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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1912-2-22, Page 2Co SE QUATERS; OR, THE HOUSE IN THE RUE BARBETTE r CHAPTER XV.--(Cont'd) bit patience and • rudence. More- over, millerds upstairs would be s ) en- forced , e tip ft 1 an n U neem him sure r ti r l .�.•. pourboire. turcecl vt kl by a filet!! 1 t At last, when evert the Can,.re- 1)1t're was empty, itIltl wltr,t the lat- e, )-;' lid Iu cel t dice„ r nut stile h•t:i c is the final tramcar had wearily jime• led its way tip the hill towards .a distant suburb, the electric bell jangled a noisy summons to the front door, It produced the hall - porter and F airhuhne with remark- able eeleritty. Tho Frenchman cautiously open- ed the door and saw outside a muf- fled up female who ,eagerly demand- ed admittance. He knew by her ac- cent. that she was nut a Mersefl- laise, but the shawl that covered her head and shoulders showed that site belonged to the working class - "Whom du yon wish to Fee at this hour :" he gruffly demanded, "I live here," said Edith. "I came here t•_, -night with my brother :from Paris. Please let are hi at once.'' in her excitement and breathless- ness—for she had hurried at top speed from the harbor—Edith for - gut that the homely garment she adopted as a disguise effectually cluaked her from the recognition of the hall -porter as from all others. Moreover, her French accent was too good. It deceived the mai eyes inure thoroughly than did the shawl. She thought ht t )c fit_I sold never s 1 itbegan time, buta, � limb u inn e c pg to yield to the steady pull of the men it mounted more and mote rapidly, and at last, feeling the in- • fluence of a gentle breeze blowing off the land, it shook out its cum- brous folds and the number stood clearly revealed in huge- white let- ters on the dark brown c•arnvas, .At first, in her eagerness, she could hardly discern it, cave a big "M" and an "R." '"There!'' cried Eugenie, bub- bling over n-ith excitement. "There it is! 'M.R. 107,' Marseilles, No. 107, you know, Why, isn't that Jacques le Bun's boat'." she de- - mantled from her companion, "Yes, it is," said Marie ; "and there is Jacques himself standing by the tiller." Edith's eyes Were now becoming Accustomed to the Might and the dancing water. "Where are the other; t'' she said. "I cannot see them, There 'is no one standing on the deck but the sailors." `Oh, they have gone below, I ex- pect," said the practical Marie. "They will be in the way of the sails, you know. There is not much room for people who don't work on the deck of a small ship like that. Besides, they don't want to be . seen, If a customs officer or a har- bor official were to notice the boat now he would think that Le Bun was going out fishing for the night. ! .,Oh, really now." he said, "this but he would be sure to wonder is for laughter! A woman like yon staying at the hotel ! Be orf, or I will calla gendarme," In his amazement at her demand he had not: heard Fairholme's ra- pid approach behind him He was now ,v -ung unceremoniously out of the way and the sari jumped for- ward to seise Edith in his arms. "My darling girl !" he cried, "where have you been? We almost gave you up for lost. Where is your hatWhere did you get that shawl?" And all the time he was humming her so fiercely that it was absolutely impossible for:her to say a single word. At length she dis- engaged herself. At that instant Brett's voice was heard upon the stairs. He wanted the telephone again. Edith had rapidly detailed her adventures to her astonished audi- tors, and Brett seemed to resolve on sante plan of action with the lightning rapidity peculiar to him. Owing to the late hour, he got through to Paris without much dif- ficulty, and then he returned to the sitting -room, where Edith was re- hearsing in greater detail all that had happened since she left them at the hotel door. Brett explained to his companions the motives of his second telephonic message. "I am convinced," he. said," "that Gros Jean is in communica- tion with his daughter. For this; reason I did not wish the police to put in an appearance at the Cafe Noir until to -morrow- night, or ra- ther to -night, for we have long en- tered open another day. I wished to have a reasonable time for quiet inquiry at Marseilles before made- moiselle could be apprised of our presence here. Miss Talbot's re- markable discovery has, however, wholly changed my plans. Mlle. Beaueaire and her lover have set off for some unknown destination, and the best chance we have of discovering itris to secure the im- mediate arrest •of her father Pes- sibly, being taken by surprise at this hour of the morning some do- cument may be found on hint which will reveal his danghter's-destina- tion. It occurs to me that she hall expected frim to arrive by a late train. Again, when the fishing smack puts into port, the girl will probably adopt some method' of communication with him, and that communication must come into our hands, not into his. So I have tele- phoned