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The speaker aiitl his companion
sauntered down the road. • Stafford and
/Toward bad heard every wordi'but Staf-
feed' leaked, straight 'before him, and
Made 110 sign; and Reward yawned as if
be had not heard a syllable.
"Do you raise any objection to say go-
ing to my little bed. Stafford?" be asle-
ed. "I suppose, having done nothing
more than clamor about a river. get wet
through, and tramp a dozen miles ever.
Yeti do not feel tired?"
"No," said Stafford, "I don't feel like
turning in • just yet. cod -night, old
man,"
When Howard had gone" Stafford ea-
ebanged his dress -coat for a shooting -
jacket, and with the little wallet in his
pocket tsnd his pipe in his mouth, he
strode up the road. As he said. Wald
not feel, tired -it was difficult for.Staf-
ford, with his athletic frame and per -
•t feet naueeular system, to get tired un-
der any eircumstances-the night was
one of the loveliest he had ever eeens and
it seemed wicked to. waste it by gang
to bed.; so he walked on, all unagnsaiouse
ly going in, the, direction oe'lfatonealtell:
ee.a,ise eenterkw aeneesiteheVatherr which had
fallen from the bagman. stuck to him
for a time like a burr: it isn't pleasant
to, hear your leather, described as a kind
of charlatan" and trickster, and Stafford
would have liked to have collared- the
man•and knocked an apology out of him; an expression of surprise in the davits
• but there are certain .disadvantage$ at- fearless eyes. Stafford raised his can. ,
teased to the position of gentlemen, and
osse of them is that you have to pretend "I am very Aorry!" he said. "I am
ea ace deaf to speeches that were not in-- afraid you must think inc a great nuis-
ance' this is the second time have
been guilty of trespass.'
progrese, when suddenlY the sieve bane
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"'e sesideehis and 'eeriPped it. .
, enusiel. • obe whispered, with, subduee
terror. "It is my father. Ile -yes, he
is aeleepl Oh, see, be is a,sleesil e
a
, will fallaearn
hurt lself---"
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-hurried, whisaer. -";.e. taiale it would le
• daugerous. 1 think he is all right f
you let aim alone. Ha is walking , inn
• his sleep. _Don't Speak -don' t cry. out"
no," she breathed. "„But •it is
and Ida, startled from her reverie. fol-
lowed as far as, the top of the steps and
waited. _
"I might bave- expected 'the faithful
watch -dog.'" said Stafford • to himeelf.
"Now, what on earth am to do? 1 sup-
pose. they'll spring on me-tlee collie
at any rate, it's no use running; I've
got to stop and face it. What a con-
founded nuieithee. But it serves Inc
right. I've no business to be loafing
about the place."
As the dogs came:up, he put on that'
ear of conciliation which we all know,
end murmarina" "Geed dogi All right,
old, girl!" tried to pacify Donald and
Bee's'. But they were not accustomed to
intrudere, especially at that Alm Of
night, and they were legitimately fele-
mai., Dancing round him, and display-
IfTg 'dazzling teeth threatealngly, they
drew nearer and nearer, and they would
certainly have sprang upon him: but,
the girl came, not running. title aatedltiee
down the steep asalateteeeight across the
dewy erase towkids thein, calling to the
,doge
ashecense in her clear, low -voice.
which had not a trace of fear in it, Their
loud barking changed to sullen growls
as she approached; and motioning them
to be still: she stopped and gazed at
Stafford, who stepped out into the moon-
light. She said not a word, but. as she
recognized lam, a faint color came in-
to the ivory pallor or tier , cheek and
• tended for your ears; so Stafford cou
•a.,... not tach the bagman for haying spoken
disrespectfully of the great air Stephen
°rule. •
' Bat presently. almost suddenly. Star -
•ford came in eight of the magnificent
iron gates, and he forgot Isis father and
the talkative rommercial traveller. and The expression was one of simple girl -
his interest fn the girl of the dale flash- ash curiosity, which softened in a defi-
ed back upon him with full force. Be cams way the general pride and hau-
saw •that the gates were (ambled .and teur of her time.
looked. and. with a natural curiosity. he
"You are not trespassing." she said.
