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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1914-10-22, Page 2('11APT131t II. Julian Bryant's wife was extremely at 'tractive, There were soma people who 41(1 not consider her pretty; but, on the other hand, there 'were. 00100 who actually de Mitred that she was beautiful. Bryant had fallen is love with her voice and her :laughter before -ho had realized in the least what, she was like; In .foot, be had been many weeks in the same house before he even saw tor, but, during thattime. he lead grown into the trick of wait• Mg - to hoar herspeak, She had to pass the door of his room to go to her own little averment at the top of the house, and he always lett his door ajar when he knew she way expected 00 that he might hear her coming; usually she used to bum or slug softly to herself as she mountedthe very ete011 stalls She was like a rare ray of oanshine in the shabby, depressing atmosphere of the boardiltg- house, something that lifted and strength- ened the young man's spirit, for life wee iuifan 7 •yant cahlr: .1 un to the root, of his hail Enid. dearest, don't talk non 1 <e," said a little irritably.' It isn't 110 n.. ono, I'm getting, at 11 e truth. Julian, you un10t Have given bcr slid' a blow: no wonder she - shy h•tte, me. Don't )'oa remember when you were ill a ,year ago, .how many time•: she called to inquire and tho ilvward she :eat yeu and the fruit; those lovely Surfers which Yon always sent ere:tight up to my room? 'there was always an excitement .when Maw. Marne k s ear came up to the door. Oh! I under tend, 1 understand.' Julian took her 1n his arms again. "You are a child he -aid •and, you are making up romance, Rachael Mar. nock ss nothing but a hard, jealous wn- man, a bitter creature. If you want to know her real reason for doing things for me, it was to annoy my mother." 'Well, have it your own way," said. Enid; "but leave me my romance:?i" none too easy for him. He never know "Romances!" repeated Bryant. "I wish indeed until he found himself installed .__ and then be added With a nigh, "I as a boarder in the big shabby Blooms- wish to goodne:s I could send back that bury establishment, how much leo needed cheque. beautiful things about him, nor how -hard Mrs. Julian Bryant was pretty and it '0110 for him to asesmilato himself to practical, but she was also very young, the restrictions and the hardships of a and the young delight to burdening them - city clerk's existence, selves with imaginary troubles. The tears He still retained a smartness in his that had come to her charming eyes now look and 'worn well-eut clothes, and he rolled down her cheeks, was the object of a good dual of admire- •I knew we ought not to have done it:" t ion from tate female visitors; but he got she repeated. "Everybody at the board. out of the boarding-house as frequently ing-house said we were so foolish. I used as possible. Ile loathed the food, and de• to hate them when they asked me hew we tested the people, and be wad only Itapl)Y 'were going to live? Oh! Julian, I love when he was by himself. You so much, and yet. I am hurting you Julian was generous by nature; he had through my love;' :been devoted to hie mother, and had The husband took her in hr's arms and counted it little cost to leave the army kissed away her tears. and after awhile and to turn round and face a life of the trembling of her lips stopped, and be drudgery for that mother's sake; but it conjured back her smile. w as smposeible for even one 60 sake; and -Ws are going to show the world that affectionate 1001 to feel at times the fatal• we can do without it, he said. icy of the sncritice he had made. Certainly he had reduced the burden of CHAPTER III. debts, till very, little remained; but hie mother had quickly shown him of what They started out bravely. fortunately quality. she was .made. Her grief for his the weather was with them. Thesun00e father bad been overwhelming at first, ,so shining and the world was garbed ill that it had been a shock beyond 400001p• green. Enid lead left 1110 Acnde01y an tion to the y0uug .man when one day he r marriage: in fact, she bad come to had a little .letter from his mother calm- the end of the year's tuition, which had Sy informing him that she was married been provided for, rind had been very again. much troubled as to how site was to et;ty Of course,she had an excuse for such on and work. Her marriage had solved conduct, insisting that this action of the problem in one direction, but not iu her's had been brought about because she another, for the girl missed the busy life, did notw1,011 11) 