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Zurich Herald, 1916-10-13, Page 6e ri 's Name Or, The Adventures of Captain Fraser CHAPTER III, (Cont'd), "I don't want any of your preach- ing, jack," said the skipper, briskly; "and, what's more, I won't have it. I deserve more pity than blame." "You'll want all you can get," said Fraser, ominously, "And does the oth- er girl know of any of the others?" "Of either of the others—no," Cor- rected Flower. "Of course, none of them know. You don't think I'm a fool, do you?" "Who is number three?" inquired the mate, suddenly. "Poppy Tyrell," replied the other. "Oh," said Fraser, trying to speak unconcernedly; "the girl who came 'here last evening." Flower nodded. "She's the one I'm going to marry," he said, coloring. "I'd aooner marry, her than command a liner. I'll marry her if I lose every penny I'm going to have, but I'm not going to lose the money if I can help said Flower. "I rather enjoy it. There's Gibson would marry Eliza- beth like a shot if she'd have him; bub of course, she won't look at him while I'm above ground. I have thought of getting somebody to tell Elizabeth a lot of lies about me." "Why, wouldn't the truth do ?" in- quired the mate, artlessly. The skipper turned a deaf ear. "But she wouldn't believe a word against me," he said, with mournful pride, as he rose and went on deck. "She trusts me too much." From his knitted brows, as he steered, it was evident, despite his confidence, that this amiable weakness on the part of Miss Banks was caus- ing him some anxiety, a condition which was not lessened by the consid- erate behaviour of the mate, who, when any fresh complication suggest- ed itself to him, dutifully submitted it to his commander. It. I want both." i "I "shall be all right,' said Flower, The mate baled out his cup with confidently, as they entered the river a spoon and put the contents into the the following afternoon and sailed i saucer, slowly along the narrow channel which i relighting his pipe, which had gone. "I'm a sort of guardian to her," wound its sluggish way through an ex- ;out, leaned back in his chair and said Flower. "Her father, Captain panse of mudbanks to Seabridge. I again winked at his indignant nephew. Tyrell, died about a year ago, and The mate, who was suffering from ; "Mrs. Banks," he said, suggestive- I promised him I'd look after her and symptoms hitherto unknown to him, IlY. marry her. It's a sacred promise." ' made no reply, His gaze wandered I His nephew gazed at him blankly. "Besides, you want to," said idly from the sloping uplands, stretch-. I Captain Barber, sighing good-na- Fraser by no means in the mood to ing away into the dim country on the turedly at his dulness, turned his -Chair those of us who have got on, wouldn't have go on." "That's very true," said Mre. Church, shaking her head. "And them as haven't got on would have got on," said the philosopher, fol.. lowing up his train of thought. "If you would just go out and get them, things I spoke to you about Mrs' Church, we shall be all right," "Who is it?" inquired the, nexhew, as soon as she had gone. Capbain Barber looked stealthily round, and, for the second time that evening, winked at his nephew. "A visitor ?" said Flower. Captain Barber winked again, and then laughed into his pipe until it gurgled. "It's a little plan o' mine," he said, when he had become a little more composed. "She's my housekeeper." "Housekeeper?" repeated the as- tonished Flower. "Bean' all alone here," said Uncle. Barber, "I think a lob, I sit an' think until I get an idea. It comes quite sudden like, and I wonder I never thought of it before." "But what did you want a house- keeper for?" inquired his nephew. "Where's Lizzie ?" "I got rid of her," said Captain Bar- ber. "I got a housekeeper because I thought it was time you got married. Now do you see?" "No " said Flower, shortly. Capbain Barber Iaughed softly, and, • allow his superior any credit in the starborad side', to the little church - matter, "else you wouldn't do it." crowned town ahead, with its outlying "You don't know me, Jack," said the malt -houses and neglected, grass - skipper, more in sorrow than in anger.• grown quay. A couple of moribund •"No, I didn't think you were quite, ship's boats lay rotting in the mud, so bad," said the mate, slowly. "Is and the skeleton of a fishing -boat —Miss Tyrell—fond of you?" I completed the picture. For the first "Of course she is," said Flower, in-' time perhaps in his life; the land-' gidnantly; "they all are, that's the scrape struck him as dull and dreary. worst of it. You were never much' Two men of soft and restful move - of a favorite with the sex, Jack, were ments appeared on the quay as they you?" 1 approached, and with the slowness Fraser shook his head, and, the characteristic of the best work, helped' saucer being full, spooned the con- to make them fast in front of the red - tents slowly back into the cup again. I tiled barn which served as a ware - "Captain Tyrell leave any money?". house. Then Captain Flower, after 1 he inquired. ( descending to the cabin to make the "Other way about," replied Flow-; brief shore -going toilet necessary for, er. "I lent hint, altogether, close on Seabridge society, turned to give a a hundred pounds. He was a manword last to the mate. I of very good position, but he took to : "I'm not one to care much what's' drink and lost his ship and his self- said about me, Jack," he began, by respect, and all he left behind was his way of preface. debts and his daughter.' "That's a good job for you, said "Well, . Well, you re in a tight place,"said ;Fraser, slowly. Fraser; "and I don't see how you're 1 "Same time let the hands know 1 going to get out of it. Miss Tip- Iwish 'em to keep their mouths shut,"! ping's gob a bit of a clue to you now,' pursued the skipper; "just tell them and if she once discovers you, you're it was a girl that you knew, and I done. Besides, suppose Miss Tyrell don't want it talked about for fear of , finds anything out?" I getting you into trouble. Keep me "It's all excitement," said Flower, out of it; that's all I ask." cheerfully. "I've been in worse i "If cheek will pull you through," scrapes than this and always got out said Fraser, with a slight display of of 'em, I don't like a quiet life. I emotion, "you'll do. Perhaps I'd bet -1 never worry about things, Jack, be- "ter say that Miss Tyrell came to see cause I've noticed that the things peo- ple worry about never happen." "Well, if I were you, then," said the other, emphasising his point with the spoon, "I should just worry as much as I could about it. I'd get up worrying and I'd go to bed worrying. I'd worry about it in my sleep." "I shall come out of it all right," Pes; rs For clear, white delicately flavored preserved pears use The ideal shear for all preserving. Pure cane. 