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The Brussels Post, 1908-5-7, Page 7l 4 +Ci+a+ f.P. i+i + f+3 + f+t4+ (+)4+ f+3 +xf# E+ f+3(+ ff f+k4+A+t4 Dose of Mystery OR, THE GIRL IN BLUE • t+xt+3efeeteoe .4 ;rf-fh + E+nt+ f+ief +• +rfi +!f';f+1 +'?;t+#+3A+A+if. i-rf+xf (:11 1'Js'l1 \1t.—(Con Linued), My gkaomy thoughts Ilial morning -were sudt10 ly interrupted by the sound t:1 a latch -key In the oiler door, ane .as I t'ose old Ails. Parker entered with -an expression of profound surprise, "Why, sere' she cried, "1 undorstooa -lied you'd gond away into the couu- try!" "Into?„ the country?" 1 echoed. Gold you so?' y ec e . "\Via 'rho ho lady you sent to tell me,' "Lady? What lady?" i inquired, .amazed. "Surely, Paker, you've taken leave of your. ceases?" "Tihe lady came about an hour ago, .sir, and surd that you had sent her to tell me that you would be absent for perhaps a week or so—that you had ,I,`c'ne down to your uncle's in Ilemp- -MI1re." "I've sent no one," 1 responded, as- tounded at Oils fresh phase of the af. foto. "Whet kind of lady was she— ...clef or young?" "Middlo-aged," "Well-dressed?" "Yes, slr. She spoke with a tunny =kind of lisp, which made mo think aloe might bo a foreigner, Sloe sold she knew you quite well, being a friend of ,your aunt's, and that you wore 11000l - ling down to Hampshire this morning, ycur uncle having taken ill. I remsrk- od that it was strange Iltat you shouldn't tome home for your bag end things, but she gave mo a message team you -to send a hag parked with your clothes by train from Waterloo 10 Chrisiehu.roh -Station 111001 ed "1'o be called foe.'" "But dkln't you think 7her story a very lanae one, Porker?" 1 asked, an -giy that my old serving -woman should have thus been misled and deceived, "Of course I did, sir, especially us ,you were absent all night. 1 told her Male and sho seid that you hod called h urine her, h and Radian your* mord, e y ,Lad• J ur D tont there e on n visit, remained to -supper. \Vhte at slipper a telegram had arrived summoning your aunt hone as your uncle heel been taken danger•- •.eusly ill, and al• once you had resolved to accompany her. But you've hurt your Head, sir, haven't you?" she ad - tied, noticing my bandages, "Yes," 1 answered. "I fell down. 1t is nothing—my own carelessness." This story was, to say the least, a cmosl ingenious one, Whoever the mys- terious woman was sho apparently 'knew that my uncle, Sir Charles Dtu'- l•ant, lived in the neighborhood ut .Chrtsfetwreh; that to 10)15 el (het nta- neen1 in a very critical state of health, -suffering from par.lysie, and. further, (that I lead c0nsidorable expectations !tom him, and would not hesitate to travel down to see hint it 1 knew him to bo worse. One thing, therefore, was • neer plain, namely, that my fancily of. fairs were perfectly well known to these ,persons whose movements were so •any'stifytng. "It woos foolish of yeti, Parker, very 'toolLsh indeed, to have given credenre to such an absurd tole os that," 1 sato, .annoyed, "('ori are usually a shrewd woman, but you have displayed no dis- ^erelJon ht this affair—none whatever.' "1'm very sorry, sir," the woman an- swered. "13111 I lcrtew that if Sir -Charles wore worse you'd go down to Oho Manor at once. Did you really send 'nobody, air?" "No; nobody at all. There's some un- •derhand business • In Fill this, Parker, ;010 keep your wits 01)0111 :you." "And haven't you• seen her ladyship 11 all, sit• " she inquired, in .her turn astonished. - - "No, and, 1110rcov01'. 1 know nothing 'of tole mysterious women who cane to you with this cock-and-bull story. Did she say where she lived, ot• give any crud?" "No, she didn't. Sir." "I suppose you'd knots her again 11 you saw her?" "\Yell," she answered w•illh consider. rotate hesitancy, "I don't know as 1 should, sir. Yoe see, sho, wore one o1 'them white lace' veils wlltrh makes it. •d1M on1L to distinguish the features." "But whet object could any one bawl in coming to yeti and telling a false - 'hood in that manner?" 