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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1915-3-11, Page 2Money Makes Moucy;' • Or, A Strange Stipulation. OTIAP•TF71t XXY. (eontlnued).. lie turned round and fared the (1rt While.;lull ut eagerly read the few 3111.1.11' stpapie words, 'which Ludy E11en had writ tan that morning. When he had finished, he eat dawn alt coverall 11144 face' with his hun*b,. Iiere'at lest," he said not very 4,1e.1.1Ily t mu grunted manic rosea of mind. Stave ben': very troubled about hey. I w•a' *Haid_,•" lie broke offand got up, rest lceai31, 'iron we it wasn't 1100*'( wait, 011 my part; you sea, Wo both like nut another, something draw,; us together and ettll' something holds us apart. think 1' hnd better go. It will not be rte emery for ale to see Lady Ellen. Tel 313311 aur what you like." Sleettr deaf to go to the door, but Culone Dwwoloy'etopped him. "Walt -wait!" he said. "I want to a1( you just. one or two eueetion+. I Math led to tho feet a 'ung time ago that you mu.hicat+ou witlt'Afro _Bryant This thing ?annul, on. Let me haw,you{ oats tow t aeon no pt 3'ble. Margo what yore like,'' t'. )tided impatiently; "that Gordii t met.. ter. Ho went away hurriedly. coroli''e of that was being thought (11' Said about hue a"d he went direct to his 9tnttse. there he ,rave t;t -)lheus order:: to open t. • rttu,1 a f the mon and to fetch hishtrest, away from the betel. v "1 ma31 he going abroad for a long time," he said; "bat I shall ,stay dere for he next two or three day.(." I When he was alone he ,+atdown and wrote a long letter to 511'. Pleyd011, 'n 1 which he informedthe lawyer,' that he hod quite abruptly (;hanged leis arrange- r monis. "Of course," he wrote "I d+ot't know• h what *1113 wife may choose to do hut, as . 1 1.4 1 un concerned. I would like her•', , understand that I have no dudh•e for were not a bunny man. At first I ant lasted this to Mite great change. in you circumstances, for no aIle knows Bette than I de that money, big money dna not always bring hapolnees; bet I have been watching you .end studying you late ly, Mr, .Bryant, sold I vouvinced royal a littld 'While ago that you were a mal Living Willi a shadow atwayi. Now, al this is ezplaincd to ane. Son are goln unsay from here, and probably 31130 it agile that you will never be permute to comp iters again ns, a friend. 1 hop You w:1l dismiss that idea. I think Nei would fret very much indeed 1f sh thought -that your friendship cud. W111 you let me know -what you nr goingtodo? We have been speakin very intimately together, and ;you have es, it Wert, hared your heart to lire. em not going to say that I approve ) the Femurs, you have maintained alb thi time; perlttps the extenuating circum stances of ,which' you have spoken wit moire this pardonable, [ want to see you tik rn, I should like to ask you t0 ler m aro x f any cervi e to you that I ran.' "Thanks ' Julian Bryant stretehecl at his h.nd, and Colonel Downey took it a 'light grip "Thanks," Julian said again a second time, :ltd then he wen tawny. y '3,11313 or three 'minutes after he lin Crone, the .ions o ened ver slowly, Lady Ellen peep vl in y y' t Oh, she na,7d, You aro ‘here, -Adrian 1 thought 1.he:u'd you both g1(." she had pat on a white tea en;vn• a very pretty, dainty gown; and us -he caane 1.1100 timidly forward she lnoka the girl Ad, non D11wney always called her. "Was it v"ry -- very difficult:, -7.0 ocelot!. Be smiled. -Come. and sit down; and don't fret Your little ]kart oat in the least. Perhaps I'm going to hurt your vanity, Nell; but the Fact is that lust as you made the dis- covery that yoll could not marry 31r. Bryant so Ur, Bryant realizes that he could not marry you." Lady Fallen ,:ai, bolt upright and looked at the tall figure standing on the hearths rug. • Adrian! An. r:-a.ld. "Really and truly! But how funny! Sly vanity 'dn'l a hit hurt, hub I am curious. Did he tell you w:hv? ('an I knew 1110 reason?" "Lt 's a very -7mple reason," said Col- onel Downey. 