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Zurich Herald, 1915-07-23, Page 21 THE GoLDE3N' KEY Or "The , 'Adventures of Ledgard," By the Author of "What Ho ost He CHAPTER II. A fat, unwholesome -looking creat- ure, half native, half Belgian, wad- dled across the open space towards, the hut in which the two strangers had been housed. He was followed at a little distance by two ; sturdy natives bearing a steaming pot which they carried on a pole between them. Trent set down his revolver and rose to his feet. "What news, Ooon Sam?" he ask- ed. "Has the English officer been r 'brimming with' laughter, the pose was full 'Of grace, 'even though the girl's figure was :angular. xrent had seen as much as this, when he felt the smart of a sudden blow upon the. cheek,', the 'picture was snatched from his 'hand,, and Monty -his face con- vulsed with anger—glowered fiercely upon hen:, • "You infernal young blackguard! You impertinent, meddling blockhead! Bow dare you� presume to look at that photograph! How Aare you; sir! How heard of ? He must be close up now. dare you. "No news,". the little man grunted. Trent was too thoroughly astonish - "The King, he send some of his own ed to resent either the blowor the, supper to the white men. 'They got fierce words. He looked up into his what they want,' he say. 'They start aggressors face in black surprise. work mine soon as like,but they go "I only looked at it," he muttered. away frons here.' He ot like them "It was lying on the floor,"' about the place! See!" "Looked at it! You looked at it! "Ohthatbe blowed!" Trent mut- Like your confounded impertinence y t sir! Who are you to look at her! If tered. "What's this in the pot. ? I don't smell bad." ever I catch you prying into my con - "Rabbit, he interpreter answered cerns a gaain Pll shoot you—by own supper. White men very favor-' Trent laughed sullenlyzand,havingtersely. "Very good. Part King's Heaven will. ed," ; finished eating,' lit his pipe. "Your concerns are of no interest. Trent bent over the pot which the'me," "keep 'em two men had set upon the"ground. He to. he said shortly; lito yourself—and `.look. here, olds 'un, took a fork from his belt and dug 't l hands off user "T sin t a keep your an s „ safe man to hit let.me ,tell you. Now "Very big bone for a rabbit, Sam, sit down and cool off! . I don't want doubtfully.„ he remarked, j tantrums.” a "Very rob- • any more of your t n Sam 'looked away. big t Then there was a long silence be - its round here " he remarked. "Best b , 1tvreeri the two men. Monty sat, where keep pot.'Send men away."- I Trent had been earlier in the night at Trent nodded, and the men. withithe front of the open hut, his eyes drew.i fixed .upon the ever -rising moon, his Stew all ,'right,,y Sam whispered ; face devoid of intelligence, his :eyes confidentially. "You eat him. No l dim._ The fire of the last few minutes fear..'' But y'on of to go. ' King be- • had speedily burnt out. His half -sod - ginning ginning get angry. He say white t dened brain refused to answer to the men not to stay. They got what he, sudden spasm of memory which had promised, now they go. I know King awakened a spark of the former pian. —know this people well! You get l If he had thoughts at all, they hung away quick. He think you want .. be around the brandy, bottle. The calm King here! You got the papers—all beauty of sthe African night could you want,: eh?" weave no spell upon hint. A few "Not quite, Sam," Trent answered. feet behind, Trent, _by the light of the "There's an Englishman, Captain .moon, was practising tricks with a Francis, on his way here up the Coast, going on to Walgettaa Fort. He must be here to -morrow. I want him pack of greasycards. By and by a spark of intelligence found its way If he's into Monty's brain. He turned round to see` the `Kre ' s signature. nf irtively. a witness these niggers can never "Trent," he said, "this is slow! Let back out of the concession. They're us have a friendly game—you and I." Trent yawned. "Come on, then," he said. "Single. Poker or Euchre, eh?" "ledo..not mind," Monty replied, af- flagers trembled, as t o of the swamps was already'upor He took up his cards one by one, and as he`spatched up the last he geoam ed, Not a pair. "Four cards!" he whispered hoarse- ly, Trent dealt them out,looked at his