1 cried. my an- ger inrreneed by the knowledge of Per- Wor's inability lo again recognize the tearer of the faire massage, "1 don't 111100, 1'111 sur0, 310,' 9003 tee w0mnn's reply, in a voice which tshlotved how deeply she regretted the boalorreitoe, "now long Ivo, she 11e00" 1 inquired. "About five minutes. She askedtee n. to let her see 30111' sitlingwoonland the +re0dtng-becks with ,he embossed lettere' ere sir. was .much interested in you, and had limed so hutch of you front holy Aurrenl," "And you s11owetl them 10 lies?" 1105, sit'," " 1 hen 34)11 had no right In do s . e with - '<)1t my permiselon, Porker," 1 said angrily, "You are tee old and trusted 0ervanl,, and should have known bet- ter. "I nm very mew, sir, The truth was that sloe seemed such a c veld-s� ok t P en lady, end iter manner woos so perfect (lot f thought 3'011 would not ;like to offend her.' "Rerollo,r t that if any other persons cell they are not to enter my rooms on any prrlaxl," I sold decisively, «� • t sty„ well, tire 1 Acknowledge Mat was entirely to tho weenie do allele• sag iter to pry ahettt, the ,place, And when she bed gone?” "Then I v n t vonte of .r to the hu aretr ' I s In the Strand to got a bit of Moak." And saw nolithlg more of her?" ,y "Nes, .sir,' Y did see her again, As was welting book 1 met 11)11' in the .et • • • • • • Strand, al the corner of Arundel Street, waltcing with a gentleman who looked like a City man. She seed somett'dng to him, and lie !Aimee and had a goon look at me," "Then It mull have been lhls same woman 0110 was In my chambers here when rretul'ned," I said. "A woman here?" elle ejaculated. c • s a t "Yee; when ! entered there va woman here, and she escaped as though she wore a thief, She must Have gone cul and rejoined the man, who was awaiting her somewhere In the vlclnity. That would bear out the fact that you encountered her agaln." "But 11010 could she get in? I'm al- ways careful to see that the door :s properly closed." "Probably she stele the extra latch- key while prying about the place, See whether It is still on the natl." She crossed the room, and next mo- ment gospcd— "IL's gone, sir!" "Ahl" I said. "Just as I thought! The story she told you 1083 a mere excuse to obtain admittance to the place, and, if possible, to get possession of the key. This she obtained, and, having watched you out, returned and continued her search for something she desired to se- cure. Wo must at onoe examine the whole place. and seek to discover what's been stolen." "Do you think she was a common lh!of, Me?" inquired Pattcer, dumbfound- ed at the ingenuity with which the latch_ Joey had been secured. 1 don't know what to believe at pre- sent," I answered. "We mast investi- gate first, and form our conclusions af- terwards, Now, make a thorough search and we what has been disturbed and what is missing." 1 had no inte11i0n of entering Into a long explanation with Parker regard- ing the events of IMP fateful ul nt 116, or night„to disturb1 h rminde ease of mind by relat- ing of the tragic circumstances. g an • ) g c cumslances. Therefore 1 went to my room and locked away my muddy, blood-stained clothing, and afterwards returned, and with my hands felt the various objects in my sitting -room, to assure myself that none was displaced or missing. CHAPTER V111. The visit of tills mysterious woman 111 the white lace volt—at that time a fashionable feminine adornment—was, I felt assured, more than a coincidence. 7'ltat it had some connection with the strange events of the past night seem- ed certain, yet, try how 1 would, I could form no definite idea of either the motive of the visit or the object of her search. As fee as Parker could dis- cover, nothing whatever had been tak- en. A'` writing -table, the drawers of which contained some family papers, had apparently been hastily examined, tut no object of value, -nor any paper 1101 been ext•oacted, ?hoverer° I Con- cluded that I had returned before the intruder had had time to make the complete exeminalion of my offecls which site had intended. A curious thought occurred to me. \Vas the inlruclet' In the whlte veil none ether than the Inyslerious Edna. her- self? That slie knew my address sloe. had admitted when I had been lying helpless and half conscious after my accident, and the fact that an hour' had elapsed between our parting and- my return to my chambers would allow her sufficient time to call upon Mrs. Par- ker, secure the key, watch my old ser- vant leave, and then re-enter, As the day wore on I became 7110011, end more impressed by the belief That my surmise was the actual truth. Yet the cabmen \Vest had declared that sae: was young end pretty, while Parker expressed herself positive that .she was middle-aged, But of the two statements 1 accepted that of the cabman as the more reliable, Ile had seen her in lime broad daylight svIl11out the vele The fact of her concealing her fee tures in species of fine window -eine taln proved) an attempt at disguriso., therefore what more likely than that she should contrive lo render her fea- turns older,- and Thus Impose upon Parker, whose sight was not overgood? ie any case, howovet•, If 11 were really Edna, 0110 had certainly lost 110 11/110 111 cah;1'ing out her design, anti further, AIN) must have been folly aware of my intended lateen. 