00800.111 a burden on her the lessons, the bard work, the encourage - boy; but she prudently escaped all un- meat. ambition •way burning within just comfortable scenes by removing herself to as keenly as ever, but it had to be kept a considerable distance. She had married under They found two tiny rooms i'n a man her inferior 11, position, but apps• rently possessed of a good deal of money. "We shall live abroad," she had written. "I hope, darling, that yeht will write to me as often as you can." H'iemother's marriage signified some- thing more than a *hock to Julian Bry- ant—it left him quite alone. His rela. tions had been estranged a1 the time of his father's death; as a matter of fact, they had carefully aloof, not wishing to be involved in the pecuniary difficultrea; the only one who had shown him practi- cal kindness hadbeenMrs. llarnock, who had married an elderly half-brother of his mother's, a man who would have been very kind to Julian had he been alive at this time. The late Mr. Marnock had been a great sufferer, and had never been at the offlco, but he had roused his wiree interest in Julian, and the Young man had been very grateful to her for giving him a start. It was so inevitable that he and Enid should drift into happy comradeship. They met one very wet evening when Ju- lian, feeling not only a disinolination to face the rain, but conscious of a certain fooliebne_e of spending money for food onteide when he could obtain it iu the house, had decided to remain at home. He had gone down to dinner late, re- solving to retire to hie own room again almost immediately; but his plans had been altered. Some one else was late, too, and es he had entered the dining• room, the clear, fresh, enchanting voice with the eunny little ring in it which was. so .fascinating to him came to his earn. The dinner wee cold and not very op- petlaing; but they eat and shared it to. nether; and they tallied and they made 'friends. The girl told him that she was Quite alone. I came over to England," she said, against, the wish of my aunt; ill fact, she was very angry, and prophesied all sorts Of dreadful things that were to happen to me;. but I don't mean to he a failure. I mean to do well, and 10 make a place for myself- aver here." And it was not very long before Julian conteseed to himself that the place she intended to make urea already found hi his heart, in his very heart of hearts. He British Cycle i'orpO, with its Colt Gl, Fording ;t Siren= En I should havebeen furiously jealous of you if I'd stayed on. I expect they must be pretty elek that .you've left 11eca0se You are the sort of student that does so much good to an institution. Surely you aren't going: to let everything drop, Enid?" "•1t is rather difficult to go 00 working .when one has a hone to look after." "Well, I think your hatband ought to ]snow what you're giving, up," observed Miss Jackson decisively. "And you're a lot too young. to have married; but I hope he is able to kuel> you well?" Enid sipped her tea :led laughed, "Wo are as happy as the day is long," she said. Sybil Jackson looked at her a little en•' viou(sly. she sand; "Well I'm not doing badly," "but of course, it's a lonely life. My pee• ale live in the country, and it's simply suicidal to try and get a connection for teaching, where they are, co I've had to stay on in town. You'll come and see are, won't you, Enid? 1've got a flat, too, a tiny one right at the top of the block, but there's such a lovely view from the Kensington, too tiny to bold a piano, even window. and then I can work at the piano if they could have afforded one. All day as mach as ever I like, and I don't die. long Julian was out; each morning he turb anybody, which is the great thing, spent a fair amount on newspapers, you know!" searching through the columns of adver. It was Enid's tarn to be envious now. tisements, and hostening to answer ouch 'How long do you practice." asked Miss as he felt would be suitable. Jackson. He walked many miles to interview all a flush came into Julian's wife's cheeks kinds of people, and Enid would sit wait• as she confessed that she tower touched ing for him to come home and whilst she the piano. waited exercising her fingers on the table The other girl scolded her sharply. and pretending to herself that she was 1 call it positively criminal," she said: Practising. She was always radiant when "bat it's miwaye tho way; when girls he came back, no matter how tired or dis- marry they give up everything. I don't virited or cross he might be; the had the know what your husband's like, but I knack of making any little place home, can't