HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1921-9-29, Page 6The Secret of the
Old Chateau
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Synopsis of Later Chapters. for messieute. Bexenter tore open the
Leaving Baxenter bound in the cel-
lar of Adderbury Towe'l, partial and
Haverton make their. escape, Two
days later Bexenter starts for. Paris
with 0 detective, ,Silas Berwick. They
track Haverton to the ITote1 d'Pclair.
CHAPTER' XXIL-( Cont'ct) ,
Vivian Renton had turned his face
on the pillow so that it faced the altar.
leis eyes wore: still eIosed, but hie
lips tnoVed over so slightly. The ta11,
eerefeacoated doctor watched hitt
anxiously.
Bexenter tiptoed event the place and
"Whether I shall choose England
rejoined Berwick adid I-Iaverton .in the
little wood, the three leen following as tidy future home I cannot ,say. I
the master of Chauville as -he led the 'thtJ r{yi lcrE. H,"n this was road" out
way back to the house.
Tho scene in the chapel filled the to nim, laughed.
solicitor"s mind and gave him pity for "Just as well, eh, Baxenter? We
all rogues. He slackened his steps and ilaaubeas t n?i e known what to do with
touched 1laverton en the arm, t, anyway, y, What are you go -
"There doesn't seem leach hope, MrV vino dos with
thlro the
money--I mean
Elarveoto•n; perhaps you would like to „ els
see liirn2" I reckon ihet .Stella should have
(jut Eddie ',book off his touch with something to say to that, Tt's hers;
an cath•and saial that he was. nota but, if I know her, site won't touch
roan oP, sentiment-oepecially where ? Penny, I expect a hoepitad well have
Vivian Renton was concerned, It would et n? the long i.mt, As to 'the Towers
ba' more to the paint if they would I'll just let it nip, The man only rent -
toll him what they intended doing with ed it, and I don't fancy anything out
•
him. of the- place myself. The furniture
•Bsxen'ter's eyes blazed and his was expensive, but too flashy, and
kneeklos stood out, patches of tight the pictures ware -well, trine. - In any
skin on his'olenehed. hands.
"I think, l-Iaverton, that you are the
most despicable creature that God
• ever -let live, The man back there,"
and he pointed' to where the windows
of the chapel shone wanly between the
Wes of the pines, 'es a king to you.
You want to know what we are going
to do with you? Mr. Berwick and I
have not yet _decided. In the mean-
time yen will go 'back and wait for
es at the 'Three Lilies. You're quite
tee there with . no money and no
French. March!"
They stood and watched until the
figure of l.d•die Haver•ton had slouched
away in tate direction of the Mu, then
flurried after Monsieur do Barron.
"There mist be some connection-,
e 'me paasape between the tomb and
this."
Idonsieur de Barron held the candle
well above his head and surveyed the
details. '"There is' no good rrskirng up
,:hamper, which ear over a century heel the past; it can't do Hubert any,good.
a•3 na visitor save on'y Vivian Ren-' Haverton doesn't know anything
ten, - about Stella's fprtune, and, in tiny
"Ta think;" the ad gentleman Went. ease, 1 think we've seen the' last of
n ;"that for all 'thee long years 'him. Now, I'm for that little' room
ons e sat n.l, had •ray dinner and enter-1
tinder the roof. -and bed."
to nns•:l my frisnds not ten feet' from But Robert Baxenter sat late writ -
Aladdin's cave! One would Ravel ing a letter 'to Stella, in whieh he
,,(most 'omelet. thee tions ware out,mkeci Ilea to break her -contract in, --
.f the past is:ould have whiepe•recd its e .y,. as Ha-Velem/ had .disposed
eve -et. Mir; Benham is a Melte' girl" of his companies. He added that -he
would be in Paris in a week's tine,
where he would take rooms at the
Maurice for her Mother and herself,
and await them- there.
