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Then he led the ' boy on
to talk of himself, and adroitly
drew from him, little by lit
tie, the whole story of his life
as'far as he knew it, and of his res-
cue from an untimely end by his be-
loved benefactor an 1 the man's face
grew fiendisely hard and cruel as he
listened.
Ir'inaliy he inquired, as if with sud-
aldan thought :
":ire you fond of horses, my boy ?"
"Yes, sir; I Like theist almost bet-
ter than anytllin,g" said Jamie,
naively and enthusiastically.
"Well, then, I have same "very fine
ones that I'd 1-ke to u11ow you tivhile
the tide is going out," Sir Walter ob-
served, persuasively. 'I live not tar
from here—just a pleasant walk from
this; up yonder on the bill."
"Is that your place, sir ?" ques-
tioned Jamie., looking astonished.
"Uncle Carrol told me that it be-
longs to a baron by the name of
Page, who has gone iabroad. I reckon
he did not know you'd got back until
he sarw you yesterday. But it's a
bang-up place, isn't it7 I've been
ell around it, but I've often wished
.f could get inside the grounds."
"Well, then, come on now, and I
.will show you all you want to see.
By the time you got tired of looking
around the tide will be out, and you
tan then get your fish," said the
man, in a cordial tone.
"7.lhar'k you, sir—you are very
acted 1" cried Jamie, springing to iris
'feet with alacrity, and only too
eager to accept the tempting invita-
tion.
His .companion turned back upon
the path over which be had recently
:,erne, a s:aister light gleaming in his
ayes, although lie begu led his victim
slang tbr' way with alluring drser:p-
tion' of the blies to wlecll they were
;ging,
directed the boy to a certain group
of rocks to find smartish, he se-
- cured the services of a maxi and a
CHAPTER XN.VI.
Abaut 7 o'clock afr. Carrol arose,,,
end, ni'ssing Jamie, went cut upon
Lae beaclx in search of him.
He tans not surprised at his ab-
eence, for it was 'the rule, rather
than the exception, for the boy to
awake and go abroad at the "peep
)' da,y."
U.ual!y, i:owevc.', he could be found
In tee vicinity of Treed Cottage, and
they generally took their morning
`dip" together ; but to -day, as he
?ailed to put in an appearance, Mr.
Barrel took his bath alone, then re-
turned to the house, and had finished
ass toilet just as the breakfast bell
rang.
Still Jamie was absent, and he in-
gluired of various members of the
,amity if they had seen him ; but no
me bad observed hint about that
teeming, and his fishing tackle Was
andbsturbod, in the shed adjoining
the house, although his basket was
missing.
But even this unusual absence at
areal time occasioned no one any un-
iaainess ; Mr. .Carroi laughingly ob-
served that "the sett was bath meat
and drink to the boy," and he would
n•gt think of breakfast while revel-
ing in tate delicious salt air.
But when 0 o'clock carne., and the
cad was still away, i1ir. Carrel began
a be a trifle disturbed.
Ile went out again upon the beach
enitproceedet to tl•e spot where they
had spent several hours the day bo-
lero ; but their, were no evidences to
sll,ow that the. lad had •been there,
and, alter s'tr _lung; about for a
while, lie returnee, beide, Hoping to
and him there before him.
But 1:c was disappointed in this,
Tor the child had not been seen.
Beginning tis feel somewhat impa-
i:ent now, 41*,we11 as anxious—for
ramie had been forbidden to wanner
bane out of s'gat of the cottage—
the gentleman walked over to the
village and Inside inguirirS there at
the various planes they heel been ie
tee habit of frequenting.
1'1 s .sears:1 waS frnitl:ts , however;
and now, thoroughly alarmed, he
bleed a eonveyatico and drove miles
el mg the beach and over :the coun-
try, seektng the boy Li every direc-
tion.
T::e wholeafternooi1 was spent in
the( same way, and with the same re-
cruit; and wean n'ght shut lown and
precluded the passibility of further
tan ter 1, Sir. Car eel 'wits is desl.rtir.
and thoroughly worn out with his
t,ard day's work.