help feeling that you've made a fool and her tiny sitting-r0om was so pretty. of yourself, Why, my dear, I'll tell yolk Somehow there was always a flower 'w straight now, they expected you to carry give ,perfume and color, a gift more often everything before you. You might have than not from the greengrocer round the been a great pianist with your personal. corner; and she was so resourceful. She By and your temperament. It isn't too turned to her small housekeepingi duties late even ae t is. You just think about with a zest which surprised herself, and it; and come and see me sometimes if you. she worried her brain and scorched her oaa spare an hour. hands inventing and cooking original Enid said nothing to her husbandof dishes for her husband. this meeting with Sybil Jaeksnta She t "What do you think we have for supper more depressed after abe and the other to -night?" she would cry. "Sprats a la girl bad parted, and yet unconsciously Enid,' Miss Jackson had inspired her with new Or perhaps it wee a "creme Ohopin," hope, had put something into her mind to composed of an egg beaten up with sugar: occupy her thoughts and to help her in or perhaps she would venture to give him formulating those plans which kept her e, tiny bunch of aeptiragns. He was so awake at night, and yet which oho cher• tired, poor Julian! and be seemed to have lolled as being perhaps a tangible solution so little aptletite, to their many small problems. Little Mrs. Bryant shut her eyes reso- Matters .coaepi^ed to help her, for at hltely to the only too evident shadow that Julian's restless suggestion they changed leas falling on the beloved face. She was their rooms and came nearer town; and SO delicate in her comprehensive nym. to Enid's delight this new home, small pathy, so cheering, and she still laughed and dingy as it was, held one promise of that bright, fascinating laugh which, if joy for her, for there was a piano in their it did not come quite so spontaneous, was sitting -room, an old ,jtu1gly, well worn In- a fact known only to herself. At least, strument, but still a piano; and when Ju - she never re ted tillshehad swept awaylion Bryant was out alio felt safe for something of the shadow, and brought some hours, his wife would sit working at smiles lust -cad. Nevertheless,despite her that 1)11111, making the bid notes ring little economic;, her great care and her again with the music which haat almost bravery. the situation was becoming -named from them. And then one after. gradually more difficult. The money noon, a cold ant] dreary day, .the made went so terribly quickly! Enid hated her way to a well-known concert agent asking formore, 0. feeling which com- and begged to be allowed to play to him. itself tself to Bryant, for he always The brilliant neem'0 of her student forestalled the weekly allowance by a day dsgo.' was well fulii eil fortunately, for or two; and gradually the summer waned she .played to a. critical listener, a man who watt spitting of praise, and who never gave eneouragement unless it could be honestly given. But he saw a future in this girl; love and the suffering which love brings had awakened the soul in Enid; she played now as she had never played before. Her heart seemed alive with excitement and joy as she hurried home after that mo- mentous interview. from one of his n had come o Jolla e back fruitless errands; he was flitting by the fire trying to read. His wife's heart sank asshe looked at him, and he frowned as he looked at her; and 0a sho knelt beside him and told him the story of what she had done and what lay before her in the future, tho de• light, the hope, the excitement faded out suddenly. "You think 7 am going to be idle and let yo11 work!" Julian said. "You roust be mall' They were the Use rough words he h;(al spoken to her, and they hurt very badly. Still Enid tried to holt) her own. "Dearest," she said, "what does it ,nat- tier which of rte works We are not two, we aro one; and If it comes in my 'way—" "I toll you, I won't have it" Bryant an. swered hardly. "I am not going to let you earn money to keep ane; .and 7 am not going to let my wife turn herselfd to a show .person, to be stared. at an criticized,. and get her tread turned .with stupid flattery.' Enid laughed, but there were tears 1.11 the laughter, "Orr! Julian dens," she said "7 am so sorry. I thought you would said, hcen, pleased." (To bo continued.) loved her as be had not known it was and the 11.200 dlvindietl, and 11 was .". Possible that any. one human creature until the early autumn that Julian Bly- _ ant found his first chance, work in the office of a new company. The