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CHAPTER XXX,—(Cont'd.)
Lady Lancaster was purple wit
rage and dismay. She had sallied
upon the field ready to drive the in
truder from her grounds, and she
Lady Lancaster, the great rich lady
had been vanquished by the sharp
little tongue of a low -born girl who
had so innocent and candid an air tha
she did not at this moment quite
realize that the girl herself'knew the
enormity of the offense she bad
committed.
Elise, full of silent, demure laughter
waited for her mistress to speak.
It was several minutes before she
rallied from her fit of rages enough
to speak clearly, When she did, she
said sharply: '
"'Put me into a chair, Elise, and
bring Mrs,- West to me."
Hadn't I better take you back to
your room first? 'Perhaps some one
may come in here. And you have
pushed your wig awry, and the powder
is all off .year face, my lady," said
Elise, demurely; and her mistress
groaned:
"Take me back to my room, then,
and tell West to come at once—at
once, do you hear?"
And when she had regained the
privacy' of her own room she sunk
down exhausted upon her bed to await
the housekeeper's arrival. .
Leonora had already gone co Mrs.
West's room and related her ad-
venture,
"And oh! Aunt,West, she was so
proud and scornful and_overbearing.
that I was vexed at her; and I'm
afraid that I was just a little bit
saucy to her. What will she do, do
you think? Will she send me away
from Lancaster Park?"
""She will.have to send me too if
she does!" cried Mrs. West.
"Oh, Aunt West, would you really
go? Would you give up the home
of sixteen years for my sake?" cried
the girl.
"Yes,. dear, I would go. You have
no one but me, and I mean to do the
best I can for your happiness. If
Lady Lancaster is unreasonable about
this matter, I shall leave her," said
Mrs. West, decidedly.
"But, oh, aunt, you will be sorry that.
I came to you—sorry that poor papa
left me on your hands," anxiously.
"I shall regret nothing, dear, if I
can only do my duty by you," was
the reassrs ng reply that brought a
look of relief intoLeonora's beautiful
face;
Then Elise came with Lady Lan-
caster's message. She:looked cur-
iously at the calm, unruffled face of
Leonora.
"Oh, Miss West, you have seriously
offended my mistress!" she exclaimed.
"Have I?" Leonora answered, dem-
urely; and Elise knew by the gleam
under the girl's long lashes that she
did not care. She delivered her mes-
sage and departed. •
"I do not know what to make of
that Miss West; but she is decidedly
too proud and too pretty for her po-
sition," Elise said to herself, when
she was' going slowly back upstairs
to her mistress. ""i'm afraid she will
cause `Mrs. West to lose her place."
Mrs, West went upstairs to the
great' lady, and Leonora 'waited in the
sitting -room for her return, which oa
curved in about fifteen minutes. The
housekeeper was somewhat red in the
face, and her lips were curved rather
sternly.
"Well, aunt, have you promised to
send me away?" the young girl asked,
demurely.
"She would have liked to have me do
so," said Mrs. West, indignantly. "She
was very arrogant and presuming, She
• seems to be quite angry because poor
Dick's dew Titer is as pretty and ac-
eomplished as the young ladies' in a
higher rank of life."
Leonora smiled, and her aunt con-
tinued:
"I gave warning that I would leave.
her in a month. If it were not for
Lord Lancaster, I would go to -day;
but he has always been so kind that I
shall stay a few weeks longer for his
sake. Can you endure it that much
longer, my child?"
"Oh, yes," said'Leonora, "I will try
to be very good that long. And, Aunt
West, when we leave here we are
going back to New York. You need
not shake your head so solemnly. I
am a willful child, and I mean to have
my own way."
CHAPTER XXXI,
j. ,• u�z,.ama
asseuresaintsCa
that West girl—the housekeeper's
h niece," she said. "Why didn't you tell
me about her when you came home?"