own hand, and, keeping a pair of. queens, took three more carols, lie failed to improve, and threw them upon the ;door, With frantic Gager- ness' Monty grovelled• down to see them --then, with• a shriek °of tz•iumph he threw down a pair of aces. • "Mine!" he said. "I Itept an ace and drew another. Give me the brandy!" Trent rose up, ` measured the con- tents of the bottle with. his fore- finger,. and poured out..balf the con- tents into a horn mug. Monty stood trembling by. "Mind," Trent said, ,"you are a fool to driuk it • and I am a fool to let you. You risk your life and mine. Sam has been up and swears we must clear out 'to -morrow. What sort of form do you think you'll; be in to walk sixty miles through the swamps and bush, with perhaps a score of these devils at our heels?, Come now, old 'un, be reasonable." The veins on the old man's fore- head stood out like whipcord. "I won it," he cried. "Give it me!. Give it me,. I say." Trent made no further protest, He walked back to where he had been lying and recommenced his Patie"roe.. Monty drank off the contents 'of the tumbler in two long, delicious -gulps! Then he flung the horn upon the floor and laughed aloud. "That's better," he cried, "that's better. ` What an ass you are, Trent! To . imagine that a drain. • like that would have any effect at all, save to put. life into a man! Bah! What do you know about it?" Tretit 'did not raise his head. He went en with his solitary game, and, to all:' appearance, paid no heed to his companion's words: Monty was not in the humor to be ignored. He flung himself on the ground: opposite to his companion. "What a slow -blooded sort of creat- ure you are, Trent!" he said. "Don't you ever drink, don't you ever take life a little, more gaily?" "Not when I am carrying my life in my hands," Trent' answered grim- ly. "I get drunk sometimes—when there's nothing on and the blues come -never at a time like this though." "It is - pleasant to hear," the - old man remarked, stretching out his limbs, "that you do occasionally re- lax. In your present; frameof mind —you will not be offended ' I trust— you are just a `little heavy as a com- panion. Never mind. In a year's time I will be teaching; you how to dine -to drink - - chathpagne, , to—by the way, Trent, have you ever tasted champagne?' i. Never, Trent answered gruffly. "Don't know that .I waht to eit?ee; ," Mo ty 'was compassio at My younga friend "; he .said "I voted. -eitve my soul to nave 'o •'f tore ef oi -x s , to have your youth and never'to have slippery devils. . Another chap may come on with more rum and they'll forget: us and give him the right to work the mules, too. See!" "I see," Sam answered; "but him (ably. "Just which you prefer." not safe to wait. You believe me,, l; "Single Poker, then," Trent said. know tam niggers. They take two "And the stakes?" '• days get drunk, then get devils, four "We've nothing deft to play for," —raving mad. They drunk now;' ii11 Trent answered gloomily, "except any one to-morrow—perhapsyou.cartridges." Kill you certain to -morrow night. You Monty made a wry face. "Poker listen now!" for love, my dear Trent," he said, Trent stood up in the shadow of the "between you and me, would lack all overhanging roof. Every now and the charm and excitement. It would then came a wild shrill cry from the be, in fact, monotonous! Let us ex lower end of the village. Some one ercise our ingenuity., There must, be was beating a frightful, cracked drum something still . of value in our pos- which they had got from a. trader. The session." tumult was certainly increasing. He relapsed into an affectation of Trent swore softly, and then looked thoughtfulness. Trent watched -him irresolutely over his shoulder to curiously. He knew quite well that. where Montywas sleeping. his partner was dissembling, but he scarcely knew to -what end. Monty's eyes, moving round the grass -bound hut, stopped at Trent's knapsack which hung from the central pole. He uttered a little exclamation. "I have it," he declared. "The very thing." "Well!" "You are pleased to set an alto- gether fictitious value upon that half "If the worst comes we shall never get away quickly," he muttered. "That old carcase can scarcely drag himself along." Sam looked at him with cunning' eyes. "He not ft only die," he said .soft- ly. "He very old, very sick man, you leave him here! I see to him." Trent turned away in sick disgust. "We'll be off to -morrow, Sam," he bottle of brandy we have left," _: he said shortly. "I say! I'r i beastly said. "Now I tell you what I, will hungry. What's in that pot?" do. In a fewmonthswe shall both out the alms, of his Sam read richI will play`you for m spread p be riot men. y �. 