salary was just half what he had been having before, but be accepted it eagerly, and this carried them up to Christmas; then the new company olosed its doors, and he found himself once again without occupation. It seemed to ]lint that. he walked the entire tits in these days, and as disap- pointment after disappointment came to trim, there grew up alovly iu hie miud the ugly suspicion that (some one or some• thing was working against him, for many a time when he was pat in touch of a berth the chance slipped through his fingers for no satiafaetory reason, and he found it given to someone else. Julian Bryant slid not rely merely on his educational qualities to give trim work. Long before things had come to this pitch, he had decided (keeping the matter, however, entirely tohimself) that 1f he could not use his brains he 'would turn to and vee his hands. But hero again lie failed, the helpless. need of hie own strength seemed to mock him; for he could get nothing to do! Once, unknown to his wife, be wrote to his mother. Ile did not ask for her 0101107, although he might in all justice have done so, for had he not charged himself with the responsibility of her inmmner- ablef debts ho would have found himself in very different position now; but he could not bring hltneelf to ask from her; rte only put his difficulties In front of Iter and asked her for her advice. He thought it poseiblo that through her hue• band she might have been able to show him some way in which to earn Ms living. It was a long time before he received an answer. and When thero came a letter very lnuelt underlined and very affectionate; in which, however, his mother. declared that it was quite out of her power to ad• vise him or to be of any use at all. Sho deplored his marriage in the tenderest way possible, and recommended him to try and see what he could do for himself with his father's people. As the Bryant family was proverbially poor, this sug- gestion was of little value to him; never. t.helese, Julian did 001)10x1110 his varione relations, only. however, to moot with ro• Hewed disappointment; made more bitter by unsought and sententious advice. I1 sometimes the question troubled Enid Bryant 06 to how her .husband managed to keep things going, she never spoke of. our Back ihthe old days when he had been with hie regiment, he had flirted, and danced •pall court as the others had stead:hut his heart bad never been touch- ed; and now it yielded itself in one great yearning tenderness and passion for this lonely girl, with the sweet eyes and the happy laugh and the delicate, fragrant pers0nallt7. And so they married without staking anyone's consent, seeing nothing ahead of them but happiness. Struggle there might. be, work there might be and must be— but happiness there should be. For Enid 3317001/ was something better than being pretty or attractive or beautiful. She wile Praotical,whichis a qualitythat does not always assimilate itself with the art- istic nature. •.She it was 'who planned out everything and saw the difficulties and smoothed themaway, who built castles not of air but founded on hone, and 'who dreamed of the big things that she would do t malts herself worthy of this man 'who 3131 chosen her, and who had brought such '(vondo )3, such hitherto unknown joy into her existence. Before he reached home that memorable evening Julian Bryant had resolved that he would not tell hie 'wife what bad hap - Paned;, but her sympathy was no per' funotory. thing; her love was somagnetic that before they had been alone five minutes oho had got tho whole story 0111 of hint. She laughed at first, then site was silent, and then she turned her face 01007, 011, Julian dearest," she said. "See what I have done. I have spoilt your Tito." He took her in his arms and held her there tightly. Spoilt my life?" he said. "You are going to make. it! Do you suppose I rare about this for myself? It le you I am thinking of.' Bhe kissed him back, but there were tearsinhereyes. "We were In arch a hurry," she said, "We have been so happy," he said. "Ohl we shall always be happy, please God,"the girl answered, crouching closer to hlm, "But things aro coming clearer .to 1130, Julian. How 7 wish I had known! Ohl I wish 1 had known!" What .do you mean, Hold?" "Women are sneer creatures," hie wife answered. '7t is not at all an olgtnal tale; there wee between them that moat remark; but. it is very true. What I mean rare and yet most exquisite sympathy ath ie,. I 'wish that 7 )tad soon bIro Ma1310) c, ,101110h seals the lips in crucial moment9 wlalt I had told her that we wanted to but gradually Enid began to do things get married." other' than laugh in her husband's pre. I amglad you didn't meet her," said sen00, or cook in hie absence; elm fell to Bryant 1 little Hardly. She is not the malting plane, plans to solve the problem sort of woman you would understand, 1017 of the Futuro on her own account. 