1bt, in this eurlotis action i failed to <lisl.tngtoisb any motive who tsoever. In the tantalizing daelcness that enveloped one 1 groped about, my ears alert for every sound, hill blind, blind, blirldl Dan passed, hot blazing days and stifling nights, when the dust of throb- bing, bing, cver•,roartng London seemed over my hen rt. Each morn f.ng, with Park- er5 assiSianee, 1 searched the 11ew5- pap0rs, but nothing appeared to show That lha1 strange nlldnight cringe had been discovered. Wore there two vic- tims,. or 0niy one? How strange i1. was 1,hnt al noon I had been pl'esen1 I ,could no tell 1 only, knew thn1 1110 male vieII n wa,s young and dl.ctess dress- ed, probebiv n• gentlemen. and that he hotl been stabbed by a cowardly blow which loud proved nheos1 inslmltly ?a- Iai Tint tvammi's scream illat had rounded so shrill and agonized. In the dead stillness of the night I )chemic). rc lain s p 1 n Metier it v • Yv0h0 11101 nn /toile ago—indeed, 1 remember it now as diettnetly as ever, " \Vas 1t the cry 0T Edna.r er s h t'lf 7 It teemed 1 ns tis nu h g '(t wore,•c 1100 l there ahs s 3 0 eenlrrl many elisornt,nncf05 when 1 came 10 calmly, mason it a'it out. It my helplessness 1 ceuld do nothing 11 eeinain silent, and keep any torrblo .00,901 to (1171i5)1, linable either to cone. 111 11111411Q with the police or seek the <1381810100 01 my friend, 1 found that only endeavor le Heel( i1 eeedion 01 the problem was mere sowing of the wind, N9y Ihoughly hour after hour, as 1 sat alone in my dingy roenh, my 31000 blind y?yes a bluer void, were of the ghastly eff0lr, and in all its phases I consider' - so it, trying to find memo motive in the 18484 150111 50110119 of t]!e uilscru.per- 'jous persons into whom hands I had had the misfortune to fall. I heard of Dielc through the offloe- of 3115 Journal, He was down wi111 fever at 5111(10 0utundtsh place on time Afghan Bement., ani would certainly not be theme toe a couple of months 0r so. A letter, from hand, written before his at- tach, was °tearful enough, and full of humor, as of old.. He Wiped to be back noon, he said, so that he might, be able k lake "his baby," as the. called me, Out for walk again. He was not aware 11101 1 could walk alone. How 1 would tiurpriso html I smiled ga•lmly, Masi when 1 rebel. leafed how my first wall( alone had nearly cost me my life, and had place.( upon my conscience the shadow of a terrible memo. Parker noticed ud ntyc on - (sant pensiveness, and remarked upon 11, Mut 1, of course, lnlslod Iter by Say- ing that my mend was 1nuch overburd- erled with private affairs. At first f was puzzled how to get rld of 111y soiled and blood-stained clothes se that she 'should not discover them, 'and at last hit upon the expedient of making them into a bundle and going (cr11 0110 night when she was over at Kennington with her daughter Lily, 1'he dancing -girl, and costing Them Into the Themes from the Embanidnont. ft awns a. risky operotion, for that part of Lono - don Js woli guarded by police after dark; nevertheless 1 acoompllsbed f1 to safely, and was much amused a fete days later by reading ern an eventng paper that they had been found neem London Bridge and handed over to tine rivet police, who, of course, scented n mystery. The blood -stains puzzled them, and lh0 journal hunted that Scotland Yard had instituted inquiries into the ownership of the discarded suit of clothes. The paragraph concluded with that sentence, indtspensablc hn report- ing a mystery, "Tho police ogre very re- ticent about tine matter." Fortunately, leaving out out the mnalc- er's name, and taken everything Irons .the pockets which might servo as a clue to ownership, I felt perfectly safe, end eagerly read the issue of the sante 'journal on the following evening, w'111ct1 told how the stains had been analyzed and foiled to be those of human blood. 1 n 4 A ,.111)more than a acek leadpassed since my remarkable midnight adven - Lnef when one rno hhta 1 received a brie note by post, which Parker ream to ale, It consisted oe only two type- written lines stating that at mid-day I would receive a visitor, and was signed with the strange word ;'Aver," Pt was, I knew, 'amessage from Edna,. and 1 dressed myself with greater care in expeotatloe that she herself would visit me. In this, however, I was dis. appointed, for after existing some three hours on ttptoe with anxiety I found my visitor to be a well spoken, 00111th) aged man, whose slight accent when irlLroducfng himself betrayed that he was an American. (To be Continued.) REASON FOR GRATITUDE. A Illghland Minister Tells