: "folieveed the road beside the "wall. lt and the voiee sounded very sweet. and
stopped almost abruptly and ease ;slave ier,,, „ea. ,..the din et, the(legs.
to a iteasafeeue
aeafeeirliftehe' "L - ea tfles-leree7hee-eateaea.. e''''
alTiaffent of the house from the nark be- Tees e is public., 'right of way along this.
amid; and the long Irregular facade of read."
• et am Immensely relieved," said Ste-
_ the aid lauildIng was suddenly revealed.
ford. It looks so unfrequented. that
—
1 was afraid it was, private, and that I
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C-IIAPTEll III. had made another launder; all the same,
1 am very sorry that I should have dis-
turbed you and made the dogs kick up
mingled with pity. In the lighteof the
such a row. I would have gone on or
• story the landlord had told him be real -
gone back if I had known you were
ized he full pathos of its antique coming out; but the place looked so
grandeur. it was not a ruin by any
quiet---"
meanea but it was grim with the air
"It does not matter," she said; "they
of neglect, of desolation, of solitude.
Writ at the slightest noise, and we are
Dui for the smoke which ascended
used to it The place is so quiet be -
from two or three of the ma
massy chin
cause only my father and 1 live Isere
.. neys the place might well have seemed
aloneand there are only a few servants,
aleserted and uninhabited, and Stafford
with Oils feeling upon him stood and and the place is so big."
All this was saidnot repiningly, but
gazed at the place unrestrainedly. It
softly and-aalittle dreamily. By this
was difficult for him to realize that only
time Donald and Bess had recovered
• a few hours ago lie had left London, their tempers, and'after a close inspec-
that only last night he haddined at Itis
tion of the intruder had come to the
cash and gone to 'the' big Merl-iv:de conclusion that he was of the right sort,
-dance; it was as if he were standing in
and Donald was sitting close on his
eeepae scene of the midale ages; he would haunches beside Stafford. and thrusting
not have been greatly surprised if the his 'nose against Stafford's hand invite
• grass -grown terrace had suddenly be- liagly. The girl's beauty seemed to Star-
• come crowded by old-world forms in ford almost bewildering, and yet softly
Patebes and powder, hoops and ruffles.
and sweetly a part or the beapty of the
•------alleterel grecaseyea. What would some of night: he was conscious of a fear, that
the `Perknow give I knogive to belong to -to
was actually a dread, that seas would
own this piece!. he said to himself. "To bow, call the does and leave him: so.
'"titireeeot.that,girl Wean; alone here with
before he could do zo, he made haste
her father:" •to say:
• Ile was turning away when be heard
"Now 7 am here, will you allow me
•;a, slight sound, ' the g-reat door opened to apologize for my trespass of this
slimily, and "that girl" came out on to
afternoon?'
• the terrafe. She stood for a moment "It does not matter " she said "You
o n the great merble -door sill, then she
were very kind in helping me with the
Crossed the terrace, and leaning onsee lamb; and I ought to have told you that
balustrade, looked dreamilyth at iny father would be very glad if you
moonlit VIPW which lay before her. Site would fish in the Heron; you will find
could not see Stafford's tall figure. %m .
e better trout higher up the valley."
which was concealed by the shadow of "Thank roti very much," said Staf-
one of the trees'.and she thought her- „rd.
self alpne as usual. Her solitude did e'ealling the dogs she turned away;
- not sadden her, she was accustomed to then, fortunately, Stafford remembered
it; and presently. as if moved by the the ease of instruments.
exquisite beauty of the night. her lips ..0h, I beg your pardon!" he said; "I
parted, and he half sang, half hummed forgot this wallet. 1 found It by the
the jewel song from Faust. ..' e had stream after you had gone."