Nevertheless, he del not sleep a
.ltrirk tnr•oata'out tits n'g liI, and .avtis
t ppressed tv:ta the fe:: r that tl1c
sea., wale') Jamie had see laved, had
smelly devoured him, and be had
hes last his little Wend forever.
The next morning brolc r gray and
I/steering, but the man teas dip ire
boat and made direotly for the spot,
Or icouree the tide twas in, but they
rowed out to the reeks, thinking
that, possibly, if Jamie had been
there, they might find some trace
of him.
They made a circuit of the reef,
and, as they pulled round to the
west side, a groan of agony burst
from kir. Carrot as he espied the
hat of his protege wedged between
two of the rocks, while a little far-
ther on they found his basket.
They succeeded in securing them
and then went ashore to wait for
the tide to recede, for loth men felt
sure now that some nec:dent—a fall,
pecrhaps—had happened to him, ren-
dering him unconscious and help-
less, and thus he 11ad1 Callen a prey
tto the hungry waves.
But they found nothing more at -
ter the tide went out, find though
the remainder of the day was spent
in dragging the shore, as- far out as
practicable, they met with nothing
to throw any light upon the fate of
the lad. It wa,s ,thought that the re-
peated incoming and outgoing tide
had doubtless carried him far out
to sea and beyond their reach for-
ever.
Nevertheless, the search was kept
up for several days longer, but with
no satisfactory result ; then Mr.
Carrot, feeling that he had done all
that was possibl>, returned to Lon-
don and sadly renewed his duties,
bat feeling almost as if he had been
bereft of a well -beloved son.
It happened that the very day of
his return was the date set for the
'Seaver party to go to Worthing
Towers to pity Sir Waiter Leigh-
ton their- prontiee(i visit, and he
found a note from Mr. Beaver
awaiting him and telling him that
he had called and was sorry to find
him away, but tlutt 111' and his
family would be in London again
porno three or four weeks later,
when they would hope to see him.
He meut:oncd that they vera going
into the country, to pay a visit,
but did not say where or upon
whom.
11]x•. Carrot was greatly disappoint-
ed to have missed them, but com-
forted himself with the thought
that the three or four weeks would
800n slip by, and then he wool]
once more have the delight of meet-
ing tiro fair girl wllonl he had learn-
ed to love with the one love of his
life, and who, he fondly beileved, re-
sponded to his affection.
l s « :
Upon their arrival at Worthing
Towers the Seaters found Sir Wal-
ter at the station awaiting them,
with an elegant barouche drawn by
a fine pair of grays in Silver -mount-
ed harness, and with a driver and
footman in livery.
Ho himself rode a sp'.endid cob,
from which he dimount.ac1 the mo-
ment the train stopped, viten giv-
ing; his horse into the care of his
groom, bit- sprang 1'orw'.1.rd with
warm words of welcome for his
friends.
After seeing then] comfortably
seated in the carriage he remounted,
and, riling; balite Florence, tic pointed
out to her Wattle' bete of ,:ornery on
the way, 11111 r:•littea legends and
temps of history conn•r•cted
the places they pissed.
Their route was mostly up hill, and
their progro„ was, t11:>refore, not
very rapid, bat the day was per-
fect, the country charming;, ;incl,
being in the best of epe i.s, the
pace metered ed little to .myons..
They had almost reached the top
of the hill, and Woubl soon turn
into Sir Walter's mngni-icent es-
tate, when t11,' round o: a carriage
approaoh,ing from the cppee tie ddi-
rect:on attracted their attention,
Mr,. Seaver and Monica oc:.upi,tdl
the back seat, the hitter sitting
upon the loft of the former. Mr.
Seaver and Florence were un the
front seat, Florence fnc'ng• Mica.
Seaver; thus, air Waltzer, riding on
that side, coul:i look straight into
the face of the beautiful girl he
loved, while he talked with her.
