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he Man Wolf
By EMMETT CAMPBELL HALL
PART IV. I floor and strove madly to be free, but
"Of course I will remain," .Clayton the bulldog held on,
stated with quiet decision. "You mustClayton staggered to his feet a td
realize that 1 could not leave yell here •• became aware that Virginia wad again
to face an unknown peril." I frantic:] y urging this time that he
Before Virginia could reply, Cacnro,come av . Ralf eonsc:!ausly he real -
re -entered the hon -e and steed sit theny
,�,zed that he was breathing in choking
doer. I gasps ---that red flames were licking
" i'e will leave Mr. Clayton in pe.e-! at him from the floor where the lamp
session of his room," he observed' had crashed and spread iLs oil. I -Ie
Pleasantly, "I ant leaving you on guard
over
to the door, caught the
heeadded, with to whimsical smile and hey plunged t out ofcited athe hose nd, and bother
n gesture toward the books •Titoee "Oh, the brave dog— the clean, fear -
old boons—they are all the farm has less soul of hint!" Virginia was sob -
produced in thirty years," Ile added Wag. Dazedly, and seizing upon a
a. 'Virginia. For a moment thed ateed rgirlgheld' mindtte farrl gr•apil plinn gilwith the er to cy his
whole
Clayton's eyes with her own, and he bewildering. affair. Clayton asked
Metalware Repair. The thine that can be repo red read their message Be on your "Pia':idid
What aro you going to add to lite! around the farm are almost countless. sasralmm1 with hen the door closed and he dog v„ y You tell me to kill the
How man 1'er instance, if you should break the; i. , I "What he strove to fight was not of
life of your metalware? y al, turned the oil lamp love, and!
times have you thrown away water wire supports ..round your lantern then, merely removing his coat, lay the flesh, but of that spirit, though a
pails and various other kinds of pails. glebe, repair it yourself and save at down upon the couch. He had no in -i spirit of evii1," she responded. "It was
and pans because of a hole or a brokenj least 25 cents besides a trip to Una teatiou of sleeping, even if his Beeth- necessary
free In ry to that set it couls d brave spirit
handle, when by a little time and an; village or city. In the cities where ing emotions would permit sleep,grapple
outlay of not more than $1.05 you! five -arid -ten -cent stores are located, • Bingo was moving about restlessly, that outer thing."
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could have added years to their life. Ii soldering outfits can be hacl for a dune, oecasi.nna .5 giving rent to a ow
but it would a you in the long run whine, but. at his toaster's eonunand
have inr mind tubs, pails. milk pans„ pay :went and lay down beside the couch.
strainers, separators, teakettles, and to get the better and heavier iron.JClayton's mind busied itself with the
in short anything made from tin, gala The coppered or galvanized rivets can future concerning which he felt no
vanizec! iron, capper, niettei-plated• also be found at these stores, 100 for doubt or uncertainty. He would take
ware, aluminum, brass, or sine, 11ve rents, her away at once and banish from her
Now for the outfit. First secure a eyes that shadow of an unknown fear.
Making Geed Buttonholes. The girl was probably in a highly ner-
one-pound soldering iron, which will vows state; she had lived too long
cost you about 45 cents, and a one -1 When making buttonholes hi woolen, alone with that ofd man, and probably! short of Clayton's arm, and in his still
pound stick of snider, which will cost' silk, or, in fact, any other material worked tee hard to help supply his in- dazed and confused contlaition he did
• you 80 rents, a few galvanized or cop -1 that frays, first measure accurately satiable demmnd for queer and costly not really comprehend her meaning,
per rivets, a rivet set. a five -cent piece; where the buttonholes are to be, then old books. He would tante her— but thought it was fear for his safety
of sal anthwuiae, and a little miriade; stitch two parallel lines with the sew- Suddenly Clayton realized that,Tthat prompted • her aspeal.
acid. The last two articles can be had i ing machines on the garment, the re- though now acutely awake, he had Yet any great
g been sound asleep. The moon was danger, the fire being only in the ltv-
at any drug store, where a little pow-� quire(' size for the button. These evidently near to •setting, •for its light ing room and over the shingled roof.
dered man cue also be had lines must be about one-fourth of
Already the old house, dried to
tinder by the semitropical suns of
many years, was a leaping mass of
fume.
