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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1915-11-26, Page 7tartTocla the., regul u 'e/ o 9 tl1 is The advanced method for readiness, cleanliness ;r. and reliability in writing. One Waterman's Ideal will last for years. Every handwriting can be fitted. Above trademark is your guarantee of satisfaction. a . Prices $2.50 to $150,00: Illustrated Folder nailed on request. 3 At the Bent Stores in most Every Town L. E.'Waterman Company, Limited, Montreal L EN KEY Cr 'The dvenitre5 of l.edgard." By the Author- of "What He Cost Her." 11 CHAPTER XXVI. It was Trent himself who kept watch through that last long hour tf moonlit darkness till the wan morning broke. With its faint, grey streaks came the savages of Bekwan- bLLL do, crawling up in a semi -circle i by a storm of bullets as Trent's men through the long, rough grass, then fouleand ltime tothrele oad. 11 feel than forwardone suddenly, at a ars bounding their I upon their faces. The fight was right n spears poised in them ; over, and, when they carne to look /hands—anwougly sight inthe dim' was the onlyman who dawn for men chilled with the moist, ;round, Francis damp air and only half awake. But suffered. whilst Trent had not been o had arous- they had li beead n fighting.wned Little His stealthy call to armsao upwards ed them in time at least to crawl be- � wreaths of mist were curling hind some shelter and grip their rifles. ; and the sun shone down with a cloud - The war -cry of the savages 'was met ; less, golden light, every moment more with a death -like quiet—there were clear as the vapors mel ed.hawafay no signs of confusion or terror. �A Franciswas lyinguponu ponu boys, to Kru boy who called out with fright groaninga heavily; was felled to the ground by Trent whom he was well known, were with a blow which would have stag-' gathered into a little circle around gered an ox. With their rifles in him. Trent brushed them on one side hand, and every man stretched flat and made a brief examination. Then upon the ground, Trent's little party he had him carried carefully into one lay waiting. Barely a hundred yards of the tents while he went for his separated them, yet there was ' no medicine -chest. sign of life from the camp. The long Preparations for a start were made, line of savages advanced a few steps . but Trent was thoughtful. For the more, their spears poised above their . second time within a few hours this heads, their half -naked forms show- man, in whose power it was to ruin ing more distinctly as they peered him, lay at his mercy. That he had forward through the grey gloom, saved his life went for nothing. In savage and ferocious. The white Hien thea heat of battle there had been no were surely „sleeping still: They were time for thought 'or calculation: Trent as tear now as they could get. There had simply obeyed the generous in- was a signal and then a wild chorus ; stinct of a brave man whose blood of yells. They threw aside all dis- ; was warm with the joy of fighting. guise and darted forward, the still Nov it was different. Trent was sel- ntorning air hideous with the cry of : dom sentimental, but from the first battle. Then, with an awful sudden- he had had an uneasy presentiment ness, their cry became the cry of • concerning this man who lay now death, for out from the bushes belch- i within his power and so near to death. ed a yellow line of fire as the rifles a A mutual antipathy seemed to have of Trent and his men 'rang out their been born between them from the first welcome. A dozen at least of the men moment when they had met in the of Bekwando looked never again I village of Bekwando. As though it upon the faces of their wives, the rest were yesterday, he remembered that hesitated. Trent, in whom was the : leave-taking and Francis's threaten - love of fighting, made then his first ! ing words. Trent had always felt mistake. He called for a sally, and I that the man was his enemy—certain- ]y the power to do him incalculable harm, if not to altogether ruin him, was his now. And he would not hesi- tate about it. Trent knew that, al- Pneed shill and tact; interference from any outside source would be fatal, and Francis meant to interfere—nothing would stop hire Trent walked back- wards and forwards with knitted brows, glancing every now and then at the unconscious man. Francis would certainly interfere if he were allowed to, recover, CHAPTER. XXVIII. A fortnight afterwards Trent rode into Attra, pale, gaunt, and hollow- eyed. The whole history of those days would never be known by another man; Upon Trent they had left their mark for ever, Every hour of his time in this country he reckoned of great value—yet he had devoted fourteen days to saving the life of John Francis. Such delays too—and such nights! They had carried him sometimes in a dead stupor,, some- times a raving madman, along a wild bush -track across rivers and swamps into the town of Garba, where years ago a Congo trader, who had made a fortune, had built a little white -wash- ed Hospital! 'fie was safe now, but 11 surely never a man before had walk- -r , ed so near the "Valley of the Shadow Iof Death." A single moment's 'vigi- lance relaxed, a blanket displaced, a dose of brandy forgotten, and Trent might have walked this life a multi- millionaire, a peer, a little god amongst his fellows, freed for ever from all anxiety. But Francis was tended as never a man was tended before. Trent himself had done his share of the carrying, ever keeping his eyes fixed upon the death -lit face of their burden, ever ready to fight off the progress of the fever and ague, as the twitching lips • or shiver- ing limbs gave warning of a change. For fourteen days he had not slept; until they had reached .Garba his clothes had never been changed since they had started upon their perilous journey. As he rode into Attra he reeled a little in his saddle, and he, walked into the office of tie Agent more like a ghost than a man. Two men, Cathcart and his assist- ant, who was only a boy, were loung- ing in low chairs. As he entered they looked up, exchanging quick, start- led glances. Then Cathcart gave vent .to a little exclamation. "Great Heavens, Trent, what have you been doing?" Trent sank into a chair. "Get me some wine," he said. "I am all right but over -tired." Cathcart poured champagne into a tumbler. Trent emptied it at a gulp and asked for biscuits. The man's recuperative powers were won- derful. Already the deathly 'white- ness was passing from his cheeks. "Where is Da Souza?" he asked. "Gone back to England," Cathcart answered, looking out of the open casement shaded from the sun by the sloping roof. "His steamer started. yesterday." Trent was puzzled. He' scarce* un- derstood this move. "Did he give any reason?" Cathcart smoked for a moment in silence. After all though a disclosure would be unpleasant, it was inevit- able and as well now as any time. "I think," Cathcart said, "that he has gone to try and sell his shares in the Bekwando concessions." "Gone—to--sell — his — shares!" Trent repeated slowly. "You mean to say that he has gone straight from here to put a hundred thousand Bek- wando shares upon the market?" Cathcart nodded. "He said sol" "And why? Did he tell you that?" "He has come to the conclusion," Cathcart said, "that the scheme is impracticable altogether and the con- cessions worthless. He is going to get what he can for his shares while he has the chance." Trent drained his tumbler and lit a cigar. "So much for Da Souza," he said. "And now I should like to know, Mr. Stanley Cathcart, what the deuce you and your assistant are doing shacking here in the cool of the day when you are the servants of the Bekwando Company and there's work to be done of the utmost importance? The whole place seems to be asleep. with the butt -end of a rifle, broke its force a little. Then, turning round, he blew out the man's brains as Francis sank backwards. A dismal yell from his followers was the chief's requiem; an they turned and fled, followed rushed out, revolver in hand, upon the broken line. Half the blacks ran away like rabbits; the remainder, greatly outnumbering Trent and his party, stood firm. In a moment it though broadly speaking he was into - was hand to hand fighting, and Trent cent of any desire to harm or desert 13114 and possibly you will not detect this imitation until the tea-pot reveals it. Demand always the genuine "Sa.lada" in the sealed. alumintm?packet, and see that you get 113 if you want that unique flavour of hee,h, clean leaves properly prepared and packed. Fashion Hints Gossip on Winter Models. It is to the period of the secoi empire that the notable dressniake have gone for inspiration for t winter models. One great couturier has gone even further back and ha revived the redingote. In this con nection it is interesting to note tha he is the grandson of the marl wh created the redingote for Louis Phil ippe, a coat that a few years later re presented the smartest attire for th Parisiennes of that day. In its new est form it gives to the figure th small waist effect; the skirts, how ever,' are wide, with gathered'panel at the sides. Many original touehe are introduced in the arrangement o the revers, collars and 'other mine details. Fur is extensively employe y (a a for decorative purposes. The cuff �� � � 5 a� - are hemmed with it and so are t' } many varieties of the choker collar: Among the new fur coats are 4h Bald on to the' Good Breeders. f of such young things permanently, long garments with La Mode's san' It is well known that the progeny: and they never attain good size. tioned flare at the hem; in: othe from mature parents are superior to I A neighbor of mine last year bought the influence of the early Victoria those descended from young progeni- ? an old sow in the spring for $10. She era is noticeable. A beautiful ma tors not fully developed. Boars and , had ten fine pigs- in April, which were teau is trimmed with cross fox; als sows, for breeding, should be kept in I fattened and sold to a butcher in the a sealskin trimmed white fox and a a good thrifty condition, but not fat, i fall of the same year, bringing him other seal -trimmed clear gray Au writes a well-known breeder of hogs. $115, and he still has the sow for a tralian opossum. Again, the eho The writer has always been troubled' breeder. coatee has not been neglected, an to keep his breeding sows from be- 1Sows should be kept for a number the guises in which it is to be view - coming too fat, and consequently, far- I of years until their places can be 'CM -are as original as they are fasting rowing a small number of scrawny ' ed with younger ones which have ing. Natural and dyed musqua Pigs. jproven to be good breeders. coats are just now in very great d I once took a large sow to fatten # Formerly, heavy pork from hogs, naand. for one half the pork. I did not know twelve to 24 months old (and the fat - cornmeal and wheat middlings she who worked hard in the she was with pig and fed her all the ter the better) was demanded^'Men Flat envelope handbags are in hi favor. Women of fashion like the long, narrow pocketbooks to car with tailored suits. Fine seals, vac ettes and glazed leathers are us and the silk linings are sometim plain and at other times gay, wi birds of paradise, parrots and t like. Some of these bags hevo.eig fed on corn, but kept in a pasture by j towns and cities, pork from younger or nine pockets to recommend them themselves and given a plentiful sup- hogs is preferred. This pork is not ply of slop, made of equal parts of only the best, being the tenderest and Iiip or seven -eighth lengths prey. wheat shorts, cornmeal and wheat 1 sweetest, but it is the quickest pro- in coats, although various lengths ar bran. i duced, at a lower cost and at better shown. With the three-piece. suit t Most young sows will breed when profit to the producer. redingote is invariably shown. three months old, if allowed to run I Young animals grow faster and The side closing is seen frequent with a boar but eight or twelve 1 with less food than when they become in coats, usually with the high coil Usually the collars are of the sa material as the suit, but often th are of velvet or fur, fastening at t side in line with the one-sided faste was cursing already the bravado which had brought him out to the open. For a while it was a doubtful com- bat. Then, with a shout of triumph, the chief, .. swarthy, thiel: -set man Monty, no power on earth would ever convince Francis of that. Appear- ances were, and.always must be, over- whelmingly against him. Without interference from any one he had al- ready formulated plans for quietly of herculean strength, recognized putting Monty in his rightful position Francis and sprang upon him. The and making over to him his share in blow which he aimed would most the Bekwando Syndicate. But to ar- surely have killed him, but that Trent range this without catastrophe would tynJ 5'4-55`432.11'12K,6'-'8144..-iL5'+1;}�r-V42• drT�ryC`n`Krc KiJd`rUN,Co..,.y1,),.41,),,y) (yifs,k1/.�r, ,.-ilr �iii.iL,�ln�:nc.... .l..., L.:----1wa� to ki _ , ♦ M.�1r�y,�I� F iP100 V6 p��I�'"1,11�1 w 1, �1 SS,k "Perfect Seal, Quart Jane rr � ii fl e8 11 hill n ,)..1 Three Pounds of Syrup. ouncl GlassJars Your grocer has Crown Brand Syrup glass jars—or get it f And be sure and a " in these new 'ars r wi p you. save these ars for reservin . . "Crown Brand" is also sold in 2, 5,10 and 20 pound tins. 143 ._ ..4 CO. LIMITED THE CANADA STARCH MONTREAL. rnr iF fnlr,,r, Jr py rJ, t,!,Jr (.qi,`( rJr�C"r/, Alt��t�rjilc�r l�,��rlp?Jim/ t �r � r ri�Jfn ilr I a/J l'l 4l rC1S', lirt.-4r "C' E gg `C� iM'�'Jtih.`��1 F �lQ�7JU nwnnt;liarM.%rL'+�y��`1��L���ln�iry ln�iv US�'i1�.u'>n�j ` would eat. Imagine my astonishment said there was a wasting q and vexation when she had three lit- about pig-pork—that it shrunk in the tle dwarfed pigs—not only smaller ' pot "and did not stick to the ribs." than pigs usually are when first far- Fortunately, this call for heavy rowed, but emaciated. pork is decreasing. In the farmer's Sows for breeding should not be al- , family, and with people generally em - lowed to run with the fattening hogs' ployed in indoor occupations in the months is as young as it is judicious'' older, and pork from a hog less than to breed them. a year old does not cost so much to The pigs from large -bodied, old' produce as the pork from old hogs. sows will be more in number, and fre- 1 To make the most money from -hogs, quently double the size of pigs from ;none, except those kept for breeding ing of the jacket. young sows when farrowed—and this purposes, should ever be wintered The waistline occupies its norm with the same feed and care—and' over. place with a nipped -in effect and bel will frequently weigh 50 per cent. I A little alfalfa makes the corn stick are placed at the sides, front a more at a year old. Not only this, I to the pigs' ribs. back or all round. but it stunts or dwarfs the growth 3 The well-fed litter of pigs must Jackets also have the long, tigl have an opportunity to exercise or fur -trimmed sleeves and furs are c else thumps are liable to claim the in Russian effect. plumpest. k A NEW IDEA FOR RED CROS Irish Wit. FUNDS. The foreman of a gang of railway men has more than his share of Irish In this, the iGth month of the w wit. The other afternoon he was walk.. it would seem an impossibility' ing along his section of the line when think of any new way by which he found one of his laborers fast add to the Red Cross funds. Picni asleep in the shade of a hedge. Eye- have been held, concerts given, ft ing the man with a stern smile, he tunes told, tags sold, innumeral said slowly—"Slape on, ye idle spal- other money -making devices put in pleen—slape on. So long as ye gape practical execution, so that the ing ye've got a job, but whin ye wake up nutty Cana antessshast has sn ✓put oral ye're out of wurrk!" ed for Mr. Henry Pearce, of Victor to suggest an original idea. l Pearce, in delivering a recent It Cross speech, stated that many tha sands of people possess many sup. iluous articles of convertible moi tary value, such as pictures, jew lery, furniture, china, curios, boo glassware, which they would pleased to donate to the lied Cro His suggestion is that the Red Th everywhere hold a series of "Sup, fluity Sales," which, it run on pro/ business lines, with some popular fects of auctioneering, would bri large sums of money into the :f; Cross coffers. This seems on the face of it an cellent idea. It would turn propel which no one would grudge is wealth which the Red Cross co+ use. The contributors would as the Red Cross without cost to th selves and the buyers would sec bargains. It is certain, indeed, t the Canadian Red Cross, with steadily increasing responsibilit can make good use of any increa revenue. Where's your labor? There's not a soul at work, We planned exactly when to start the road. What the mischief do you mean by wasting a fortnight?" Cathcart coughed and was obvious- ly ill -at -ease, but he answered with some show of dignity. "I have come to the conclusion, Mr. Trent, that the making of the road is impracticable and useless. There is insufficient labor and poor tools, no satisfactory method of draining the swampy country, and further; I don't think any one would work with the constant fear of an attack from those savages." "So that's your opinion, is it?" Trent said grimly, "That is my opinion," Cathcart an- swered. "I have embodied it in a report which I despatched to the sec- retary of the company by Mr. Da Sourt." Trent rose and opened the door which swung into the little room. "Out you go!" he said fiercely. Cathcart looked at him in blank as- tonishment. "What do you mean?" he exclaimed.' "These are my quarters!" "They're nothing of the sort," Trent answered. "They are the head- quarters in this country of the Bek- wando Company, with which you have nothing to dol Out you go!" "Don't talk rubbish!" Cathcart said angrily. "I'm the authorized and prsurveyor here' operly appointed Trent.. answered, you've no connection at all. with the company! you're dismissed, sir, for incompetence and cowardice, and if you're not off the premises in three minutes it'll be the worse talon!" • "You—you—haven't the power to do this," Cathcart stuttered. Trent laughed. "We'll see about that," he said. "I never had much faith in you, sir, and I guess you only got the job by a rig. But out you go now, sharp. If there's anything owing you, you can claim it in London. "There are all my clothes---" Cathcart began. Trent laid his hands upon his shoulders and threw him softly out- side. "I'll send your clothes to the hotel," he said. "Take my advice, young man, and keep out of my sight till you can find a steamer to take you where they'll pay you for doing noth- ing. You're the sort of man who ir- ritates me, and il;'s a nasty climate for getting angry in!" Cathcart picked himself up. "Well, I should like to know who's going to make your road," he said, spitefully. "I'll make it myself," Trent roared. "Don't you think a little thing like some stupid laws of science will stand in my way, or the way of a man who knows his own mind. I tell you I'll level that road from the tree there which we marked as the starting - point to the very centre of Bekwan- do." He slammed the door and re-entered I the room. The boy was there, sitting upon the office stool hard at work with a pair „of compasses. "What the devil are you doing there?" Trent asked. "Out you go with your master!" The boy looked up. He had a fair, smooth face, but lips like Trent's own. "I'm just thinking about that first bend by Kurru corner, sir,��he said, "I'm not sure about the level." Trent's face relaxed. He held out hand. "My boy," he said, "I'll make your fortune as sure as my name is Scarlett Trentl" "We'll make that road, anyway," the boy answered, with a smile. * * * * * * * After a rest Trent climbed the hill to the Basle Mission House. There was no sign of Monty on the potato patch, and the woman who opened the door started when she saw him. "How is he?" Trent asked quickly. "Why, he's gone, sir ---gone with the Jewish gentleman who said that yon had sent him." "Where to?" Trent asked quickly. "Why, to England in the Ophir!" the woman answered. that,a Then Trent began to feel flet all, :the struggle of his life was only beginning, (To be continued.) FOR HEADACHES, BILIOUSNESS CONSTIPATION, 1 DIGIEST11 N Nearly all our minor ailments, and many of the serious ones, too, are traceable to some disorder of the stomach, liver, and bowels. 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"If getting up at 5 o'e in the morning and travelling ou a fishing place and falling inti boat, and maybe out of it, and ting in suspense by the hour in • der to land a two -:ounce fish are you all rest and recreation, me the work." As Everyone 1 nows, He—What is the difi'ereno 'tween a gown and a creation ? She—I can't give you the figures, but it's a small fortune'