'He has a wife a )e•tdy .1 wife whom, I pretty' shrewdly gnr3c1, to very dear to him, although they are at this very moment tryh,g to get separat- ed from one another." "A wife!" said Lady Ellen. Then :she colored hotly- and for one of the few time 1n her life she almost looked cold and hard. "But -how could he come into our lives as be did, pretending to be a bachelor, letting everybody fmagive-oh! it, wasn't -it wasn't right! I never should have imagined that 31r. Bryant would havo done such a thing as that." 'Rs tells me that there are extenuating eir'uma-Camel, and I am going to believe him," said Adrian. "5Y0 must never judge one another unless we have good •-ground for our judgment, The great thing to realize, and to rej0iee over is that 5701 aro not going to be mode un- happy about this.' T um very surprised." said Lady Tlle•n; "and yet," aha added in the same breath, "I don't know, I have always felt that there lyes something, somebody who in. jlueneecl him. I expect why he turnt'd to me, and he liked me because he was un- luulpy,' and because he kuety that I was in. the sante haat," 'Why alio you uli11a11py?" asked Adrian. "Oh! I know --I know,' he added; "there were lots in the past -to make you wretch. my lrerdom I 4311)11. '31700 yi a any ex- t ulanat1ou �: )n 11014' thea had ,*1701' about. 1311131 win, you to accept tai n, a feat. There le another tact that you will have t • accept and that i that if my wife will nlly 101111 enork to tee I win gladly' give nn :111 that I now posse..s. 1 don't sate n --c1' ohs will do this.1 (3,,,*7t sou -pose she will have 1lnvthing to -ay to me; but 1 ant going to her, and 1. am going to try' nand get hot back. Once wc' r e together, I.001u40int will kn.1v ,t.,., (mealy howl d 0 act. Presumably tt, money a1111 all e Jt s , 1 w ire Jt 1 now hold, will go t t. thosered ,c• who lt,ve always look. .d mum ma. .r a usurp].' and an advert. ' hirer." e. lie gay cider= that a,,; letter should ic h,. sent by a:od• and then he contra t11•ough thehouse,a )ked with ouch I lmnntiful things, ;u. 1 Oil: so empty and 1 o cold, •nulla fooling of excitement upon + him !Ike a s'Lonlbo: 11.is when the 11013. - days are in view. 7 It war du..h wiser ',eft. the house and started to. walk to that unfashionable O part where Enid lived. Ilea 11 her no 0-arurn;; 110 was afraid to h•, refused. t The u sv wa.+ 11.11, and 111, indisposition 1 of the day h fo; t hail loft him loss strong- er than ) -uai. Bat he 0mihl not drive, t From this hone he torted 11 life of ab. negallou, lie would my kood•bye to all luxury, n 11 1h. it a, a J a su that 11 c d I.ls hl h had :impt101 L111 1.•11 of which be had grown s1 tired H, my remembered that Enid was at the and of the journey, Enid, who Yi:ad troontot •d over 1111. Sir.• only realiz- 0d that there vo,ld be untiring for him 1n life 11 his wife tofu -ed to come bask to vl him. A.3 he entered the street and walked to. w:ud11 the house adhere he live., ..omcotie cams in the 33) 1s!te tbre.'..toa and (rn the denostep they met. It war, Enid her. :elf] She give a• lithe g e ) •ani halt stn 00 as she recognized hi10; ;hen she to1•rd hay -self. "Why -why have you come here?' a4ted. "Is there something more wont me to rib'" He noticed Low 1,in she had gr hat he 00 too, haw sweat she was, much mora+lovely even than her m Ile .hal -trete+bed out iia hand to , and titan !ct it fall to lite ewe. "There 18 something I have to sa Yon," he said, "Will you let me come in "I have only ono room." Enid auem It is on the third floor. '1.1,13 stair, very steep." She pat the key into the door end 0,11 it, "3f you 'Link 713 ueras=ar31 that must ,;peak to me,' she said, -pleas 1011.' He obay ed her 'without a word, and walked to .aen.e