when
says
you've corned 'ere a purpose to sneak
het, away:'
"Who is Sunbeam? Tell me;' asked
Se: Voigt, blaneing apprehensively up
the garden. 1f only Simmons \would come.
For the strange man was getting excited,
and might become violent at any me-
ment. His heart fluttered within his'
breast like a frightened bird.` Sonne
thing strange seemed about to happen,
something he could not gel away from.
Who's Sunbeam!" retorted Bill.
"you ash me that? And pu know I
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Well, I'll honoryou. You know that you
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yourself stole Sunbeam, a bitter colded,
night it were, out of 'er bed, and gtved
'er to me—swear you_ don't remember
that, eh?"
Sir Ralph Manned visibly,: his, -eyes
dilating with horror.
"Impossible! lie gasped, "I steal a
child l' Why—what should I do \33th
her? Whose was she?"
13111 laughed regain. He could not be -me
Neve such oBJsvdon genuine. His angor
rose as ,he realized how long ie had al-
:read wasted talking'to this ghost of the
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handsome Sir Raiph lie had once ltnown
so well,, and he blurted unpalrently :
'Q v can l ]:now what you did i for?
You'd your reasons; black ons, nes doubt.
An' even I thought you cruet. As for
who she 1s, wall, ave you forgot Lady
Cruse?"
Sir Ralph rose' to his feet with a low
ex.clnmation of anger.
ethat numb atone" he whisper-
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ed passionately. "I wilt net hear you
mention it•; This is a Daae of blackmail,
m' man Butt, I'm, not to be lei ittenad,
I 1 now nothing of all you say. lou mhs-
lake mo for some one else. G. away, pr
may be bad for you"
Ile choked, quivering ?from head to
foot, his breath short and pained,
Bill, who had retreated a step or two,
before his indignation became purple.
i'he demon of rage sprang to his eyes.
With a curse he sprung upon the tall,—
trembling figure, and shook it vigor-
Dusty.
"Get out, with your actin'," he snarled.
"Blackmail 1 It's true, an' you know It I
What's more, you've Sneaked Sunbeano
—perhaps you've'relurned her to Lady
ilei lite i•emembranne of what such a
course of action might lead le, and, how
`:irnportant IL was to prevent $1,10101011 he
ing• thrown upon himself, ho went back
to the 'prostrate body, and with {tent,
bhng but delermleed hands drew 11 Le
tlld edge Gf lilt C]Iff.;
A few ntiuulou later' he wee walking
down the road to the village, whesl on
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the beach, some fifty foot below, lire
mangled body of Sir' Ralph Freer awalL-
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13111 and Dun parted outside the cot-
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"IL's best,' said Dan. "I'll go on the
each and logic, and you cango along the
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beetled, you'•ll meet mare people
attention, 1 don't want attract loo
1 the wood ler Besides, l have looked
Wendy. Go staight Le 01-
it e'e may be hiding there. 1'll conic
be r aftr t've looked about rheic,
g I b, w niting aJ,pub to bet 1p
cur Sister."
"Rolgitt y'are," retorted 8111, o vision
f the pcb lo•houses ahead rising before
be. el lay ill fin¢ her In the town if
he's r
tot so far. Yoh'11 get nothing for
cur hwuble. She has n44 fallen aver
cliffs, end she wont be hiding in
b¢ves. She s too tented of the dark
m that!"
[Iq slouched u the sum
p e z y while road
s ho spoke; his hands deep in his pock-
s, ,his hat at the back cf his heed a
to specimen of hes mass,
The thought of senrchin around ],int
q
0010(1 ridiculous, not did Ire agree with
an in thinking that Sunbeam was hid-
g near home with the intention of go -p
,g to her aunt when the coast was
em•, lie knew that h
rah a chit of bat s e would not run
rnv(nred that being caught, and felt
o had gone to Olney,
t she had no looney with her he line~
le could' not. gel further. Proiably site
tended writing to Hatt y from elebo,
a would (hid her easily. But he
y could
no harm by dropping into the half
dj IJtws4-and taking a few minutes'
et, especially -as he might hear sone-
Ing from a'" passing traveller that
euld give lrirn glue. g
p open
He fished o en Cha tar door and en-
red, A ceu le of !¢borers lounging
Iciest the counter stared at him, a gibe
orlon nodded end stalled.