of the Scotch • `Climate. The people who live 1n the Sdottsh Highlands deem Riede climate the best in the world, although other people find fault whit its high winds, cold rains and chilly days. In ",Memories" Maj, -Gen. Ser 0. T. Burro tells of n minister in ono of the Highland churches who wished his people to realize how much they had to be grateful for. "\Vita( causes have the for gratitude! Look at the place of our habitation! How grateful should we be that we do 1101 leen in the far north, amid the frost and the snow, the cold and tete wet, where there's a tang day to half of the year and a long nicht to the tither, and we should go shivering aboot in skins. "And how grateful should we be that we do not leeve in the far south, be- neath the egllavfor, the sun burning; the sky hot, and the earth loot and the waters het; and yo,ne burnt black 01s a snoddy! Where there are toegers and lions and crocodiles, and fearsome beasts growling and grinning at ye among ho woods— that we' do not leeve in such places! "But WO should be grateful that we do leeve in this blessit island of outs, called Great Britain, and in that, palrl of it armed Scotland, and in that bit of auld Scotland that looks up to Ben Nevis, where there's neither frost new cold, nor wind, nor (vet, nor hall, riot• rain, 1101' kepi's, nor lions, nor burning sums, nor hurricanes, nor —" Here a tremendous blast of wind and rain from Ben Novis blew in the windows of the kirk, and brought the preacher's eloquence to an abrupt conclusion. THE NECESSARY SITOCK. A college professor had loan seriously ill of a fever for several weeks, but the foyer had tet him at last, and he ley in a stupor, utterly exhattsled. 'This is the really critical period,' the attending physician said to the watchers, in a1 undertone. "If he has sufficient vitality to curry him through this --and I am strongly disposed to 11gpe he has—he will r'eeoVee. At pre- sent, there is nothing we can do but be patient and give nature a chance, watch- In 1110 110ont1110 for hr an opportunity I. pn Y i i . awaken h s mere t r sin what t on g on about palm," One of tie attendants, who 11appctied Ic 1>o standing near the Mildew looking at the prosy Sunset., 1 (111110ed to-thhe+ doe. tor: ' "See what u. lurid',sky there is,' The el 1c man o reed hl C ,pC 5 eyes atrd. turned, his head in the direction bade- anted, uh 1" ur'td 110 exclaimed, me In a tone c at disgust. If you will consult your. clic- Marley; madam, 9011 1111 tinct tient lurid means gloomy, ghastly, 11 19 0 111 1 1" "Ile will recovcrl" announced the doc- Ini' telumpsllantly, ON THE FRM. IleoWeAmeeeeeteeeeeeeeteteeeetereerelAgeMie DISCUSSION UN SIi1'Al1ATOI'S. The discussion on hand scpareters took place ut the Eastern Dairymen's Convention, at 1'dclnu, January, 1908, following un attires., by J. Stonehouse 011 "the Creamery 0011)010." Mr. Stonehouse,.—1 le, 11 10 we have ole turned In cur ("per!n101(18 at the King- ston i)eit'y Seh<rl warrant the Mak- went that Iho percentage, of fat in the cream from hand separators cart lac made to vary 5 Ie 15 per cant. by veep hMg the speed of the machine, and with- out changing the cream screw at all. Q.—What effect would the legltten• bag of the 0100111 screw have? A.•• -•That means thickening the cream. Q. ---Do we not lose fat in the sfctrn milk by making a rich cream? A. ----Not if the speed of the machine is m00high1( onoogh, II youw a aresp eed r'unnfngou Y your touat too loare !teeing fat, no matter whether you aro taking a ricer cream or a poor cream. The .richness of the cream has but lit- tle to do with the loss of fat in the ekim' milk. The prinetpal factor in the loss et fat in the skim milk Is the speed of the machine. Remember this, how• ever, that I am not advocating a higher speed than Ls indicated on the handle of the machine, but dont get below What 1 want to impress, more partltu- lnrey, ds that, by changing the speed of the machine, you alter the rlchlhecs of the cream skimmed. Q.—Will we get as good results In separating 0111110 that hos been warmMi up es by separating directly from the cow? A.—Yes, I think we would, it healed high enough; old loathe requires a higher tempera Lute than freshet' milk. Mr. Glendenning.—What 1s the best way to heat up milk atter ft has become cold? A. The best way is to put it 111 hot water, ,but the most convenient way Is to set it on the stove, Mr. Glendenning,—we have found it satisfactory to take a creamer can and Mt it witih boiling water, and set it in the reservole of the separator. Q.—You spoke of rich cream melting at your creameo'y In better condition than poor cream. What is your theory fee that? A.