Nearer ttn'l nater •lppro.te1L-)d the
other carriage, until. it came op-
posite our party, when n i tart} d
ery from 14 to 1ci, as rh,:' Sftlsmedi-
e•ally cluto,te.1 tit•e arta of }lies. Sea-
ver, altd 0 run•;11 ex'c11m:ltion, .01 -
lowed by an angry este from 1h
oourants of t,lio caber vehiel •, tau -
ed everyone to turn towards tilt
etran•g'ers.
t
loon 'is it ryas; 1i.t'-11t, and, having. 1
teraiembered that his o: 1 cnelny had a
burly man, .whom he rightly c011110•.
tured to be her father.
The oyes of both were fastened wit]
a baneful look upon the tact: of Mon
lea, who sat, pole as snow,, and, t•1gi
a5. a statue,- gazing at them will
a frightened stare.
Tnvoluntarily Sir Walter lifted hi
hat ; but his salution was not re
turned, for those- two had eyes fol
no other than the victim who, had
escaped their power ; then the car-
riage's passed, and, at a signal from
the baronet, the driver whipped up
hie horses and the party went rolling
rapidly on toward the Towers, in
"spite of the fact that Mr. King au-
thorttatlyely called after them to
stop!
• "No, no, father, - they will not
stop," Inez hastily observed, as she
laid a restraining }land upon his
arm, for he was reaching out to
open the door of their own carriage.
"Go on!" she added, imperiously, to
the driver, who had a,sumed that
the order was given to him, and was
In the aet of checking his steeds.
"There 1" she continued, Icer brilliant
face dark with wraith, "what do you
think now ?—was she not Monica?"
"By Beaver"! yes ; and that scared
look upon her face betrayed a doubt,"
returnedMr. King -."g. Ri lto was that
woman beside her 7"
"Mrs. Seaver and her husband sat
opposite Monica. That Was Sir Wal-
ton ined.
Leighton on the cob," Inez ex -
"But there was a fourth one in the
carriage, who was she ?" demanded
Ler father.
"I did not notice•, I was so intent
upon identifying Monica ; eosei.hle she
was a maid," the girl returned.
She had not had time to take in
every face as the carriages passed,
and,, besides, Florence wore a spot-
ted lace veil which somewhat conceal-
ed her features.
"Did you observe Sir Walter?" Inez
inquired a moment later, with brun-
ing eyes and cheeks.
"Not especially : dike you, I was 'too
Intent on the girl to think of any
one else. Sa he's the chase who has
beer. fooling around you all these
morttlls 7" observed Mr. King, with a
frown.
10 -
InezMnodded. She was too enraged
oak.
"Where on earth could he have run
across Monica ?" her father resum-
ed, after a moment.
"I hare not the slightest idea. I
have adroitly questioned him abont
her several times, and he has aiwva 14asserted that she is a Miss Florence
Rtehardson—a ward of the S, avers,
who were old friends of hie in Am-
erica ; and although his personal ac-
quaintance with her ie. not of very
long •standing, yet he says he has
known of her nearly all his life."
"It is a -- lie !" thundered Mr.
King. "It is all a cunning plot, me
girl, and I can see through it from
• L•oginning to end. The h1t,s ', after
escaping from Dr. •flint, probably ran
across these S .0.vers, told her story,
and wornrea herself onto their co,1f1-
dor:ee and Sir. Walter's'. Thny are
Probable all in league to make a
bold figth to get lies money back,
and this fine young baronet has
doubtless fluttered around you all
thin time with the hope of getting
points out of you to help her eanee
along; it is all a.s clear as daylie,•itt
to me. She was probable under the
protection of those people when I saw
her on Regent street, in London. Gad!
but I'd like; to got me eye on that
follow who knocked me down that
day—I'd soon fix hint," the, men malf-
clously c0nr'ruded.
a
11
"If what you say of Sir t alter
Is true, and i1 i, wh )dt I have 8.uspect-
ed mead!, I l,sliev:e I roup hill him 1"
Inez hissed b twee:] her locked teeth.