"Thinly weather, sir," she oxelulmed;
•I plug btu,,
"It is that. And I've a long walk
lead unless •50rne one Can give no a
t," lie retorted.
"
"Going to Olney?" site queried.
"Yes."
"I suppose you're fetching your young
dy back. I saw her go off this morn-
g, it was early; but f suppose she went
en for the sake cf the lift, Mr, Sim-
offs is: that Ely that I had uite a shock
hen 1 saw iter with him. Rut the quiet-
1 teen are always the keenest biterYyear
city fares. Besides; the old captola
;ed her and puttees Sir Ralph—"
L P Pin
"What
team or[ excitement 111t 1118 Bled Rill,
le Ralph. \\'ho the Deuce is y$II
d h1'' 1Sl1 drew hack,halt startled
pin
r his voice d.iook with suppressed pas -q
tit,
"$o, I'm telling tales out of school, nm
" she erelaluted, with a little laugh.,
"That depends," replied 13111, Cautious-
, far he had realized that he mast riot
veal ignorance on the subject. "131y
tighter tics gone trT Ohlny. She's ].hare
w'. But I thought she'd walked:
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thoughts within him, and the name,
'SG• Ralph Frees" tossed In his eats,
"'1.0 think of '1111 coming '01'L' ... after
all those years ! And yet they said
ntemor had .. -. What can
Y Orn 1
mean?' he muttered, sioppfng's'uddenly
acid looking back at the cottage biotite
in the full rays of the morning sun.
Surely mere coincidence could not have
brought Sir Ralph to ilio spot and into
contact with Sunbeam? Perhaps even
when she sold she did not know
Homo she was laughing up her sleeve!
• perhaps she knew everything ...
siert' single thing there was to
'mown l Portage Sir R¢Iph had recov
ered his •memory _ end remembered
that ted -happened longg ,years ago 1
He drew a deep breath and burst into
a string of oaths. That they, Sir Ralph
and Sunbeam should attempt to pU heir
brains againE los 1 He would show (ha
h', was as clever and as sl o
Y they
They should not baffle him entire-
were. •
ly, •Sir Ralplt must meet him face
face and tell him what he had done with
Sunbeam.
Srr H¢Iph Frier l”
tin uttered iho wards with a frown,
kicking a stone viciously. ,IG coiled
deem the road, while he watched it with
0 settle, tiding thoughtfully; "i get
best of hie once; I can do so again."
Memory carried him back to a squalid
street. The scent of a small tobacco-
filled Inn filled his nostrils. A hand-
some young man in evening dress barely
{ridden by his coat coat, looked earnest-
lyacross a table at him... "[ trust you;'
,
he seed !n a` refined voice ... ' You'll
good to her,
110 tossed his •head. •Tho vision van-
'shed. Once more the sea -blown grass
lowed before his eyes, patches of scar-
y P
let relieving its monotony.
Yes, he had been geed to her, until
naw. Slto owed him something foryears
of lova and care, le one should steal
iter :[ram hint, Not even he who had
given her.
With another oath he stumped along
the road. The laborers he bad met
the Inn stared as theycame upto him.
"Been to Olney ah'eady?" ached one,
with en attempt at wit.
"1 'ain't gain . It's too 'M. I'm pin'
later on. in the day," lie growled as
passed on. "And you needn't trouble
Y our wooden noddles sleet me," he add-
0,1„s°, tto voce.
[s eyes sought the lonely cottage
standing 'on the ]nigh hteadland. The
garden surround!n it looked cool and
shady, and slopedgdcwn• towards the
very edge of the cliffs, beneath which the
blue widens of the sparkling sea danced
the sunlight, tossing the fisher boats
II
upon them tenet one to another play-
fully, like a loving mother dangling her
child.