after her up the s; .13 the door of her room, Enid turned-- "0 ura "Otto minute please; she said. She left him 1,tanding on the landing. and want Soto rho room, closing the after her. Icer breath was ct,mirig n10at pain:hilly from her lip,. She dreadfully agitated. There was a perspiration on her brew. She wonder- ed vaguely if she would have the stye to go, through ,an interview with hi A girl was sitting beside the basin She ,tot up as she,leaty her mistress, 'Ile 713 sleepier, beautifully," she lteeiet 05001,d for 110 hour." "I Lave to sneak to 3nm0anc' 110 mein, 135x3_,2 . Yon can come book when ring:* The girlwent away, looking half i'usly at Julian as sate oilseed out; then Enid opened the door. "Come 1n, please" she said. :the lead tos.md off her tar cap and slipped out u1( her shabby coat; 130 came into the room the man pressed hand to his eyes. Be felt. so ashamed 10)113 at lair. .70w Pante w315 -t you have t0 s said Enid. Be let his hand fall, but his oyes closed still, and. he leaned half uncon- sciously against the door. "1 want yen to come bark to me," said; and I'lnid an,ewered him with pas- sion- -you (11'1( rand! You have come h„ insult me to hurt me and 10 mako life harder than it d ; and he answered her 110ar4013- '1 Want yott to emote back. f have 1 toad; 'but now "I 11m sane. I love you Rove you -sl can't lire without you!" Before she had realized what he 1111:+ do- ing, he had .fallen on 'iia knees, and caught her hand in both of 317:1, Enid, for g0ndnes3 sake;' 119' : drn't send me away." She -war trembling in every limb. 'T crus a burning 111 her throat, and her' were blinded with teats. You have been too long In comb •,11e said. I don't '(relieve in your 1 There is something behind this some 'ods. but the past is over and done with. Nell; and you are so young, and you have so much. Why 1Mould yon be unhappy?" ilerause I can't get w1,at I want, 1 suppose,' said Lady Ellen, a little 304.1:- 10ksly. Tia man looked down on her, paused :10 Instant, and thea he said- Of Canr,o-1 understand why you drew crook from the thought of, marrying,Bry. ant. It. is because there is another man 311 your life. Nell. won't you onfide in ane? 'Won't you tell me something about this other man?' L) the hitter you wrote me this morning, you said you look upon e.0 ns your brother. Yon asked me to sot Tor 0ot3 as a brother. I lova you very neatly, and I want to eau all ill my power to help ,you to advise you," Lady Ellet got up and snapped her flu- .. -4110113 in his face, "I don't want your advice," ohs "gad there 1,1'1 another man, at hast," .she amended there it; bat yen waft do anything with him." 'Whv nr.. 1 asked Colonel DawneY a little lurrted ,v. Thom was a little nervous. thrill rule tiiti through him. "Why not 1!10113" She stood. in front of hint very Pale. and (;11*' tried to Mush. ' Benansw-,because he is the stup,drla- lrlindcot- dearest creature 111 1110 the hvoild." '1'h013 810 /'01.01041 3101' Fuse with Sher battik. "Oh, Adrian,' elle ,aid. "Don't you understand?" 710 14000 very „tell, and then he -said -- N18 The word was a whi per. but it wan i'u11 1(.F amazema'nt 1tnd 1(v somr- 3,11h1g else, an exquisite tenderness which held a cou1Ousion. Re took took the two oma11 tremlding melee 513311.iter face and he held then) in his ane (.iron hand.- Then he drew her near. 013 and 3100101' till her head was resting fill his breast: It Clat11) be true, Plell,' 11e told. ' Oh, yyy •dear it Can't b true," :8110 release,] hherself a little from his ¢sdld, and stood looking up at. him flush - i e dlnd, paling, with tears in her eyew. But 1t is true: it has airway) boon •true. Ohl how I have despaired of letting vou kt.aw, I Stave done 1031 best, Adrian. you Sate nobody 000114 havo accused me et not trying to melte you see. W:hy at 31 Ines I havo felt quite ashamed 1)eealtse have flung myself at your Stead so apen- lyi and you have never seen e.0 coming, r 33311at was becaua0 I b,ev0 been ,blind," jll0 :titan answered her, '111704 and stupid la11 tato time -11 have been suiting out my heart lfor 3101)." N said Lady 1111.0n; in her bright, birdlike 3a0,07 new 'that cant bo true. Tt .71( 33bseleteiy treater" • Tine 'tcby 'Neve yea never let Ino khatsy'." Moron be couid.ropeek hb 111111 deed on. 311)'100 and mat her h11144 on his lilt,. No --pal, sate said [hurriedly. 