—On account of there (being less milk in the cream. We know that t wh n tv e c lake a rich marlin from a separator 1t has but little milk ie. it, and it will always keep in good condlton tenger than a poor cream, because it Is the skion or serum which goes off in flavor, and not the fat Mr. Warden asked a question about not being able to get butter from cream so('0050(1m?etimes on the term. What is the A,—There are several causes. As a general thing, the whole trouble is a thin or poor cream, and loo low a tem- perature for that ;particular cream. Then aro a good many people yet who think there Is a certain churning tem. peraturo, regardless of any other con- dition of the cream. The churning tem- perature of gl'ea'm may vary from 48 degrees, up to 70 or 75, and if one has mot the proper temperature for this specific cream, he will have trouble. 1 havo never yet seen the cream that would not churn if the temperature was high enough at the start.. Trouble may conte from 0110 or tvo cows in the herd which have been milking a long time, and their cream is very difficult to churn. Keeping their cream out, some- times solves the difficulty. Mr. Warden,—:1, neighbor had trouble. 17 churning, and he stopped milking two cows. and there was no further trouble. These cows had been milking eight or ten months. 0.—Do you think it makes any differ- ence ifference to feed frozen feed to cows? A.—I never had any experience with that. Q,—Will not such feed snake the fat harder, and consequently more ditticult to churn? )i.-1 cannot spcalc definitely on that ,point; the two prhnatpat fats in mt110 1)000010 hard, especially with cotes that have been milking a good while, and are being fed on poor feed, and then these fats will not unite together, un- less at a high temperature. These two fats havo a melting point at 140 degrees, hut If we feed a richer and 4110)0 suc- culent ration we gat a forger propor- tion of a soft or oily fat in the m111: which has a melting point at 40 degrees; and if we have a goodly ,proportion of thisoily fat, w11101 we gel from rich, succulent food, orfrom fresh cows, we will have but little trouble in churning,. az the fats then readily adhere together. Mr. Elwood.—A\'hal effect has acid on the cream? A.—With a thin cream, we need to have a eertn111 amount of acid to annice t1 churn readily, but it is not necessary W1111 a 11011 51'00111, Our principal ob- ject In souring cream is to have, a lit - Ile more distinct flavor in the butter. Q,—Do you think tho keeping quality of butler is as good from sweet cream as from 5000' e1•ealn A. I d0 not lhlote utero is much dif- ference, 11 111e quality of, the cream is )gn Nit'.at. Dorbyshire,—Does butter went to be kept? Why don't you soil it and have it eaten while it is fresh? A.—That is what the ereamcrymen aim to do. it not worth more money five days after it comes out of the churn than li. Is at any other erne? A.—Yes I tr hands within fl t eek,nm' ecause I f have never seen butter that improved with age. Air, learn—.Witt( reference to iho 041,-c. Cream bottles, I agree with Nit', Slone. hems() and Mr. Mitchell that dib a vk h t 6 the sample 011110. 1 in two 18 an improvement, but 1 think tint the 'creme should be weighed, c 11ci g c lit lin "1 "\Vho Ova Ilio 1irlde away?" Tier lee brother. He stood up right In the tilde) of ilio ceremony, end yelled, ferrate Fanny, y0U'00 got hint at last" THE TERRIBLE TORPEDO' ABOUT TUE UNCANNY MISM IN PEACE AND WAIT. Lt Is the Most Deadly Weapon 'float The 811nd of Alan Ilan (:ver Conceived. , Unoeen and unheard, the torpedo is a thing of 1111: night. The grin enuollncry its fe("8011ee 1v1111 1huudei' SW 11111110, 1101 leu torpedo et uls silently 11'olu the .ide of an unseen )'raft, and only those who released its deadly energy know that the nllSati= is 011 Ile way, Look et it lying upon 111) 'leek, Inc tot -nested licitly glittering In the sun. It 13 hard to believe that an object only sixteen fief long and weighing twelve (hundred ,hound) contains sufficient looked -up force 10 sink a battleship of many thousand tons displacement, ami cause the loss of five million dollars. And r yet leer) is a suggestion of tremendous force about the cig1 09110 ed bodythat looks so threateningly solid and strong. !.deed, Ili° torpedo at once attracts and repels the observer, having much tate same effect as 11 beautiful snake. IT WORKS ITSELF, Deadly os me its powers, a Child could peepa'e the weapon for its murderous tusk. Noevalays simplicity is synony- mous with implements of war, and man's Ingenuity has Made it as easy 10 kill our fellow -men ns to shelf the peoverbtal peas. So