Bub the peaceful beauty of ihoones
place
had no effect upon him. His mind was
fall of anger. A longing to see
Ralplt Freer and tax him with theft drew
hini onwards. Ho would not give
Sunbeam a P ht. Sho \vas his,
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Ile would have her back again, or make
things tier bad indeed for the {elects
of the Captain's pottage.
As he neared the house a man came
out; a basket in his hand, and turned
into the road. At the same moment an-
other appeared at the tont door and
called--
Smatnons, don't forget the stamps this
.time," .
8111 bristled at the words. The voice
sent a chilly feeling down his bacic,
flow well he had ltnown. it once!
gituiced towards the ball bent figure.
Changed as it was, he would have meg-
nized,tt anywhere, though the halt. was
.now grey and the featul+es haggard.
Ho sat down bythe roadside and
watched Simmons walk towards the vii-.
lage, swinging his basket as he went,
1110 body straight, hisheadcreat. Except
when he answered his master he had not
glanced back once. Ills entire attitude
told of rigid respectability,
g 1 b y, Soon
would Vanish from sight and the coast
tie clear. Thein Sir Ralph would be sur.
prised indeed.
Bill'chuckled. Angry ¢s 7
g y i e felt, his
sense humof was tickled. The game
seemed so utterly his own. Sunbeam,
wltare;"r she was, would soon Be with
tum agilely' Fite could afford to laugh.
I'hcugh rage ,would blot but all other
feelings when .he came face to facewiththings.
Sir Ralph. •
At last he arose., .and walked up to the
closed door. As he raised his hand
1111 knocker Ire saw Sir' Ralph walk down
the garden towards the cliffs, His hand
fell to lzis side, -With a glance around,
lee stepped back.ttbrn the house and
la the garden petit, In another minute
he was close to Sir Ralph; who, ]tearing
footsteps behind hint, slopped suddenly
and turned around. •
For a second. the two stared at each
Mild' in silence, Sir Ralph's face grew
stern and puzzled. Not a glimmer of 1•e-
cognition Crept. into his eyes. Then,
having meosured Bill from top to toe,
deleted his throat, saying-
What is i1i, my matt? Do you want
anything?. This is a private garden,
and—"
"Yes," interrupted 13111 toughly.
want something and follered you to ask
for it, . I want my daughter Sunbeam."
Sit, Ralph smiled, then shtick his head,
Ile had guessed who 1114 man was, And
Was Prepared far [iirrt:
"Your daughter 1" , he exclaimed,
"Thera le no tvontitn kern, You are mis•
taken,'
Bill's eyes 11011red.
• "No," he retorted gruffly, "I'm not mite
taken. I'Metes ail, so its no geed hid-
big anything from roe. I knows as well
ea you that my daughter ain't here now,
Mil she 'as been, and what's more, you
l(IIOW where x110 ie 1'
'Then you are certainly blessed with
oxt'aordinary acumen,• my friend.
know nothingebaut our daughter ,
y
Sunbeam, a4 yore ea l bier?, f m an
`vaild, in search of test. Wonne;n are me
lfiaiiq to ma. Wiry, they ~cult{ kava zta
thiel, to do with mel I abouts fake Did
To-itay
laces
P hook
his flock
even
Y
reed
put''
need
when
en
inhxtduced
the
ea I,
out''
blood.
.11:at it
sire's
seventy
Itlmbs
small
.sections,
select
of the
results
ing is
look
should
fleshed,
ribs and
leg of
leg of
per cent
sees large
on
set, skeet
thrifty
least
m•in d
particularly
tv011 10
est
front
1051 of
and the
amino
sheepmals
more
sheep
or of
selves.
very unlikely
)3efa.re
should
then
the number
they
o1
thriftier
mak
in I
sf strong
Another
1ce the
Ing the
should
the day
ing Uie
Sheep,
comfortable
building
sive so
and will
that cause
In addition
the . building
air if
thy.
continemeut.
together
a
keep them
quarters.
good food
should
into when
cold will
the feeding
dtcular
sheep
one side,
teen inches
will he
not lie
through
the ,neck
1
SHEEP
i
breeder
pure
the
an d
a pure
stronger
change
the
will
is
blood,
-[Ivo
will
l
a Low
medium
will
not
masculinity;
that
.have
partieularfy
both,
mutton.
mutton
of
rt
door.
important
f
o,. wool
Y ,grade
examine
wool
legs
the
better.
the.
have
lilts
whose
hairs.
