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The Brussels Post, 1916-6-8, Page 6A TEAPOT TEST will convince you of its sterling merit. Let us send you a trial packet at the same price you now pay for ordinary tea. Black, Mixed or Green. Address Salada, Toronto. B 192 THE LAPSE OF ENOCI- I WENTWORTI-I By ISABEL GORDON CURTIS, Author of "The Woman from Wolvertons " CHAPTER I. Of course the game ended with a consolation pot. Merry and Went- worth, each with his last chip in the middle of the table, called for a show- down. howdown. All but Singleton dropped out, and he, big winner of the evening, took the pot. Wentworth and Merry were broke. The game had been played in Went - worth's library. Before its close the gray light of the morning began to steal past the curtains and the glow of each electric lamp took on a murky haze. Enoch Wentworth, acting as banker, cashed in the chips of the winners. Three of the men put on their hats, said "Good morning," and went out. Andrew Merry sat beside the baize -covered table with its litter of chips, pulling slowly at a cigar and staring into vacancy. "Do yon mind if I open this win- dow?" asked Wentworth. "There's a chill in the air outdoors that will feel good. I've swallowed so much smoke my throat feels raw." "Open every window in the room if you like, old man. I'm going home.' "Hold on a minute," cried Went- worth unexpectedly. "I'11 go you just One more hand. Let's play one big stake and then swear off forever." "I tell you, Enoch, I haven't a cent. Heaven knows how I can tide over these months until the season opens. It's a good thing I'm not a married man." Merry laughed mirthlessly. 'One last hand!" pleaded Wentl worth. "What do you want to play for?" Merry turned up o coat sleeve and stared at his,euff buttons thoughtfully. "I have nothing left but these. I don't think I'll put them up." "We've thrown away enough money and collateral toenight," Wentworth replied. "Let's make this stake some- thing unique—sentimental, not finan- cial. Why not make it youd future against mine?" "That's a great stake! Sha'n't I throw in my past!" "No, let each of us play for the other's future. It is a mere fancy of mine, but it appeals to me." "Are you serious? What in God's name would you do with my future if you won it—what should I do with yours?" "I tell yott, it's a mere fancy of mine." "All right. Carry out your fancy, if it amuses you. I ought to be willing to stake my life against yours on any hand, if you say so." "Do you mean that?" "Yes, if you want to call me," Andrew Merry smiled and blew a flurry of smoke rings into the marble face of the Shakesphere, while he watched Wentworth's pen hurry across a sheet of paper. The news- paper man banded it to him with the ink still wet. "There," he said, '`we'll play for that document, the winner's name to be written at the top, the loser to write his name at the bottom." Andrew Merry read it aloud: To -- I hereby pledge myself until death —to do your every bidding—to obey your every demand—to the extent of my physical and mental ability—you to furnish me with support. "Will that hold good in law?" "Just so long as the loser is a man of honor—no longer. Are you going to weaken?" "1'R be damned if I am. I'll put this bit of paper in my scrapbook." The man who wins, keeps that bit of paper," Wentworth answered with a whimsical smile. He tossed the unsigned bond into the center of the table and shuffled the cards with grave deliberation. Merry lit a fresh cigar and puffed it meditatively. Upon each listless brain began to dawn the realization that this was a stake of greater im- port than the rolls of bills which had grown Lighter and lighter till the last green back vanished. "Who'll deal?" asked Wentworth. "We'll cut," Merry spoke quietly. "Low deals, ace low." Enoch Wentworth cut, a tray, Merry a seven spot. Wentworth shuffled the cards again and held them out to his opponent. "Yes, one ehand. Each man to discard, draw, and show down." Wentworth dealt with noticeable de- liberation. They picked up their hands. "Give me four cards," said Merry. "I'11 take three." Wentworth's face was as solemn as his voice. For a moment each man sat star- ing at his hand. Then Merry spoke,. "There's no use in showing down," he said. "I haven't even one little pair." "Hold on," expostulated Wentworth, scarcely concealing the relief which his friend's admission gave him. "I'm only ace high. Does that beat