looked beautiful enough in her old rid -
"Oh, my wallet!" she cried. "I sin
Ing habit and hat, but she seemed a so glad you, have found it. I don't
✓ ision of loveliness as she stood in the know what I should have done if you
moonlight with the -old house for a had not; I should have had to send to
background. There was something be- Preston or to London; and, besides, it
witchingly virginal in the rant and was a present from the old veterinary
dreamy face with its dark eyes and surgeon: he left it to Inc. There were
long lashes, in the soft, delicately cut some beautiful instruments in IL"
hips, the pure ivory pallor; at the same Still smiling, she opened it, as if to
time something , equally bewitching in show him. Stafford drew near. so near
. the modernness of her drees, whiffle was as to become conscious of the scent of
" of soft cream cashmere, made rather the rose in her bosom, of the still faint -
long and in accord with the present er but more exquisite perfume of her
fashion; she had placed a rose in the hair. fie bent over the case in ellence,
bosom of her dress and it stood out and while they were looking a cloud
redlyrichly from the Soft cream. Her sailed across the moon. The sudden
hair was no longer rough and touzled disappearance of the light roused her,
by the. wind, but brushed in rippling as it were, to a sense of hie presence.
srabothness and coiled in dainty neat- "Thank you for bringing it to me."
pees in the nape of her -graceful neck. 1 she said; "it was very good of you."
No wonder Stafford caught his breath, ••Oh, 1 hadn't to bring it far," said
heal it, as it Were, as he gazed at the
• exquisite picture, which formed so stsik-
Ina .a contrast to her surroundings.
• She leant her chin 00 her hand and
.• -.looked before her as she sang softly;
: •
and at i hat moment her thoughts stray-
' ed from the question of what she should
. ..
She was silent for a moment. not
with shyness, but as if she were notic-
ing the change in his dress, and wonder-
ing how he came to be in evening -
clothes and where he had some from.
etaffotd. "1 ani staying at 'The Wood -
0150 lnis,' at Cearyeford."
"Oh?" she said; ''you are a tourist -
you are fishing?"
Stafford could not bring himself to
say that he was the son of the man
who had built the great white house,
•do to heap the cows fsom the lawn, to ahleh, no doubt, her father and she la-
the young man Whehad rescued her
sen ted.
Iamb for her. She didnot think of him "You have a very beautiful place
with anything like interest or eteriositY, here," he said, after a pause,
but She was recalling the ludicrous pic- She turned and looked at the house in
he struggled 1 the dim light, with a toucli of pride 41.4
bank with the lamb in Isle arms; alai a. her dreamy eyes. • .
' •• faint smile craned. her face. At this "Ys,' she said, as if it were useless
' . moment Donald arid Bees strolled out to deny the • fact. It is very old, and
to Min her. Donald walked with state- I am very foncl--"
:iteate.pe toward his mistress, and Bees
•: • --•,-• ' was following, with a shiver of reluct-
, ance and a backward glance towards the
• • ' „fire -light which shone through the oPen
• .' door, when suddenly ,eho sniffed the pre-
, - - sence of a stranger''and with a sheen
••"Yen; hurled herself towards the spot
•,. where -Stafford still stood. Donald, with,
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She stopped suddenly, her lips apart,
her eyes fixed on the farther end of the
terraffe; for while she had been sneaking
O flgute, only just perceptible in the
semi -darkness, had moved slowly across
the end of the terrace, paused for a mo-
ment'at the head of the flight of steps.
and then slowly descended. Stafford
also saw it, and glancing at her he saw
that she was startled, if not frighten -
en. She searcely seemed to breathe,
and she turned her large dark eyes up-
on hink 9Uestioningiy, somewhat ap-
pealingly, 'e
"What is that?" she said in a whis-
peramore to herself than to him.
"Someone -a man -has gone down
the steps from the house," he said.
"Don't you 'know who it is?"
"No." she replied, in as low a voice.
"It is not Jason -there is no one else -
who cats' it be? I will go and .see."