the police officials 'in Paris to raid the Cabaret Noir forthwith, and it is possible that they -may re- port, developments within the next two or three hours." "Is there no chanee of your dis- covering the whereabouts of that fishing smack'?" said Fairholme. "In what way?" demanded Brett. faetorily that hey could speak "Well, this is a big port, you French well ;.therefore the manager knew_, and there are always tugs counselledlthe hall -porter to exhi-I knocking about with steam up, an what was happeeing if he caught sight of a women on board. Fumy, isn't it," she rattled on. "that Jacques shoulcl be called `Lelion,' for he is the worst man in Mar- seilles! They say that his ugly grin when he draws a knife would fright- en anybody!" CHAPTER XVI. When one o'clock came and Edith had not arrived, the three men waiting in the hotel made no further effort to conceal their anxiety. The impetuous Fairholme was eager to commence an immedi- ate search of Marseilles, but Brett steadily adhered to his resolution not to stir from their sitting -room until either Miss Talbot came back in person or it became certain that she was detained by some other in- fluence than her own unfettered volition. With this view Talbot could not • help concurring, so Fairholme had to content himself by smoking many cigarettes and walking uneasily about the room. Sit down he could not, whilst any easual ring at the hotel door found him leaning over the balustrade of the inner court and listening intently fur the first words of the new arrival. But the Englishmen were not the only persons in the hotel that night whose cumposure was disturbed. Their extraordinary behavior caused uneasiness to the manager and those members of his staff who remained on duty, The facts dis- closed by the hall -porter were cer- tainly remarkable. Only one mem- ber of the party had behaved in a normal manner. Sir Hubert Fitz- james, soon after his arrival, went quietly to led, but the hall -por- ter's report as to the conduct of the others was passing strange. One of ahem, to his surprise, had rung up the Prefecture of Police .in Paris on the Telephone. The others were standing at the hotel door, gazing quietly enough at the passers-by, when suddenly about midnight much excitement rose antongst them. They conversed eagerly in their own tongue for a few moments, anti the lady had rushed off down the street by her- self, Whilst her two companions ran with equal precipitancy to join the third in the sitting -room they had engaged, and there they wore stillseated in moody expectancy, • apparently watching for some dra- matic ramatic event to happen, It was time that all good people were in beef. But it has hopeless. to approach such lunatics with: questions, for they were English, anti no descent. Frenchman could possibly hope to understand their actions or motives. It was satis- n ne1+lams "xO , f'Pf•e i'wmiie w. Children Often Need a taxativc---but you cannot be too careful what you give. them. Harsh purgatives injure the bowels and gave the way for life-long troubles. The ntw r;tr. .sib` c ant n r' evacuant t v does the work most effectively without Irritating the bowels et causing any discomfort. The chaldron like them for they taste. like oandy. Ono of the mostpopular of the'NA-pPU-CO preparations, 25c, a bot. If your dtsoolmt has not yet stocked them, send 25c, and we win mall than, 20 14atrorm! brute and Ciyemieel Cempany of Canada, :Limited, . - Moneronl, onwolvti.iii, olivonisoivoivererors^hro. 1 4 PJ ffin ACRES OF Pasture rind The Bovril !;states comprise over nine million acres of the finest pasture in Australia and more than four hundred thousand acres in the Argentine. A.2.le the off -chance of their services be- ing required. Isn't it possible to eliarter a steamboat and set off af- ter the smack?" "I do nut think so," said Brett. "I imagine it would be wasted ef- fort. By this time the Belles Soe- urs is well out to sea, She will cer- tainly not show any lights, and I personally feel that although there is, perhaps; a thousand to one chance we might fail in with her, it will be far better for our 'ptupose to remain quietly here and await developments in Paris." Brett shook Ids !lead. dubiously. "There is even a possibility that the Belles Soeurs will never be seen again, and -that her number will long remain vacant un the ship- ping register of Marseilles. How- ever, we shall see." "Then, Mr. Brett," put in Edith quietly, with IN tired smile, "I sup- pose we may go to bed?" "Must certainly, Miss Talbot, You have earned your rest more than any of as to -night," he an- swered. - He helot up his hand to wish her good -night. but she demanded with some surprise, "What are you go- ing to do? Surely you want some sleep " "I will remain here," he said. "I have bribed the hall -porter to keep awake, and I may be wanted on the telephone at ane• moment," Left to himself, Brett again in- terviewed the hall -porter and re- turned to the sitting -room, where he disposed himself for a nap on the sofa. Like all men who possess the faculty Of concentrated thought, he also cultivated the power of dis- missing a perplexing problem from his mind until it Lecame necessary to consider it afresh in the light of further knowledge. Within five minutes he was sound asleep. At length he woke with a start. He was stiff with cold, for the fire had gone out, and the tiny gas jet he had left burning was not suf- ficient to waren the room, He sprang to his feet and looked at his watch. It was half -past six. "Surely," he cried, "there must have been a message from Paris long before this!" He ran downstairs, encountering on his way some of the hotel ser- vants, who even thus early had commenced work, for your indus- trious Frenchmen is no laggard in the morning. Going to the hall - porter's office he found that func- tionary snoring peacefully, The poor fellow was evidently tired out, and twenty telephone bells might have jangled in his ears without waking him. So, for the third time, Brett rang up the exchange to get in touch with Paris. As he had anticipated, lie quickly learnt that tho Prefec- ture had endeavored to get through to him about 4.30 a.m., but the op- erators were unable to obtain any answer. I can hardly blame the man," said he to himself, "for I was just as tired as he." The information he received From the Prefecture was startling enough. In accordance with hie in- structions, a number of detectives kind raided the Cabaret Noir soon after three o'clock. They found the place in possession of a waiter and couple of female servants. Gros Jean had quitted the house the previous evening, anti, most astounding fact of all, with him were three Turks. Neither the waiter nor the domes- tics could give any information whatever concerning the hidden room, They knew of its existence, but none. of them had ever seen it, and the place was genorally regard- ed as a sort of cellar for the recep- tion of lumber. The police forced :a padlock which guarded its trap-door, and fonncl to their surprise that the place was ranch mare spacious than they an ticipeted. .It really contained two apartments, one of which was so firmly secured that it had hitherto misted all their efforts to open it. The other was a sort of bed -sitting room a '.l it had recently been oc copied. From various in ic tun, they came is the e:+:aelosion that its latest tenants were Hussein-ul- Mulk and hit eonfedoretcs, • Judging from the facts that these gentry had quietly left the cafe in Gros Jean's company about half - past seven the previous•evening, they, - were not ra confinements against their, will, In .fact, • the po- lice theory Was that this secret chamber proved a safe. retreat for any person who desired oumplete seclusion other than that provided by the atuhorities. ' It is assumed," said the officer who communicated this bewildering information to Brett, "that the locked room contains a quantity of stolen goods, The police remain in charge of the cafe, and when the necessary workmen t v u kmen have been ob- tained this morning the door will be forced, 'We will at once let you know he result t of our further in- vestigations." a- >c tip• ti s oa ons, (To be continued,). GRA .SS BAD FOR TREES, Stunts Them and Arrests All Healthy Growth. At the Woburn experimental fruit farm a long inquiry has been con- ducted into the effect of grass on trees, and the experiments which have been carried out form the sub- stance of the thirteenth report of the farm, which has just been is- sued, says the London Daily Mail. It has been shown that the gen- eral result of grassing the ground, either by sowing seed or replacing the turf after the trees have been planted, is the arrestation of all healthy growth and the. absolute stunting of the tree. A light and unhealthy character imparted to the leaves is one of the first noticeable results of the action of grass upon trees. With' trees that are feeling the fail] effect of grass the fruits are found to be small and ill developed. The variations in soil temperature are less when the, ground is grassed, and this alone would be favorable to the growth of trees; but this good influence is outweighed by the dele- terious effects. I .gyp ® �" ?r ., QUICKLY STOPS COUGHS, CURETS COLDS, HaALS TI4C ThisOAT AND LUNGS, 25 CENTS ALMANAC STARTED IN 1480, The oldest almanac in existence is the "Almanach National," which has been issued by the French Gov- ernment since 1680, says the Lon- don Chronicle. Its name, has been changed a good many times during its career of 525 years. Originally. the "Almanach Royal," it became "National" in 1793, "Imperial" in 1805, and reverted to its original name nine years later, Since then the title, has been altered four times. Like most publications of this sort the "Almanac's National" has grown bulky with advancing years. The first issue contained forty-eight pages, as compared with 1,580 pages in th oeureent issue. BUSY ALL THE TIME. Little Howard came in the other day crying and rubbing several bumps, caused by a series of butts administered