you?" Merry's face also told its story of reaction. "Same here," he said, lay- ing the card on the table face up," and a jolly king to follow it." "King for me, too." Wentworth's face flushed and his voice grew impa- tient. "What's your next card?" "A ten," Merry replied tranquilly, too tense to wonder why Enoch I awaited his declaration. "Ten here. My God! are they all alike?" "Seven next" "And mine's a seven!" Both men paused, each with his eyes on the other's card. "And a four," cried Wentworth irritably. He passed his hand across i. his forehead; it was moist and cold. "You win," When Merry tossed down his hand a tray turned over—it was the same tray which gave Went- worth the deal. Wentworth had drawn to an ace and ten. Merry held up a king. The younger man lifted a pen, dipped it in the ink, and scrawled Enoch Went- worth across the slip of paper. At the bottom he wrote with grave delib- eration, Andrew Merry, and handed the paper to Wentworth. The news- paper man stared at it for a moment, then dropped it on the table, laid his. cheek on the palm of his hand, and, looking straight in the face of the actor, asked: "Merry, do you realize what this means?" "Not yet, perhaps; still I wish you more luck of my life than I've had. Now, since I'm to look to you for support, could you scare up anickel? I've got to ride home, you know." Before Wentworth Would reply, the curtains parted, and a girl's figure . r. You will like its Fine Granulation Buy your sugar in these neat 2 or 51b. cartons, which you can place directly on your pantry shelves, Just cut off the corner and pour out the Sugar as you need it. Lantic Suair - Comes also in ].0 ancl20-11) bags for honse• wives who like to buy inlargeroMintities "The All -Purpose Sugar" Pure Carle ExtraQuality Granulated 2 and 5-lb.Cartons - 10 and 20 -lb Bags showed itself for' a brief moment. "1 'beg your pardon, Enoch, thought you were alpne," she said lied the figurevanishedas suddenly`iis it had appeared. "Who's that?" Merry demanded. Wentworth'W only anshver was to pull out the lining of his pockets. From one he produced a quarter and handed it to the actor. Mercy pocket- ed it without further questioning, and pulled on hie gloves:. "Say, old man." Wentworth held the door for a moment half closed while he spoke, "Say, if you don't mind, let's keep this transaction to ourselves."' "I'm willing." Merry paused to. strike a light' for his last cigar, then he laid his hands solemnly across his breast: "Cross my heart," he 'added in a sepulchral tone. Wentworth started at the sound of an opening door. A girl entered. "For heaven's sake, Derry! What are you doing up at this unearthly hours?" "I've had my sleep, you haven't," she answered with a laugh. "Dorcas, sit down," said her broth- er., "Do you see that fellow on the bench under a tree?" The girl leaned a hand on Went - worth's shoulder while she turned her eyes in the direction his finger point- ed. "Yes! What's the matter with him? Is he anybody you know? Is he in trouble?"` "He's an old friend of mine. It's Andrew Merry, the comedian.'` Wentworth sat for a moment gaz- ing into his sister's beautiful face. She was a child in spite of her eigh- teen years. He felt like an accid- ent, sin -battered, soiled, city -worn hulk of humanity as he returned the straight -forward gaze of her „ray eyes. "Tell me about him, Enoch." "I ran. across him wheu I was do- ing dramatics on the Pittsburgh Un- ion. He was a genial lad but there wasn't much for him to tell an inter- viewer. He had beenborn and rais- ed in a western town and then ap- prenticed to e. country bank. He hated figures and loved the stage. He stuck to the ledgers for a while be- cause he was all his mother had, I guess she worshiped him." "How did he happen to go on the stage?" "Came on to New York, as they all do sooner or later, and began with a turn in a. vaudeville house. He had' reached a salary of fifty a week. He was perfectly happy except for one 1 thing—hecouldn't get the mother's loneliness out of his mind, They wrote to each other every day." "I think I should like him," sug- gested Dorcas. "I gave Merry all the.. space next morning instead of the dancer, and he' wrote me a grateful letter. I didn't see him again until two years later, : when I came to New York. I found his name in the cast of a light opera company on Broadway. He was pretty far down the list, but before the thing had run two weeks he was moved up to