everything about the torpedo weeks automatically. Unlike other mar- vels of machinery, 11 is not even neces- sary 10 press the button. The torpedo presses the button for itself. From the moment It enters the sea it is freed from human Interference. It sell itself in mo- tion, regulates its own dente below tho surface, and even steers itself well a cer- tainty that is almost uncanny. You can see the seeoring, as you mend upon the deck, by watching the double line of bubbles which marks its course, bending first this way and then that, but scan steadying into on unswerving line straight to the distant target. There is something dlabolioal in the dogged deter- mination with which lois mass of metal refuses to be diverted from its goal. The tittle rudders in the tail are always work- ing, keepitig the head pointing on its path, One might well imagine that a diminutive men were se0ret0(1 within those shining walls, so accurately Is the missile steered. .Loan e n ast 5 L may satin it'sdevilish 11 J Ingenuity—for 11 i, nothing else—owes its being to a child's toy. Think of the in- ° tib from the following lettere from e congruity! The most deadly weapon the mind of man has ever conceived 09003 its practical existence to a "magi' top," prhnarily designed to amuse children. But such. is the case, for hero again we lend the wonderful gyroscope using its well-nigh human intelligence for a sinis- ter purpose. PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT. This terrible' ingenuity, however, has "His sir is a cne great advantage, and that in a peace- P galleon of about four fill direction. Practioo can be carried peace - hundred tons ()110)0 hundred tons over- fill effoellveiy, and without danger, For ostntated—J. B.), a very fast sailer. and flus purfose rho "(ver -head," containing the charge, is replaced by a "dummy" tilled with wood l0 1)011)5 it up to the exact weight. Them buoys are usually moored a mile or so away as a target, and the torpedo seems to spring ham the vessol like a living thing, eager to reach tho centre buoy. Two rows of Lubbles streak from the ship in an ever - lengthening line; the centre buoy haves slightly as they pass, and several hun- dred yards further on the bubbles sud- denly cease as a silver head protrudes fee a moment from the sea. Then, w'itlt engines at rest, the shining body heaves gently eip and down, consciously wait- ing, as it seems, for. the boat to tote it back to the ship. More than this. Lost it should be over -looked in n heavy 80a, the torpedo breathes a spiral of smoke and flame into the air to show the seek- ers its whereabouts. CORRUGATED IRON QaIlrairizorl, fliarfat Proof Meade from var=y 'boost sheets, absolutely Eros from defects. Each *boot Is preseod, net rolled, oarra11at0one therefore fit acoaratoly without waste. Any dnsl-ed size or gauge, straight or curved. LIIW PRICES—PROMPT SH!PtIEi1T Metallic Roofing Co. • f Manufacturers TORONTO & WIN vip"EG e• 5' 1471 LIMITZD when seized with her complaint. "1 11ad a terrible shivering," said the lady. "Did ycur teeth alt clatter whon the chill carne on you?" "I do not know, I'm sure, doc- tor," sho replied; "they were lying on the table at the time, and 1 didn't no- tice!" • A FREE LANCE, OF THE SEA. Sketch of the Destroyer of the Spanish Armada. In the month of December, 1577, :etas. ter Franets Drake, w1t0 was destined to be the destroyer of the Spanish Armada in yearns to come, set sail from Ply- mouth harbor in conoriend of the Peli- can, the Elizabeth, one three smatter vessels. As in every expedition in which he had a free hand, says Cape, Jack Brand, in his recent book,. "The Free Lances,' Drake's squadron was the very best in every particular that could be sent out of England. His ships were new, )vet found, and the very latest specimens of the naval ar- eleiterture of the time. This salt -water soldier of fortune as- sumed great stale in his private or- rangemenls. IIis table furniture was of solid silver. To he sure. he load plenty of silver. and like elle conquer- ors of Perth, might 1159-0 shod his horses vt•ftlt the precious metal had he so de- sired. ed. divan part o[ the [ urnishin of he clak's galley were ofdale Some idea of the stats he kept may be galher- rts4 es0.01fy 4 cc YOUNG FOLKS *0 JI TTf1: AND rim MESSAGE. "Decry met" sighed Gladys 1 00180y, ,freta the a;leapy-hollow chair. "1 do, n•hsli something extolling would hap- len, deal you, Jetta?" echo wagged an agreeing answer with her light curly, tail, for alllulugh she wits only a .,•aug-dog, she wits very, 35_11te, and always replied i11 her own n•uy +rhea her lit 110 mratl•cts spol(o tO 