She name towards the terrace, and
1Siltealfford
"I will come with you: you will let
She did not refuse; indeed, she an-
pee.rea to have forgotten the
neesenee;
tegetheil they crossed the lawn and
reached the corner of the house near
which the 'figure had disappeared. It
Struck Stafford as strange that the doge
did not hark. • In profound silence they
Went -in tl direction the figure had tak-
en, end St frord presently saw a rained
building iLhlsh had evidently been a
chapel. As they approached it the fig-
ure came out ef it and toward" them.
As it passed Wein, so close that they
instinctively drew back Stafford saw
that it was an old man in a 'dressing -
gown; his head was bare, his hair
touched the collar of the gown. His
eyes were wide (Men, , and gazing
straight in front et him. Stafford was
about to step forward and arrest his
he, inturn, wss about to epriag
lnstinetively, •unesitiscionely, she drew
(apses' to Stel,Terd,.eanseet clung -to bins,
watobing hot' father over het. .shouldea
meal the figures with its ghastly, me-
•chanical movement and-- vacant stare,
had Passed into- the house; then, with
a long breath, and with her hands clasp-
ing .her throat, as, if she Were ..atiaing,
she broke from Sta,fford and •• _sprang
quickly and noiselessly up the steps and
disappeared also,
Wonaering whether Oe .was awake•or
dreaming-, Stafford waited for ever, •an
hour toesee .ileeshe would 'came' ' beak;
and he „wee turning away et last, daring'
her figure appeared in the open door-
way, like that of a wraith. Sae; Waved
her had to him, then disappeared, and
the .door closed. Still asaing- lamseie
if he were not in a land of areams; but
tingling with the touch of hese small
band. with the haunting perfume ee
the soft black .hair. Stafford, gained the
road and walked towards ttie
4-7de had followed bey father across the
terrace, aeroee the hall. lit weirdly by
the glow of the sinking lire and the
pale' moonlight, up the • broad eairs,
along the corridor to' the open door of
his room. ' Ile had walked slowly, teat
steadily with his usual gait. and his •
head bent slightly; • though. his • eyes
were wide open. he seemed to see La-
thing, yet he did not stumble or even
hesitate. lda followed behind hire; With
absolute noiselessness. They were both
ghostlike in their movements. and the
dogs stood and watched them intentlee
ears erect, and with that geaeltY10
-
their eyes which dogs wear when thea
are sTuzzled.
The old man closed his door softie',
still without any-- heeltatten, and Ida,
grasping the broad rail ale the staircase;
waited breathlessly. She heard him
moving about, as leisurely and precise-
ly as before; then all was still. she
stole to the door and opened it; the
Heist was streaming into the room and
fell athwart the bed in which he was
his eyes closed. his fade calla and
Peaceful: she went on tiptoe to the bed
and bent over him, and found that he
was in a deep profound sleep: - With as
long breath of reliefeshe left lain, and
sat on the stairs and waited; for it was
just possible that he msglia .agaln
l'and resunie the •dreadful walk -that mo-
tion of death in life.
She waited. for an hour. so absorbed
in her anxiety that she did not remem-
ber the man she had left outside. After
another quarter of f1il hour she went to
her father's room, anti found that he
was still sleeping. Then she remember-
ed Stafford, remembered him with a
start of discomfort and embarrassment.
Was he waiting there still? She went
downstairs. and from the open deoreway
she saw him .under the trees. There was
something in the attitude of the erect
flgure that reminded her Of a soldier on
guard. a sentinel standing faithful at
his post; alai when she .bad. waved her
hand, in dismissal she did not quite
close the door, but watched him through
the narrow meaning as he paced elo-wlY
down the road, looking back at the house
now and again as if to see if she•want-
ea him.