second place. His work was unusual. He's the funniest Merry Andrew I ever saw, yet o in a while there's a touch of whim- sical, tearful pathos in his antics that makes a man wink." "Take me to see him," cried the girl eagerly. "We'll go to -morrow. It's his clos- ing night in 'The King at Large.' He's a bigger favorite than several of the big stars, yet—it's the queerest thing —in all these years he's never taken the step that would bring him to the top." "Why ?" "The Lord knows, One manager died, another went under. It's the un- certainty of stage life," "And his mother?" asked Dorcas. "She died suddenly last season. A fool usher gave Merry the telegram in the middle of a performance, when he went off the stage. He dropped as if he'd been shot. They rang clown the curtain until the understudy could get into his togs. He didn't act for 1 two months) I thought he would never brace up. I had him here half the winter trying to cheer him. He gave me the dumps." "Poor fellow," cried Dorcas. "I roused him through his pride. He hadn't a cent to his name, so I shamed him into going back to work Ile earns lots of money, but it gets away from him." Wentworth's gaze tuned to the lit- ter of chips on the table. His sister's eyes followed. "Is it that?" she asked. "Partly," The girl rose to her feet. She put her hand on her brother's shoulders and gazed down into his face. "Enoch," she said hesitatingly, "I wish you wouldn't. You could help your friend if you would turn over a new leaf yourself." . "We both swore off .to -night for good and all, little girt," Wentworth took her hands between his own and looked into her eyes with a resolute look. 'II want you to help both of us —Merry and me. The devil of the world was never whispered inside convent walls, You'Ve left a quiet, simple life --for a very different world, There's more mission work waiting you right here than if you had taken the veil,' "Enoch, the girl's face was grave nothingwould Enoch and earnest, ever make e take the veil, I have ' 'on --»1 want t o go on onlyone ambtti thstage." "Look Lord!" cried Wentworth, "I never dreamed of such a future --•for you," ('To be t ii iinued.) �(as� Petroleum idly The reliable home remedy for cuts, burns, insect bites and many other troubles Sold in glass bottIe'6'+and . handy tin tubes at chemists and general stores every -1\ where. Refuse substie `> tutes. Illustrated booklet free on request CHESEBROUGH MFG. CO. (Consolidated) 1880 Chabot Ave. Montreal ON THE FARM not he allowed to accumulate on the walls and ceiling. With atight, smooth ceiling and smp,oth walls with- out ledges there should be little trem- ble from dust and cobwebs. White- wash should be freely applied at least twice a year, both to walls and ceil- ing, as it helps to purify the stable and to keep it light. An abundance of light is necessary -4 square feet of glass per cow is generally suffici- ent if the windows are well distributed and not obstructed in any way. Every cow stable should have a system of,ventilation to keep the air fresh and pure and the cows comfort- able without exposing them to injur- ious drafts. If the smell in the barn is disagreeable at any time, it ini-. teates thea the ventilation is deficient. At least 600 cubic feet of air space "should be provided for each' how. The feed toom, silo chute, and hay chute should be conveniently located, but at the some time they should be in . a separate room to keep the odor and dust out of the stable as much as pos- sible.—Canadian Farm. An Incentive to Improve the Herd. When the Dairy Act, relating to paying for milk by test at chesse fac- tories, comes into force there will be • . an incentive for patrons to select and breed their herds for butter -fat pro- duction. Under the ,,old method of paying according to quantity, the pat- ron with the low-testingejlerd was be- ing paid more than his milk was real - , e the high t at ng mmilk g waschesold ht below value. Numerous tests have been made which prove beyond a doubt that there is nothing fair in paying for milk, according to gbantity, Lor cheese -making purposes. A differ- ence of one-half per cent. in the test makes a difference of twelvecents in the value of cheese made, from 100 pounds .of milk when cheese is sell- ing at fifteen centsa pound, No dairyman wants to profit at the expense of his neighbor, and yet in Many factory sections this is exactly what has been taking place. Evident- ly low -testing