'sweetheart. She's as hard as =tile, a we. She load kept away from the Academy 41411 who never had a Heart, and doesn't pttrpoaely; not oven to herself would she know what sentlment.le, 7f you come to confess 11,0 her spirit yearned to bo think of it, Enid, it (shows a 11)0a71spirit ,working' but on one oeeasion la day to 11ave door what ttvtbio hoe seine t0 -day." when, ail against liar efforts, a Iloavv Tnid liryaut took,loorself 00057 0ron or Meld bad fallen on her bright. young hush wtl('s arms attd ,moved the window, spirit), site met One of her former fellow. . Ferh3ps, (41110 eoid, 1d a law '1001110, stutlonts, a, girl who had donc> hrplinntly 'yloha s it means something elec. Yon n 11• Uutivbo )lad ldi at the 00d of n aanpp call •this w0m a , y u think irk she has ai t corm '� 77 i d aith rd li n „s.. 's. no: otefitiruent. 1 know, e e ie r10t Young*- tlyybil Jaoko3o wn delstrlrted to see iter, tilt, ;Julian, I understand why ace ha :'and carried her off to the nearest, 'tet- 2l00o tbls—mhy qh0 inattnt io be s0, go04 o, for a carat. She expresser) mensual to you you Were to be so .maeltto her, slum 1, shape Ton wore' to bring her something surprise o yrartm elle and that tmost a had glvnn pp 1 d dee nil ter money lead cover been obit "010 v delle•' she said "You hat it re buy, PO11N''rED FAA :1.G12APll S. If the play is a frost the audience soon melts away. Brides with sour dispositions are apt to spoil honeymoons, Many a man who is good has a sad look. The tastes of a millionaire trlay be imprisoned in a paupers purse. A morn who can dispose of his troubles for a consideration is a genius. Pride makes some people ridicu- lous and prevents others from be- coming so. "The early bird catches the worm," observed the sage, "Yes," replied the fool, ".brit look how much longer he has to wait for din- ner time," One an the Other—Doctor---Yon should take dares or four eggs daily for it month to biriid you rep. Pa- tient --But dootor, I cannot afford it, Doctor -Well then you must y 0 I , All )rnror0 roti! 'I don't mind telling you take a trip to Europe. Route to .Toil the Main Corps. "GAY GORDON" IN BATTLE WIRE IN FOUR ENGAGEMENTS IN FIVE DAYS. After That Only 170 of Regiment Answered to 'Their Names. From a letter penned by one of England's wounded heroes in Alex- andra Hospital, Cosham, Hants, England, a lucid idea is obbein'ed of the spirit of intense patriotism which actuates every officer and m,an of Great Britain's forces in the field. The letter was written by Samuel Smiley, one -of the pitifully meagre remnant of what was one of the nation's crack regiments of the line, the Gordon Highlanders, known throughout the service as "the gay and gallant Gordons." It appears that more than seventy-five per cent. of the command either perished or were, wounded in the first fierce fighting on Belgiun soil. Some extracts follows :— Hurricane of Shell. "At Mons I got a crack on the knee with a shrapnel splinter. I knew nothing of it until my offices pointed it out to me. I dug it out with a pen knife and mow I assure you I feel no ill effects. Of course there is a wound, but I'll be sur- prised if it is not healed within a week. "I'll tell you about the fighting at Mons, but I have absolutely no coherent recollection of Gambrai, The hurrican of shell there has left me benumbed, and Ido not yet re- alize that I amt home. We marched out of our billets at four o'clock in the morning and took up a posi- tion on the main Paris road. Mons. itself was somewhat half left on our rear, "We then dug our trenches, and much labor and love we put into the work. The ball opened at half -past eleven with a terrible artillery duel, the German shells bursting over our trenches. ' Our company, D, with company B on our loft, held the make the best 0.f it, en I went into right side oaf the 1011(1. Company C g all that Immediately the Gerinw.ns opened a hellish storm of shrapnel at the house. They could not see us, but I guess they knew why troops should pass there. How -ever, our order's were to relieve- the Royal Irish, and, astounding as it may seem, we pass- ed that house, and I was the only one to be hili Even yet 1 am am1az- ed at ono luck.. "By this time the dusk had sob in. Four villages were on fire and the Germ,ams were'- still -shelling the plucky Royal Irish, The dead and wounded were all