"The old /tan—Casaro! Where is
he?" Clayton exclaimed and started
back toward the burning building.
"No—no!" Virginia cried. "Don't
go in—the wolf—you do not under-
stand!" But her restraining hand fell
an was note dim. There was an absolute Until the rafters -burned through one
To prepare ;seer iron for sealer:nee! inch apart. Then cut the buttonhole silence in the old house—a conscious, could enter the ether part of the house
heat it in the stove so that it feels; between the lines, and buttonhole breath-held silence. it seemed. The dog.PA'.'' .Slayton found little difficulty in
hot ween held about two im:hes from stitch with twist. beside the couch half growled, halfj'Passing through the hallway and to
your cheek. Now hold the iron in your I whimpered, and when Clayton let his
right hand and the stick of solder in JavelIe Water for Bleaching. hand fall upon hint to quiet him, he
the left. Rub the iron on the piece of I have found Savelle water excellent could feel the hair bristling along his
sal ammoniac, applying the solder at pine.
for bleaching garments, which have Then from the hall came a slight sprang past the door. As he did so
the sante time to the iron until the, become yellow through being stored sound, so slight that only heaving an exclamation of horror burst from
Inc lips; for, briefly but vividly dis-
t he bedrooms. A hasty search showed
the rooms to be empty, and he made
his way rapidly back toward the front,
glancing into the living room as he
point is bright all acer. Tits is what away, or by poor laundering. To make strained to the utmost could have de -
is called tinning the iron, so that the this, place one pound of washing soda teeted it—the sound of cautious, pad -
solder will flow freely from its point.' and one quart of boiling water in an dod feet—and cold, naked terror grip -
Now fix the acid for soldering. enamel kettle and stir until soda des-
ped Clayton's heart; terror and an
Muriatie acid isa poison, and must be solves. solutionAllowawful horror that turned him sick and
a to cool. Dis- caused the sweat to breakout in icy
kept from your gagmen -s, for whey- 'solve one-half pound of chloride of drops upon his brow. Something was
ever it touches doth it will eat right lime in two quarts of cold water. When pushing stealthily against the dear,
through. To use on some metals it settled, pour into the soda solution. and as he watched At swung a little
must be cut with zinc. ! Stroh'', bottle and place in a dark open and a low -held, grizzly head, with
To do this, place a little acid in a place, as exposure to light causes loss eyes that glowed an evil red, was
heavy glass and add a few pieces of in strength of solution. To use, mix thrust cautiously through the opening.
zinc. Part of tha top of a fruit jar , with equal parts or more of water, and As those eyes met Clayton's they flame -
will do, and this will cause the acid to do not allow garments to remain in ed with insane fury, anel the door wa
.'boil and throw off pungent fumes, and the solution, as the fibres would be Withh wide gasping the
great that told charged.
d -
when the acid has eaten up all the weakened by the action of the Javelle lyife a cry told of tadeble
zinc it will, it changes color from a' courage, fear crushed downfby indomitable
water. Rinse well and to the last Bingo flashed across the
pale yellow to the appearance of rinse water add a little vinegar, which room to meet the taming beast, but
water. will remove any odor and offset the the dog's teeth closed on empty ars
Now put in separate bottle and action of any chloride of lime remain- and the force of his rush hurled him
mark it "Cut Acid. Poison,' ing in the goods.
You will get better results in mend- _....-..-
ing all articles of tinware by using Scotch Stew.
powdered resin as a flux instead of the
cut acid. Where the hole to be mend-
The cheaper cuts of lamb or mutton
ed is small, serape the in bright, ap- are utilized in this dash.
ply the resin, heat your iron, and run Three pounds of meat cut into small
solder over the hale. If the place to Pieces will make a stew for a large
crashing against the wall.
Clayton's mental and physical par-
alysis had lasted but a fraction of a
second; now he was on his feet, and
his automatic pistol blazed pointblank
into the open, slavering mouth of the
great wolf. The next instant Clayton
felt himself knocked off his feet and
crushed down by a great weight,
be repaired is about a quarter of an family. Remove all skin and super- seemingly ten times greater than
inch large it is a good plan to place a fluous fat from the meat, then cut should have been the weight of even
rivet in the hole, hammer it down, into small pieces. Wash carefully, put this huge wolf, while a hot and fetid
using an old fiat iron for an anvil, into the kettle, and cover with about breath fanned his cheek. Even as he
then solder. three pints of cold water; bring to went down, he glimpsed the bulldog
If the hole is much larger, cut a the boding point quickly, then skim, and then was
conscious that iteturing to the wafis the three of them
piece of tin the size desired, lay over and add one-half cupful of barley
the hole, and solder all around. For that has been soaked in cold water
brass or copper proceed as above, only
nse the cut acid instead of the resin.
in repairing artieles made of vine
or pewter, me cut acid ms a flux, and
apply your hot iron very lightly and or two hours. Now prepare the vege-
earefully or you will burn a hole in tables for the stew, about one-half
the metal, as they melt vary easily. cupful each of potatoes, turnips, car -
Galvanized iron is used largely for rot, and a tablespoonful of onion. Peel
wash tubs, water pails, drinking foun- and cut the vegetables into small
tains, for poultry, wash boilers, gutter pieces, add them to the stew, salt and
troughs, down spouting, and many pepper to taste, then let cools until the
outer articles. It is easily repaired by vegetables are well done, Now stir
using pure muriatic acid as a flux, two tablespoonfuls of flour and a little
Solder the same as tin.
In repairing nickel -plated ware suck
ea teakettles and coffee pots, scrape
the nieleel from the place to be re-
paired, apply cut acid and solder,
To solder aluminum, moisten the
surface with Venetian turpentine, and
voider with pure zine.
overnight. After the stew has again
reached the boiling point, draw the
kettle to the back of the stove and
simper gently for an hour and a half
tv
that struggled and crashed about the
room, smashing and overturning the cast a startled glance at the burning
furniture as they fought. Even in this house, one of relief at Clayton, and
mad moment he was able to wonder one of earefully veiled curiosity at
'why the wolf -beast was unharmed the girl.
when he pressed the muzzle of the "Saw the fire—didn't know where
automatic against its breast and pull- you were—thought I'd inveatugate,
ed the trigger time after time, and air," he said briskly. "Heard some
which neither his grasping left hand queer stories about a place near where
nor Bingo's clashing fangs tould.fas- we had tied up the haat; came back
ten upon the wolf any more than one as soon as possible. Boat is ready to
could grasp the forma in a nightmare. run if you wish to move her. Found
The table with the lamp had quickly a clever chap who fixed the magneto
been overturned, but the moonlight last evening, and I was hack an the
was still clear enough for hint to zee boat by 9 o'olock. Fixedas leak—
that Virginia stood in the doorway, caused by my wrench falling on a
coupling of the feed pipe. Generator
will give current for lights with motor
running—batteries are bad."
"Very well," Clayton responded
briskly, shaking off the spell which
had continued to numb his faculties.
"Get aboard and be ready to cast off.
We will run to Mianii. This lady and
I will be married there as soon as the
license office is open."
"Very well, sir!" Ted Sparks res-
ponded, and hurried back along the
path to the boat.
"Are you sure?" Virginia said soft-
ly. "You do not fear ti future so in-
auspiciously begun?"
"I and sure, and I do not fear," Clay-
ton responded with a grave joyousness.
