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The Brussels Post, 1912-2-29, Page 2CLOSE QUARTERS; OR, THE HOUSE IN THE RUE BARBET TE CHAPTER XVI.—(Cont'd) "But what about Gros Jean and the Turks? Surely Paris cannot again have swallowed them up?" inquired Brett. "Every effort is being made to trace their whereabouts," was the reply ; "but you must renumber, monsieur, that they had many hours' start of the police, and that this period of the day is the most difficult of the twenty-four hours in which to make successful in- getller, monsieur," he announced eagerly, "and the French gentle- man first of all inquired of the driv- er how much he would charge to take then to the Julies Femmes, Two francs was the fare, and this was agreeable,- so they have gone there." "I hope, in this instance," nisi Brett gravely, "that the Jolie Femmes is the name of a hotel." "But certainly," replied the po_• ter elevating Iiia eyebrows. He meditated on this question f 08066,00@o00000036„0 is T Hn GREAT BODS. SUI LDER See the British Medical Journal, Sept. 16, '11, and th,t Medical Times, Nov. 18, '11. n -S•1.3 to :•j ire s, site walked with thein. •;,,an the Cannebiere and on the gullies.: You must rest assured that five minutes after Brett's delm ,:.say• the moment we receive even the ture, and then an idea struck hie.. 'Ther• she strolled back around slightest clue we will ring you up, ,;Ah," ho cried, slapping his th•e harbor, still pursuing the track provided, that is, you arrange for thigh with a grin, "he is a dre l of Edith's midnight wanderings, some one at your end to answer the dog thatEngishman. ' when Fairha]me suddenly whistled telephone." Brett, secure in the knowledge with amazement. "Oh," said Brett with a laugh, that his quarry had been located, "By Jove, look there!" he cried. "there is little fear of future de- drove back to the hostelry. He "That's a piece of luck." lay in that respect. " It will be day- found Edith, Fairholme, and Tal- He pointed to the upper part of light in another hour, anti the ser- bot just sitting down to breakfast. the basin, in which a number of rants are already busy about the ei joined them, and had barely smart yacht were anchored side by place." communicated his startling intens- side. Marseilles is a natural point He rang off and then darted back gence when Sir Hubert Fitzjames of departure fur Mediterranean to his sitting -room to consult a put in an appearance. tours, and many yacht -owners send time table, for the thought came ,•Dear me," said the genial old their vessels here to be coaled and to him that Gros Jean and the soldier, smiling pleasantly at the stored for prujcetccd trips. Turks bad quitted the cafe in order assembled 'party. "I see you are "What is it?" queried Edith, to reach Marseilles. all nearly as lazy as I have been when she could sea nothing in the He could not yet explain this myself. I hope you slept well and locality indicated save the vessels strange alliance. It was impossible enjoyed a quiet night." and the small expense of water to believe that the innkeeper would y g herrn his daughter to serve the The burst of merriment which dancing in the rays of a bright sun. betraands y his dau h errty. I�ro; there greeted this remark net only "The very Vest thing that could must of pole other expo; there amazed the worthy baronet, but have happened. There is Daube- startled the other guests in the din- ney's yacht, the Blue Bell. Sup - which the future clone could reveal. in -room. "That is a strange pose it becomes necessary for us to He well knew that the last th ng whispered a Frenchman to follow up Dubois and, his fishing thought likely to occur to the Paris his wife. "I thought the English smack, and we let Daubeney into police would be to suspect the miss- never laughed!" the know. The Blue Bell would ing men of any desire to reach the pursue the Belles Soeurs to China. south coast. It was with an al- CHAPTER XVII. He would ask no• Better fun. I tell most feverish anxiety that he strut- you that Brett will be delighted inized the pages of the indicateur After breakfast the party ad- when he hears of it." ales Chemins de far, and he heaved journed to their sitting -room, and ,ryes, Clear, but we do not even a sigh of profound relief when he there Brett detailed his immediate know that Mr. Daubeney is in Mar - discovered that the first train Gros plan of action. seines." Jean and the Turks could travel by "The first point to determine is "Let no go and see. It doesn't left Paris the previous evening, an important one," he said. "\4 bleb matter a pin anyhow, because a and was not due at Marseilles until of you three—Sir Hubert1citz- tele ram from me to him would 8.e0 stint morning. jamas, Talbot, or Fairholme looks place the yacht at our disposal, and It was now close on seven o'clock, most like a