11.01'. Only the dull clock tick 'broke the silence of the Saturday afternoon, for Gladys lived out West on a ranch fn' Colorado, where the pocky- Mountains wear snow nightcaps the year round, and the pralrle-dogo turn somersaults Into 1110 holes through the roofs of their houses, Her home 9000 a brick 11ou:,e of four 0100119, with no up -stairs, and i n was , it s.5urarrounded by many acres of land, rlhrougil which ran ditches of water that 'made the purple alfalfa clover 9. Suddenly Gladys sat up so quidl;ly that astonished Jetta bumped down be- hind her, and she was further sur, ,prised when her mislrees rushed to 11t window, shouting, "0, mother, come quickly, The 'cattle aro inose!' Jelte by this '111111 had _Jumped up on the window -sill, only to scramble down again and rush excitedly with Gladys t.,war'd tete door, where they met, Mrs. ltumsey hurrying Into rho room. "0h, what can we do?' cried. poor. Mrs. Bu nsey, 0s she reached the win- dow and saw the broken rails in the corral, through which the cattle" were running and lumping. "They are so wild, just being driven in off the range, that some one may get hurt!" "If father would only happen to start far home this very hlsLantt" cried tearful, Gladys, w•alching the stampede with fotightened eyes, "But he will not be here for hours! ff I could only get word to hint But it is unsafe for either of us to go out na foot, and there are the carte rush- ing for the foolebills!" Gadys stood watching the dtlst kicked 1'e by the flying hoofs, and wishing that ,:110 Was a big boy, 0r something be- sides a little girl, so that she could help. ;Suddenly a thought popped into her head'. Dan' l you think, mother, 11 1 'mold h 1 e , tat per- haps Jefte wouldtollow lite trail ki 1110 ,mine and take a note?" 'Why, yes, deer, .perhaps she would," Spanish officer Intent they captured ;replied 1109. 13umsay, with mulch In - during the voyage: 151051, "Sloe has certainly played post. "The general of rho Englishmen Is a man frmn room to room with •frs, and cousin of Juan Aquinas"—which Mr, it is worth trying, she is so intelligent,' J3rand interprets as John Hawkins. t.nd she hurried hopefully from the "Ile is the same who live year: ago look .room for pencil and .paper. Nombre do Dios• He must be a mon Jcilc rushed wildly ,back and forth 01 about thirty-five years, short, with ,foam window to door, as if she under - a ruddy beard, ono of the greatest mar- stood that something important ens finers there is on the sea, alike from .expected of her. bee skill and his pewee of command. Mrs. Rumsey cant back with a note, which read: "Mr. Bumsey's cattle have 1l'uken loose, Send help al once." This sloe tied very carefully. on Jette's col- lar, and after giving her a ]eying pat, ,Gladys and. her Iit11e playmaee ran across the yard 'to the narrow trail which led to the rain. After a hearty hug and agentle pestle ,Gladys told her to go find papa, and scampered back into the 110115), when she roved watch her start from The win- (1ow. There was only a winding palh le follow, so Jett° kept on running through the sunlight and shade, with her tail eurled1 as round as a doughnut, which was always its shape when she was gnod and happy. Net ns site reached the opening round the ahnf1-house, 1 am sorry to say that .sho slopped to see if one of her buried • bones had been disturbed. 13ut luckily the engineer happened to step to the dear at That moment, and as she was a great favorite with all the miners, .he called le her to conte and .speak to him. As he stooped down to shake hands wilt his little cnllcr, he Saw somdhing white tied round her neck, which he .re111010d very carefully. "Whew!" he wllLst]rd, wive, he had spread the not; out and read IL Then 11n ran back, sent far Mr. 11unlsey, and rushed out to saddle the horses. ht less ante than it takes to read 't, Tom, the engineer, 11'0.0 riding to the nest town to 'secure Wren end cowboys ie inland ep the cattle, and Gladys' fa- ther, with surprised Jetta tucked under his arm, was 0071(0rbrg for home as last as Dick could take him. "Here's tattler!" shouted Gladys, as air. Ramsey rode into the tared; and they hurried out to tell him about the 500ident, whiie the dismoun'led end put Jollo in her little mistress's arms, where sloped dwn, app. In acuddleshort tint)o7'01h11 andilya dozen mon r)de 11110 sight. 