around us, We repulsed a very faint-hearted Uh- lan attack, and about 9 p.m. came our orders to retire. What a pitiful handful we were against tho Ger- man Bost, .and yet we, hold theflow- er of their army at bay •all day. "As you know, we created Cain among the Germans at Mons on that Sunday and beat them, too. They were in far too strong force for ns and we just had to retire. Their "Busy hays." "At four o'clock on Monday morning they attacked u's again, so we left the milk (.303) on the door- step and retired again. Two fights and fifteen miles in thirty -sit hours. On Tuesday at two -thirty p.m. the Gordons were sent to oast some German infantry from a position on our left front. We had to cross a large turnip field and I twisted my bad ankle. It waste fine state of af- fairs, -and my company officer got me a seat on the limber of the 128th battery, Royal Field Artillery. I had not been up ten minutes before they galloped into action with me. I was beginning to feel: the reverse of cheerful when, after 'they fired a few rounds, we got our orders to make our getaway. "We gob. By this time the Gor- dons lead disappeared, so went on to Gambrel. Tb"was late when we got in, and I w'a,s told my regiment was come four miles off. I ehen de- cided to join some other lot and try to get to the 'Jocks' in themorniwg. Macre the Best of It "Accordingly I attach -ed myself to the Royal Scots Fusiliers, B Com- pany, At six -thirty on Wednesday morning, as they were going into action, I' thought 1 might as well action with them 1 fought was in advance and the Middlesex clayand marched all night, and regiment and the Royal Irish held g ' the cross roads to our left flank in the direction of Mons. The artillery fire was continued for several hours, until a movement of infantry was observed which was evidently in- tended for the Gordons, Samply Blasted Away. "They occupied the wood to our left front, We opened on them with a terrific Maxim fire. Poor devils, they advanced in companies of quite 130 mon in files five deep. As our riffle has a flat trajectory up -to 600 yards; you can guess the result. We could steady our riffles on the trenches and take deliberate aim. The first company of 'theme was sim- ply blasted ,away by a volley of 700 yards, and in their insane forma- tion every bullet was sure to find two billets. "The other companies kept ad- vancing very -slowly, with their dead comrades as cover, but they had absolutely 110 0hante, and et about five o'clock their infantry re- tired. We were still being subject- ed to a terrible artillery fine—God I how their artillery do fore! --butt we had time to observe what was hap-' penning on our lift flank. The Royal Irish. regiment had been :sur- prised and fearfully cutup, and so, too, had the Middlesex. 11;eggars Description. "Then followed a scone wlrioli beggers description by me. We crept from ottrtrenohes and crossed to the other side of the road, where we had the benefit of a ditchfor cover. We made excellentprogrese until one hundred and fifty yards 'from the erase roads. - There was :a. small white house flush with the road, etanding in a clearing. Ono young subaltern was leading and safely crossed the _front of the ho -use. when eight o'clock Thursday morn- ing cauls 1 saw all that was left of the gallant and gay Gordons -170 men answered their names, God knows how many more were alive. T joi-neer up there and carried on re- tiring until we arrived at hroyon. Four engagements and fifty. miles in five datys. "1 was coanpelled to go sick there. The pain in my leg wias,unbeai.able, and the doctor banged me on a Red Cross train and sent mo to Rouen. I was there en hoar when came the command, 'Hurry up, hurry up; we've got to quit,' so we were chiv- vied up to Havre, and, well, there you are." . Their Future. Johnny Jones, the office boy, had been detected in a lie. It was not one of the ordinary prevarications of the everyday world, and more- over, to make the crime more-griev- ous, oregriev-ous, 11e had persisted in adhering to his original mendacious state- ment. "Do you know, my lad," asked a rather fatherly clerk, in a kindly fashion, "what becomes of young lads who trifle- with the truth 1' "Aye," was the assu red reply : "bosses send them out as' travellers when they grow up.,, They Don't Last:. "Whitt are the. most perishable, most fleeting and Blest evanescent things in the world 1" asked the married man, "1 don't know," replied the single than, "Whet are tghey1" A ,pair of boy's shoes," replied tate married man.. Many*-'--- adman who is good has a sad look. HE WAR CNFST OF GRMA Y BOW NATIONS OF EUROPE 1'RLI'ARIiIl