'hands. I.O.U. for fifty pounds, fifty cove- "He all right, I see him cooked," he declared. "He two rabbits and one monkey." Trent took out a plate and helped' himself. "All right," he said. "Be off now. We'll go to -morrow before these tows - ley -headed beauties are awake." Sam nodded and waddled off. Trent reigns, Trent, against half the con- tents of that bottle. Come, that is a fairoffer, is it not? How we -shall laugh at this'in 'a year or two. Fifty. pounds against a tumblerful-posi- tively there is no more -a tumblerful of brandy." He was watching Trent's face all the time, but the younger man gave threw a biscuit and hit his companion no sigh. When he lead finished, Trent on the cheek. took up the cards, which he had shuf "Here, wake up, Monty!" he ex- fled for Poker, and dealt them out for Patience. ,Monty's eyes were dim with disappointment. "What!" he cried. "You don't. agree! Did you understand me? Fifty pounds, Trent! . Why, you must be mad!„ "Oh, shut up!" Trent growled. "I don't want your money, and the brandy's poison to you! Go to sleep!" Monty crepta little nearer to his partner and laid his hand upon his arm. His shirt fell open, showing the cords of his . throat swollen and twitching. ` His voice was half a sob. "Trent, you are a young man—not "Now shut up all that rot and eat old like me. You don't understand something. „ my constitution. Brandyis a hetes- "I have no appetite, thank your dry to me! I've lived on n it so long claimed. "Supper's come from the royal kitchen. Bring your plate and tuck in!" Monty struggled . to his feet and came meekly ,towards where, the pot stood simmering upon the ground. "I'm not hungry, Trent," he said, "but I am very thirsty, very thirsty indeed. My throat is all parched. I am almost uncomfortable. Really I think your behavior with regard to the brandy is most unkind and un- generous; I shall be ill, I know I shall. Won't you—" "No, I won't," Trent interrupted, tasted ,champagne. "Whew! the me- "Wh don't'you go to bed?" Trent ment from both earth' and• air. Land yb said. "You'll need all your strength. thoroughly' plowed and thoroughly to -morrow!" pulverized before planting is' not Monty waved his hand with serene only rendered, more fertile, from a "I am a man of humors, my dear natural viewpoint but is in far bet- , ivory of it is delicious !" • 'NatureMakes The Flavour o The .: cool, tempered breezes'o the hill -top + dice t tea of'; elieate, gardens x�, Ceylon, produce anduality, A c ; ehtu.,. yet rich flavoury q growths is blended 'to. io�ilti of the �iz�aesl� s 9a. BSS make s$ALADA Vermin Proof Fences. Protection is the prime requisite for increasing the number of birds in any area, and the results of pro- tection are in direct „proportion to the amount given. Besides insuring birds against every form of persecu- tion by human kind, we must; defend them from various natural foes. The most effectual.single step . is to sur- round the proposed bird sanctuary with a vermin -proof fence. Such a fence should prevent entrance either. by digging or by climbing, but will serve its greatest use if it can not be climbed, and is, therefore, cat -proof. If it is impracticable to build an im- penetrable fence, the next best de- vice is to put guards of 'sheet metal on all nesting trees ,ands on pules • sup- porting bird houses. This should be done in any case where' squirrels or snakes are;likely to intrude, as it is usually impracticable to fence out these animals. Tree guards'should be six feet or more above'ground. At- tacks by` hawks, owls, crows, jays;or other enemies are best' controlled by eliminating the destructive individ- uals. Well Prepared Soil. Soil well pulverized before the crop is planted is. much. more, pro- ductive than' : cloddy land or -any land left with an uneven surface; because the plantfood already in -the land is made more accessible a',ncl, ' the little root feeders which literally ` fill the ground can better gather nourish Monty answered, with sulky dignity. "Eat something, and don't be a silly ass!" Trent insisted. "We've a hard journey before us,' and you'll it a Hundred. What do you say to need all the strength in your carcase" that I shall 'die if yott keephole da me! Remember, it's y since I tasted a drop! Now I'll make to landou in Buckomeri again. Here, test? One lmrliked{ y you've dropped some of your precious rubbish." 