He reflected a moment and then
, answered:
, "I did, Aunt Lydia. . You asked me
if I had brought Leonora West to the
housekeeper, and I told you that I had
t done so. Then you asked me if she
e were troublesome,: and I told you that
she was.. Do you not remember?"
"Yes, but you should have told me
more about her, ' It is very strange
that you kept it all to yourself," she
said, regarding him suspiciously, and
nowise pleased when she saw the deep
flush that reddened his face.
"What was it you wished me to tell
you?" he inquired coldly.
"Why, that she was grown up in-
stead of a child, as I thought, and—
and—that she was pretty—rather—
and accomplished beyond her station,"
wrathfully said Lady Lancaster.
"I supposed you would find that out
for yourself in due time," he replied,
with a half smile that nettled her, for
she was decidedly uneasy over the
discovery she had mace. She was by
no means blind to the distracting
beauty of Leonora, and it had not
taken . her five: minutes to fine: out
that : •her mind was cultured . and her
accomplishments of a high order.
When she reflected that her nephew
had crossed the ocean in this danger-
ous society, she was frightened for
her plans concerning him. What if
they should "gang aglee?"
"Did you have any selfish motives
in keeping the fact to yourself so
long?" she inquired, sneeringly.
"I do not understand you," he re-
plied, coldly.
"You do not? Yet you must have
known that I would be surprised. You
knew I expected a child. You must
'have supposed that I would not care
i to have such a girl—an adventuress,
perhaps—or, may be, a low concert
or saloon singer—who can tell?—here
- at Lancaster Park."
The angry flash.of his eyes did not
!escape her keen gaze. She had spoken.
with a deliberate purpose.
"Lady Lancaster, I do not think
any one but yourself would dare say
such things of Miss West," he said,
hotly.
Lord Lancaster •received a message
from his aunt that evening. She
wished to see him privately for ten•
, mi nut es.
I hope she'isn't going to tease me
about Lady Adele again," he said to
himself, and he looked rather sullen
when he went to her, e. He was
ex-
ceedingly impatient of the rule she
tried to exercise over, him.
""Clive, why didn't you 'telt me about
that girl?" she began, dashing into
the subject without preamble,
Ile was 'honestly bewildered by the
suddenness of the inquiry. He did not
iliink of connecting Leonora West with 1
t;.
"1 do not know what you are talking
;out, Aunt Lydia' he answered.
.,i , .•.e him a keen glance to see s
s frying to deceive her; but
l !. handsome. face expressed only �a
u. s; lionost surprise. "`I mean P
"Dare? Why not? What do you
know to the contrary?" sneered the
evil old woman.
"I know Miss West herself; no one
who knows her would believe her to
be an adventuress. She is a pure,
simple,' and true -hearted maiden," he
answered, steadily.
"Ah! so you are interested in her?
I thought as murrb," declared Lady
Lancaster, violently. "This, then, is
the secret of your indifference to Lady
Adele. You have conceived a prefer-
ence for this low -born, impertinent
girl. But beware, sir, how you trifle
with, me. Remember my conditions."
Flushing to -the roots of his hair,
Lancaster neither affirmed nor denied
her .accusations. He sat gazing at her
in proud silence.
Answer me' one thing," she stormed.
"Do you intend to marry Lady Adele?"
"I have not made' up my mind yet,"
he answered, coldly.
Do you ever expect to do so?" she
sneered. "You have"'been acquainted
with Lady Adele long enough, I think,
to tell whether you are pleased with
het or not."
"It is scarcely a week," he said.
"Do you want more time?" .she
asked.
"Yes," he replied.
"How much?" she inquired..
"The utmost limit your liberality
will allow me."
Lady Lancaster reflected for a mo-
ment, with her head on one side, like
some breading,birdof evil omen.
"Very wel1,'t she said. "You shall
not say I was impatient with you.