CHAPTER. XXIII,
"Gentlemen, -I have decided, on
seeond thought, not to await your .de-
cision as to what is to be done with
ine, Your remarks as to my having
no money are somewhat wide of 'the
Mark, The luggage• at the Hotel
(Miele is Renton'e; mine is in a safe
place and, contains enough, I imagine,
for mo to live in comparative com-
fort for the net of my life,
"My theatrical enterprises in Eng-
land I disposed of to my maiaager the
day T ran up to London from Adder-
bury Towers
casco I don't intend to let the police
rake up poor Hubert'sdeath again if
7 can help it. I suppose Barchester
will be alt agog with mystery for pine
days, then they will shake their heads
acid say that 'they always said that
there .was something fishy about that
fellow partite' end,tee landlord {will
step in, and there will be a sale.
"Can't you see the society dames of
Barcbester entering • the Towers for
the -first and, last .time to view the
lots? You know bow these things
are. I wonder what ,the auctioneer
will think when he comes acmes the
dress suit I wore ie the cellar. Luck-
ily, there is nu mark on it to show it's
mine,"
Berwick smiled,
"I think you're right to let it go,"
he said. "It's been a romantic tangle,
but only our own little circle know the
The key, anti the threetrons 'as to
• he apple in the careing of the' panel
ed been fitted' in .the thee -lois 'bag.
iViih"his itist breath: Dbrtiit had made
hat repae setion he -coati, and the sec-
' ret at' the Dartignys Was a sedeet no
lereeer• Conclusion.
Thst the men, who had so, success- A faint 'breeze came across the
fully impereonated:ate last of a noble Plaine and carried with it the -elusive
race, laid made .libel iise of •his visits murmur of Fells. The sun, deep cri:n-
was ' apparent -from the beeheil end! son, and barredwith a belt of gray
empty clysis and caskets. Int fact, cloud, was touching the topmost pine
here vttc; comparatively rittle of value in the little wood which showed black
left thee alas portable, The Larger and clear-cut' on bhe western horizon,
Mate and pictures were still in the and the- air was sweet with the scents
ehiamber, and had Vivian got away of evening. A bee still hung sris'-
with tete heap of, jewels aed • vessels pended over the purple clumps of
felted beside hint el the vault it is heather, as though reluctant to leave
net liked{ that he would' have' thought the scene of his labors,
it •rscnth his while ever 'again to visit "And you must really go to -mor -
hie treasure jteure• It was evidently row, Bobby?"
The young man bent his head and
The too Engeishtnedt dined at that 1•ooked tenderly down into the gray
hateett with Monsieur de Barron and 'eyes lifted to his,
"I'xn afraid• there's no help for it,
dearest.. Old ,Cattle is well enough in
his way, but he's getting old; it's time
I wee back' in harness. Besides, Sep-
tember Will 'be on us' -anti there are
many -things for us to arrange, eh,
Stella?" •
The girl blushed prettily.
"I suppose there are, Bobby, but I
do wish, we•didn't have to live: in Lon-
don: 'Do you knew, I think I must
be French at heart. I seen to,,lrave
felt at home, so completely, ell these
wonderful weeks. I lust love my new
ancestors and this romantic old home
that was theirs,"
They paused in their -Walk and turn-
ing, brought: the.'towers of Chauville
into view, rising proudly into the cop
per blue of the sky. From their base
the lawns terraced gradually to the
very edge of the moat andse auneel'to
mingle there; with the watet lshep, and
the reflections. Two swans rode tea-
jestieally beneath the stone, brid8e.
Frohn the windows of the dening-
roont the lamps cut squares of rosy
radiance. Within, the ascan they could.
see the bent figure of old Henri as he
hovered round the treble, 'adding a deft
touch bare and there to the glass and
silver, Through the still air came the
muffled music of as gong, .
to he a fine] haul.
he deem), from Viols. The latter Was
cre:ace Wore in his late patient
teen it: the mystery of the case; and
talked lei neety yaba l# ,hespine And
• tate lungs. `There would be en:intjuiry,.