33)0)11 tell me, 0.•-S mu'don0•tund" Mao iben!'afoutw11.rd and ikiesod the empty ,3100ve 130 ahs spoke, and then the tc,ars . sable. O1tl T am 300 1lapfiy;' elle eau; "nitwit '7ta,pny," lib repeet04l 'brokenly, 'Tile moa w510 laved 111 eerie over and + Eist4d away her Itcare, (11A3m4)4XXVI. l'ro n ,Cady 11 sn'a ;Some Jull)19 'went Strad3g•ht tt,o the lsearyae�1sl lit' l fppcola s Inn. 310 '13res. w ,baanbebell into their aciddttt. t"0 'Wtittt everyth,t`ng to !n(ie theta3)ed,' 11e 111333, 1(r "7:511 s111 alryeelle into coma 331er. moa Ale y0e 3110 )i haw e 10ry lie" v t0 m r' 013©,1 are 314011 you e fol. then 31438 led - door 111- 115* cold 0der- ngth m." 0115. said, hues. I cur. had he one to ay, were neon• h0 130 10 my el•ed leen 11-I he Haid, There eye+: 1131" 1330'! • Due 101111, .(0me.,t,lling--•10317,111 means -greet things to you-1uld so you play your pert." Julian Bryant got up and stood looking 1t her. "I am not," he said, "I am telling you the truth. I ,wont nothing 1,111 you you and work: Idverything 7o hideous to Inc • without you,' Enid. looked at him and thou looked away.. 'There ;vas 1 blight movement in the little cot, instnmtively .the mother in tier re.monded to that. 81tt moved across the room and stood beside her (hlld, Plcc„1 don't ep0ak foo loudly” 3.1310 se id. Julian stated al, her: then a. great coy Stroke front his lips. 114, took two strides and swept the while ettrlate cot ono side. "Ohl" he said. "Thoth is ai child, and 7 1(1303 knew! A child -my (.hihll Our rhild; and you have been in want, whilst He could not. finish 11113 speech, but stag• igored 10 tit, chair close by, and falling nto ft he ,buret Into teats. Bald stood with tn.-raiding lips; then she kn011 besiee him. "Don't I" the said, "Oh, don't .111(0.11, YOU 1)301113 my heart" ale caught her to liim and 11e kissed lien. "Why slid you go away?" lie said, "Why did y011 leave me? It was eruell" "I went because I loved you, beennor. 1 l(n0w that you wer0 having a terrible light. I wanted you. to 110,00 money and case of 1011111. J kn00 that you 11o)ild never •31034 them through e.0 or wit11 me." It twee 'cruel is he repeated; but he kiss ed her watt passion, and he :held her so tightly :that she could hardly 0)000.111(1. But I have coma ,Leel(" he orled exultantly, Yon aro not ,going to drive one away. You are not going to Seale e.0 again, Enid I have said good. bye •t0 alto money, and all shalt motley peitne;You,x0 n.1t11;11}i I wattotanemyleow whet, you Imre suffered. 31 808 it In 1300]' face.. Yon have grown s1 thin --yon have h ad so Much sorrow. Enid, you are not going' 10 send not away "Oh, we' mustn't (acids anything in a hurry,' Olu(99 01114(71 brn en5y,, "Think ft7liolc how (little/nitit will ilio tor von, musk nversa now than in 00 old days be. '• (; 101( 715130 had so muc.11 i' ' on t 133E 10 1.11ink aabottt. 31110 money,' he'a.11aweree 11ea., "only 03reelvee,'tve two. we three, '17103, 1e going to be money Jn Claude Grahame -White, English 4t3i13101'. Perhap.3 the beet known of all English birdmen. He participated in the raid of 3.113ritish.aeroplanes on Ostend and other German sob - marine bases last Friday. Falling into the sea near Nienport on the return trip, Mr. Grahame -White had a narrow escape 13,0113 death. He was picked up by a French boat. another direction. 