"And they have all played their .parts
very cleverly," she added, "only I
have wondered wlty they did not
pounce upon me in Rome, Neteeially
after the attempt to Meluot Mon-
ica ; but I imagine they wore wait-
ing Cat' you to j On ate. Yet, there
are some ver, mysterious features
about the whole affair—some things
I fail to understand.
"It is all a—plot," Mr. King again
asserted, with a sullen air ; "but we
know where the girl is now, and by
—1 I'll nip their etherises 1E1 the
bud. Can't you see that this; baronet
is playing a deep game ? Monica has
told hint that site, le the real hoiress,
and he is going to do his utmost
to reinstate her, when he will marry
tier ; but, failing to get her money
back, 11e w:ii probably do you the
honor to offer to make you Lady
Leighton, and so get possession of
your millions. Ifr',( trylieg to keep
two strings to h!,s bow."
A clangeronrs 1'gh.t blazed in his
daugileer,s eyes at these SU4 gee-
tio0s, then 11 1:.•tv, W:ektel laugh broke
trona l:er lips,
"We w.11 beat him at beth gauges,
clad," she said, lneckingly ; "we will
511115e Monica, in the f1['ett place ;
then, it h0 wants to make 111e Lady
Leighton, We. will let limn. I coilfehe 1
should like to queen it over than
magnificent (•.tato up sender ; but,
0.5 for the mations, he will (incl that
he will only shires by. reflectrd light,
for they shall be settled upon me so
that ne cannot handl:' .s,) tuuell as 0
penny Of them. '}dist p l•relve, clad,
that my instincts guvwised me aright
in insisting talon coming to heighten
just n.t this time ; we 89011 have a
fine e1lanCe to watch the procee(1111>s
1at Worthing Towers. I tvislt, though,
9)11 we could have seen them with-
out their seeing us, for BOW they
et.il be Soindlly;fat 'upon their guard."
Mr. King and Itis daughter had
been is Brighten only two or three
hays—h5 levying •)}seed her some
weeks previous, when Inez haci in-
sistedl upon c•onling for the sole plur-
p'.),se of being near the 'Cowers and
Si.r Walter, who, sake knew, was go-
ing to be at ltoi»it most of the 80111-
11751'.
iihe had not, hoW,^ver, dreamed of
!lis having the Seaver party there as
guests, and this nnexpee led meeting
with then[ bad1, been a terrible ;shock
to her, for it plainly indicated than
ler offer -Ls to wit him she would
nice far more to contend with than
;et. had a n ticilt:ated.
• * * n * e
!r
A violent r•ihaelc enamel a hot f:u.+h - 11
o mount to S'.r Walter's• brew, ai s:
to instantly recognized Inez King,
tt,1 saw, sitting beetle liar, r, coarse,
DISIk F P • ILTIY6
Some Common Tr (i Ltb es—Prevention and
rearm e gra
The Poultry' Division, Ottawa, points
out that the treatment of poultry dis-
eases sel(loul concern the farmer. If the
healthiest attd most vigorous fowls are
kept for breeding', if the chickens are
reared under satisfactory conditions; fed
ou wholesome food and not overetbwded,
there will rarely be disease amongst
them. Whets disease does appear, it will
usually be found more satisfactory to
kill and bury tile sick birds than to
undertake to treat theist. Some of the
commonest poultry diseases are catarrh,
roup, gapes and leg weakness.
Catarrh, --Catarrh in poultry closely
resmbles the common "cold in the head"
of man. It is accompanied by sneezing,
difficult breathing and watery discharge
from the nostrils, and is apt to develop
into roup. Among the causes are lack
of ventilation, draughts,• dampness, ex-
posure, and improper care and feeding.
!Elie prevention and treatment are much
the sane us for roup.
Roup.—The following are some of the
symptoms of the 'various stages of this
infectious disease: Puffed or swollen
eyelids, watery discharge from the eyes
and nose; eyes swollen and closed by
offensive cheesy matter, thick gelatinous
discharge from the eyes and nose; frothy
nlncell8 in the mouth and throat, throat
covered with thick, cheesy matter.