FOR WAIT. The Raiser %V1LL''ned Intperitll. Bank le be Neatly When the War Came. While the assassination of the Crown Prince of Austria was the immediate pretext for setting Eu- rope aflame with war, coming dif- ficulties had been casting their shadow over European finances for two years of 01(.Il'e before the war cloud burst, A relentless struggle to accumulate gold, the levy of heavy taxation, and the gradual withdrawal of balances in foreign countries had been the distinguish- ing financial policy of Germany and Russia for many months before. their ambassadors to each other's capital were handed their ptess- ports and quit their posts. The possibility that the smoulder- ing ashes of race jea'l'ousy among the Balkan nations might at any moment break into flames was keenly in the minds of the big bank- ers of Berlin, Paris, Vienna, 5t. Petersburg, and London through- out the year 1913 and even earlier. Russia began setting her house in order by withdrawing the large - balances which she had kept in German, french, and English banks, and which in time of peace site had counted as part of her gold reserve, having the same se- curity as coin and bullion iu the vaults of the treasury or the State Bank. Kaiser Wanted Coin. In Germany, the story was famil- iarly told that the Kaiser, near -the end of the year 1913, inquired of the Governor of the Imperial Bank if the German banks were equipped fo'r war. Being told that they were not ready, he is said to have re- plied, "When I ask that question again, I want a different answer." To be abbe to give a different an- swer was the end toward which the Imperial Bank strove resolutely and persistently from that moment until Germany stood forth in shin- ing armor to oppose the intervon- tion'of Russia in. behalf of threat- ened Servia. By maintaining a discount rate of 6 per cent. at the Imperial Bank from January 1 to October 27, 1913, by active bidding at ,the London gold auctions for the gold which arrived weekly from South Africa, :and by several changes in monetary legislation, the gold 'was steadily piled up which might enable the governor of the 'bank to answer "yes" when again asked whether German fin- ance was equipped for war. From a gold fund of $184,000,000 on December 31, 1918, the Imperial German Bank increased its reserve to 8336,000,000 on June 30, 1914. In addition it .gathered up for the Im- perial Government a sum of about $30,000,000 to be added to the same amount stored in the vaults of the Juliusturm at Spandau. This sum of $60,000,000 is rendered product- ive to the Government in a sense by the distribution of an equal amount of Government paper money 'in small denominations in the circulation. The Government is under ,no pledge, however, to hold the gold against the notes in case of war, and if taxes and loans tail, or are slow in reaching the Treasury, the gold can be employed to obtain necessary war supplies even from the hard hearted foreign- er who will accept 110 other form of payment. Not Far Behind. France and Russia were nob far behind Germany in the scramble for the world's surplus gold to he added to their reserves. Russia and France were from the begin- ning in a much stronger position in respect to gold than Germany, even at the outbreak of the war. France piled up her gold holdings in eighteen months from $616,000,- 000 to $792,000,000, and Russia with a reserve already approximating $800,000,000, materially increased the amount. Austria-Hungary has not under- taken, under the monetary reform of 1892, to pay gold freely in the redemption of notes, and her gold fund of approximately $250,000.,000 has remained comparatively un- changed in amount. It was not surprising that under pressure like this, the New York market should have been called upon to export about $84,000,000 in .geld before the warcloud'bul'st, during the first six months of .the present year, and that it should have lost another RUM of about $16,000,000 when Eu- rope decided to throw over Ameri• can seenribies at any price in order to convert her assets into money' The entire gold production of the world .during the eighteen 'months ended on June 80, 1914, 'was ap- proximately $7055,000,000. Of this amount' =bent *200,000,000 is re- quiled-for the arts and $150,000,000 went to British India, This left. to be a flied 'o abourt $355,000,000 p1 t monetary uses, and the 'whole of this amount was absorbed by the foul' great central banks of Ger. many. France; Russia and .Austria- Hungary. Qi 11 a,tu'l3.00,-81.'(? 