"Look!" he added. "A new day is
dawning, a new day of happiness, not
jest for you or for me, but for es,
together."
Let us go," the girl said, but fee a
moment she paused and put out her
hand, while her eyes were very tender,
and it seemed to Clayton that he could
for an intent see vaguely a familiar
white form, upon the head of which
the hand rested, but he knew that, of
course, this was but fancy, and that
what he saw was but a wisp of the
mist that was rising frcm the ground,
Then, without a backward glance at
the old house that already was but a
heap el glowing embers, ,they posse
down the path to the water, while on
every side the mocking •bards were
greeting. with solig the first golden
rays of the fain that seemed to have
paused stn instant before its Swift leap
above the edge of the sea..
('Che End.)
closed by a smiling of the leaping
flames, the body of old Casaro could
be seen sprawled upon the floor with
the iron jaws of Bingo clamped upon
his throat and locked in death. The
fraction of a second and the heat forc-
ed Clayton to plunge out into the open
air.
"But—but it couldn't be!" he gasp-
ed. "Why, Bingo was dead—I killed
him—and Cesare was not there!"
Virginia's hand fell lightly uponhis
arm, drawing him :away.
"Let us go," she said, and shuddered
as with deadly cold. "It is well that
that house and all it contains will be
utterly destroyed this night. Some
time I will tell you all I know and the
more I guess. For the present let me
try to forget the awful days that have
passed since I brought those- books
from New York. In them he found
the key to the unknown country of
absolute good and evil—,and he chose
to be a fiend who might have been a
god. You have read of the were -wolf,
the thing of horror in old tales—the
embodiment of an evil soul; the thing
at times in the form of a man and at
others in the forst of a wolf. You
would have mocked at that as at an
old wives' tale, yet to -night you looked
upon and fought that unspeakable
talong hing."the path from the water, and
Hurried footsteps were approaching
soon Ted Sparks came [into view. He
milk to a smooth batter, add to the At the same instant he ealezed that
stew one-half cupful of rich sweet at last the great beast had won the
battle. Clayton lay flat upon his back,
with the crushing weaght of the wolf
upon his breast, while the dripping
fangs seemed poised for the final
strike at his throat.
Dimly he heard Virginia's desperate,
urging cry—The dog --shoot the dog!"
Almost leisurely, it seemed, his mind
took up and examined this command.
Kill Bingo? Why? Bingo was. his
faithful friend; was doing all in has
power to aid him; would gladly give
his life to save hint. Would give his
life, Vaguely 'Clayton sensed the
meaning back of the girl's repeated
cry. His right arm was free, and as
the raving dog came into line he fired
the last cartridge in his pistol, and the
bulldog seemed to crumple as the bul-
let drove through his heart. But this
'could riot be, for like a white flame
the dog was once more anon the wolf,
and dills time his fangs stink deep into
the throat of the beast, and the power-
ful jaws closed with the gr'p of a
iron vise, Th; wolf rolled upon the
a deep platter and pour the stew over
them.
/milk, add the thickening, let boil up,
stirring all the time, then serve when
a gravy has formed. This is a most
delicious stew. Cut stale bread into
rather thick slices, these sliecs into
smaller pieces, place in the bottom of
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The climate of the Peace River
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Prom practical tests It has been
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crackers, and raised bread thoroughly
toasted in the oven and then finely
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Old Hands.
Old hands aro not. -for ]rinses
Nor the gifts of long ago;
But old halals in a garden
Can make the flowers grow.
We loon at them in wonder
(Inc flay and, sighing, see
rhena changed and old and withered,
Surmised that this elionlil be,
Stich amoctit, soft halide they once
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Pink tipped, pinit palmed, and 00w
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Of tender understanding
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Old hands can ]cold a baby
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Of strong, big hands of sons,
Of grandsons and granddaugltters—
The loving little ones..
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In gardens and highways,
And at evening in contentment
Old hands are clasped in praise.