1'11 tell you all about Shat later." Ile wap thinking of Bill Rotch and his invention. "Now I wa d o ' hold you, in t, ut to d 1a tt < Y m arm to kiss u you, �o hear 'bu Y Julian,, +o t'0 y , t y sly 'you11I 'forgive you. I ata glad to have " you back." "Bow ci•1 I say that?" Enid whispered, "!f 1 know that all my .0ariac0 is in vain; that I rob you of everything. Have you forgotten what w0 sulfated together, when yon tried to get 'work?" "I am not afraid of that kind of suffer- ing," Julian answered. "What frightens MU IS loneliness, heartache remorse. Do you think I have had ono really happy Hour since you left me? Do you know tvhy I did not find you -it was because 1 1508 SO til that I nearly died." Enid gave a little cry, and held bim More closely to her. 'See, 1 was very ill, so 111 that I did not know anything that )vas happening, and when I came bask to consciousness it was to find that many week; had gone, that you had disappeared, and t1111t I was a rich =aril It was not of my own free will that I toolc that money Enid. I did not want it - S fought against it for sou to give it to sou -yeas, but to take it for myself, no; and you. must have thought such hard .things of, :me -you must havo said to yourself as Urea event by. 'How soon he has forgotten.' 011, my wife) It was a great mistake. I know that you did it 'From the 'hest, the sweet• eat, and the purest of reasons, but it 1100 a great mistake. We have lost e, year of our Jives together, We can never put back that year; but,' he added, with a ring its his voice which .poke of strength and courage, "Ave are going to have many other years -we three. Enid. 0od bless Yon. Stretch out your arms and take me. back.' - S10w17 she obeyed him,' and •whenthey were close to ono another, 110 said - "Now toll me that you love me, love Inc just as you used to love -mo --and forgive me," "I love you," said Enid. "I love you better than I used to. There is no ques- tion of forgiveness, because lova you!" 'To he"F THE KAISER FEARS DEATII. If He Catches Cold He Goes to Bed Immediately. Whilst travelling in the rear of his troops the Kaiser has in con- stant attendance a number of court physicians. He fears the attack of disease almost as much as 11e dreads the assassin's knife. If Wilhelm eatolles as much as a cold he im- mediately retired to bed and can- cels all his engagements. Unhappy court officials who stiffer from chills have to carefully hide their symp- toms from the Kaiserotherwise they will he at once banished. They have to use their own handkerchiefs behind the shelter of a friendly palm or slip through, a window on to a terrace; where they can sneeze out of the range of his M.ajesty'e observance. In Berlin the Kaiser used to ex- ercise in a covered tennis court, which was frightfully overheated, according to Wilhelm's orders, In this oppressive atmosphere he play- ed tennis with perspiring officers, Mather than run the risk of develop-. ing a chill, the Kaiser would disport himself in t11isbuilding with its hot- house interior, It was the same with his riding 1ohool. The Master of the Horse wale always finding his charges developing coughs owing to the heated atmosphere in which they were exercised, by the Raiser. Miss Anne Topham, at one time governess to the Keaiser's daughter, tells in her "Memories of the Kai- ser's Court" how the Emperor was always making panic-stricken exits from one palace to another to avoid disease. On one occasion the Em- peror and his court were comfort- ably installed .at the Belle Vua Pal- ace, when Prince Oscar developed chicken -pox. So all the luggage was repacked and a few hours later the Kaiser was scurrying off to another palace. This occnrreneo happened just prior to the German Emperor's visit to England, se that ho spent an apprehensive week in the latter country, always on the alert for symptoms of the disease width he feared had infected him. 1 _ . — Pat Sees Wonders. Mike--Phwat do yez