Lady Adele will stay with us a month
yet. You shall have the whole of that
time to make up your mind, and then
you. must give me your answer! I can
not believe that you are fool enough
to Iet it be an unfavorable one."
"Thank your" he replied, with a bow.
"You need not thank me for no-
thing," sharply. "Of course I know
you will have more sense than to re-
fuse twenty thousand a year, unless,"
sneering, "you mean to become a suitor
for the hand of that West creature."
Stung to retaliation, he answered:
""Miss West can boast a suitor more
eligible than myself in point of that
'filthy lucre' you hold so dear,"
She started and gave him a keen
glance.
"`Whom?"
"Lieutenant De t ere.
"No"" she cried.
"Yes," he answered, "Why should
you look so surprised? Ile was our
compagnon du voyage. He admired
P
Miss West very much, and he confided
to me his intention of winning her, if
possible for his wife."
"His family will not allow him to
throw himself away on that girl," she
cried,
"He is quite independent of his fam-
ly, and he will not be slew to avail
Himself of the advantage,"
"Happy mortal! You would like to
exchange places With him, no doubt?"
he sneered,
"I could wish, certainly, that I were
s fortunate as my .friend,"' he reg
lied,
Skull Cap with Horse }lair Brushes -Latest from Paris.
A very chic -looking toque is this skull cap of straw by' Cora M,arsran,
of Paris. Shad -ow checked taffeta runs through vertical bands of.
straw, and surmounting the brim are two horse hair brushers set in
ornate cups.
She' glared at him a moment, ' and
then asked, curiously:
"Is the girl in love with De Vere?
Pshaw! what would lave have to do
with it? 'I mean, will she accept her
wealthy suitor?"
"She will if . she is worldly wise,"
slowly. "But I can not tell. I do
not know Miss Wes.. Well enough to
decide what she would do in a given
case."
"Of course she•will accept him. She
is sharp enough, and such a girl as
she is—poor and lowly.born—would
not be slow to jump as such a
chance," said the dowager, coarsely.
"If I had known that Lieutenant De
Vere was so silly, I should not have
invited him here. I would have had
nothing to do with him. But he will
be here to -night."
"He is here now. He went to'his
dressing -room an hour ago," Lancas-
ter said, coolly. "I think he will ex-
press a desire for a private interview
with you this evening. It is rather
embarassing to him to have to ask
your permission to woo his - lady -love
in the housekeeper's, rooms, yet such
is his avowed intention, If I—" . he
paused and bit his lip to keep back
the impatient avowal.
"If you—what? Go on, my lord—
let me hear what wonderful thought
was prefaced by that 'if.' "
"Only this -if I were master in my
own house, instead of a guest, it
should be otherwise. My friend
should not be insulted."
"You would bring: that creature into
the drawing -room to receive his "ad-
dresses?" she hissed.
"Yes," -he replied.
"Then you will not do so while I am
the mistress of Lancaster. If he
chooses to have such low tastes, it is
not for me to indulge him in them. If
he must woo the housekeeper's niece,
he may woo her in her proper place,"
cried Lady Lancaster, indignant at
his defense of his friend's misplaced
admiration,.;and-secretly jealous of
the beautiful girl's influence.
What if Lancaster,' too, had been
bewitched by that fair, piquant face
and luring smile?
A sudden thought came to her.
After all, perhaps, it were best for
her plans that De Vere should have
his way. Who could tell what folly
might get into Lancaster's head?
She looked at him thoughtfully.
"Perhaps I was hasty,"she said.
"But I had a shock to -day when I first
saw the girl, and—she' was very im-
pertinent to me. Is it your wish,
Clive, that 1 should put no obstacle in
the way of Lieutenant De Vere's de-
signs?"
He bowed silently. A swift, sharp,
cruel pang of jealousy tore through
his heart as he did so, "To see her
another's-- Oh,,it would be harder
than death!" he said to himself, and
yet there was no hope for him, Why
should he stand in another's light?