In the early stages of the disease the
inflanunatitlu can be reduced by bathing
the eyes and face of the fowl with a
mixture composed of equal parts of
sweet oil and whiskey. The fowl should
be removed from the flock and fed on
soft food. 12 the disease has reached
the effensive stage the fowl should be
killed, and the liaise disinfected ;with
sulphur fumes, or n three per cent. solu-
tion el.'olnin to prevent the spread of
the disease. If it is desired to save a
valuable hied. it 11 11 good pian to loosen
the discharge in the nostrils and eyes,
incl inunerse the ]read for 20 or 10 sec-
onds in a 1 to 2 per rent. Solution of
permenngauato of potash. The treat -
rent should be given twice daily until
all symptoms have disappeared. 11001,
is most prevalent in draughty, over-
ovotc-drrl and dirty poultry hooses. The
irside of the house should be well eleen-
ed, and the ventilation and lighting so
arranged that the house will be perfeet-
1}' dry and free froth draughts.
C;apes;.•-This disease usually affects
only younrti birds, and as its name inch
nates is rharaeterized by the ehiek map-
ing--opening its month at frequent in-
tervals to get breath. :1s the diseese
preceecls the breathing becomes very la-
bored. (tapes result from the preeenee
of worms in the windpipe, The windpipe
becones inflamed, and • this, together
with the worms, is apt to cause suffo-
cation of the chicken. When the inflam-
mation extends to the lungs, death usu-
ally ensues.
The worms niay be removed by the
fumes of sulphur or coal tar, or by drop-
ping one or two drops of spirits of tur-
pentine or salicylate of soda into the
windpipe. A fumigator eau be made
from an old barrel. The ends of the
barrel should be removed, and the chick-
ens to be treated placed on a grating
inside the barrel. The top of the bar-
rel may be covered with an old sack,
and a plate of burning sulphur placed on
the ground inside the barrel.
Instead of using sulphur, the inside
of the barrel }pay be painted with a mix-
ture of coal tar and coal oil, of the same
consistency as paint. The chickens should
be watched while under treatment, and
removed as soon as they show signs of
being overcome by the fumes. Three
treatments usually suffice; they are
given night and morning. The worms
are killed, lose, their bold upon the in-
ternal surface of the windpipe, and the
chickens cough them up.
Chickens contract the disease when al-
lowed to run on ground which has been
infested with the gapeworm; the worms
are conveyed from one bird to another
through the medium of food and drink.
When the worms have been destroyed
by fumigation, it is advisable to remove
the chickens to dry, uncontaminated
ground, or if this is impossible, to plough
or dig up the earth about the pens and
to scatter air -slacked lune around. The
disease is rarely present among chick-
ens that are reared on well -drained soil,
and away from the dampness about the
farm buildings.
Leg Weakness.—Leg eg weakness is
found among ehfc'ks that are housed in
badly constructed brooders, overfed with
unsuitable food, or not allowed suffi-
cient exercise on 1111 earth floor. Chicks
that are affected should be placed on
ground that is covered with chaff, and
animal food and small grains made the
principal part of their ration.
In conclusion, it may be said that at
least one-half the rases of diseases in
poultry are due directly or indirectly to
lice and other parasites. Chickens that
have had their vitality sapped by ver-
min fall an easy prey to diseases like
catarrh and roup. There is not likely
to be much profit from a flock of poul-
try unless it is house cl in clean and com-
fortable quarters and kept free from
lice and unites. 'ours very tartly,
W. A. CLEMOti S,
Publication Clerk.
you had, seen ighost t" Florence ex- fuer handl, 111 a gesture of agoniz-
clainl e, as seem as their d+arrta.ge i:ng appeal„ ;tltc•n Iell against Mrs:
Ila:d passed the one containing Carl Seaver, in a dead faint.
King anti his daughter, "and those Themoment Sir Walter compre-
people looked," ehe added, "as if they h,endecl. Monica's condition, he order-
tv:xnhi like to blot you off the face (Ai the troaellmal•n to get home with
of the earth. Do you kuow who they all amiesible speed, and in less than
were 7"
"Yes—my ceushis, Inez and her fa -
thee," .Mellita gasped, a Shiver shak-
ing I:er t'rotu Lcuct to loot.