t'ink av the way they have naw av asindin' mes- sages widest!, wires or palet' Pat-Siii'e, We a great invintiun I expect. wan av these days they'll (oind a way 1' travel widout Savin' home. 0 A On the, Farm ger Plowing in the Fall. Plowing early in the fall liberates more plant foul for the spring crop and conserves more moisture. By loosening the surface soil, thus al- lowing the air to penetrate, the soil parta'rles which .contain phosphor- ous, puteesi1111t, and liflle are caus- ed to oxidize, which sets free these elements for the plant, writes Mr. W. H. Frazer. ,The soil compounds originally are very complex and are practically of no benefit to the crop until they are acted upon by the air, the solutions in the soil, and plant juices, so as to decompose them and make them much simpler. Fall plowing has a tendency to let the rains percolate into the soil bet- ter, which tends to dissolve and break up the compounds for the use of the spring crop. Bacteria, Whi4 are found le the soil in countless, numbers, generally work better where oxygen front the air is readily available, and these in turn break up the organic mat- ter of the soil into similar 00):11 - pounds, liberating nitrates or ni- trogen .food for the plant. This is one of the most essential elements for the early growth of the plant. It is often noticed that spring plow- ing will not cause props to lodge so 'badly as fall plowing. This is ex- plained by nitrogen being ;set free to a large extent in the loose, por- ous, fall -plowed than in the more compact soil:• 7.'he atlolsture problem is also s valuable one from the standpoint of productiveness of the soil. As stated above, by opening up the soil She fall ruins percolate much more rapidly into the soil, while there is a mulch formed on tlhe surface 4vhieh tends to prevent the 'water from, the subsoil going directly to the surface and being evaporated. Early fall plowing makes a reser-. 'air of the subsoil, storing the wa- ter for the crop in the spring. Often where the ground is a 'little rolling, the water will run off before it has time to soak in when the soil is compact and hard. Those who have practised summer -fallowing know that it increases chances fora good yield the following season, and .this is largely due to the liberation of plant food in the soil and conserve -- dun of moisture. Fall ploeving very similar, only the soil has not quite so long to !bring about these changes as in ease of hummer fel.- lowing. 1Vhere possible it is near- ly always advisable to plow as ear- ly in the fall as_possible. A horse's Eleven Requests. First -Don't pound or heat me. Second -C ever me when I am too tehrm or too cold. Third ---Don't stand me in a draft. Fourth ---Don't overload ane. Fifth -Don't compel me to work when I'm sick, Sixth -Don't cut my feet too much when I'm .shod. Sevenths - Don't overdrive and underfeed me. Digh'th-1i'emembor that I have feelings. Ninth ---Don't water me, when I have been driven a long distanee, until 3 am cool. Tenth Talk to roe kindly. Eleventh -Treat me as emit 301(31( like to be treated if you were a horse. i''h'eprooi' Wood. To make wood fireproof, !,lake a. small quantity of .fresh lime and xdd water lentil It Stas the consist• ency of 01'eanl, stir well and add tone pound of alum., twelve ounces of 0onemereta1 potash, and about one pound of salt, Stir again, and ag,pjy while hob. Two or three stoats will, keep wood fireproof for many mouths, WUSSIA. RATES' (GERMANY. Fine Opportunity Is Offered 0.0 Ilii. tisk Malnlftictnrers. .An English coi'respon'dent'in Pet- rograd writes rias follows concerning the Russian hatred of everything German ; German used to be spoken here a good deal, and in 1111oscow among business people' 'a gi•.eat deal, Now it i$ dangerous to speak it any- where. In almost overt' shop hangs a large placard asking people nobto, Street ear