However,
mating,
be _conditioned,
extra
willg
lambs.
of any
ram
whole,
be
and
night,
in
does
long
]reap
the
Sheep
and
have
not
sides,
eat
and
better,
nBlo
And
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LI SIIA
U NDRY'
ever ro'ressive shoe •noun
y p
enc 'bred rant pt the head of
And present prices warrant
keeping one. ] flocks
1 g o All fi„ek
blood, and the more run
sheep are the greater is the
p e g
the greater will be the results
breed of the right type 1>
T ire better bred tin sire
will his blood be In
w)hla the anon. "rim
ewes are the weaker their
o e
be to resist change, Time,
i1t place of Afty per cent. of
it is more like] 1p tie
pot cen:C. that ice • first
possess.
ewes have became very
fine as is the ease in some.
the breeder will do well to
-set, well -fleshed sire of ono
sized breeds, as better
be obtained ~herr, the mal
too violent. The ram should
that bold, ei orous
Y; g
marks the good sire. He
plenty of bone and he well
over the shoulders,
andpossess a good, fall
In a good 00110s9 the
cuts out as Iuglt as 34
Idle Mole. He should pos.
heart and a wide body
legs, which gives that low
appearance that mortes the
The last but byno means
tant
•po + is a good. even cov-
over the •~holo body And
an the tinder parts \where
ewesncn so bare. dt is
the (]0000 closely. The
is found • just back of the
on the side. The .nearer the
fleece canoes to ties stand-
Be parlicular to ex-
l.higi s — most low !trade
In this region, whet looks
hair Than wool. Reject q
wool is telt of load fibres'
'they reproduce, like them-
well bred sheep are
to have the letter.
both rams and ewes
It pays to'give
feed not only y sq
o y because of
of twins, hitt also becattse•or
produce larger; ettonaer,
Poor i ,-
in saccule m,.
]rind should not be bred
stealthy °esp ing are desire
harmful custom is to al-
10 run with the sheep, dur-
twenty -tom hours. He
shut up and well fed dietng
•
only let with theewes dur-
order to thrive, need warm
winter quarters. The
not need to be expert•
as it is free from draughts,.
off the snow, two bhangs
most of the winter troubles.
to being line nom dratlgltt5,
should have lots of pure
sheep are Din to be heal-
P i g
are unable to stand close
Better turn then{ art a1-
feed them well .than tp
in damp; poorly ventilated
Good husbandry consists of
and proper housing. Sheep
a large yard to run out
the weather is not storm Y,
harm them Burin the y+
g to da
racks should have perpen-
at least on the side II
from if they feed only from
should not Ire over often-
)vide at most, but fourteen
as then the sheep will
to push its tend so tar
thus dirty and destoy all
wool. The sticks should be
far enough apart to let the sheep, head
in, also they will pelt the teed out and
part will be°wasted. A mixture of salt
and std h
p ur sltoull be always where
can get It, Thse •purify the bleed
and keep the whole system in order.
The ordinary feeds grown on the farm
are eulllelenI if fed properly. There
is nothing Potter than well sowed Clo•
ver hay. Good oat slracv, ca ono
feed a tiny is axesilenl,, Pea sires v
cu 1ha recti is a :Iced hard to bene
u'
Partieulal ly Jf a fe pens aro still to
found. Some sheep -aloe [erg it un-
threshedn tlo t ' h m tip
and pea mutton , is the u
par exceilenoe, 13u1 with tiny of these
feeds better tcsul s will he obtained
e b L three ° s
feeding a couple or h ne p and
dayper head of +Dori -Se e)1 turnips,
p g d
They balance up 11ie other feeds and
make the ratioli more succulent and
'Palatable Arid therefore more di g
Mae. A few oats, say, from one -ha]
io one potuid, gives wonderful result,
arttcuiarl before and during the
P Y g
ding season, and at lambing time.
b' reit
-Shepheed.