by a pet sheep. "Well, Howard," said his sym- pathetic auntie, "what did you do when the sheep knocked you down?" "I didn't do anything. I was getting up all the tittle." WELL DESCRIBED. A little girl who had been to the dentist to have a tooth extracted, thus described her experience: "The man grabbed hold with a pair of tongs and just before it killed me the tooth coined out." Is increasing enormously Can we tell you the PID Reason Why? "A. Trial Package will bring Enlightenment" CEYLON TEAS "ARE DELICIOUS TEAS" SLACK, WEED .II ©II MAYORAL GREEN SEALED PACRAGES ONLY REFUSE C I36T96[4eS1 0 'DRUG HABIT GROWING. Becoming at Fashionable Indulgence In London Society. Alarmists assort we are living in times of peril, but, according to medical testimony, there is more in- sidious danger lurking in society whieh has nothing at all to do with the unrest in the labor world, or the wild cloetrines of Socialists, The peril lies in the growing habit of drug -taking, now fast becoming a fashionable indulgence among wo- men belonging to the "Upper Ten" in London, England. Nowadays a drug becomes the vogue in ranch the same way as a new style of dressing the hair. The exhilarating qualities of various poi- sons are openly discussed, and re- commendations to use this or that narcotic are passed on with as much confidence as a doctor's prescrip- tion, Morphia retains the favorite, place with women of the smart set, who are expert risers of the hypodermic syringe. Young girls of the day are in constant danger of acquiring the vicious habit. Mothers buoy up the flagging energies of their daughters at the fag -end of the season with some seductive drug, Quite, recent- ly a maid gave information to a young husband which led him bo dis- cover that his wife and a coterie of her friends visited each other with remarkable regularity for the pur- pose of indulging in morphia, Such Thee the ravages that the drug craze is making in homes far removed from the pressure of pover- ty that Parliament will be asked to amend the Act governing the sale of poisons with a view to stamping out the dangerous mania by rendering it next to impossible for any one save a medical man to obtain drugs. Almost every ,week a death occurs in some well-known family from an overcleals of veronal or sulphonal, taken to procure sleep or steady the nerves. yet there are no restric- tions on the sale of these poisons at the chug stores. A FUTURE FINANCIER. . A very nice young man was call- ing on his sister. To make things easy, he gave him a beautiful new penny, saying: "Save each penny, and soon yon will have a dollar." "I'll soon have a dollar!" re: plied the boy, with great eager- ness. The young man smiled good-na- turedly, dug into his pocket, say- tn"Well, just how much more do you need!" "Only ninety-nine cents," He soon had a dollar, est Cheaper by far than 'tW Wood shingles. Different from and better than any other metal roofing. Proof buildings against fire, , wet, wind and LIGHTNING --Guarantee Bond insures it1 Paint nor repairs not needed. Ask for full facts. Write us. M. S. & S. Co. Praetor. 120 OM. . Ai 1i'Z-fidOC 'I � fb w6LES EVERY WOMAN SYrE'1iULD READ THIS LETTER ABOUT t ar Laboratory of Provincial Government !analyst. MoNrasa., zznd February, 5909. I HEREBY Cen'riry that I have drawn by my own hand ten samples of the St, Lawrence Sugar Refining Co's EXTRA STANDARD GRANULATED SUGAR, indiscriminately taken from four lots of about 15o barrels each and six lots of about 45o hags each. I have analyzed same and find them uniformly to contain me-ea/too to too per cent of pure cane sugar, with no impurities whatever. (Si¢n d) MILTON L. HORSEY, M. Sc, L.L.D. P,rovevcmt &over mm�,t A,talysl. The St. Lawrence Sugar Relining Co. Limited MONTREAL. 38 sttatg Don't let repairs (GPhetfier they represent actual cash outlay,. or only the time of yourself and your help, repairs are waste just the same. When you make an improvement—no matter how small its cost may, be—let it be permanent. Then it is a real investment, some- thing on which you can realise in cash, should you decide to sell your property; and something that will pay you constant dividends in convenience, sightliness and comfort as long as the farm remains your own. eat u your pry :'fits concrete improvements Are Permanent They last as long as the very hills themselves. They do not require experts to build. them: Their first cost, in most cases, as no more than for inferior materials. 'Aren't you interested in the subject of permanent, modern farm improvements Then write for the book that describes biindre'ds of them--; "WHAT THE FARMER CA DO WITH CONCRETE" It Isn't a Catalogue, Every inc of Its 160 handsomely Illustrated peva Is Interest.' Ing and InstrUctlee. They tell how to mix concrete, how to place I5, What can be done wlth It. The boolt Was printed to sell tat BO cents, but We have a espy fer yen, free. Your name and address on a postai Will bring this book TO YOU AESOLUTE'LY' FREE • ilial the postcard today. The book will come to you by+ js return matt Addroa$ "u Send McYourlo o CANADA CEMENT co., Ltd. at -35 NATIONAL BANK BUILDING MONTI'tEAL Periamo CEMENT e -1¢v .3.as b 0 the Fare Ztaw•e,W'ti,a t mom, as Itel,,t,AtVe1 GENERAL PQINTEIts, Carrots should be raised in quan- tities whenever possible, as they are a ret)valuable adtt ron to the, feed in making itpalatable. They require light, sandy soil and with little cultivation will produce large crops. Linseed meal in small quantities once or twice a week keeps horses in fine condition. Last winter we mawa bunch of 85 steers being fed, Those cattle stood in 0 large let on the side of a frill in mud up to their knees, The barn and all its surroundings were as filthy as could be imagined, and we were not surprised when the owner, looking gloomily over his cattle, remarked, I never seemed to bit off steer feeding to any great advantage." Heavily timbered land does not Make good feeding ground for cat- tle, because the sun cannot dry out the ground as quickly as cin open lot. The best feeding shed for eat- tle is one that is wind tight on the north, east and west and entirely open on the south. • or course, a paved feed bit is an expensive proposition at the start, but we believe that on a reasonable cost the profit, will more than justi- fy the expense. Even if a man can- not afford to pave his feet) lot he can drain it with tiling and by the addition of gravel and small,, smooth stones improve its condi- tion at very small cost. Oats make an ideal feed for the lamb during the winter, but he needs about only a pound a day to keep in fine condition, In addition, he must have clover hay or alfalfa or corn fodder and turnips and other roots at least three times a week. A very handy wheelbarrow for the feed lot can .be made either of wood or iron. The frame should be very strong, but not heavy. Iron makes a strong frame and very light. It can be made in lour sec- tions and bolted together. The iron hoop should be made of one- eighth -inch iron and is of a size to admit a common flour barrel up to the second raw of hoops. The bar- rel can easily be put in and taken out. The wheel should he made of wood with a very broad tire, not less than three inches, and four inches would be better. If the frame is made of iron, the handles can be made of wood and bolted on. Wood is better for this purpose. Wo do not think much of the skim milk that comes from the creameries for feeding hogs. In many of these creameries washing powders are used for cleaning the machinery and this is very injurious to hogs. Skim milk that is separ- ated on the farm cannot be beaten for feeding pigs, calves and poul- try. It is a shame to allow a single gallon of it to escape. Cattle that aro allowed to run on green beet trope oftep scour so badly that they are sot back from two to four weeks. They do not like the dried and cured crops so well, but will eat them 1 forced to and they make a fairly good ra- tion, English feeders raise largo quan- tities of turnips, mangles and other roots. In the fall they dig enough for the cattle and leave scattered throughout the field enough to keep the sheep busy for weeks. Some feeders allow the sheep to dig them out of the ground, while others dig them for then. The latter plan is the best. Many cattle feeders who do not believe that silage is a good food will continue to stuff their animals with corn fodder or timothy hay. If these men would take the pains to conduct a careful experiment they would quickly discover that silage even as a feed would beat corn fodder, Silage fed alone is not ideal for fattening steers. It contains a large excess of carbo- hydrates and some nitrogen must be put into the feed to even it up.. Soy beans, clover, alfalfa, hay and cottonseed meal will do this to per- fection. If you have plenty of cow -peas, clover or alfalfa on the farm, not much use to spend money for bran or cottonseed meal. A little oil cake is good at all times. The best class of dairy cows can- not return a profit unless they have all the clean and wholesome food they can profitably !consume at all times during the 'winter. It is a mistake to keep cows on scam rations daring the winter. The cow that goes through the win- tcr, on semi -starvation rations suf- fers a shock from which tier system la very slow in recovering, and if the half rations are continued any length of time her milk -giving ca - ening period is materially de- creased. Goods feeding does . not mean the. rows should be stuffed with high- )need grain feeds,but coaxed to• unsumo enough roughage and'. 'lean feeds to keep thorn in good,. thrifty condition at +x11 times, ' The population of the United Kingdom exceeds 45,000,000, When a man is se'afraid a young woman might ,wet her feet that he. wants to carry her across the street they aren't married yet, t p b 0 b 0 S ti it 0c 1 R pl fit pi at 01 el fr m of ce a bt re e: a he a wi ea wt be fn th ha sly qu on th to pr thj siz pi in tht a wi of pc ee of for lo opt ate at .girt le wif ter for left usepl art use f:roi the ane ion Phe