Her keen eyes detected the shadow
on his face, and she interpreted it
aright. She was frightened at the dan-
ger that had been so near her, un-
known and unsuspected all this while,
"I must remove the temptation from
him as soon as I can," she thought.
anxiously.
(To be continued.)
'1.
.heard on the Train,
. "What' book is that you ,are
reading, aini 1"
"'The Sorrows of Satan,'"
""Well, I'll say this, for you, Jim;
,
you ,always do take an interest in
the troubles of your friends "
REMARKABLY STRONG POSI-
TION OP TIIE MERCHANTS
BANK Or CANAD A. SHOWN
BY ANNUAL REPORT
It is signdfieant that after more
than eight months of the severest
financial strain Canada- has ever
experienced,' the Merchants Bank
of Canada comes forward with a
report slhowing' not only the. great-
est strength in its history' comnpar-
ing favorably with the strongest
commercial '!hank throughout the
world.
Perhaps the .outstanding feature.
of the annual statement as at
April 30th last, is the assets which
are or can imni,eddately be convert-
ed into cash. These amount to
$32,086,571,51 exclusive of •$1,000,-
000 deposited in the Central Gold
Reserve, and $335,000 deposited
wiiih the Government for the pur-
poses of the Circulation Fund. Al-
together the imniediately realisable`
asoeits amount , to $33,421,5'71, or
over 46% of the Bank's liability ,to
the public. What this means will
be appreciated when it is remem-
bered that last year these items
totalled over $8,000,000 less, or
less than 37% of the liabilities to
the public—and this was a very
good showing for normal times.
The total assets of tih1 Bank are
$86,190,464.51, an increese of over
three millions from last year. It
is worthy of note' that there are no
anortgages, while overdue debts and
real .estate, otrher. than,. Bank prem-
ises togeatrher amount to only $263,-
538.40, or less than ono -third of one
per cent. of the :total assets. The
actual cash, oain. and: notes, on
hand . were over . $21,000,000, ar
twice wrhat•they. were ,aa year .ago: •.a
11hua the'Merehants Bank of Can-
ada ' is in a p,os-ition - of great
strength, which enables it to face
any possible development of the
war •situation with perfect confi-
dence. --
During the year the Bank's : de-
posit business expanded very con-
siderably. Its drepro;satls bearing in-
terest increased over foul milhons,
to $50,037,101.80, and its total pub-
]ic liabilities grew three millions to
$71,169,613.81. The capital paid up
and the reserve fund stand at
$7,000,000 each.
Pirofits were necesearily affected
by the efforts to maintain so high a
ratio' of liquid reserve or a<sse�ts
thaib could' he converted into cash
immediately, Current commercial
loans in Canada, the main source
of a Canadian sbank'•s'profits, were
reduced by $6,200,000, and the net
profits for the year were $995,431,
against $1,218,694 far 1914. '11hese
' uap-
propriations
further red ted by
were s
for patriotic purp-usres,
by the war taxes and by $250,000
Corn
S torch
Always order
by the name.
BENSON'S
in order to get
what you want
Practically every
grocer in Canada
has BENSON'S.
rb1•1atG�
written off for depuverciration in the
market value. of 'securities. There
i;s every probability that the ,!latter
amount will be in. considerable part
recovered in the future, when se-
curities re.surne their no mim a: value.
The appropriation for patriotic
purposes indicate the • sacrificers
that the Bank is..making for: the
general good in th,es!e exacting
times, and the shareholders ane
amply compensated in the• fact that
the Bank's immense strength and
constantly widening oonneotions
enable it to look forward to greatly
eanhanced prosperity as soon as
business in Canada resumes its.
usual activity. Meanwhile a bal-
ance sheet .such as this, after near-
ly nine months of war, is the hest
denc•e • • of - ,salidity and . -,sound
managenirent that a bank could pos-
sibly have.