Frenchman?" send - first would join us by express at the so he went to his bedroom, effected The trio at once began to first possible stopping -place,' You some much-needed changes in his inize each other carefully, to Ido not know what a good chap Dais- personal anpersonal appearance, and then Edith's intense amazement. beney is," and Fairholme eontinu- constuned an early breakfast of cof- Jack delayed the selection by in- ed to dilate upon the superlative fee and rolls. At half -past eight quiring— excellencies of Daubeney until they he called a carriage and was driven "May I ask, Brett, why you wish reached the yacht itself. to the railway station, where, pone- one of nus to haul down the British A smartly attired sailor was pre- tually to the minute; the Paris flag?" tending to find some work in care - train arrived. "Because it is necessary that full uncoiling a rope which did not Brett managed to secure a fav- some one should keep a close eye satisfyhis critical eye, Before ()rabic point whence he could oh- on Gros Jean and the Turks. Sir Fairhlme could hail the man, a serve the passengers without being Hubert Fitzjames might possibly rotund form, encased in many yards seen, for on the platform were be made up to represent on ulcus of blue serge, surmounted by a stacked hundreds of baskets of fruit moustache, but it is essential that jolly -looking Face on top of which and vegetables which had arrived he should speak French well."was perched an absurdly small by a local train. "Then," cried Sir Hubert clecis- achting cap, emerged from tho There were not many passengers suety, "I am out of court, because companion. "I understand you have Bever been to Marseilles before, Miss Tal- bot. In that ease, what do you say if we run over and see the Chateau d'If—the plane that Dumas made famous, you know?" "Is it far?" said Edith, "Oh, not very; about a mile across the harbor. Monte Cristo swam the distance, you know, af- ter his escape." 'Shall we go in the yacht?„ Daubeney bubbled with laugh- ter. "Well, not exactly. Miss Talbot. You cannot swing a ship of this size abeet as easily an all that, you know. I have another craft along- side that will suit our purpose." He whistled to a tiny steam launch which Edith hacl not noticed before, and without further ado the party seated themselves. (To be continued.) �I PLACER GOLD MING 614 QUEBEC. By the expenditure of a large sum off. money, and withno noise or publicity,; there has been opened up in tho Eastern: Townships stho sande ofi miles away.ht here at l the; largest placer gold mining proposition oast of the Canadian and American Rockies. The holdingo consist of 71,000 acres of land, known as the Seigniory gigand Vaudrouil, Boauce Co., including a number of rivers following the beds of ancient streams, with their tmmenee de- posits of gold -bearing er v"o mined frad. until a few years ago, those gravel bods 'in a primitive way for many 5'oaro. D1lrorencan as to mining rights chocked operations until very re• costly. when n strong company, organ. Seed by prominent business mon of Mont- real, purchased from the original owners of the seigniory the perpetual rights to mires foTheyclenterednintoa the tprau 71,000l exploration and development of the won• dorful gold deposits an the seigniory, and expended many thousands of dollars in exploitation. A complete hydraulic Plant, inwith ell stalled on one of the many machinery, .hearinng river bode and panel mining ooratlonn entabliahetl. Throe largo "emote," immense stream] waoh ofwater sandvaun der proeouraand gravel into a alnico whore the nuggets and dust aro collected and recovered. Three short "oleareuPn" were made before the event of freezing weather last No- vember, resulting—for the first clean-up— in a recovery of 06- ctn. in gold par on. In rgoldThe per ecu nd yarclean-up as utlp thevls t2 one, after only twobourn of washing on vir- gin ground. gave values of ¢152,00. in the express, and among the filet my French is weak, and I always to alight were Gros Jean and the want to go off into Hindustani three Turks--Hussein-ul-Mulk and whenever I open my mouth." "Very well," concurred the bar - the two others he had seen in the Rue Barbette. It would be idle to deny that the barrister experienced a thrill of satisfaction at his own shrewdness, and he smiled as he realized the consternation of the Paris conimis- eionary when informed that he had out with me now I will get you EU easily allowed the rogues to slip rigged up in a cheap French suit. out of the net. That, and a supply of bad cigar - The travellers were evidently ettes, will provide a suffieient dis- tired after a sleepless journey. guise for your purpose. You must Gros Jean, being a fat man, had pack a few belongings in a green wobbled about a great cleat during tin box and betake yourself to the the night. He much