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casings aa
then lit closer to' the fguref
la sewinga piece of mater]a1 on lit
bi¢s to a traiht piece the former 1
g�y
aPP t'bacomo strelcied. rTo ovoid thlTHEFWL
lzLias should bohe se nc,l underne}
and it will then be sewn In avenllY.
Always make the neck .rr.,lhe' Mous
slif�ht•ly smaller than the base ,of tl
collar band, ,and in Lacking et int
position it is an exec lent !a L
n few notch s in h iblo4 e n f set
cul e t e use so a
a\'gid' ak'liedles when the collar is SII
ally stitched on.
]ae Don't, in order to avoid a tight. bio V5
g \
out a •large arm hole ee • as 1p g�v
n
m°re play to the side seam. A wdd,
b nein hole causes the blouse to be pulls
a out of place at the waist when the Orn
1s lifted:
1(. is often difficult to prevent the pit
o velvet from' being crushed in Well
es Ing it. and a good plan. is to place
More of the same material face down
ward an It. The fingers, resting °
this, will not fiction the pile,
To strengthen shirt buttonholes; stilt]
them
hem round with cotton after they az
finished. Theywill then last meet
longer' and not tear away Dom 1hi
matertal-
A thin silk, or one that frays easily
ran be cut put baler if laid betw•eat
at sheets of thin paper and the patters
cut {trough paper and material to
gether.
in After stitching down a wain pros
with a hot iron; aril if no seamboert
le at hand, it is useful to know that i
roilin wrapped fn a clean oloth
ff pin,
will answer the. purpose equally well
In making a blouse, too deep a rouse;
must not be cut for the neck at the
outset, It is better to tryit on firs{
and then outline a sem[-circle in Iron
with a row of pits, cutting it avenll
(. on the flat surface.
of if thin crinoline is inserted in (h
bottom of a skirt herrn to stiffen it, cart
should he taken to out it on 1114 bias
b Y
14 m0y be slf rh(1 slrete 10 before 110
in sown in ]ace, so' as to follow th<
gP
curve o1 the hem of 'the skirt.
Military Buttons are generally ccs
sassed by most women. Gne of t lest
makes be effective centre to a flat put
or p
of velvet. •and forms another good ex
ample of the coat button. The put
to should be scut on the cross, a cord ea
•will lending from the edge across ihe.coai
to loop over the "working" button or
the otter side.
JOTTINGS OF FASHION.
Girls are busy these days weaving
as {sits and narrow hat -bands of tiny
y
porcelain. beads chosen in „color's that
match their tweed sults. They are
using cross-st[tch designs nulled from
the old dross -Stitch pattern books, The
by belts ora mounted upon suede of a dark
Or neutral lane.
The sleeves in many gowns and in
most of the wraps Oho latter being
partly coat and partly cape), refieat
ilio strong influence of 'the mandhrin
and kimono effects. Sling sleeves
draped in voluminous, folds, and the
new Roman sleeves (these lett open, 1"
caught together nque p¢ssementee l gi-
n.amentsl, aro unquestionably the'Iagi-
Sul Splendid
doen of the Orientalrii eniflg,
tithe gene
s- miss ihelr e complicated outline
fiiash their edges and outline Lha' gene
armholes.
Russian or \VAilachian emhroiderios
replace in many instances the Japenoso
l- emlxioide, ' and will often lend to a
last years ear's Deno 'est the !ouch of atav-
g y' g I
a oily which 11 needs .W make it fresh
and stylish.