DOG . A1�TTLDATES . MAN.
Discoveries Show Great Antiquity
of Canine Species. '
There probably is not ore fancier
in a hundred who, ever gives a mo-
nrent's thought to the . past or the
future of the animal hie. is interested.
in.- All in this strenuous time .are
devoted to the present, and outside)
of ra superficial study of the com-
parative resent history of the breed:
they are interested in made,: for the
purpose of breeding to the best•
advantage and an oocasional glanoe
:into the future to. see wrh,ich variety -
Dame Fortune is to make her. fav-
orite they are but little interested
in these subjects.
Most people have a hazy rand gen
eral idea that man is responsible
for the dog and that it is, compara-
tively speaking,' a recent arrival in
the animal kingdom. It id g+eporal-
ly believed -that the dog is only a:
modified and domesticated wolf,
a possible infusion of fox, and jack-
al blood and that he owes even his
existence to his lord and master.,
Geology, which has taught us so
much of the early history of this
globe and its inhabitants, haat, how-
ever, brought forward. some evi-
dence which seems to disprove this
seemingly natural and long cherish-
ed theory. French scientists, vl*lioee-
activity along thole- lines always
has been great, recently have "ex-
humed fossil rock of the Pliocene
era near. Puy, fossil remains (Es -
playing remarkable reeemblaance. to
the drag of to -day.„ In fact, a jarw-
boner••Shows .•unmistakable -tooth for-
mation of the dog of to -clay.
This would seem to p. •hove that the
dog was an inhabitant of the earth
before man made hip appearance
here, for the Pliooane strata of
rock is of the last of the tertiary
age br then age of mammals, which
precedes the time of the advent of
man, and it will be necessary to go
still further back into prehistoric
ages to discover the parent Toot
from, which the wolf, the jrac1sal,
the dog and their cousins have
come. .
The doors of a certain neve house
had shrunk hovribly, is�tho way
of the modern door ,made of Unsea-
soned wood, The but der TroltIid' not
send the ;11oiner to xgrpait' them, so
the house alder tried the ironical
method, and wrote : "Dear ear Sir,--
Tlhe Mice can run 'neer most of
our doors, but our sat cannot fol-
low theft. 'Wi�]1 you please send a
man at once make r
Itb� m room • umrtlerr
rile doors for the cat, and much ob-
lige ?”
!STEM auet�b�>�.
Sure cure anti positive preventive, no -natter how Itorsep
at any'ago �re infected of "exposed.” Liquid, given on the
tongue, acts on the 'Blood and Glands, expels the poiliOno is
germs Prom the body, Cures Distemper in Hogs and Siiosp,
anct Cholera tn. Poultry, Largest gelling Ilya stock rented
Cures La Grippe among human beings and le a tine kidney
remedy. Cut Ibis out. Keep it., Showy it to your druggist,
who will get it for you. free Booklet, Distemper, Causes
eGa �,, s turd C'tare,�:''
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1 , The 7igg! s�llznaq hooked a
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a,'tua)n, t lt� n his xcxtem.,nt fell
iio the strew,
, r.rhe yoeep�er, see
isn,
� hewas no ysvrianmer, went i:ashis
ai , when the laird callercl. out;
P What we ye obout,, Donald 1 (lot
liaud o' TAW rod, and look to the
fusrh. I3 will wait, but the fu-sh
' u.nna]yt
eSseisessiissebeeesaestesoste.seesiseere
Or the Farm
Lees eastesesets
Curing Meate.