needed the Julies Femmes. Do not make any restorative effect of a comfortable inquiries about Gros Jean. Simply bed; whilst the Turks, though watch him." younger and more active, also "Can't you find me a job?" de - showed signs of fatigue, for this mended Fairholme. long journey, in their ease, was a "Yes, a most pleasant one. It eequel to many hours of detention will be your duty .to accompany in and Sentheyill-vepaidted not tho1lTalbot and slightest show hemthesighsofr tMarseilles, heed to their whereabouts, save I will meet you here at luncheon, in so far as to eye with suspicion a but we probably cannot see Mr: harmless gendarme who happened Talbot again until late to -night, to be on the platferm. when he will have an opportunity The policeman, of course, took to come here quietly and detail the no notice of them whatever. Gros results of his observations. Of 'Joan was to him merely a typical course," he added, ad dress in .the man complexion and n dlstMoor Moorish appear- important, nt happens during thanpersons of dark ything once are everyday sights in Mar you know where to find me, either seines. -personally or by messengers' r A diminutive railway porter kit- It was natural that Edith'e first ered near Brett in the conceit that steps with her lover and uncle perhaps this well-dressed stranger would tend towards the scene of might have felonious designs on the her overnight adventure. But Miss oranges and cabbages, His intense Talbot was a clear-headed girl and joymay therefore he pictured when took no risks. She knew well that the barrister beckoned to him, in ay chance encounter the sharp laced a gold piece in his hand, eyes of Martie and :Eugenie might and said— pick her out unless she was to some "Yon see those Turks there. Go extent shrouded from observation after them and find out where they So she donned a large Paris ha are going.. ., TheY aro sure to take and a smart costume, which, with a carriage, as their luggage ap- the addition of a thick veil, render - pears to be somewhat heavy. The man darted off, secure in the belief that no one who could afford to give away twenty francs for such ' trivial information would be likely to pocket a cauliflower. In half a .minute he returned. "They have all driven off to- rister, "it comes back to you, Tal- bot, and I regret to inform you that for the next few hours you must be content with the inferior cooking and accommodation of the Julies Femmes Hotel. If you will come "Why, there he is," shouted the earl. "Hallos, Daubeney ! Yoicks ! Tally -ho 1" The person addressed in this startling manner stopped as though he had been shot. He gazed at the sky and then gravely surveyed the gilded statue that surmounts the picturesque church of Notre Dame de la Garde. 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A recent issue of The London Times says:— We ays:—We are officially informed that in recognition of the gallant aid ren- dered by the officers and erew of the French cruiser Friant on the occa- sion of the wreck of the Pennisular tit Oriental Company's ateaanship Delhi off Cape Spartel on December 13 last, the King has been pleased to confer on the offices commanding the cruiser, Captains „de fregate Andre Paul Marie Lequerre, an honorary commandership of the Royal Victorian Order, and to ap- point Lieutenant Charles Jerome Alexandre Drujon to be an honor- ary member of the same Order (fourth class). Dr. Alexander Graham Bell. pet—something unfamiliar to the congregation. Jest before the ser- vice began an official approached. the stranger. "Say," she said, excitedly, "you can't play that horn in hare. If you try it, I'll.put you right away." Dr. Bell is a Scotchman by birth. His residence in Canada was brief. After going to the United States he became professor of vocal phy- siology at Boston University, and founded the American Association to Promote Teaching of Speech to the Deaf, to which organization be donated $280,000. Dr. Ben is sixty- five years of age, and now lives in Washington. TOO LATE. She looked at him sadly after she had promised to be his wife. "Why do you gaze� et me like that?" he asked. "You look es if you were unhappy." "I'm sorry this couldn't have hap- pened before," she replied. "Now everybody will think I took advan- tage of my Leap Year privilege." His Majesty has also conferred on f the ern rn a . who use o g men She couted without Fairholme. the following officer ante The latter slapped his heavy friend steamdthe crew of the barge which went to the ass on the bahsistanee of the steamship Delhi the .you , d aha are here,o] ,as- "Lookpsaving Loin fixed up for cruise? Plenty of goldemedal Incfor gallantry Ile at sea:—Lieuetnant C. J. A. Drujon, Louis 1'aouesal'd, Jacques Thomas, Albert Marius Durien and Jean Louis Le Camelee. The Icing has also presented to the families of Joseph