Among Ilia very fashionable set Thera
lea decided preference for Toluol,
P
at ~Meir is bei [ well adapted to the
Oval -- the pres°nt season.
a Touches of rich color may be intro..
demi In lni.]p,ed gowns when cA,a[,1L
'1,; done. Orange, green, Gho now
blue, anti Mime color may ail be used
for Dollar, cuffs, or the cost, provided
are well ^braided Durr with picot:
soutache.
WHEN IS ,1 COW Kr 11F.i1 BEST?
g a a bulletin issued by the
According 1
Wisconsin Dairy Station, a cow is
her Most during her fifth and sixth
years up to which time the produc-
tions of mill: and butter -fat by cows
normal condition ceases each year. The
length of time a caw will maintain her
maximum production depends on ltor
constitutional strength and the care
with which she is managed.
A good dairy cow should not show
any marked falling aft uncal atter ten
years of age. Ment' ,excellent: records
lova been made older than this. The
t
quality of the milk produced by he
fern is somewhat boiler than that
•the older cows for a docre,nse has been
noted of one to two-tenths of one per
cera. In the average dot content •of each
g
until the cows have reached the
full age. This is caused by the increase
wotght of ]lie cows with advancing
a At any tete, Iliere seems to ban
Paralie1lsm boiw'een the two sets
epees for the 051110 caws. hung alta
use a portion of their food for the
. [°reunion of body tissue, and it is
re• •expeclad, therefore, that hailers
regtua larger proportion of nutrl-
for the production of milk and but-
ter than do °liter cotes.
After a certain age has been reach-
ed—on the average, seven years—iho
food required for the productipnot milk
butter fat egain Increase, bout
regards dry matter and digestible com-
ponenls of the foods. A good rm. ting
cow of exceptlonalalrenglh, kept un-
<ler favorable conditions, Meese diger-
died system has not been impaired
over feeding or ciawdtng for high re-
sulk should continuo to be a profitable
producer till tier twelfth year, although
(he economy of her pruduclig i is apt
is be somewhat reduced before this
oro is reached.
THE UTE STRENUOUS,
hurry and worry and fret,
Dollars and dollars to ot;,
gIt
Brealcfnst- to swallow without any chew-
big,
Time 'to do nothing there's so muoh for,
dole
Cars to he catching and trains to to
g
made,
Business . is business and won't bo
delayed.
Wife? To be sure, :and of course I
shall miss her,
But I'm so busyI've no lime to kiss her,
Go, get, 3.301, hustle! I'm awfully busy-
Jones? Where? To see me? What'1
waiting, is he?
In lie pontes out he Das, puffing and
blowing, ' g
Down he sits uphe els, time to Be
g
going. ,
•
)?aper? Can't read It. Too busy to look.;
Twenty -flue years since I've looked aL ¢
book;
Brown? He's a yarn, and I can't let
him spin it; •
Tell him I'll see him for just hal{ A
minute;
•without
Twice fifty letters sent off in one mail,
flurry there, clerk, you're as slow as a
snail,
hunch? Have three and I Serene. thus
risk it;
Yell to the waiter to toss(me a biscuit;
Send fpr my auto, and tell 'em I need tt;
eicmg regulations -1 want 'em to •speed
it.
G[Vo it more power—burn morn Baso-
line; -
I weld beat this with a leashingma-
chine 1
one? Well, don't,sto
Run over somep
to sec;
there at.four minutes to three 1
d must be he,e
Up to the ceiling and back again—whizz 1
What a .delight, to be sure,' money is !
o r f a more of it borrow 11, take it,
Sloe °
Earn of it, burn of it, malice It, man,
make itf
Never look twice if there's no profit in
r6' i 1 {note
FldgeL nntl fret if you're d e a m ,
Toke it to bed with you; rise with it
early,
till your crabbed and
Dream of it Y
surly ; and
Chase it and recti it, and hurry
n,r
sou ' ht but to
Never tal• o time to do bug
worry.f11 •i r it eat it end drink
Dive fat it•, strive fo
il' it and think it;
Pun far it, run time to for It, live
T here It goes to be chased,
7 e
Santo ono will get 14 i! you' don't make
haste,
use f them?