1.ie;lt stooped forward and picked up what seemed •tohtm at first to be 'Trent pauses yin his game, ant looked steadfastly into the eager face thrust Close to `hie. Then he shrug- ged his shoti Ideii!& and gathered up a piece of cardboard from the ground. theYeards.u're the silliest fool I ever re was. about to fling it to its owner, knew,>, he said bluntly, "but I . stip- graph.r when he saw thathit was a photo:, Pose you'll worry lyre into a fever if It was the likeness of a "i,rl, p , „ a very young girl apparently, for leer you don't have your own way. hair was. still down her back, and her 1 You agree Monty shrieked dries was scarcelyof the orthodox! Trent nodded and dealt the cards. lenr;th. It was f particularly well i. "It must be a show after the draw,, t l rix,, hut. Trent had never seen any- he said. "We can't bet, for we've no t Y; like it before. The lips were . thing to raise the stakes with!" ith •:°. ;y parted, the deep eyes were, Monty was breathing hard and hi contempt. °to receive whatever arti- t ter condition, ficial fertilizing one may wish to ap- ply: t t t v friend, he said, and to -night my iumor is to talk and to be merry. What is it the philosophers tell us ?— hat the sweetest joys of life are the 1 joys of anticipation. Here we are, hen, on the eve of our triumph—let u be drained, for trees' will never thrive with wet feet. The best results are obtained by preparing the land. the previous year for the setting of the trees. `Clover or'cowpeas plowed un- der in -the fall will make humus the following year and keep the soil about the roots. Trees will' often do welkin poor soils and unfavorable conditions if good soil is placed about their roots, so that they get.a good start the first year or so. After they once become established they can do considerable towards taking care of themselves. s talk, plan, be happy. Bah! how thirsty it.makes one!. Come, Trent, whatstake will you. have me set against that other tumblerful" of brandy?" ?" "No stake , that you can offer," Trent answered shortly. "That drop of brandy may stand between us and death. Pluck up your courage,n, and forget for a bit that there" such a thing as drink." Monty frowned and looked stealth- ily across towards the bottle. (To be ` continued.) What a H'gh' Explosive Is. The shell question for the 'British' army concerns the supply not of shrapnel, but of shell containing', high explosive. • These high -explosive shells 'are strong steel ,eases with a fuse, usually placed ip the base. The charge employed may be either lyd- dite—which is a preparation of picric acid—or tri-nitrotoluol. The metal in the shell is fairly thick.' The explosion is very violent, and has a thoroughly destructive ef- fect upon anything near the point where the' shell: explodes—concrete` walls, entanglements, steel shields for the trenches, or for guns. The French and Germans use these• shells to prepare the way for assaults on hostile trenches, demolishing with them all obstacles: Shrapnel are quite different pro- jectiles, and are serviceable against infantry in the open or lightly en- trenched, They are thin steel cases containing a very small charge of low or moderate power explosive, which opens the cases and liberates' a large number ofbullets in them. These cover an oval arca as they' scatter and kill unprotected- in.d'n Shrapnel are useless against fortiN fled positions, strongly -built houses, or deep and well-planned entrench- ments, Put. This in Your Scrapbook. A breeder told his county institute The Farmer's Friend. The dietary- of a toad contains 77 per cent. of insects ` and the remain- der is composed` of spiders, crustacea and worms. Having an amazingly active tongue, he captures much of his food on' the wing. There is every reason why farmers and gardeners should encourage and.protect the toad. 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