herds are in the maj- ority or paying on equality basis would have ben universally adopted long ago, and there would have been no need of legislation in order that justice might be meted out to all pat- rons of factories. The new Act, is in the interests of the dairy industry, and instead of there being only a few high -testing herds in a factory district as at pres- ent, it"'will tend to raise the average i test and incidentally the returns from the dairy herds. Dairymen and cheese makers should co-perate and do all in their power' to promote pay- ing for milk according to. quality. If the herd gives a low average test, there is a way of improving it. True, . the test of the present herd cannot be • raised, but by using a bull from high - testing ancestors the offspring usually prove to be better than their dams. The easiest and most satisfactory way !be half the herd, and if his ancestors ' were only average the offspring can- not be much better. By paying at- tention to breeding, the average yield and puality of milk per cow will be much higher ten years from now than it is at the present time. If the aver- age is raised by 1,000 pounds of milk per cow per year, it will increase the profit by at least ten dollars without additional expense, unless it in the cost of the sire The average milk and butter -fat yield can be increased, and web lieve it will be done. When the dairyman with milk testing 3 per' The Dairy Stable and Clean Milk. _ On a farm where live .stock is kept greater attention must be paid to cleanliness than on one on which there is no live stock.. This is particularly true of a dairy farm, for the success of which thorough sanitation is a necessity. To obtain the most sanitary condi- tions, the diary barn should be built on high ground, with good natural drainage and sheltered from the cold winds of winter. Horse stables, poultry houses, hog sheds, privies, and manure pits sould be far enough away not to contaminate the cow sta- ble air. There is always a tendency for the barnyard lots and paddocks surrounding the stable to get muddy and foul, but when the barn is situat- ed on a high, well -drained spot this tendency is reduced to a minimum, as the lots soon become dry after a ram and in the spring when the frost frost leaves the ground. If the yard is inclined to be muddy, it may be im- proved by drainage and by the use of cinders or gravel. It should be free from mudholes, and manure 'should not be allowed to accumulate in it. In severe winter weather, or in the spring when the ground is soft and manure can not be hauled to the fields daily, it should be stored in a manure pit some distance from the stable and not in the basement of the barn or any place in the dairy stable. An ideal site for a barnyard is on a south slope that drains away from the barn. A clean yard is a great help in keeping the cows from becoming. soiled by mud and manure. Drinking water for cows should be fresh and uncontaminated from any source. The well should be so locat- ed and protected that there is no dan- ger of pollution of the water by the drainage from the barnyard, manure piles, or other sources. The water tank or trough should be so conveni- ent to the stable that it is unnecessary to expose the cows to extreme cold or severe storms. It should be kept clean and filled with an abundance of fresh pure water, to remove any doubt as to the ability of each animal to satisfy its thirst. The construction of the dairy barn may be less important in keeping down the bacterial count of the milk' than careful methods• in handling. milk. Proper construction, however, lightens the labor necessary to keep the barn and its equipment in a clean, sanitary condition, In the old-time basement dairy barn little attention was paid to proper ventilation and dis- tribution of the light. This type of barn is not recommended and if used for housing dairy cows the lighting and ventilation should receive special attention. A one-story dairy stable is every good type. It should preferably be located with its length extending north and south and have an abund- ance of window space. If the stable is located this way it receives the purifying beeefit of both the morning and afternoon sun. The construction should be such as to keep floor, walls, ceiling, and stable fittings in a clean andsanitary s y condition. The floor, gutter, and mangers should be hard, impervious to moisture, and free from cracks