Hearts—what's, the o
Lungs -stuff a goose NJlhthem;
Reads—last andloosewith Lhem;
SIomnchs—go, 1
Livers—no place for them;
Out of the race with them;
ars-w.o chase for tlieni
Dt1l and 1
Rattle Aft g
Business and money and 'dollars and
Profits an tsttnd, margins° and incomes and
•renis,
Tbus how it goes.
flow much we spend of it,
Ito~ mucl't we lend of 11,
Where is the end of it
Lord Only knows I
�.•W. Foley, In New. York Times.
s -
She got a lift. 1 ought 10 know, be-
use the trap .belottgNs to us. Mr. Sim-
ins, Sir Ralph's servant, borro\verl it
rlythis morning, aliput four. Sir
l h is the invalid entlernmr at dna
p g
Rage; he's queer in Itis head—lost his
atm'y. Ile lives there alone with Mi'.
tenons, and a Meer gentlemen 1 never
)v. They envie borrow my trap. Mr.
lemons said he wanted IL very early,
cause his master could not bear dr(v-
4.1t1 the het sum, and had a fancy 10
1 his breakfast at a good hotel, sand
dare not be contrary to him. They
me back' a little while ago, alone. But
g
len they passed„ going, I was at the
or, . and your young lady was with
;m. Like as not they 'gave iter the
1.
'Olt; yes, like as • net. `I'm sorry. I
pica 'asly. 'You startled.me. Sun-
ant's loo.pr0117 a gat to go about 13illi
T
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ELECTRIC TAIL\\.\7 S[GNA[S,
Th Great Western Beltway Eng-
o yin
land 1s experimenting with a lelatnis-
'in form of electria signals for
c f n of accidents .,emus
prevention c dents ., In fogs and
storms. The operates candela of an
la e• half -way
non rail p c d 1 w y Between the
g
re,ular T+ails and connected eleotrica,
]y with the semaphores electric
cont and
swatches; and of an electric hell and
whistle, 'carried m the cab of 'clic lo-
comotive, and actuated by contact with
the electric ,coli as the train ,passes
over il. The middle rail o Cleve ed
a certain height when the semaphores
are turned to indicald safety, and At
greater ]tet ht when they ndicala den-
er. In the first ease, when the loco-
motive comes in contact, the •hell rings
in the cab, and the engineer knows
UiaLUle way is tine; in iBe second case,they
the whistle blows in the cab to inch-
cote danger.
amigo men, and—" .
" 1 it 1e a
'She's safe with Ste Rn p . He's
rn gentleman, end as kind-hearted tie
make lhanr"
110 lel)Discs ufhiwed,
"i'ii:m's the worst" 009lnimeci one.
he 'quality -Leek alea pretty gel what
te, of titch. sort like a cote do a thistle-
an=iho row chews it .upUTO quality
es likewise to the gal, ,Isn't a so,
sler7"
3111 swore Insley, The woman's face
ale angry,
`Suspicious crenturee men are i What
;tad See Ralph want with Sunbeam?"
o demanded angrily. "Ile saw her
tilting and kindly offered to • take her
Ills trap. That was kindness only.
sides, bets back again, and she ain't-
11 shows ;you're wrong]'
3111 brought his fist down heavily on
the counter. The glasses jingled as
strack 11.
`330 gosh, you're might, . maim 1
c're a pack o' fools. This gentleman,
• Ralph—what's his other •canon?"
:Sir Ralph terror.''
[le glal'ed et 111r with arrested breath,
,e *Dior faded from muter, his tanned
In. l{e seized les glass and gulped
Mettle,
'Ler, how thirsty 1 btu P' he ejaau•
ed, SIr Ralph Freer—wliat a nano1
ell, 1 believe you, alarm, This Sir
i1pb Sn—Freer--gived ley gal a lift,
it's ail, ,\Vhen I see him 311 titanic
11,"
She giggled,
;thee !he goad? Heil leave forgotten
out it 1"
'Is 111.1 memory 0a1)ad' as that?"he ex-
tinted incredulously.