1.e, said; but, ;17 inoneietir Olid not wislt
k, the whole affair need apt be made
- (demi had confessed to him
flint the man had visited .the chateau
i+efoi e: ho wAs an antiquarian,'dodbte
loss, end' -well, 'he had net with' an
accident. Any• ingpieers would have
to be sett het With that,
The -40; t. sine—Mimi his • siiouhlers
s' l poured out a,Flase of :But•gendy,r
'r-willer-will tee tilt "friend in Blois about
.at Mcncti.rn• de Barrette you• will trot
be leached,"
It was late when Berwick adid the
.v ,t for reached the Tbree,Liljes adid
tlyh in/eh-ed et once Ter Mr. Haver -
'on, The hast told them he had gone
NO: to Paris. He had.seontod to be
in a great hurry and hail loft a letter
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For Marty .years
to physicians have pre-
acrited`yeast for the
, Ir correction, of certain
physical disarrange-
ments. such es boils.
constipation. pimples
erect intestinal troubles.
.Royal 'Yeast Cakes
are rich In vitainilnes
and serve to 'eine up
the blood. Royal
Yeast 'Cartes are on
stile in pra+cttcettly every
grocery'stOfi0. Send
name, anti address for
tree copy "Royal
Yeast Cii,kes for
better;''Health,"
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"Wiry, Bob'b'y, here we've been idling
away the tithe and you're not dressed,
Seel" and Stella threw 'open her coat
ani showed the simple white dinner
frock beneath. "I'm all ready and so
La mother. .Run; you've got ten min=
Utes. I'll came on slowly," '
It was a merry little party that gat
down to dinner that night. The French
windows Were thrown open to the per-,.
fuit'ed+twilight; in the darkening blue
of -the sky stars were here and there
appearing, and .a young moon was
sowing_faintly.
RoBert's departure was not mention-
ed until the tabPe,had,'been cleared and
the :decanters and fruit shone et the
polished oak. Monsieur de Barron
spoke of it first.
'And so, Mr, Beefenter, this ie your
last night with' us?"
Hobert looked tsp and' smiled from
Stetla'to his host.
"It is, sir, to my sorrow. (kin afraid
7 have neglected nty' week quite long
enough."
The white-haired old man et the
head of the table did not 'smewer at
once. He filled his glass ;and passed
the decanter over to Robert,
`.`What cause is there'£or yon fro
v.eork?-no, don't inionesopt•me, I want
you to listen. It's a delicate subject,
perhaps, to oitelf updn; but ymx sib iiil
here
gethe, you and Stella and ma-
dame. I will telt roti a little history"
Monsieur de-rtarion'put" "m"latch to
hit cigar ani. smoked thoughtfully for
it moment, then:
"Qnco upon a time -that is the way
storres open, is 11 not? --a certain
young mere Cant of Lille 'found him-,
self, et the only age al' thirty, a weal-
thy man, Ibis money had been made
inertly by the opollee of the railways
of Cetfaria, and lie married, ort one
lt c' *z
A pe tall earl will brim to Yee Our sea"
inrgeleell Catalogue, soon to be taaued,
Oteitelaing ' housande oC ilthstrattone
og alfai .ln Jowellor), bilyorwnhe,
China sale Noreitlee, Write today,
I¢LWO "MOO., Jeweller.
pe .A YONGel aT. 'Ta:ROlellee
of his visite to that; country, the
daughter t,f an otficiai in Montreal, It
wee a Love Match, and when a I)ttle
girl wap born to them their hand'.hand'.ness-----" The old lean broke elf sud-
denly, a little eyd smile paising over
his face,
there is no need to speak
in psrables," he went on, "My wife
was a very distant'deecendautt of the
family alto, in former times, owned
this place. Her cousin's grandfather
had' emigrated to Canada at the be-
ginning of last century -and, it was to
please Mercelle that I bought back
the Chateau, and in those days I
looked forward to a life of happiness,
Hu't it was a Dead Sea fruit. .
"Two years after settling'here the
foyer chine to Blois. It ddd' not spare,
and' I Was 'left alone -embittered, X
threw myself into the world of finance
and, as is often the way, the luck was
with . me, and money, which I had
ceased to care for, accumulated rapid-
ly. And in the summer I would;came
here and people bile Mame with the
forms of those who were gone. In
my ntind's eye I would watch them
until no soul rebelled at the self tor.
tune." I shut up the house and went
abroad -China, India, it was ail the
same to me -and at last I returned
'here cured as far as there is a cure
for a (broken heart."
The tears were standing in eteila's
gray eyes as she listened.
Monsieur de Barron leant over the
table and took the little oandsbetweett
his.
"I know now why I came back. Do
you know, Stella, that my little Paul-
ine would have been abort your age
had she lived? I can trace -a fancy,
maybe, but one I would not lose --aa
faint likeness. After all, you are all
the same blood. Do you not see what
7 want? I am old, and I have not had
much happiness. ie it too late? I
want my dream child out there on the
lawn to have a playmate, one who will
clatter up and down these old oak
stairs-( want laughter and singing
to be heard' a •gain in these old rooms.
Robert here must let another Baxen-
ter have his -business and come and
help me in mine -no, I will net hear
Et word now, you must .talk it over to-
gether—"
The old man rose end, walking to
the window, pointed to the little copse
of pines.
"Come here, my childeen. There is
an alleyway between the trees there;
Marcel'le used to say it was designed
by Cupid himself. At tithes the night-
ingales sing there. They sang there
years ago. There are ghosts in the
shadows of that little alleyway -
ghosts of the past." He drew back
with a smile, holding aside the curtain
and Robert gave his arm to Stella.
They passed out over the moonlit
dawns to the alleyway, designed by
Cupid himself, where the nightingales
sing.
(TheEnd.)
Birds Cross Lake on
'Steamer.
Land birds far from land form one
of the sights to be 'witnessed by pas-
sehgers on ' board the steamboats
crossing Lake Michigan, says bhe De-
troit News. This is said to be es-
pecially the ease on the steamboats of
a line plying between Muskegon and
Chicago, a distance of 100 miles. The
steambdats sail ofter dark.
At sundown the spars and rigging
of the vessels in the dock form good
resting • places .for the land birds,
When -darkness comes and the boats
begin to move it is too late for them
to go ashore.
It issaid to be nouncommon thing
'for the 'passenger to see• a strange.
right jest between daybreak and sun-
rise. The birds are waking up and
find themselves some thirty odd miles
from land. They circle about the boat
until tl'tey are compelled to rest an the
rigging, some of them seeming much
perplexed, while others make the best
of circumstances, ,
On one trip two yellowhammers, or
Slickers, were among the company, as
well as a silent little sapsucker'' that
,pecked away at ropes and spars, as If
he were breakfasting heartily on
grubs. There was a frightened brown
thrush as well as a pair of tiny wrens
and several g;ass aperrows.
The birds accompany the vessel un-
til, it reaches the outer port and then
ilyeashore,
Mistakes Worth -Money.
Several examples -be "freak" editions -
of the Bible recently came under "the
auctioneer's hammer lir London, '
One of the most remarkable is
known as the "Bug Bible."' In this,
the context of the Dist Psahn runs:
"Thou shalt, net be afrnyde for eny
bugges by night"-"bugges," in
mediaeval times, meaning nightmares
andother teeters.
Another curious example in the col-
lection is the "Treacle Bible," in which
the passage, 5oremiah VIII, 22, reads:
':There is no more triaoo at Gylead•"
The "Murderers' Bible" takes its title
from an error in the translation of
rude, verse XVI, wince in the Auth-
orized Version run's: "Thera are mur-
murers, complainers"; while a curious
misprint in the Beatitudes, "Blessed
are the place -makers," gave rise to
one set of 'Bibles being known as the
"Place -makers' edition.