in • which filth may collect. The glutter back of the cows should be large enough to hold the droppings; a width of 10 to 18 inches and a depth of 7 inches are usually sufficient. The glutter should incline so as to drain readily unless the liquid is tak- en up by absorbents, All drains and waste pipes should be water -tight and air -tight, Every waste pipe should have a trap to pre- vent foul air from corning back through the waste pipe. Those types of stables and mangers are best which present the least pos- sible surface for collecting dirt and dust and the least obstruction to the circulation of air. Stang of wood have many flat surfaces and cracks i are difficult to ices clean and soh ch p in case of an outbreak of disease are not easy to disinfect thoroughly. Stalls anti swing stanchions made of metal pipe are more sanitary. A low, smooth manger without sharp angles ill Preferable, for it is easy to keep clean, Cobwebs, dust, or dirt, should of obtaining a high -testing, high -pro- ducing herd is to weigh and test the milk from each cow regularly, then 'save the heifers from the best. At- Itention must be paid to the breeding of the herd sire, He is considered to A Hint to June Brides Don't confine your use of BENSON'S Can Starch to Blanc Menge and Puddings. There are any number of dishes that will be all the bettorfor, a little E° SON'S CORN STARC/I Chicken Croquettes—Creamed Egon —Gravies and Meat Seneca pain a most deloctablerlohnessand smooth - fleas when made with BENSON'S Our recipe book is foil of practical suggestions =lots of good things, easily prepared. 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Nearly 035,000 has been collected to endow a chair in Russian at the University of Birmingham. About $60,000 will be required. During the week ending March 10, the number of L.C.C. necessitous children fed amounted, to . 13,689, against 39,475 a year ago. • ROYALTY BEFORE THE CAMERA. Just Like Ordinary People When They Have Their Pictures "Took." The photographer to the British royal family tells in Tit -Bits of his ex- perience while engaged in his work and of the formalities to be observed on the occasion. The last time I was at Buckingham Palace, he says, I took six different photographs of the Icing and Queen and other members of the royal family. When I was taking a group of the royal children, Prince John suddenly laughed just as I ex- posed the plate. The Queen, who was in the room, said to, the little prince, "Now you have spoiled the photograph and another will have to be taken. You must not spoil this one." "I am very sorry," replied the prince most solemnly, "but it wasn't my fault; some one, pinched me," an explanation that made Her Majesty and the lady in waiting smile. The next picture was taken without acci- dent. Royal patronage is, of course, very valuable to a photographer, All royal sittings are paid for, whether the photographer is permitted to pub- lish the photographs or not. When a photographer is summoned to any foreign court, he is supposed to wear evening clothes. Soine years ago I was summoned to a well-known West End hotel, where the King and Queen of Spain were staying, to photograph their majesties. I went in my frock coat, and when. King Al- fonso's equerry entered the room where the sitting was to take place he glanced at my attire, and exclaimed: 'Good gracious! You cannot appear before their majesties dressed like That!" "Well," I replied, "that is the way T dress when I am summoned to Buck- ingham Palace." "Ohl" replied the equerry doubt- fully. "Well, I must explain it to His Majesty." King Alfonso at that moment enter- ed the room, and the equerry began his explanations about my attire; but the Spanish monarch quickly inter- rupted the recital with a laugh, ''!I think Mr. — looks very well in- deed," and the sitting then proceeded. A Moving Tale. Caller—"I would like to secure a place in your moving -picture cam-, pony." Manager—"You are an ae- toe ?" Caller—"Yea," Manager— "Had any experience acting without audiences?" Caller --"Acting with- out audience is what' brought me here," Better if Ile Iiad Not Spoken. A ratheromnaval to p tous al ean taiti 1 had been compelled to await the com- ing of anew naval cadet. After the usual 'introduction, h t , e i•omarltecl, "Well, youngster, the old story, 1 suppose --alto fool of the family sent. to usl" "Olt, no, sir," rejoined the youth, "that's all been altered sines your day,"