conductors will not allow theme to. Often in the streets English people are stared at with dislike and suspicion because their English Stas been mistaken for Ger- man, I"hear of several altercations whiolo have arisen in this way, A lady I know was told by an officer net to speak German. She retort- ed in French "You ought to learn to recognize the language of Eng- land, your 'ally." An Englishman who speaks perfect Russian was abused rudely in a street car be- cause he was talking English with his wife. He turned the laugh by saying in Russian "If you bed been better educated you would be able to distinguish between German and English." The man collapsed. In schools the teaching of German has been suspended. A Gelman news- paper which has been published here far a century and a half is to be suppressed at the end of the year. Thousand's of firms which -had close relations with German indus- try have resolved to send their or- ders elsewhere. Great Britain might ste i in andget `rem i our 1 them f business men' cared todo business i11 ess 6 all Russian li nes. But that means studying Russian ukgttireme'nts and giving long credits, which few Bri- tish firms care to do. A fine opportunity is offered to foresight and enterprise, "There is no sacrifice whioh we are not will- ing; to suffer in order to throw off the economical yoke of Germany and to attain m111.' independ•enoe.,t So says the organ of the Chambers of Conlmerce.and Industry through- out the land. Aad the members of these bodies mean ft , . now. If British firms Were to employ agents or to send out representatives who speak Russian and who understand the people they would ,licar about plenty of openings for business. All the cutlery I have noticed here is 'German, from Solingen or Essen. Is Sheffield -so prosperous that it needs no fresh market? During the. next half -century Russia will spend n)111iens every year on agricultural machinery. Are our makers going to stand aside and let others sup- ply it? HINTS AT PEACE. Significant References From Lon- . don and Paris Bankers. While diplomatic' and official prn- nonncements by belliger'nts .1111 still fairly unanimous on sloe point that the war will be proiouged, the observant follower . of current fin- ancial events may sense a feeling in the foreign capitals that peace is nearer than is generally supposed. There may be no authority for this. Once'before, since the war began, financiers thought they dateeted signs of faltering which; they im- agined, presaged early peace ne- gotiations. They, were wrong then --or rather the signs that were evi- dent to them did not work out. But some day the financiers will be right, .and if history repeats itself, when the news does come, the mar- kets will have it first, For 'this reason the financial cables sent from London and Paris to New York bankers during the past few days, because cif their significant references to a possible pretext for peace overtures, have been of great interest. ,Some of those'cor-, respondents who usually write with a good deal of authority have tak- en the view that the United States protest against the • German war zone may yet he used as a pretext to terminate with dignity a war in which,, nest international finan- ciers admit, it is no imager possible for Germany to gam a lasting ad- vantage, The reports of acute economic difficulties in Germany and Austria may be exaggerated, but financial commentators, even as close to the scene as Holland, apparently do not think so,. Even the statesmen are making somewhat frequent references to a more speedy conclusion of hostili- ties as witness the threat of Brit- ain's First Lord of the Admiralty that the paralyzing force of the pressure now being exerted upon Germany through the navy may itself decide the Issue of t11e war. "Oharlie says I grow more beau- tiful every time he sees ane," "'If that's the ease, you ought to inwke him. call twice a day," Came t'he re - Learn to Play The Piano One Ev. You .Can ! 