31r, IluinL9oy soon caught lop with neve, and they swept away toward the feothills. That evening, when all the cattle had been found except two, and 'the family was gathered o+vout the cozy lamp, fl.adys mice, "I think leek is a 111 e four.legge1 heroine, for she saved to many cattle and ,porhape semebody:v life And you know something might have stepped on heel' `"float is tette," agreed the Lather, looking 11p from his ilaper and giving, Jelle mn affectioneto pat. "For 111,y part, I don't see how it boy and a Seelclt collie coulee 11000 served me better lhie WITH TERRIBLE POee'I:RS, Harmless, tee we 0010, in practice; hut think of its powers in earl Deadly eel.. faulty of action, human intelligence odd - fool to superhuman lowers working in secret. AL any moment a veritable "bolt from the blue" may shatter a grant bat. tteshlp front stent to stern. hnngine the terrible uncertainly of IL all: Night fol- lowing night of anxious walcoing; long !curs passed peering into the <hu9oaaSs la sec if a, nick erne, Is lureing in the slmdows. Every speck dancing before tired eyes constitutes a menace to the teary bruins behind. And then, when fears are lulled share the danger never comes, and vigilance is relaxed, n gentle heaving, the prelude to a deafening roar, end the splitting of steel plates end the rilsldng of water; a brfilin111 funs to the deu•kthe 01505 mn 0' of 5101111ness;. Allet'wa'dofs sileence;on whlinile11lirege mantle of night Dioses round again, and tender ils welcome screen it tiny Craft steams in search of another prey, lefty- ebe—"Xan here 055)11?" Ing behind only a few Boating spars to Tramp—"Yes, kind lady." merle the les, resting -place of a mighty She—"\Well, I'won'thelp you again. I battleship end .eight hundred tumor' be. d<n't believe you have done a thing all stags. Tnegine nils, and you will know the ewe," the tremendous moral force locked tip Tramp—"Indeed, t have, mum; I've (('ilhin those burnished walls,—London jusl done 30 days." Answers, A doctor teas milled In haste lo an old The {loath -rate of the British islands ]rdy wero was suddenly taken ,very 111. is falling with a,lonisllirrg rapidity. So When ho arrived he )sued her several recently 5s 1834 the rate was 10.4 per questions as to how she felt before 110 1,000. Now it is only a little over 15 order her medicine of any kind. Among per 1,000. A hundred years ego 11 was other things, lie asked her low she felt about 50 Per 1,000. there are aboard her a hundred men, eft skilled hands and of a warlike age. and all so well trebned that they might be oke soldiers of the Italian tertles, Every one is specially careful to keep Isle hnrquebuss clean. "ile treats them with affection and they hien with respect. Ila carries- with hien nine or ton gentlemen, cadets of high families in Engiand. These are members of his colonel], and he calls them together open all occasions, hone - ever simple, and although he takes orders.counsel fount no one, he Is pleased to hemi their opinions before issuing his "1-!o is served with mucic plate with ,gilt bonders and tops and engraved with his arms, and has all possible kinds of delicacies and scents, many of which he says the, queen gave him. "None of the gentlemen set or cover In his presence, without fleet being or- dered once and even several times. "The galleon carries about thirty piec- ee of heavy ordnance and a large germ - lily of lire works (hand-grenades—J; Be, end a great deal of ammunition and other necessaries. They dine and sup In the music of violins; and he carries all the appliances of carpenters and caulkers, so as to careen Ills ship when there is occasion, leis ship 18 not only 41 Ute latest type, but sheathed. He keeps very strict discipline and pun- ishes the slightest fnull, "He has painters, too, who sketch all the coast in its proper colors, This troubled me to see Most of all, b0001( a it was so truer to nature., that whoso- ever hnitnws 1110n can 1)7 no means lose his wet." The tot01 number of souls in the little anomie w0s something en - dee ono hundred and seventy. HAD BEEN Busy. f00040000:1002 i00000000000 Convalescents need a large amount OI nourish- ment ient in easily digested form. C. Emulator? ..�' c+t1Ers rnrzt..s+rcln is Power iot nourish- ment—highly ent—iShl concentrated. - It makes bone, blood and muscle without putting an:tax oni the digestion. et3tiQ 6'n. P Y r� ALL DRUGGISTS' 50c, AND $1.00. 41113000000000406§9_ ,4440*'`.0410; afternoon then Old my 1 t ie girl and her do ."— oti s' Companion. onto tt, 1.----- - f. t is it curious truth Ilan a bullerfly• cat). be frozen Ilerd, and left 4.t. for Some hours( Yet on leen r em J ovM ,a warmtl 5 i lit. ins.( t.).L will ^r ' l t (elverandi Byaway. y. Moro throe two down epee.<s of lint. teretes' 01'e known beyond the Aretief circle. The crust 01 !w;.:• earth is now bellevo<l to he aimut 45 mitis f-niel<, snit its tem• restore ah the lower elide n1101 '111I • dogmas •1''ahr,