Breeding the Cavy.
There are at least half a dozen meat
dishes frequently served at our best
Hotels and restaurants, under attrac-
tive French names, which are in reali-
ty guineapig.
Nor, prejudice aside, is there any
reasonable objection; for gnineapigs
are mighty good to eat. In Italy they
are esteemed a great delicacy, and
most of the peasants of that country
keep then for food, just as we do
chickens. They are hardly less ap-
preciated in France. No animal is
cleaner, and they will under no cir-
cumstances eat anything thatis foul
or spoiled.
At the present time guineapigs aro
being raised to some extent for their
fur, which is vory fine and silky. Some
difiiiculty was found in curing and tan-
ning the skins, but this has been over-
come. We think of guineapigs as
short -haired animals, and there are
even woolly guineapigs.
The English have long pursued the
breeding of guineapigs on scientific
principles, and it is they who have de-
veloped nearly* all of the fancy hods.
In the United States the Cavy Breed-
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exclusively to guineapigs.
The proper name of the guineapig
is cavy. How it got its common de-
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and it is said that in the sxteenth and
seventeenth ventures cavies sold 'in
England for a guinea apiece.
The animal is of South American
origin. Early Spanish explorers in the
northern Andes found guineapigs do-
mesticated in the homes of the. na-
tives. They took a few pairs back
with them to Europe, whence the little
bees'3 were eventually brought to our
own country.
Gu:neapigs find their most impor-
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experimental purposes—as, for in-
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WESTERN CANADA
PROSPEROUS INDUSTRY,
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Favorable Conditions in the
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thoush the great interest
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Man., $3.27; Indian Bead, Sask.,
$11..83; Lethbridge, Alta., $16.49; La-
combe, Alta., $12.79; Invermere, B.C.,
$13.26; Strnlnterland B.C., $11.81.
Production in British Columbia.
The production of British Columbia
in 1919 was 344,580 pounds of honey,
there beng 1,865 beekeepers and about
10,000 colonies in the provinece Mani-
toba in 1918, with 921 keepers and ap-
proximately 16,000 colonies of bees,
produced 944,104 pounds, or 64 pounds
per hive. In the Kootenay district of
British Columbia alone last year, 231/4
tons of honey woe produced, the aver-
age surplus per hive being 50 pounds
as against 38 pounds for the whole
province. One Sloean Valley farmer
had 0 surplus of 2,100 pounds from
three hives.proo
Aa a f of the adaptability of the
Alberta climate to bee raising and the
profits to be derived therefrom, the
experience of an Edmonton farmer
ntay be cited. Starting out six years
ego with a foundation swarm of
nixed bees, he managed, by importing
hogh-bred queens, to so improve his
swarm that in a few years he had an
almost pure-bred strain of Italian
bees. Ho keeps from ten to fifteen
hives and disposes of the increase in
the spring or fall. In the year 1919,
the nice hives he possoseed in the
spring increased during the summer
to twenty -ono, and the honey pro,
duced, lees that required for winter
feed, was 27 pounds, which sold at
from 85 ceile to 40 cents per pound.
In 1.018, the record of production from
this apiary was 100 pounds per hive,
or at prevailing prices, a revenue of
$40 front the honey of each hive.
i Beekeepers Associations,
Everything goes to show that bee
culture and honey production are on
the increase throughout the west, The
Manitoba Beekeepers Association, ere
tatblished in 1903 and reorganized in
1914, had 921 active members, in 1918
With 15,000 Colonies of bees; .and the
Beekeepers Aseociatioi of British
Columbia, 1,188 members with 13,800
colonies, There Is also a Kootenay
Beekeepers' Association, Bees in the
country require very little attention,
and there is no branch of farm activity
which renderreturns in
ouchro or -
p P
tion to the caro required.
The word Califort hs la from the
Spanish "Caliente Forit8EN' Meaning
"hot furnace,"