"What ! net those dreadful Kings
wee) nave lobbed you of your inher-
itance 7" cried. her cousin, agieust. on ens ,vary, overtaking the Kings
"Yes ; and, aa! I and afraid of shortly after, ,often the pace was
thele ! Del you ate hew 11111 of hate Moderated, and they all drove lei. -
their tares were 7" faltered the rtili surely to Brighton and alighted be -
trembling girl. ford} the 911bit)n, hiss oT the finest
"Indeedt dict—they mode Ino think, hotels of the place.
of a couple of ficn(Is," Florence, re- (To be continued.)
turnect , then she added, soothingly:
' But do not be troubled, dear ; Uncle
Robert wet see that no harm befalls
you."
"Of course I will," said the law-
yer, cheerily ; "and, what is better
Still, I atm glad to know that the foe
is se tear. Well, well 1 iso those are
the two accomplished robbers who
have, done you out of your frtoune !
We11, doubtless they will Cry to
search you out, and Hiatt will give
me 0 Ci1(11(00 to fire my first gun—
w:hic; i I have been loading up ever
since I landed in Landon."
air Walter lead been glancing from
one face to another during the above
ten minutest the carriage drew up
before the Towers, when the still
uneonrcious girl was taken direct-.
ly to her room and vigorous mea -
mires :wean emlrloved to rester her.
Meantime, the flying rlogea.rt went
o,s
INVASION OF THE SEA.
The alarming extent to which the sea
is diminishing the area of the British
Isles is hardly realized.
It is no longer safe to build near the
coast line in many eases, so persistent
is the microaehutent of the waters.
Freshwater Bay, in the Isle of Wight,
is a case in point. here there is great
danger that Freshwater and Totland will
be entirely eut off from the rest of the
mak-
conversation, a p 1551(] expression on
Isle of Wight, and a circumstance mak-
his own countenance. ing the platter exceptionally serious is
Ilct begtt:l to isave •r little inkling that on the portion which would be iso -
of 1:ow mete1tee steed, and of litany lilted are all the :fortifications of the
things taut had hitherto perplexed
blur regarding Monica and herwestern part of the ale. including the
Needless Dort, with its powerful ord-
nanrc.
79ut extent of the ravages of the sea,
soy, the. London :Express, may be judged
by the fart that the ront:inuous cliff
road which formerly went round this
portion of the isle has been cut aucl new
leads straight over the cliff into the sea,
In the current isane of the Lifeboat
Strang( resemblance to 1101' cmut+111.
lice begs-. to understand, too, that
strange cccurre,tce in the gronncl5 02
the pa100(1, on the night of the bal
masque and the motive that had
prompted :he attempted abduction of
11:, Bice.
i1 inez King; and her father were
usurperrs of this girl's fortune, and
were hunting her clown ; thtyt \vas ioc!ety's journal an astonishing state -
why they had h_en it:.) agitated, and ' luent is glade. It is said that parts of
had .0('I0d out to 1110111 to mola the llolderness coast. in Yorkshire, be-
lle '17:15 in let r ugted ill these reflee- tweou Bridlington eitd iSpurn, are being
tense by 111oreece, w;:.0 turned to trim, swallowed up by the sen in exceptional
and caul :years years by as much ns twenty feet a year.
].utt boycott to those people, At 1'al.eficl1, Suffolk. in 1884, the in -
Walter ; dl`) you know LIoll) 7" 1 ;=titration had two lifeboat houses on the
"1 alar Miss King recently 111 Rome seafront with timber slipways for launch-
-I have never seen her rail" be- ? iu;; the boats. Not only lets every res-
tore," leo lelll:ed, but flushing enght-� rigs of the houses and slipways elisap-
ly^ b:uuat1I her clear glance. 1 peered, but some of Cllr 1mildines stand -
"Oh, It August wet•e only here, he .
tvaalli[ be Sltd`h a help!" sig lied Boil-' lis: