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Home My WebLink AboutThe Herald, 1914-02-05, Page 2Fier Great Love, t ip, A Struggle For a Heart Cif lliP R Ylaa.171.—(Continued). • Ae he turned the corner by Berry. Street, ire ;almost ran; -ran against a nian who was slouching ,doing the pavement. The malt Iles etvalkine 'with a peculiar, dragging ttit, and lead hie coat -collar turned up and his .hands thrust in his peckete. For an instant it struck Gaunt that there was something familiar to him in the manner of the man, and as he,. Gaunt, muttered "Pardon!" he looked after him, The man made no response, and Gaunt walked en, ` Presently he heard footsteps behind hem: '><i`t4 detective," he said to Himself. I shall not sleep in comfortable ' id •to- night, after all," and he walked oh. The footsteps behind him grew closer, and Gaunt, almost at the entrance to 1Vforiet,a, pulled up short and glanced round, .The man who had been following hint pulled -up as shortly, and the two looked af`each other in the light of the street -lamp, Gaunt recosnized the "shadow," and was..the first to speak. "Jackson!" he said. The man started, hung his Bead, then .raised it, and looked at Gaunt with a dull, vacant intensity. Why, it is you, Jackson!" said Gaunt. 'How did you comp here i I'm glad to see you." r sr Mr. Jackson's lips moved as if he found t difficult to articulate. '•I --I thought it aas you, and so --so I pliowed ' he eaid "I landed at Ports- aoutii his nlokning. I only reached Lon- orIT hie afieerneade esse, Now. there is no one for iallom you feel 41 .keener interest than the man whose life you have saved at the risk of your own; • and Gaunt, notwithetanding his natural reeerve, felt drawn toward this waif and stray; so he regarded Jackson with a frank smile of welcome.. "I read of pour safe landing at Moga- dor," • be said. Jackeon nodded, and looked from side to side an au abstracted fashion. "Yes; they took us to the Canaries, and his .seat. o mail brought us back to England." 'Nothing—nothing," said Jackson, with "But you wanted to go to Africa," re- the hollow cough whieh Gaunt had notie- marked Gaunt. ed several times during the meal. Jackson gazed at the leaden London "She was murdered—stabbed with a Per- ky, and then at the nearest lamp. elan dagger. The rooms in which she was "Yee, Tn.did; hut it didn't matter." found were my rooms. The dagger was "Not i 'ltter?" said Gaunt. mine. The coat thrown over her—a fur Its lacked at the man more attentively, coat easy to identify—was my coat, and" cksou seemed thinner and more atter- —he paused—"the woman was—my wife." ted then he clad been on board the 'Yours!" ejaculated Jackson. Poven ay Castle." His face -was white, Ile gripped the table with both hands, is eyelids: red and swollen, and his bear- and stared at Gaunt with his hollow, ug and manner these of a .man who has bloodshot eyes with a gaze half of amaze- een drinking heavily or is verf11. meet, half of terror. "No." =aid Javksou, daily; "it didn't "Yee, mine,' said Gaunt, leaning back tatter." in His chair and gazing moodily at the "Where are ypu going?" asked Gaunt. tablecloth. "she was my wife. I married It seemed' to.h.ma-hat„having saved the her, thinking her all that was good, and ane life, be Was in a: sense responsible pure, and innocent. I loved her—but or his future welfare. that's a different part of the story. The "I don't know,” .said Jackson. indiffer- salient facts are that site was found— ntly. murdered—in my rooms. That I had been "You'd better come with me," said there—' Gaunt. "I nm going to Morlet's Hotel. "Yon—you had been there?" ejaculated hey ll be able to find a ream for you, I Jaekson. aresay.You look—you look tired" "Yes," said. Gaunt. yHe had almost for - "I am wet, and I am tired," said Jack- gotten hie auditor, and was communing on. with himself. 'I had been there. She They went up the highly respectable came in while I was there. and there was tells 'of Morldtts, and the highly respect-, a scene. I dare say I threatened her-- blc Wilkins met them at the door. It goodnees knows she_ tried. tine. -.hardly scarcely neeessary to say that the enough! --and. I w.ae very likely overheard ighly respectable Wilkins sustained a se- by the servants. In short, Mr. Jackson, ere Chock at the eight 'of Lord Gaunt. the evidence is very black' against me. "My—my lordl" he gasped. I tell you all this because you may ob- Gaunt nodded and smiled at, him. ;sect to continue an acquaintance with a "All right, Wilkins," ale said, eaeily man who lies under so heavy a charge, "I want a room, a couple of rooms, one and whom you will probably think for my friend here—for to -night only guilty." 'mare- looking well, Wilkins. Can I have Jackson leaned back in his chair, and, y old room?" with his head sunk between iris shoulders, If Lord Gaunt had been ten times the coughed appallingly, and ttared at Gaunt, riminal the 'world believed him to be. 'If you'd Ifke to say 'goad -bye,' and go ilkins could not have resisted that to another hotel," sale. Gaunt, "pray do smile or the tone which accompanied it. so. I shall net be offended or deem your e led the way in a solemn and impree- desire to cut my acquaintance an un- siYe silence. reasonable ono." • 'You'11 give us some dinner—anything, ' "She was your wife?" said Jackson in a Wilkins," .eaid Lord Gaunt as easily as hallow voice and apparently ignoring before, and Wilkins, all in a flutter, could Gaunt's suggestion, "Your'wife?" only bow, and respond with "Certainly l -"Yee," said Gaunt, with a sigh. "And my lord." i when I think of her lying dead, I can Gaunt waited until the man, Jackson, only remember that I once loved her, and lead been conducted to his room, then I can forgive her all the misery she caus- went to his own and washed. ed nue" When he came down, Jackson was stand- 1 Again he spoke more to himself than fug before the fire, and Gaunt saw, more to Jackson, who sunk deeply in his chair, plainly than he had seen in the street, looked a ghastly object, and scarcely the wasted •and woe -begone countenance capable of understanding the teem; but of the. man he' Mad saved from a 'watery presently, without taking his bloodshot grave. e eyes from Gaunt's face, he said: The dinner was served—an admirable ! "If the evidence against you is so dinner considering the shortness of the strong, why did you come back? You notice—but neither of the two men could might have got off in that yacht—and— ,de it justice. Gaunt was thinking of De- there would have been no more bother." rima; and:.the charge that hung over his Gaunt raieed his eyebrows slightly. head, and -Jackson also appeared to be "Xf I had been guilty, I suppose that is overweighted by trouble. !what I should have done," he said; "but "A good dinner wasted," said Gaunt, i am innocent. Of course I do not iusiet with an attempt at cheerfulness, "There upon your believing me—" ' Jackson made a movement with hie Band, 1 —"And being innocent, of course I have come back to face the thing' What eee could I do?" he added, simply, 1 Jackson's eyes 'wandered round the room, then returned with their fixed etare I to Gaunt's face. i You take it coolly!" he said, hoarsely, and with an oath. "Suppose—suppose they find you guilty?" Then I shall not be the first man who hoe suffered innocently," said Gaunt, gravely, Jackeon got up from his chair with ilia ficulty and went and leaned against the mantel -shelf. The short journey brought ,on hie cough again, and he bent double 'and put his handkerchief to his lips. As he took it away, Gaunt saw that these was blood upon it. I'm afraid you're very ill, Mr. Jack- son," he said. "Don't you think you'd better go to bed and let me Bend for the doctor?" Jackson waived the suggestion away umpetiently. "I'm all right," he said, sullenly. "Who who didthis murder?" he asked hoareely, Gaunt shook his head. "X have not the least idea. I know no- thing of my wires life since I left her, er her recent movements; and I suppose the polies were so reseured of my guilt that they didn't deem it .necessary to look in any other direction.' ,n otn'ione gleam shot for a moment in- to Season's eyes as he hent over the lire. "The police are fools!" he. said. "I sup- pose any one could have got into, that gat, the room. Wh•aVs the name of the Mansions?" ho asked, with a cunning glance at Gaunt. "Prince's Mansions," said Gaunt. "I do Choose which Crain, not think so. The servante would have seen any one enter," Jackson smiled; his back was to Gaunt. "I1 I'd been the detective in charge of the case I should have raked up her past lite; I should have found out what friends she had; who she'd quarreled with lately. They're fools!" Ile turned round and looked et Gaunt; hie face was.11ushed with a kind of child- ish satiefaction, and . he began to laugh in a meaningless fashion; but the laugh was eut abort by the awful, hacking cougb, and' again the handkerchief was stained. with blood, ,"Look here, Jackson," said Gaunt, -"I is reason for my want of appetite, but I don't know of any for''yoere Mr, Jackson. Will you net liave some of this souifle?" "No, thanks," said J aokeon. `I—I should like some refreshment " Gaunt signed to Wilkins, and he brought the desired refreshment. Jackson drank half a tumbler one "What's the reason you can't enjoy your dinner?" he asked, regarding Gaunt with lack -lustre eyes round which were rims as red as if they had been painted. Gaunt smiled grimly, "Well. I suppose, because it is the last I shall eat in liberty—freedom—for some time," he replied. "What do you mese?" demanded Jack- son. Gaunt lighted a cigarette. "You know my name?" he asked.' Jackson nodded. "And have read the papers—the news- papers?" Jackson shook hie head. "No," "Ah," said Gaunt, reluctantly. "If you bad, it would have saved me an explan- ation. I am Edward Barnard Gaunt, and I am charged with the murder ef—of my wife at Prince's Mansions." CHAPTER, NXXVIL Jackson set down the glass untasted which he had been raising to his lips. His manner was so indicative of surprise, of amazement, that Gaunt et•ared at him. "Do you mean to say that you have not seen a paper --a. London paper?" he asked. Jackson moistened his lips with his tongue. 'No,' he said; "I—I haven't seen apa- per. I know nothing about it. There was n.o paper aboard the ship that took us off from Mogador." Gaunt sighed. It's soon told," he said. "A woman Islas murdered at ono of the flats at' Prince's Maneione— What is the matter?" he broke off, as Jackson half roue from Na-Dru-Co Laxatives are differefnt in that they do not gripe, Burge nor cause ,nausea, nor does continued use lessen their effectiveness. You can airways depend on. them. 25c. a box at ytur • Druggist's. 17e' National Drag and Cltem1cai Co. of Canada, Limited. • a77tlL ertabi ! GRAN caasraws isr-cui you like hest for your white Sugar and buy St. Lawrence Pure Cane Granulated white, in original bags --dine grain, medium or coarse.. Each the choicest sugar. 44A,yorrr Grocer. St, LAWRENCE SUCAii REFINERIES, LIMITED MONTREA, . 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But you're at young man,'Jacksou, and have get all the world before yeti; and you ought to take better carie of yourself, Jackson stared at him gloomily, "You're young yourself, ho said;.••"and rich, T suppose." Gaunt sbruggcd his shoulders. 'And a nobleman. What's the matter with life that you should lie so anxious to lose it?" . Gaunt smiled grimly. "Life ia' just what we mako of it, Jack- son," he said. 'I've made a mess el' sables and, candidly. I aan sorry that thrix Sea, Wolf' happened, to lose her way its the fog that slight, But I 'won't bore Vet any and an longer with• the story of y gri sorrows,' he added, with a smiie. 'e rose as he spoke, poured out a glass f 'tend he las port--it was excel er' s 4 carried it to Jackson. "Then '" he said; "I don't think it wil hurt t; •;filen go to bed. I'll eend for my doe • tomor- row; he's a clever fellow, an 111 'tut you right, I hope." - Jackson took the glass and drunk the wine, looking steadily at Gautie, as • he did so. "Don't trouble to send for your •dost}ir," he said, "He couldn't do any lad, I'm' past, tinkering; I know that. Fled the devil's life for some time paet, ,rd"a t night in the fog off Mogador pun; the ishing touch." IIo set the empty glass down en .hoe mantei•eltelf and moved to the di,or, elle wee a young man, ,ae Gaunt had teid,'tilut he looked a very old one, and -•.ry bad and feeble at that, as he shufflc•1 a ong, with his red bead bowed on hitts net and his hands hanging limply at ha ide. At the door he paused and Ioolte4, ,und the room and then at Gaunt. - "Good -night" ho said. "1 haus for- gotten what you've done for meu're a brave nian, Lord Gaunt, and ire you. " said Gaunt, with a4�' ire. Good-nlabt, or, rather-; good- Bale pect I •shall be gone before you somal len to -morrow. Don't hurry up, but take, a long reef. Oh, by the way, do you bah - pen to leant any money? If so—" ' Ire took out hie purse. He •still felt ae' if, having saved the malt's life, be was-fai a sense responsible for lite welfare. Jackson's fate grew red, then livid, and he looked at Gaunt with a curious expres- aion in his bloodshot eyes. "I've got plenty of money," he said, brusquely. "Good -night!" and ho left the room. Gaunt was not sorry to lose him, ftIT though he had saved the man's life and was anxious to befriend him, he did not like him; but perhaps for that very reas- on, he felt that he mux; t look after him and do the best for him. • It was like Gaunt to think of another man, even in the midst of bis own terrible trouble. He drew his chair to the fire and lighted a pipe and is it necessary to say?—began to think of Decima. His wife was dead, and he was free. But Decima was as far from him as ever. It was more than possible that a jury of twelve highly respectable and intelligent Engliehmen would find him guilty of, the murder of his wife. But oven if they should not, Decima could lie be his. She could never forget that' lIe had deceived her and tempted- her to l ywith him. He spent a couple of hours in, the de- lightful occupation of thinking how ex- quisite a thing life would have been If he had met his girl -love years ago; if he had not, married;. if-. Life is made up of "ifs." He sighed, rose. and stretched him- self. and went out, into the hall. Wilkins was etanding there as if wait- ing for him. Well, Winknns," be said cheerfully, "X suppose you know whom you've been har- boring?„ Wilkins colored, then went pale. I'll never believe you did it, my lord,' he said, with agitation. Thank yam" said Gaunt, with that: tone and smile whieh. affect man like Wilkins so greatly'. . "As a matter of fact—I did- Vt. Have me called eai!ly to -morrow, Wilkins, Will you? I ehould like to have my breakfast before the police come." 'Certainly, my lord," said Wilkins, with e gasp."I 'ope your lordship don't blame me. I had to give evidence." Gaunt smiled rather wearily, "I don't blame any one but myself," he said. "Good -night." ' Ile was very tired, and he slept, soundly. Ile dreamed of Decima that night, as. he had dreamed -how often! Ile thought he saw her etanding at a distance from him, and smiling at him. Bet she wee a long. wayoff andthough thol gh he stretched out His bands toward her, he could not reach, her. Ile came down to breakfast the next morning as calm and self-possessed es usual. Wilkins was waiting, as if nothing were the matter. "Where is Air. Jackson?" asked Gaunt. ilkins coughed. "Be left the hotel early. this morning, Illy lord," he said. Gaunt shook hie head. "I'm afaid he was not fit to go taut:" "No, my lord," said Wilkins. "I heard. the gentleman coughing all night, It was something dreadful." "Take care of him if he comes back," said Gaunt. "Be qught to be in bed and under a doctor's caro." Gaunt eat his breakfast, and ho was lighting a cigarette when Wilkins an- nounced -t'wo. gentlemen, They were Mrs Belford, and Mr. Burns, the detectfvo''in charge of the case. ear. Belfondwms very pale, and evidently etrugglingri-a"ith his agitation. "This is Mr. Bache, Lord Gaut," he said---"tIe ddteotive." Gaunt nodded, and Mr. Burns looked . et him keenly. "Seery to, disturb you,' my lord, '. he said. "Not at all," ✓;nisi Gaunt. "'T'M afraid I've given you a great .deal of trouble; Mr, Burns, quite unwittingly. Will you take a cup of coffee? No? A cigarette?" lie Banded his cigarette -ease. Mr. $urea was rather staggered. He had had a large experience of criminals, 'small and great, but he had never met with ono quite so cool as this. "I'm ,afraid I have an unpleasant duty to perform, my lord," he said. "Most duties are unpleasant, Mr. Burns," said Gaunt, "You have come to arrest me. I suppose?" "I'm afraid eo, my lord," said the de- tective, I need not warn your lordship that I shall be obliged to use anything you may •say against you" "Quite SO," said Gaunt, 'Wilkins, may 1 trouble you to got me my hat and coat?" "I . wish to remark," .said Mr- Belford, with agitation in strong contrast to Gaunt's coolness, "that Lord Gaunt has come back to Bngland of his own free will, and with some difficulty. to meet this charge." As they entered the. brougham, a news- paper boy rushed forward, yelling: ','Murder in Prince's Mansions! Arrest of Lord Gaunt!" Gaunt smiled grimly. "They get the news very quickly, don't they, my lord?" said Mr. Burns. (To be continued.) Tn. three years the Salads Tea Co, have increased their sales 3,290,954 pounds. In other words they have added to their already large trade 'one-tenth of the entire annual tea consumption in the Dominion of Canada, ,z. Adventures With Baboons. When T was in South Africa, a Youth's Companion correspondent writes, I • left Mangwe one afternoon, in company with a couple of men who were traveling upcountry. We rode at a slow canter through the long grass, for grass grows long in Africa —over your head very often. None of us carried a gun, or even a revolver. All we had were sjamboks--whips lnnade of a single strip of hippopotamus hide, and stout enough to maim a man if the blow were well directed. We were • about a mile below the only pass in the south of the Matoppo Rills that leads through to Bulawayo. Suddenly we saw that the grass on our left 'was• being disturbed over a pretty 'wide area, and out of curiosity. we rode over. We found out that the grass was simply alive with hundreds of baboons, marching toward the hill. There were brown baboons, and gray baboons, andbaboons almost black, little baboons, big baboons, mamma baboons, pickaninny baboons, and old granddads almost white with age. We reined in our horses and watched. They showed no fear, and no desire to get acquainted with us. They looked at us over their shoulders, the mammas hugged their babies tighter, and they quickened their pace. We ought to have lot them pass, but one of the fellows suggested, in a spirit of mischief, that we should help them along. Before you could say "knife" the three of us were among them, and began to lash out with, our sjamboks in all directions. The baboons jabbered, and showed their teeth, but never attempted to attack us. We were safe so long a5, we were mounted. Pretty soon; `they came to a clump of trees, which they tried to climb. But the trees 'were thorny, and they had' to give it up, Then they started for the hills again. We drove th"ern right to the loot of the hills; .but there we had to stop, for we could not take our horses over the rocks. The baboons swarmed up like acrobats. T didn't stop to think, but was -off my horse and after them, My friends called to rue to stay where I was, but I was up that hill almost as quickly as the baboons were. A. black old -man baboon was near- est, and 'T made `a' nish for him.. He didn't iron. I cut at hint with the whip. IIe only bared his teeth, and snarled. I looked round. On every side were big men baboons, and each bared his teeth as I caught his eye. They had no intention to run away from me, or to let me get away from them. I lost my nerve, and couldn't even think of a way out. All 1 eowld do was to back up,, to a rock, iteeretteA baboons at bay with my sjambok, and wait there until my companions could come to my rescue. Befere I'd gone two steps, stones began Co fly—stones of no small size, either. Luckily, a baboon is not a good marksman;' , he makes a jump as he throws. Those baboons hit one another as ,often as they hit me. Very slowly I backed for the rock very slowly the baboons followed. They were waiting for something. That gave 'me hope. If they didn't mean to rush me, why not back down the hill until my companions could reach me? So I changed my direction, and, amid the fusilade of stones, approach- ed the brink of the declivity. I reached it at last, and began carefully to back down. The stones fell thicker than ever. In protection I had to hold my arms over my head. All the time— there was a hideous jabbering and screaming. Presently 1 was virtually underneath some of them. The old black fellow who had first faced me, picked up a rock half as big as himself, and dropped it. I dodged, stumbled over a rock behind me, and fell. Then I knew what they were wait- ing for. A score of them were on me in a moment. They tore and bit at me fiercely. If there had not been so many, they would have got me at once; but they got in each other's way, and damaged themselves as much as they did me. I tried to keep their nails away from my eyes and face and throat, and together we rolled over and over down the slope of the hill. I was scratched and bleeding in a dozen places, and my clothes were torn to shreds; but somehow I was not bitten very badly, Perhaps the pace was too great for any accurate work. So we bumped, and rolled downhill —first I on top, then the baboons on top, then at last a rolling ball of baboons with. me inside, I was too scared even to think of death, although if I had been alone, death was certain.. All at once I heard the sound of hoofs that scrambled over the rooks, shouts in the English tongue, and sjamboks that whistled as they lashed round. Baboons turned to filmy things and took wing, the sky cleared and turned bright blue, and I went to sleep. 'I' None are so blind as those who are looking for trouble. It takes a brave man to do a mean thing in the open. In the social scale the basso may be just as high-toned as the tenor. 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With lambs in thrifty condition weighing from twenty to 35 pounds I can put 'them on the market in 75 days. In• order to -.make gains kr the ,early winterI>;i;111ket,"�larmbs must be brought, to barns at night by the first of November and fed some small grains in yards. ahott the twentieth of,.Novembe'r I begin to keep them' :in yards and increase their feed of grain and hay, gradually d•ecreasittg their ration of grass. By this method I have made them weigh .:25 pounds more by the first of January .;than they did the first of November. I feed corn and oats half and h-alf, giving them all they will eat of the mixture and by December let I feed a, quart of oats by meas- ure and try to have them eat one pound per head. 13y the first of January I feed all corn and from one to 1% pounds per head, or as much as they. Will eat up clean in a day. They are kept in the barn all the time except when they are fed grain in the morning, at 7 o'clock at night and at 4 o'clock in the afternoon when they are allowed to go into the yards. The hay is put into the racks in- doors and water is kept before them constantly. The one who has charge of the feeding should be very care- ful to keep everything scrupulous- ly clean. Rints For Poultrymen. While the hen houses must no•t be kept too warm they must be dry and free from drafts if you wish your fowls to be healthy. It is claimed• that the flesh of fowls can be flavored by feeding herbs and spices, ' This is a com- mon practice in Trance, and it is done to some extent in this country, especially in feeding celery to roosters, Don't forget that the hent want plenty of fresh water even if the weather isn't hot.. Laying hens al heavy drinkers ,as so much of t'h egg is composed of water: Save the feathers. They have market value and they also mak nice cushions and pillows. Dry th, feathers thoroughly before puttin them into any cases. You can beat the hen raisin chickens if you give your mind t it, as your brain should be bebte than a hen's, but if you Want t succeed with chickens you must learn from your own mistakes as well as from the hen's. ' Overfeeding should be recogniz- ed as a very serious matter, since digestive disturbance is fatal to quick growth. Exercise is Nature's one great panacea, so see that you manage your foods and the feeding to keep your chicks at work*;' Seasonable and Sensible Prints. , Do you compel your cows to sleep out on the wet ground and then complain became they don't give much milk? A hiii•t to the wise is sufficient. While fodder when given out of doors should be fed in feed racks not on the ground, it is imperative for the ground surrounding the racks to slope away in all directions and often it would be better still' if tile drained. Do you keep plentyof salt where your lave stock can get at if; all the time? Remember that this is • ab- solutely essential to good health in a, horse, cow, hog or sheep, as in a human being. What kind of water do your milch cows drink? Is it pure and dean? Remember that a big portion of the water they drink is converted into, rtlillz and'; therefore, ought to be a; 'wholesome as drat which you drink yourself, The best milking pail is the one so constructed as to reduce to a minimum the amount of dirt fall- ing into the milk during the pro- cess of milking. The small -'bop pail may have some objections, but its advantages are so in evidence that it is rapadly being adopted by'mo;st of ourprominent dairymen.` .14 A'roan can pocket his pride, but a woman, having too pockets, gen-, enall wears leers on hex sleeve. y Mrs. Vinnie R. Hoxie, the ,pio- neer woman sculptor of America, has received a'commission from the O'kla'homa legislature fora lif,esize statue of Seccuoielt, then•t3iat chieftain,