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YPQNH MEDICAL 1:0,« ©tseen.1 ierie 1J.9.A, 1 A RECORD Of ATROCITIES LIST OI't'THE MURDERED BES UI U11I Co.-2GL Chore fes :and l'abel'naoies :Wane•1 4only Destroyed by taerUla)ts. The London Times has received I 0, list of the Belgian clergy killed by the German soldiery between August 4 and 31 last. The list is given below, It is necessarily in- complete, its no information could be obtained from the dioesees of Bruges and Ghent. In addiction to those repoi'tecl as killed in the dio• cess of Namur, 10 priestswho have disappeared .since 'the invasion are presumed to have been slain. All the' clergy named in the list are known to have met their death by violence. ; Many of them, were tor- tured before they were shot. ' Chorales Destroyed. A number of priests and members of religious orders were sent as prisoners to Germane and from evidence received ib is -certain -that they were treated in an ignomin- ious manner. Several churches were destroyed, For example, the Collegiate Church of St, Pierre ab Louvain was deliberately set on fare, A great number of other churches were profaned. The ta- bernaeles were broken open` and the plate was stolen. In some planes the consecrated wafers and relics were thrown to the winds or trod - dee underfoot. list of victims :- Diocese of iUalines. Bneken . ro11d4e.. De Clerok, parish p riest, M. Dergent, parish priest, Gel - M Gorisb, parish priest, Ant- gaerdeu. M. Lom'baerts, parish priest, Boman -Loo. &l. Wouters, parish priest, Pout Br Iiute.i. Carette, professor at the Dpis- copal College at Louvain, M. Dupierreux, S. d. M. Father Vincent, monk. The Brothers Sebastien and Al. lard of the Society of Josephites. . The Brother Candide, of the So- ciety of Mercy, M. van Bladel, aged 71 years, has disappeared; he is believed to have been killed, but bis body has not been found. _ Diocese of Namur. M. Ambroise, parish priest, On- haye. M. Alexandre, parish priest, Mussy -la -Ville. M. Georges, parish priest, Tia- t1ig',nry, Gl Ivdli. ouden, parish I.rieat, 1.a M. Hottlet, parish priest, les Alloux. Mn.. Leisse, parish priest, Sport. iltin,lo M. Pierrard, parish priest, Chat- M. *Piret, parish priest, Ailthee. M. Poskin, parish .priest Suriee. 111, Sclrloeael, parish priest, Has- tieres and distract. M. Patron, curate, Deux flys. M. Gilles, curate, Couvin. M. Pierret, curate, Etalle, M. Bilande, almoner, Bouge. M. Dooq, Professor at the Cel- lege. Virion. M. Gaspar, Professor at Dinant. M. Burniaux, Professor at Ne- mor . h'I, nder, retired priest, at 111. Deloourh, seminarist at An - Ili. Marechal, seminarist at Mais- in. '.Che Father Gillet, Benediotine of • the Abbey of Mareds'ous. In addition to these a canon and two brothers,. belonging to the A'b'bey of Leffy, together with two priests from the 'Diocese of Tour- nai, were killed by German sol- diers in the Diocese of Namur. Diocese of Tournai. The parish priest of Acoz. The parish'priest of Roselles, and A seminarist from Tournai, Diocese of Liege. The parish priest of Blegny (Tremibleur). The parish priest of Forel. The parish priest of Harcourt, Vose, T1se parish priest of Heure le Romain. The pariah priest o1' Hockey, The curate of .Oine, Not Needed. Two college students were ar- raigned before the magistrate charged with hurdling the low 33ot,0 jn the road in their motor ear, "11•ava' you a lawyer?" asked the utagletrate, "We're not going to have any lawyer ," answered the elder o£ :the students. "We've decided •to tell the truth." Not 'i'aetfit ly .Put, Houseman --If I'd known you Were going to drop in on as so un- expeotedly we would have hard a better dinner. Horton ---Don't mention it, 014 roan; but newt time I''il !1)33 sure and let you know,