'Well, they say that's his illness. Loss
memory and irate a wanton, Are you
log? I Hope you'll be as fortunate as
1111)00111 an' get a lift. it's a steaming
t morning 101' e walk, Good day 1p
U. '' .
FASHIONABLE CO15(100,
Filmy Smiting jabots made of Pitted
batiste 03 1111013 df the sheerest quality,
edge3, wee Valenciennes insertion, :aro
fie stylish, now ns .the were several
seasons ago, when first revived,
tglieis embroidered (n ~hilt azul
colors :are else popuiar, and nue worn
with or without tics,
As to the ties, they may be just elm.
pia lace bow knots ora combination
10 11)eoraow 11il!nnn is ,roldUlirnestl'e�
and shows to advattiago amid the ilu6
ings and hilts of lace. From hrnealh.
IhA Iso~ and taco itva News Of Sheet'
linen, 300°rdeon pleated and edged
will lace, [all in a jal;a4111ta [ashigh!
ever ihe.,front of the waist. 'these Lobe
care dislitir..t.ive became* of the pointed
way 1n Willett they are cttt,
uyY ;
MARKS OF DISTINCTION.
"I pw lTavo . ou been dale in lir
yg Pp
flee?"
"1 haven't 1n0de much of a til," Aro-
swerod the Candid ratan, "1. have net
even attained s.,tllcient tial~ mance te
. have my veraol y questioned,"
it
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Ys. Our babythin,weak,fretful?
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lVletke him a .S'Gb lr.B ,�` tb88g�,St�r92 !"'
baby
g ed
r s ,c�
Scoffs ' Et a:tsrlon is Cod. Liver ,Oil .1.t"
and Hypophosphites prepared so that it is
e
easily di ,estetl by little Olks. """
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Consequently tliie baby that is fed on
Y y
'" •.
Scolhztrc.i Et riat"!'ioot2 is a sturdy, rosy-
,
t,e ked little fellow full of health and vigor,
3".•fin M g
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ALL. DRUgi3fSiSl , +i3c. ANN) Gl,dd•
Cruse, her mother--"
He stopped, aerediby the sudden look
gf fear In the wild iobitheg eyes, also as-
.lonished at his own words which had.
given hint an idea he had not thought of
until then.
• Sir Ralph drew back, fighting for
breath, anti trying to speak with evident
pain.
"les a Ile—Lady Cruso, hos no dapgh•
ter—I---I--"
k e &td ip Ute ground. 13111 stooped
over 1uni,'terrified, Then smiled, mutter-
in
"Another 1rlclt 1 By gosh, he does give
one shivers 1" whilst he laid heavy hands
on the fallen man and shook him again.
"Mone o' your nonsense l'" he growled,
'flee closed eyelids quivered open far a
second, The iook of egeny in the yes
between sent te thrill Of horror througti"AnymoV6menE
him. 114 releese1 1310 'hold $1dsle1113.
`Hien, seeing 11al, 81e Ralph remained
ifiehlavable, stooped over hint again to
detee bade with an awemtrucic whisper-
"My God 1 No's dead l't
Then, as a careful feeling of heart and
lips made this certain, • the porter o
what he had done over\velmad 11ina, end
a mad longing -In mush from the Sleet
thew him n feW atenk awai
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sTATfONAaY,
in rent estate in
ibis rt of the ceuntry?" asked the
trains ,
"No" oi",ewerecl the Old farmer, "no
, , • '
Dien a leodslida.
• CHAPTER XVI,
Bill Green" waltzed a Utile, way afelig,
a Olnay Routt, his tread bent and tus
ow+st ptirtceced, Par the ~aeon`s
was had mien blCth to atfiiit st
,
• 11 a non ~mats 1p convmco ids vette
that lee is it emus 'fie mus do i dur
ii t I
i, w lee stet ta
The Meth is tittl art •of to hutntrr
r I
dy thattiAaA 61 0 gteaLCst finlural iyrt7
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