Altogether there are no fewer than.
ten "freak" editions of the great book,
some of them of considerable value,
Washing With Ashes.
Soap, as we know it to -day, le quite
a modern invention, 11 consists•chief-
ly of•two ingredients -ash and oil,
Out encestors'ueed the two separate-
ly. Wood ash was employed for the
preliminary scrubbing, and when this
Was finished the body was rubbed
down with oliva -ell. This custom Is
almost as old as the hilts, You meat
hale wondered who, people in the
Biblo so often referred to oil relining
down front a pereeon's head to his feet.
Tills is the reason,
'.dire oidl costa e' of teeing ash still re-
nieins tri same parts of Switzerland,
where clothes aro cleansed by being
boiled in water contaftiing a Inge
amount of the white ash of Wood.
Loeb has failed who, we aepy no*
thing abut faults,
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A coinmiailty Birthday Pasty,
A contributor writes of ;s new 'kind
of .tonnmunity: entertpinmett that
suitable to any season, and that may
be ivon outitrl'doors as well 43411';
s in,
donors, It ortgincsted with a wQmarl's
community club that -lad eevonty live.
members, They tried it out an. "visi-
toirsk night" 'and establlehod Beyond
doubt the fact that the idea le' as ;prae-
tioable as .it.la:attractive,
'Every member was allowed to invite
one guest. With the invitation the
member gent a corresp•ondearee card Oil
which she had written the date of the
affair and the request that the recipi-
ent signify that he 'meant to atteed" by
returning the card with 'hie nerve and
the name of the month in which he
was born written on It, A stamped,
self-addres's'ed enveloipe w'as •in'elesed
wi't'h each invitation.
As soon as the club women knew
how many to expect they planned
twelve tables -one for each month in
the yearn -land decorated each table in
u fashion that was symbolic of the
month that it represented. The Janu-
ary table, for example, was set with
white thine, glass and silver; over it,
-suspended from Oho ceiling, hung clus-
ters of imitation icicles and snowball's.
The May table was decorated with
artificial tulips, daffodils and greenery.
Red and gold paper bearts and St.
Valentine's Day place cords .narked
the table given over to •February.
Above the June table hung strips of
silver paper wedding bells and fes-
toons of white ribbon and of white
paper roses. The October table was
gay with autumn, foliage, -sumac,
maple and oak, -and there were favors
made from nuts and fruit.
In the centre of each table was a
birthday cake, iced in yellow, pink,
green or white, and with the name of
bhe month lettemed on it in melted
chocolate -a device to enable the
guests to find their respective tables
readily.
A place card -a design done in
water colors by an artistic member of
the club -was laid at each place, the
cards of each table being decorated
differently. For example, for April
there were crocuses; for July, Can-
adian flags; for August, butterflies;
for November, chrysanthemums; for
December, holly.
The waitresses -two at each table -
wore costumes in keeping with 'the
tables at which they berved. For the
spring tables the costumes were green
-a pale' shade for March, a darker
shade for April and a deep green'trim-
med with white for May. The summer
waitresses wore blue and white. Those
who had change of the autumn tables
were dressed in ahad!es of yellow and
russet --anything from pale buff to
golden brown. The winter staff wore
white, andthemat the December table
wore boutonnieres of• red and green
crepe paper, as 'Ghrietmas colors.
When the waitresses had served a
supper of chicken pie, scalloped po-
tatoes, bii'ttered rolls, fruit salad, cake
and coffee, the entertainment conunit-
tee divided the guests into four groups,
according to the season -spring, sum-
mer, autumn or winter en which they
were born. Each group was asked to
do some stunt to entertain the com-
pany, the waitresses for the different
seasons acting, as group leaders.
The stunts, proved a veritable fund
of fun, One group acted out a difficult
charade that required considerable in-
genuity on the part of the actors and
some clever thinking on the part of the
spectators, Another carried :through
an impromptu programme of music
,and recitations, The winter group gave
representations of the holidays that
occur in the winter months; for ex-
ample, Santa Claus appeared and dis-
tributed Christmas gifts in the guise
of forfeits._ Father Time offered •a
bundle of amusing resolutions for New
-rear's Day, and St. Valentine offered
to tell romantic "farbunes."
At the end of the evening the host-
esses shook up birthday gifts -inex-
pensive toys, lavers 'and jokes -in a
hast; and requested every guest to draw
out a present.
The idea of 'a community birthday
party might well be used in a cam-
paign to raise -funds for a church, or
far_ some other community purpose.
In that case the tablesshould be num-
bared -January';, one; February, two;
and so on throughout the twelve
months; and as sufficient number of
tickets' should be marked with nem -
berg to correspond. As soon as a
guest enters the, dining hall he an-
nounces his birth. month, and buys a
ticket for Oho able to which the acei-
dent of bit-th assigns him.
Bread Like. Nether Used to Maice.
The baker Who uses the brand
"home-made" on his bread appreciates
the fact that it is very difficult to
beat "the 'bread that Mother teed to
snake" All bread., made tit home is
not good, in fact, heavy, sour bread
is . common to many homes even
though first rate flours are used. One
00 the many difficulties in making
'bread in the ordinary hone is theleek
of a warm place where the doug.h can
be kept at a moderate suitable tent-
perature without mucic variation
throughout the whole period of fer-
mentation. Dr. Charles Saunders, the
Dominion Cerealist, in Bulletin 97,
recommends the construction of a
special fermenting box or cupboard
to 'be pieced in t4 }rarin situation or to
be provided with some system of
warming from inside, -
Yeast' write -reasonably wet only
between moderate limits of temper -
Mute, approximately 75 to 85 degrees.
As a •result of kis researches in regard
to wheat, flour and bread, treated in
this bulletin, dough ought to be kept
between 80 and 90 degrees F, , Moist,
con r
creed yease is :laid to work More
quickly than
dry$ yeast cakes,
Experiiaents have shown that al*
Meet .ri,nt° slough can Ibd safely ferment.
ed until it loos risen three times to
double its height, 7Cateadntg, however,
le not necessary, according to Dr.
>gituliders, Who reeoltinends that the
•
dough iehould' he kaoeked „• cure ;.earn
fjnie w'ttle or o g n nd
withoutitlt remtioving It pfroanhand Ohoinvessel
until tholtast occasion when 't $ teenta
iierred to the baking time • The longer
the "fermentation the lighter will be
the (bread and the finer its texture
provided' the limit be not pissed'. The
addition of a little •lard, butter or
other fat, slightly reduces ,the' tougha.
mise of beefed 'without detracting
noticeably, front the . flavor.' .'Sugar, if
used at ,all, should be added' with
great. moderation, '
• The following methods are adapt-
able to home bread making.
Rapid method with moist yeast..-
Soak a cake of moist yeast in half
cup' of lulcesvarm (not hot) water I
fewminutes. Take one quart (40
ounces) of water quite 'het to the hand',
to this add'two rounded tablespooneful
of .lord (or other fat), one heaping
tablespoonful of salt, and one heaping
tablespoonful of sugar. Then mix he
about three pounds of flour (equal to
about eleven level cups).
As soon as this mixture is cool
enough . (that is, when it no longer
feels hot to the hand) add the yeast,
and then enough more flour (probably
about two or three cups) to make a
slack, easily worked' dough.
The temperature of'the dough, when
the mixing is finished, should be about
85 degrees Fahrenheit.
Set in a warm place (about 80 to 86
degrees) to rise for about five hours
or more, knocking the dough down and
turning the surface under every time.
the dough reaches twice its initial
volume. The dough should be knocked"
down from two to five tines, according
to the -'rind of flour used- and the kind
of bread desired. Mould and put into
pans, and allow to rise for about one
hour until it has doubled its volume.
This makes ,approximately 51 pounds
of bread.
All nest sponge with dry yeast. -
Soak a cake of dry yeast in half a
eup of lukewarm (not hot) water for
about twenty minutes. Take one quart
(40 ounces), of water quite hot to the
hand. To this add two rounded.table•
spoonfuls of lard or other fat, one
heaping teaspoonful of salt and one
heaping teaspoonful of sagar.
Then mix in four Ievel cups of flour.
When the, mixture no longer feels
hot to the hand, 'add the yeast;beat
thoroughly and set in a warm place
overnight. The temperature should he
between 70 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit,
The next morning (a'fter about ten
hours) unix in one level tablespoonful
of salt, one level tablespoonful of
sugar and sufficient flour to make a
stack, easily worked dough (probably
about 21/2 or 3 pounds).
After kneading the mass sufficiently
to secure uniformity, it should be set
in a warm place (about 80 to 85 de-
grees) to rise for a few +hours. If
very eight bread is desired, and if the
flour employed be suitable for making
such bread, the dough should be allow-
ed to rise three or four times to double
its volume, being knocked down and
the surface turned under each time,
It may then be moulded and put into
the pans. Here it should be ,allowed
to rise to double its volume (v'dally
about one hour) before 'being Placed
in the oven. This makes approximate-
ly 51/2 pounds of bread.
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Ser*ants in Eternity.'
Recent discoveries in Egypt have
disclosed curious burial customs. of the
ancients among the most interesting,
perhaps, being a large number of ser-
vant groups, -
These consist of little wooden tier -
vents to serve their master in after-
life.
A boat formed the principle item in
one of those groups. Five or six little
wooden figures make up the crew. The
boat is, of course, sail -driven, and is
steered by a long rudder oar from the
stern,
Another group is seen earry[ng a
chair for the spirit's use when it tires.
Fan -bearers accompany the chair
party. 'Cooks kneading bread form bhe
subject of another group, . while a
fourth group depicts a cellarer and as-
sistants with wine -jars. The wine -
jars have even the year of vintage in-
scribed on them, -
PREVENTS THAT 'RINKI41IG FEELING
Interesting
Stories About Animals
The eagle, according to aeronautists,
remains not merely the king of hlrtle
but'in fl3'ing quality the swiftest of all
birds, A French ")Iger" from the
French naval station at eaten/ea, in
February, 1916, had a match with an
eagle near Mount Olympus, The eagle
competed ofhis free will, •
"X w'aa followed by the eagle,"
writes commander Larrowy, "at a die-
tance_of about :100 feet, our meehlne
was making her full measured sixty
nautical miles en hour. Xa comparison
with us the bird seemed so perfectly
ata standstill that 1 was able to photo.
graph It with an exposure of a hall
second, as the sky was cloddy, and the
plate gave an absolutely neat repro-
duotiore
"Por two minutes the, bird practical-
ly did not =welts wings, and seemed
to glide, except every ten or tivelve
seconds, when it made a• very slight
and careless sort of rowing motion as
if to keep tit,
"When the , bird abandoned all
thought of attacking its strange rival
it went full speed .ahead, and cover-
ing much more than ,Sixty miles an
hour soon disappeared."
' *
be, C. Cornell, Fellow of the Royal
Geographloul Society, who recently re-
turned to- England .after spending
twenty yearsin practically-urrknoien
parts of South,Afidca, is author- of a
story •about an unknown moister that
Lad been -seed near the Great Falls of
the Orange River, It has a huge head
and a neck ten feet -long like a bend-
ing tree. "It'eefies the native cattle
and drags them under water,' The na-
tives call ' it "Etymon," or the Creat
Thing.
Last May Mr, Cornell, accompanied
by two white companions, W. FI.
Brown and N. B, Way .of Capetown,
and three Hottentots, went to the junc-
tion of the Cub and Orange rivers to
see tete monster it possible. He
Writes: "At the cries of the natives I
saw something black, huge and sinu-
ous swimming rapidly 'against the cur -
retina Ole swirling replde. Tee mon•
ster kept its enormous body under'
water, but the nock was plainly visible.
"The monster may bane been a very
gigantic python, but If it wee it watt.
of an Incredible size. This 'monster
may bane lived for ii-untheds of years,.
Pythons approaching it in lies have
been said to have lived that long."
One naturalist considers that 'it Is
pretty certain that at least some mem
bore of Oho crow tribe. possess a mea-
sure of Teaselling power, and ho r0-
lates an incident in this relation that
occurrod in his own Household.
A crow brad 'been captured by the
obedient and brought home and tamed
They were very fend of it and, of
course, fronted It with kindness. As
in most houses where there are child-
ren, there was also a pet eat. Tito eat
' and the crow were friendly.
One day ati unusually nice morsel
was given to Tabby. This the crow
not onleelooked at with envious eyes
but made several attempts to secure.
Tabby bent off each attempt, howev-er,
anti the crow had to resort. to strata.
gern.
Diaapiiearine through the open deer,
he returned la a Pew minutes with a
long string that had been ravelled
from au old sweater. Placing this en
the floor, some little distance in front
of the cat, he proceeded to wriggle it
as he 'bad seen the children do when
playing with Tabby. The eat instant-
ly lumped to catch the string. This
was, of course, exactly what the crow
wanted, an't he, with equal dexterity,
pounced upon the coveted morsel and
flew away with it, leaving Tabby to
the enjoyment of the string.
A Friend or Two.
There's all of pleasure and all of peace
In a friend or two;
And all your troubes may fled release
. Witlled friend or two;
It's in the grip of the clasping hand,
On native sell or In •alien land,
But the world is made --do you under-
'stand? -
Of a friend oi two.
•
A song to sing and a crust to share
With a friend or two:
A smile to give and a grief to beat
With a friend or two;
A road to walk and a goal to win,
An inglenook to find comfort in,
A pipe to smoke and a yarn to spin
With a friend or two.
A little laughter, perhaps some tears,
With a friend or two;
The days, the weeks, and the months
and years,
With a friend or two.
A vale to cross, and a hilt to °liumb,
A mock at age, and a jeer at tine -
The prose of life takes the lilt of rhyme
With a friend or two,
How English and American
Differ.
- When An Elephant • Has
the Toothache.
Few of ua think. of elephants having
the toothache, but they often do in
captivity, and soon let their arteud•
ants know it by little meanings anti
tossings of the head, -
Now comes the difneulty of having
the bad toroth extracted. Tee Mtge
creature 'has to be thrown on the
ground, and he must be shackled to
four stakes driven se deeply into the
ground that there will be no chance
of their being upheaved by struggles
during bhe operation,
The "job" is often done with a huge
pair of blacksmith's pincers. - After
111e operation more time is taken up
by unshackling the animal and remov-
tug the stakes.
The teeth of elophants differ cone
aiderably, the enamel on the molars
of the Africanairinlal being in five or
six diamond-shaped folds, while the
formation on those of the aniriial from
Asia is moulded like a number of nar-
row ribbon bands.
Unlike ourselves, the elephant itis
six or seven sets of teeth during a life•
time, a now tootle ieplacing !ho chi
ono as soon Ota it wears away. How
many of te wish we reseurbiotl the
elephant in this matter!
"I speak four languages," proudly
Imitated the door 'man of a hotel in. ere --
Rome to an American guest. "Yes,
four -Italian, French, Englist and !
American."
"But English and American are the '
same," protested the guest.'
"Not at all; replied the man, "If an
Englishman should come up now, I
should talk like this: 'Olt, .I say, what
extraordinariy shocking weather we're
having! ' I dare say there'll be a bit
of it.ahead,' But when you came up I.
was just getting ready to say: 'For
the love o' Mike! Some day, ain't it?
Guess this is the second flood, all
right' "
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