71b0 ..4 .a.,11.'T (1 On Clic Fa�� Management of )Logs. To be a successful hog raiser one must keep his stuck under the vary hest environment pessil)le. Do not think any olclthing or place is good enough fol' tthog. H'me should have access to good clean water at cull times, and not stale pond water or mud hallows, writes Ivlr, 15.. M. Renck. Clean, pure hater will do more toward keeping hogs healthy than any other one thing. Tho hog has a peculiar satin, and under the skin is a ,thick -pad of fat, so that ho must get rid- of his heat mostly from his lungs by breathing. In hot weenier 'he needs some coo') place to lie in, and i£ he can find mud he wallows in ib. He prefers good, clean water, buteif he can not find that, mttci is true best substitute. Shade is very essential in warm weather. Buildings for hogs need not be very expensive. We advise colony houses of the A shape, ;with both sides open with hinges on the top. This type of house furnishes shade, ventilation, and sunlight in summer and when closed, a very comfort- able farrowing pen in winter. These houses are erected on skids. and can be moved from place to place with a pair of horses or mules. They are so constructed that they are ideal farrowing pens. .A sow about to farrow can 'be placed in a lot in which is one of these colony houses, and shewill mance her nest in the house if some bay or straw is placed there. Fenders should be arranged around the sides of the house so that 'the sow will nob be - able to lie close to the sides and in that way crush the young pigs in t11e nest. These colony houses can also be used for the boars and growing pigs although some prefer permanent quarters for the boar and those pigs intended for -the market. It is a great advantage to feed ha,,:s on concrete or tight board floors, espe- cially if one is feeding ear corn, as there will be no waste. Feeding in muddy or dusty lots is a very dan- gerous practice. It sometimes becomes necessary to feed pigs separate from the sows, even when nursing. This can be done by 'building near the colony house a temvorary fence which will allow the little pigs to get in, but will keep out the old hogs. If this plan is adopted the pigs will practi- cally wean themselves without in- convenience either to themselves or to the sow. We prefer feeding the small pigs and itt fact all our hogs in either iron ur concrete troughs, with round bottoms. V-shaped troughs can also be used. Fences play a very important. part in hog raising. A poor fence will produce a breachy hog as quickly as it will a fence -breaking cow. We prefer any strong close woven -wire fence a,t least 56 inches high for the outside fence. In smaller lots either woven wire or wooden fences temporarily placed will be cheaper and can be used a - number of times. Temporary fences need not be over' three feet high and should be so constructed that they can be carefully stored when not in use. Woven -wire used as temporary fence is very difficult to stretch after it has been used sever- al times, although it can' be used to advantage when lumber and help aro not plentiful. In planting forage crops it is an advantage to plant m long narrow strips so that the temporary fences call be placed across the narrow pant of the field. It is also an .ad- vantage to arrange the crops so that one section is in such align- ment with the other sections that the ,cultivation may be done with- out turning at the end of each see- tien, and when the crops are laid by the temporary fence can separ- ate one crap from another. When plan's are made to establish hog pastures one must not forget the very important factor of pro- viding good, pure water for them. In sections where running water cannot 'be secured through pipes, it can be hauled in barrels. Many hog raisers .provide a sled or drag on- skid's on which a barrel is fas- tened on a water -tight floor wi,tir sides to it so that the pigs can drink all around the barrel, the water coming opt of the 'barrel about three indhes from the bottom through a small hole, which auto- matically flows according to the Wa- ter c0nsumed. Bunning obt'eams of waterelle very satisfactory when they origin.' ate on the farm, but if they travel long distances and through, several farms and across public roads, they are very likely to be contaminated land may spread diseases such as anthrax, and hog cholera. Keep- ing hogs healthy is much more im- portant than trying to care them when sick: "Didn't I tell you the last time you were here," said the M1,,g115' trate sternly to the (01 00ner who had been celebrating mil wisely but too well, "that J never wanted you to come before me again 1" "Yea, sir;" .replied the prisoner, "hut :I oouldn'b maketile pnlifeman be. Neva it,"