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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1916-03-31, Page 6fRE1 .•THE CABLEM.A A EXCITING PRESENT -DAV BY WEATHERBY c!HESNEY *gem to acquiesce in the inevitable. Per- haps this was only an indication of •r9 , the unemotional English tempera- ment; but the Portuguese doctor, ac- customed to something different from his awn womankind, admired it, He expressed his admiration and his sympathy in a few graceful phrases, and then went out to his carriage. te,e Scarborough eollowed him, and as he cuii Was ()poling his carriage dome asked: * "Can you tell me whether the dead f • CHAPTER VL (Cont'd.) 1 need not waste time in following a man hail suffered recently rom Scarborough sdid not know how to ' false clue. There is (motive' elite gout?" answer her. There was, so far as he, which 1 mean to follow, and 1 meant The doctor turned to him quiekly. • s ie.?" could see, only one explanation whit:111U? Mack you to help me." "Liathat uggestion been nad Was even plausible; but he shrank "I will help you," said Scarborough.'he asked. from sugesting it to Elsa yet. The doctor who was coining would no doubt be able to say whether or no the dead ria, had really suffeeed fromay afternoon and this morning. ; ineisted. "If he had suffered from •a bad attack of gout a few hours before the time of his death—so bad an at- . • tack that the slightest movement gave and if the suspicion which was being "Margaret Ryan, said Seal bra °ugh him agony—you would be able to say driven upon him now should be con- quickly. "Yes, I know!' that it was so ?" firmed, he Would keep the knowledge "You know that, too!" said Elsa; , "I should." of the truth from Elsa as long as he "What else do you know about her?' "The signs would be umnietak- ; could. If her father was what PhiF Scarborough got up and paced the able?" Verne had said he was she would road back and forth. Then he halted "Quite." • know it soon enough. Meanwhile he beside Elsa. • "You did not see them?" would not destroy the faith which co forted her sorrow. "Then," said Eisa quick177, "find out what the girl who calls hereelf Mona "I don't thiek it likely," de la Mar was doing 'between .yeeter- "But are you. sure?" Scarborough d an acute attack of gout yesterday. told you I recognized another poison Scarborough resolved that he would besides Phil Varney. It was she. Her try to see the doctor before Elea did; real name is--" "What was the danger which father feared?" he asked. "He did not tell me." "But you know it?" e 111-:e I only know what Phil told rne," h " e I did not, Senhor. He has had no said. "But though for her sake I hope such an attack. I don't think he had )us, your suspicion wrongs her. 1 cannot gout at all; -but certainly not to the say that I know it does. A carriage extent your question would indicate." -rwico each day dairymen draw from had just driven up to the Chinehs Is "Thank you)" said Scarborough„ and their eows a finished product, a food it the doctor?" returned to the room where Elsa v ready .for use or capable of bein "Nothin Not Tea Lewes intermixed. with Dust Dirt and Stems but all Virgin, Leaves. ut 99 eaves• D 'A*4 l•WA:Op l Eat'd:f6Sell,:f:St perfect tea scgcl. e rerxtatio.n. el being - 147 .e/re.reeetigrereeei,,p,P. M PL Pel'erf.e."PF. MY.; the cts,:,a,siest, f*f A Pirli'-'1"4 •• tithe. 01,471 - r-Uf''•i''Z.'..X'Zc...,,"Lz,7"-,„„ • Cleanliness at Milking Tim "No. I want you to help me to find out What it was." "Tell me how, and I will try." Elsa hesitated, and then she said in a low tone: "Phil Varney is your friend." "You think it came from him?"I cried Scarborough in a startled voice. "Do you understand what your sug- gestion implies?" "Yes," said Elsa readily. "It con- nect' him perhaps, with my father's death. No, don't speak; let me ex- plain what I mean. I think that my father had got together proofs which would clear his name, and that dan- ger which threatened him was the loss of those proofs. Now who are the • people in whose interest it would be that the proofs should be destroyed, if not those whose guilt would be made plain? The son of the man who ruined him might wish to get those proofs in his own hands. I thank heaven that, though murder has been clone.. Inhere that the documents which will vindicate my father's hon- or are still safe." "And I," said Scarborough in great agitation, "thank heaven that I can: account for every minute of my chum! Phir Varney's time, from Yesterday I afternon till an hour ago, when came to see you." "How can you do that?" she asked. "Peecause he spent the time in my, coretany. He came back with me from Ponta Delgada, dined with me, and slept at the Cable station, in the bed- room next to mine. I can account for , him fortunately." "I am glad," said Elsa, simply. "I think you ought to be," he an- sweeed sternly.. "The knowledge has but me, a horrible accusation against saved you from hinting, to anybody an •innocent man." "Oh don't misunderstand me!" she if broke out. "That's not why I'm gdad.1 My poor father has been murdered! Do you think I am going to throw , away a chance of finding his .mur,- derer because I may perhaps throw suspicion on an innocent man? I want to find the guilty. The innocent, will be able to prove their innocence!" "Your father found it hard to do so," Scarborough retorted, and almost before the words had left his lips, was ashamed of them. Elsa drew herself up proudly. "I have told you that the proofs still exist," she said. "The murderer did not, destroy them." Then hurriedly, as though she had said more than she meant to say, she went on: "I said that I was glad that you could prove Phil 'Varney to be innocent, and I am. But you misunderstand my rea- son." "At any rate I credited you with one that was worthy," said &arbor- eugh. "And is a daughter's desire to avenge her father not worthy?" she asked hotly. "I ani glad to know that it was not Phil Varney, because now ,?'"" , • dio e. to retain c t eui lei manefactared into other valu: "les, said Elsa. Tell me what waiting for him. able food products. No article of you know of Margaret Ryan." human diet is more susceptible to un - He had a difficult task before him. "Not yet," said Scarborough firmly. He knew now that his suspicion had desirable changes, due to the delicate "We don't know yet that murder has ebeen correct, and that the gout was a , nature of the milk itself and to con - been done at all. We will go and hear lie. He believed moreover, that Rich- • mond Carrington's whole life had been 'ditions naturally surrounding its pro- Andwhat he doctor says." duction and hainiling. Milk is read - Elsa, after a brief hesitation, of a piece with that lie, and that for affected by bacteria, found on the in which she seemed inclined to insist, the last two years he had imposer' - 11Y body of the cow and on hay, bed•ding gave way, and followed him to the upon his daughter as he had imposed or dust -laden atmosphere falling into lupon the world before the world had house. the freshly -drawn milk. The extent — !found him out. The guilty man hal r If CHAPTER VIL !played upon her credulity, and tricked The Portuguese doctor had said that . her of her love by deceit; and Scar - he was not sure, but that as far as , borough, pitying him, hardly blamed he was able to judge there had been him'for so doing, Bet Varney's esti- no murder. He was inclined, indeed, ' mate of him was right, and Elsa's was be few bacteria in the milk when first with all necessary reservations in wrong. She must know some time, i drawn, but it is subject to contamina- case the facts should afterwards prove • and yet Scarborough shrank from the tion from the moment it is drawn to be otherwise, to think that thenecessityof deceiving her. To destroy I of this source of contamination de- pends on the care cows receive the carelessness of 'the milker and the utensils used. Unless the udder is diseased, it is claimed that there will when until removed from the stable to a death, though lamentably sudden was a daughter's trust in her father, due to natural causes.'A further ex ?place that is free from odors or dirt. . that father was dead, and beyond the it I The aim of the dairyman should be amination would be necessary to de- i power of sinning further—surely to reduce the sources of nide the question. All that he could:was a cruel thing to do! !ton to. a minimum. This may be ; . no external marks of violeece. contamina- say, at present, was that there were i He did not know what to say to her; but he had to say something, and no done:with a degree of success through a little extra exertion. If the side "The fumes from the Caldeira?" "But poison?" Elsa had suggested.; time was given to him for considering of the cow and the udder are wiped I what it should be. For she met him The doctor shook his head. t' wi.th. a damp cloth just previous to at once with a question: seeilking, the danger of bacteria "The fumes from the Caldeira de i "Tell me what you know of Mar- ; ting into the milk from this source is .. . . get- Morte are mainly carbon dioxide," he : garet Ryan." lessened. In some stables the chores said. "Death was not due to them." : "I know only what Phil Varney told ' • are not planned so .that the stable will "How can you be sure of that?" , me," he said. be' free from dust at milking time, Scarborough asked. "Carbon dioxide.! "That is what I want to hear." but just previous to milking, or while is a poison, is it not?" i Scarborough thought for a moment. i the milking is being done, the feeder . . , "Certainly, Senhor, if it is breathed How could he tell her? To gain time, , puts straw or hay down from the in excess for any length of time." he asked her to tell him first what she • barn and proceeds to feed the cows "The dead body was found a few ' knew, „when .thus filling the air with dust and feet from the edge of the Caldeira." "Very little," she answered, making it impossible to keep the "So I understand. But none the 'I saw Mona de la Mar at the circus ' less, Senhor, I am confident that the yesterday, I thought at once that I Ina clean. By a little planning of the work, the stable can be kept fumes from the Caldeira de Morte • knew the face, but I couldn't re- the free from dust for a short time prac- were not the cause of death. Death:member at first where I had seen it. from carbon dioxide is a form of suf- Just before your friend, the Re solver morning and evening. After the milk 'him, is removed from the stable, feeds focation. The appearance of the body King, came into the ring, I saw which cause a dust or strong odor negatives your theory." standing in the gangway speaking to be fed. In stables where certi- "Can you explain to me bow?" her, and she looked up into his face 'rnaY "Certainly, Senhor. the young with a laugh, and a curious shake of !, flea milk is produced every effort is made to keep the cows' bodies clean lady's father had been suffocated by the head. Then I remembered in a the fumes from the Caldeira, his vein flash where I had seen that laugh, with ; and the air free from dust while the would be congested, the skin would its accompanying jerk of the head be-; milk is being drawn. There is clan- beof bacteria lodging and growing dark, and the lips would be almost fare. It was at a tennis earty at the ger purple. I observed, on the other Varney's, three or four years ago, and cracks or caevices of pails or cans that are difficult to wash. The pail hand, the exact opposite of all this. I remembered that Phil Varney and with an open seam may be the cause The lips were bloodless, the veins were Margaret Ryan had played together of serious trouble. Few milkers take flaccid, and the face was white. I most of the afternoon. They are 1 the time to put on a special coat and am confident that, in this point at cousins, I think. That is all I know." apron for milking, but apart from least, I shall prove to be right." "There is something in all this to sing more sanitary, they protect the be - "Then you are unable to tell us make you suspect her," said Searbor- everyday clothes from becoming spot - what did cause death?" asked Elsa. ough. "`She is one of Varney's. I sus- I ted with milk. pet them all." Besides bacteria, there are taints "She is not," said Scarborough.. and odors which affect the quality "You are wrong in thinking that Phil of milk and its products. These odors and she are cousins. He told me that are absorbed by the milk after it is grieves me deeply to have to :;ay so, there is no relationship between them. drawn from the cow. If, milk is ex - but there must be an autopsy." His father and your . were her joint posed to any strong odor, or foul air, i guardians; that is all." Elsa shivered and then eaid quietly: resulting from lack of ventilation iii "Very- well. Let it take place as 1 "Oh, what does it matter?" cried the stable at milking time, these soon as possible." ' Elsa. "She is in the eircus, and my odors will be taken up quite rapidly. The pompous little doctor looked at mother warned us of danger from the Or, if milk is being cooled by use of her admiringly. Here was a girl who !circus! Tell me what you learned an aerator, it is liable to absorb any He had expected that she would of- about her." Scarborough paced the room once or These "off" flavors are strongest could meet sorrow without weak tears. strong odor from the atmosphere, fer objections, perhaps that she would twice. Then he sat down beside Elsa. when the milk is warm and are less become hysterical, and cry out that "She is an orphan,"he said, and pronounced as milk becomes older, the dead man must not be desecrated. she was.an heiress. Her father had especially if subjected to some form Instead of that, she had the strength made his money as a stockman, in the of aeration in a fresh, clean atino- States, in the days before the West sphere. with 1 "Unhappily, yes, Senhora." "But you have a theory—a guess?" "If I have I do not feel justified in stating it, until have made the closer examination to be made public. 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Free Booklet, DiStenVer, Causes and (lures." Special agents wanted, sborete secianwese, Chesillets and Bacteriologist, teotatee, tad., tT,S,A, wasfencedw wire, and opened out with railways, Her childhood had been spent in the saddle, and she often knew what it was to sleep under the Taints and bacteria affect all milk, more. or less, and every dairyman should endeavor to lessen the sources of contamination, by taking extra stars. When her father had made care at milking time and in cooling what he considered was a big enough the milk properly after it is removed pile to leave to a girl, he came to Eng- from the stable. The market demands land and brought Margaret with him. a high-class product, whether in the She was fourteen then, and the next form of milk, cheese or butter. The three or four years she spent at school Irian selling milk direct to customers getting the education for which there in it town or city is obliged to keep had been no time in her wad life oul the milk up to the standard in order West. When she was nearly twenty, her father died, and for a year she traveled with an elderly governess, absolute and unfettered control of her whom your father and Mr. Varney en- fortune of twenty thousand pounds, gaged for her, At the end of that time she went to live with the Varneys for a month or two. The firm of Car- rington and Varney failed when she was within three 'weeks of the time when, by her father's will, she would be of age. On her twenty-first birth- day she was to have been given the Her father believed that, with the traning she had had, she would be capable of controlling it wisely. But she was never pet to the test. (To be Continued.) • Many a man's future has been spoiled by his wife's social 'suceese, us omeis. The man supply- ing milk to a cheese factory or cream to a creamery is not affected directly, but indirectly he suffers sooner or later if poor quality milk or cream is delivered. The cheese maker cannot make first-class cheese from second- grade milk, and the quantity of milk to make a pound of . cheese is in- creased. Likewise with the creamery- man—it requires good milk to pro- duce good cream, and the proper care must be taken of the cream if the highest -priced butter is to be made. There is need for a uniform method of caring for milk and cream in order that a uniform product may be manu- factured that will compete favorably with the products of other countries on any market. The solution begins with taking every precaution at milk- ing time.—Farmer's Advocate. Care of the Colt's Feet. The care of a horse's feet should commence when he is a colt, that is, before he is weaned. Untrimmed hoofs usually grow long and uneven, and a crooked foot, or worse, a crook- ed leg is the result. Failure to re- gulate the length and bearing of the foot may make it straight leg crooked or a crooked leg worse, while intel- ligent care during the growing per- iod can gradually improve a leg that is crooked at birth. When picking up a colt's foot, teach him to stand on three legs, and not depend on the one holding up his foot for the fourth point of support. The handling of a colt's feet begins with the near front foot. Tie a rope around the postern, grasp the rope close to the foot, push gently against the shoulder, and quick- ly lift the foot. The lifting of the foot must be simultaneous with the weight shifting to the other feet. Gentle the foot and leg and let it down. Repeat several times and then trim and level the hoof. To raise a hind foot, put on a rope as on the front foot and draw the foot forward. To put a rope on the hind foot of a wild horse, tie up a front foot, have the assistant hold his hand over the eye on the same side as the foot to be lifted, or take the headstall in one hand, the tail in the other, and whirl the horse until he becomes dizzy. While in this condi: tion he may be handled with safety. Lift the foot forward two or three times and gentle it. As soon as the horse gives in, carry the foot back- ward into a shoeing position and trim the hoof. To handle the feet of a horse that will not stand still, or that kicks, a halter twitch is a great aid. This twitch is easily applied and needs on- ly the ordinary halter and tie rope. Pass the rope over the horse's head just behind the ears; raise the upper lip and put the rope across the gums above the teeth; run the rope through the loop made by passing the rope over the horse's head. The rope should be tight from the halter ring, over the head, under the Hp, and through the loop. A few good pulls on this rope should make the horse stand quietly. Saving the Trees. The cementing of holes in trees is now quite common. On old estates, where trees have been showing holes in their trunks for years, they are now being cemented, both to add to the stability of the trunks arid to arrest further decay. Huge trees with holes in their trunks large enough for a man to stand upright in are now filled with cernent, the cement being painted the color of the baik. A. pessimist says that the surest way to avoid trouble escape hard- ships and dodge calamities is to die young, Susie had leftethe toys about the kitchen. Mother—"Sussie, if you leave these things about the kitchen again box your ears and throw them in the aslipit." MANY iliftiOUS WEN WERE "FOOLS" HERE ARE A FEW INTERESTING EXAMPLES. Men of Brilliant Attainments Were Dullards in Private Life. A genies very often is far from im- pressive in private life. Many famous men—apart from their works -have been hard to distinguish from fools, La Fontaine, celebrated for hie witty fables; Descartes, the famous mathematician and philosopher; and Buffon, the naturalist, were all ex- ceedingly dull in conversation. Mar- montel, the novelist, was so boring that a friend once said, after an in- terview: "I must go and read his tales to re- compense myself for the weariness of hearing him." Schubert, the great composer, was in character extremely modest and retiring; hence, to some extent, his failure to obtain any permanent ap- pointment by which he might have been delivered from his sadly precari- oue mod© of existence. His friend, Lacher, describes him as "looking like a cabman"! Schumarads Sad End. Then, again, the famous musician, Schumann, was subject to most curi- ous delusions, and devoted himself largely to the art of spiritualism. One of his delusions was that the Spirits of Schubert and Mendelssohn visited him. Once he even jumped up dur- ing the night to note down a theme given him, as he imagined, by Sehu- bert. Finally, he became insane, and spent the last two years of hie life in a private asylum. The conversation of Socrates, the. ancient philosopher, turned generally upon the subject of carpenters and weavers and shoemakers. Samuel Johnson inherited f, ora his father "a vile melancholy," a terrible, tendency to depression and despair, which never wholly ceased to domin- ate him. He also was prone to super- stition, and had himself "touched" for the "king's evil," being afflicted with scrofula. All through life he was of indolent habits, but never learned how to control his temper. "He has the character," we read, "of being a very haughty, ill-natured gentleman; and that he has such a way of distorting his face—,which, though, he can't help—the gentlemen think it may affect some young Inds." His manner was rough and saeage; he was slovenly in dress, and made strange gesticulations. Failed As a Student. In the year 1818 Lord Macaeilay, essayist and historian, went into re- sidence at Trinity College, but he sig. naily failed to distinguish himself as a student. Yet he twice won the Chancellor's medal for English verse, Another interesting example of o "famous fool" is seen in Leigh Hunt, poet and essayist, and friend of Byron and Coleridge. His life was one of ceaseless activity, and as cease- less embarrassment, for he "never knew his multiplication table"! Washington Irving, the American writer, was a greab dunce also. His brothers were sent to college, but Washington showed no inclination to study, being "a dreamer and a. saun- terer." Charles Lamb was prevented Crone entering a university because of his unsurmounbable .stammer. His shy- ness and impediment of speech prov- ed to be a great drawback to him in life. As to Corneille, the great 4.1ramatist of Femme, he was completely lost in Society—so absent and embarrassed that he wrobe a witty couplet, Minty. ing that he was never intelligible but through the mouth of another. His Majesty's Comment. Wit, on paper, seems to be some- thing .widely different) from that play of words in conversation, "which while it sparkles'dies"; for Charles II., the wittiest of monarchs, was so charmed with the humor of "Hudi- bras" that he caused himself to be introduced in the character of. a pri- vabe gentleman to Butler, its author. The witty King found the author a very dull companion, and was of opinion, with many others, that se stupid a fellow could never have written so clever a book. Addison, whose works have long been considered models of English style, was shy and absent in society, preserving even before a single steam - ger formal and embarrassing silence, Itt conversation Dante was taciturn and satirical. Gray and Alfieri eel- dom talked, and never smiled. Rous- seau was remarkably trite in eonver- sation, not a word of eloquence ester passing his lips, Milton was unsociable, and even ir- ritable when much pressed by the talk of others. ---London Answers,