Noel Re - mond, Fluent F,mile Carel and Georges Marie Lagadec, the mem- bers of the crew of the barge, who lost their lives on the same occasion, the gold medal for gallantry in sav- coal, champagne, and all that sort of thing?" "Loaded to the gunwales." "That's all right, because we may want the Blue Bell for a month or so," "There she is," said Daubeney ; "fit to go anywhere and clo any- thing:" The Blue Bell was ab extremely smart little ship of 250 tons register, in life at sea, winch would have and an ordinary speed of twelve been conferred upon them had they knots. Incidentally Miss Talbot survived, discovered that the owner mads The British Government, in token the vassal his home, He was saver of their appreciation of the gallant happy away from her, and the Blue conduct of the officers and crew of the Friant, have presented to the officers a piece of gold plate, ancl they have, made a grant of £50 each to the families of the men who lost their lives. ' ed her very unlike the girl w o Bell was known to'every yachts - twelve hours earlier was pursuing man from the Hebrides to the Gol- den Horn. To eke out her coal supply she was fitted with sails, and Dan - belay assured his visitor that the Blue Bell could ride out a gale as comfortably incl safely as any craft silent, Altogether Miss Talbot congratulated herself on Fair. haeme's discovery, and she could not help hoping that their strange er- rand to Marseilles might eventuate in a- Mediterranean chase, When the tour of inspection had how. ended Danheney suggested an ex- cursion a recalcitrant lover, Secure in the changed appear- ance effected by these garments, and especially in the escort of t tie such English -looking persons Lord Fairholme and Sir Hobert Pro submit to a headache 1s 10 waste energy, time and oornfot, A To stop It at 600e simply take NA.DR'ii.CO Headache •airs Your Druggist will eenfirm our statement that they do not eaotaln anything that can harm heart or nervous system, .50, a box, NATIONAL DI AA AND CHEMICAL co, COCANADA, umrrsO. 174 I let these calves become mothers rather young, It is surprising how very early a vigorous young heifer will breed if the opportunity is giv- en her. 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About midsummer or early fall, when they are ten months or a year old, add a yearling bull to the bunch and, the matter of breeding will be tended to without care or attention. I never expect to raise the little calves of these calf mothers, so I care little about the breeding of the bull or the dates of service. There will be a good deal of varia- tion in the age of dropping the first calf. Permanent barrenness has with me been very uncommon, The young mother sees very little of the calf after it is born. The quicker it is taken from her the better, because if she has time to become strongly attached to it she will worry snore when it is finally removed. I want her to under- stand that it is her mission to yield her milk readily to the man who milks her. By thus removing the first two or three calves, the material in- stinct becomes largely dormant and she comes to consider a pail rather than a calf as the natural channel Iforher milk. In most cases the breaking of a heifer to milk is n0 great task. I usually milk the young heifer my- self for the first few times. It is hardly necessary to say that the application of the milking stool in the vicinity of the short ribs is worse than useless. A soft voice and gentle phrase and self-restraint will not do ev- erything either, and if she will not be reasonable, there can be no harm in putting a rope or strap around her legs just above the hocks in the form of a figure eight. It causes her no discomfort until she begins to kick and then it can- not cause her the slightest injury: The heifer will, of course, not eat as much as the mature cow, be- cause the capacity of animals to consume feed is largely in propor- tion to their size. A heifer may give as much milk in proportion to the food eaten as a mature cow and make some growth in ackli- tion, ' But her first year's ration should bo liberal, with at least a fair . amount of grain, because she needs milk induct ion food, not only form lc p and growth as well, but in addition she is satisfying her life habit and developing her digestive system and ed to she ought to bo accustom handling a liberal and concentrat- ed -ration if she is to be a useful dairy animal for the next dozen years.•, The cows should be kept clean and the long hair clipped so as to prevent dirt hanging and falling into the pails while the coWs aro being milked. They should be milked rapidly and the milkers should keep their hands dry while milking. One of the most filthy habits connected with dairying is wetting the hands while milking. 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