Meat that is to be cured should al
Ways be thoroughly cooled and be out
into convenient sizes, before it is put
into the brine or packed in dry salt,
The pieces most 'commonly used for
this purpose are ham, shoulder and
bacon pieces from pork, and the
cheaper cuts, such as the plate, shoul-
der and chuck ribs of beef, Mutton
is very seldom cured and preserved.
but is mos•t1y used fresh. All . the
pieces that are to go through the cur-
ing process should be well trimmed,
so as to have no ragged edges or
scraggy ends left, as these portions
Will ;, become dry and be practically
wasted. •
The two methods of curing meat
that are commonly used are the brine
process and dry curing. Brine cured
meats are probably the best for farm
use, for several reasons. In the first
place, on most farms it is impossible
to secure a desirable place in which
to dry cure, It is also less trouble to
handle the meat when brine cured, ae
the only attention that it requires is
to properly prepare and pack the meat
in the vessel, and' prepare the brine
for it, .Whereas, in the case of the
dry curing matted, it requires considb
erable time to rub and salt the meal
at different times, '
During moderate weather, smoked
meat may be left in the smoke house
for some time. The houee should be
kept perfectly dark, and well enough
ventilated to prevent dampness: . A
.dry, cool cellar or attic, with free air,
culation will be a satisfactory place
for smoked meats at all seasons, if
it is kept dark and the flies are ex.
eluded,,
If to be held only a short time, hams
and bacon will need only to be hung
out separately, without covering. For
longer keeping, it will be necessary
to wrap them first in waxed paper and
to hang them in an airy, cool .place;
the object being to gain a uniform
temperature and to keep away in-
sects.—Andrew. Boss.
Useful Farm Hints.
When joining kitchen drain pipes
cement is often used to make them
tight, then when a stoppage occurs
and they must be taken up, the pipes
must be broken apart. Try using
oakum about the joints of those far-
thest away from the house. Then if
they have to be taken up, it, will not
be•necessary to break so ` many of
them. Kitchen drain outleta should
be exposed to the• sun.
To keep tree roots out of drains - a
where the drain must pass under trees
'juratscemen. t should be used around the
Cornstalks may be kept clean, sweet
and bright if moved in aloft like hay.
to Ju
Theyne;'will• keep this way 'from October
uu-:A4adples for winter use or for sale in
winter are often stored in the hay loft
r hay, ,
'p prevent wise cows from lifting
bars, nail a pleee of wood vertically
to the "inside of the post above the
rail using one large nail so that the
piece of wood may be swung in and
out as desired," When the rail is to
be lifted it is swung out of the way,
but when the rail is in position, it fits
snugly against it.
Fractious young calves may be
trained to lead, by taking hold of the.
head stall and walking close to the
head fo the . animals, If the animal
jumps ahead, a stroke across the nose
with a very light switch; or when it
balks, a stroke behind will soon teach
it to walk along in a quiet manner:
When. young heifers.,, threaten, walk
right up to them and give ' several
strokes directly across the face just
above the nose, using a light' switch
no thinker than a lead, pencil. Every
time the animal threatens attack, ap-
ply the switching and she will soon
learn toebe• well mannered if she,. is
treated with , even ;handed gentleness
at all other times.
Fowls can as readily be trained to
come for a clear, far-reaching call as
for the usual "chick -chick" which
does not sound far. A call that will
reach for a distance is veryconvent-
ent when the birds stray too far. It
s only necessary to feed them to such
a call to have diem used to it.
Young chicks should be fed from
hree to five tunes daily, depending
upon one's experience in feeding,
The beet teuiberattiife for the keep -
ng of ewes hatching is between 60
stud ii0 tkegi �.-e.,s• The fresher the eggs
are *hers ptieeced for iaoubation . the
better will pe th@ reduits obtainod,
Lots of people who demand fresh
ggtl, fresh button, fres-, bread and
resp Ash are co te1lt to do without
resp air, not -wit 6terheig the fact
lull sat
air is more harmful thaaa
stale food.
. dulteiatiens of milk can be de-
ec eA I?3' dipping a polished steel
knl e e i
ting n ell nto the fresh mill. If
t clings to the 1c ec] a the milk bay
o been tarsi r
pe waits If water
h
t. tas
a
een added e l
th m k runs off quickly,