Then she closed the door, signed to
the dogs to lie down before the (Ira tel
went up to her room, after banaingeele-
side her father's door and listening'; to
his regular breathiag. pier rOO
a large one -nearly all the rtmena,'7In
the peace were large; aad, aSealte un-
dressed herself slowleasae,lpayea -round
it with a novel sense olalonelinease The
tall shadows af her graceful yet girllsh
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figure were 'east grotesquely on the wall
by the candles beside her.glass. She had
never felt lonely before, though her life
ever since•slie. heel arrived at the nail
might be called one almost of' solitude,
•cae be eentenueda
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Lung complaint in Horses,
Broken wind is thaold-fashiorie
name given to the chronic com-
plaint, associated with difneul,
breathing oin in marke
cases, the .aet of expiration iS.-per
formed by a double efforti inspira
tion being little, if at all, remove
from normal. •
We have only to look at a horse'
flank to see this double •effort an
abdominal breathing and press hi
throat with the fingers and thuml
—in other words to cough him,
order to see if he is broken winde
or not.
The cough is chartitteristia, spas
Modic at first, but as the disease ad
vances, becoming single, short an
suppressed. The trouble is incur
able and the 'treatment therefor
can only be palliative.
The difficulty in breathing ir
creases when the stomach and ho
els are congested with food an
water. Both are to be given 05
in small quantities at a time. Gree
food and cut grass should be fed
intervals,
The food should always be darn
ened with water. Dusty orbur
hay are to be avoided as are alb
chopped straw and overripe r3
grass.
It is a good plan to mix a quart
of a pint of Pinseed oil with eac
feed. As regards medicinal agen
their action on broken wind ca
only be temporary.
Every dealer has his specific
this disease. Some give the &rano
a pound of lard, or any .sort o g00
fat made into balls, whileothe
give a quantity of leaden shot.
subcutaneous injection of morph
many resort to.
These things do no permane)
good and as the palliative tea
ment, if carefully carried out, is
great benefit to the poor animal s
may be looked upon as the on
treatment for a broken -wind
horse.
The Coming Hen.
Developing a hen which will 1
303 ,eggs in one year is certainly
achievement of note in poultry ra
ing. The Oregon experiment s
tion has develtVed ,8).tcha hen. T
ben is a cross between the Ireaho
strain and the Plymovith Rock i
is the result of careful seleetidtiT
increased egg pro411.etion,.
The record of the hen is all
more sta,rtling when it is borne
mind that the average hen will
the same time produce somewh
less than one third of this numb
of eggs. Examples like this a
others point to the necessity cn
value of intelligent care and /lite)
tion in the rearing. of flocks. T‘s
things which have been general
wanting among our farmers.
The Brain Moist be Worked, Too
A dairyman with a poor herd r
ceives quite a, large check at t
endof the month a.1 -id he may fa
to distinguish between reeeipts an
net profit. This delusion has bee
the cause of 'thityc fAiht re.
All over this country are ind
victual dairymen whose success
noticeable. One dairyman lost
120 -acre farm keeping twenty cow
that produced two to four cans
milk per day, hiring two men.
His successor on the same far
hired three men, kepi 63 cows an
produced 30 cans of milk Per di)
during the flush of the season; o
fihsuii"i being $840.
for 4n eXaMple of brain fertili
and not soil ;fertility,
Sunlight is one of the .best ar
cheapest disinfeetant at our di
posal and we should take advantso
of this fact at'every opportunit
In .the construction of barns
shelters -of arty kind for- animal
ample provision should be made
the admission of the maximu
amount of 'sunlight. Southern e.
posure is •desirabln; Uhat is, havin
the majority of the windows facia
the aouth. The warmth thus pr
vided in cold weather is desire:hi
and much of the excessive'heat
summer, Can be avoided by :provid
ing suitable curtains or screens
Most disease germs are easily kill
ed b direct sunlight, as has bee
repeatedly.,shown by experiments
Curing Salt Pork.
• Plain salt pork—Rub each piee
of 'pork with fine common salt, an
pack closely in a barrel... Lei
stand over night. The next da,
weigh out tenopounds ,of salt ane
two ottneee of saltpetre to each 10
pounds ,61 meat, and dissOlvei
four gallons of boiling water, Pou
this brine, .When cold, over th
meat; corer, and, weight down t
keep it under the brine. 'The porl
should be kept in the brine tititi
used. ••
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