'FINE" granulation. 2 and 5 -ib cartons 10 and 20-1b bags "TheAll-PurpaseSugar" ?Ct5SSnVTNG LABELS PREP.: 54 gummed and printed labels for .a red i'sll trade -murk. Send to Atlantic Sugar Refineries, Ltd. Power Bldg., Montreal 70 t ` sl me, too. How would you like that?" y "Ah, it would be as well," said Flow- er, heartily. "I never thought of it." , He stepped ashore, and at an easy pace walked along the steep road which led to the houses above. The o afternoon was merging into evening, I and a pleasant stillness was in the air. i Menfolk working in their cottage gar - 1 dens saluted him as he passed,' and the occasional whiteness of a face at the back of a window indicated an interest in his affairs on the part of the fairer citizens of Seabridge. At the gate of the first of an ancient row of cottages, conveniently situated within hail of "The Grapes," "The Thorn," and "The Swan," he paused, and walking up the trim -kept garden path, knocked at the door. It was opened by a stranger—a woman of early middle age, dressed in a style to which the inhabitants of the row had long been unaccustomed. The practised eye of the skipper . at once classed her as "rather good-look- ing." "Captain Barber is in the garden," she said, smiling. "He wasn't ex- pecting you'd be up just yet." The skipper followed her in silence, and, after shaking hands with the short, red-faced man with the grey beard and shaven lip, who sat with a paper on his knee, stood watching in blank astonishment as the stranger carefully filled the old man's pipe and gave him a light. Their eyes meet- ing, the uncle winked solemnly at the nephew. "This is Mrs, Church," he said, slowly; "this is my nevy, Cap'n Fred Flower." "I should have known him any- where," declared Mrs. Chusch; "the likeness is wonderful" Captain Barber chuckled, "Me . and Mrs. Church have been watering the flowers," he said. "Give 'em a good watering, we have." "I never really knew before what a lot there was in watering," admitted Mrs. Church. "There's a right way and a wrong way in doing averything," said Cap- tain Barber, severely; "most people chooses the wrong, If it wasn't so t a bit, and explained the situation. "Mrs. Banks won't let you and Elizabeth marry till she's gone," said he. His nephew nodded. • I've been at her ever s it Weeding -dime in the Dairy pis a sal• greater possibilityibility that there Feed being higher in price, and the will be more of a retrograding in the cows demanding more of it, as well as more comfortable quarters; greater care. and attention, the winter season should be the one in which the farm- er detects and weeds out the undesir- able members of the dairy herd. The old cow that has rendered good service but now consumes more feed strain, and that, within a few years' time, the herd will not only fail to prove a source of profit, but actually will return less dairy products to the farmer than the cost of their feed and the amount of bime and labor expend- ed in caring for them, while, with con- servative weeding out of the undesir- than she pays for, should be promptly able members, and a judicious selec- weeded out by turning her over to the tion of the choicest offspring as markets. To say nothing of her being breeding stock, the standard of the herd will be materially advanced—not only above the "average", but above those which rank as first class. unprofitable the old and infirm are liable to sudden death any day—a total loss! With an accurate milk -test so easily obtained, many farmers still are milk- ing cows that give one-third more milk than that produced by others, Why We Built a Steel Barn. Our barn had become so delapidat- when the cream test is so low on these ed that it was necessary to fix it or larger quantities that the animals it would soon fall down and the prices barely pay for their care and feed the of :building material were so high we year r•ouncl. Let the Babcock test as- did not know what kind to buy. sist you in this weeding out. Wooden siding sheathing and shingles The cow that eats twice as much as had been steadily going up in price the average cow, must, in order to year after year, until they had reach - prove a profit maker, produce twice ed the point that we almost feared we as much dairy products, yet many ; could not afford to buy them. The farmers unknowingly retain just such old barn had to be fixed, however, and animals in the herd from year to year, we decided to make a complete job of simply because they do not take the it when we did do it, so got quotations time to look the matter up. Besides,) on new siding and shingles for the such a gormand is almost sure to , whole building. bring on digestive derangements 1 One evening about the time we were d th nd merits of which will render her useless as a cons) ering a prices a milker, long before her allotted time, the different materials there passed and thus add still another loss to her over our section of country a heavy credit. 1 thunderstorm, Some friends and our - The severity of wintre weather selves had been away to a picnic and seems to have a more deteriorating we were just returning when the o long," said effect on some cows than -tilers- They storm came up. The lightning she'sthe other, "but firm. trying artfulness.IvtI'm appear unable to withstand the rigorssharp gota g od- however,,tanc close by. that we could reach athought, the s el of winter, and fall off in both flesh and looking housekeeper—she's the pick o' milk production to such an extent as ter of a church shed before the storm seventeen what all come here Wednes-reached its height. We did not reach soon as the severe weather sets in, day morning—and I'm making love to that they just about pay for their this shelter before an usually close her."feed and keep. Don't allow the flash of lightning nearly blinded us "Malting love to her," shouted his thoughts of a profuse flow of milk for and almost instantaneously with it a nephew, gazing wildly at the vener-barn about 40 rods away seemed to a few weeks during the summer to in- bald onhead, one with the smoking-cap rest- burfitable members in the dairy herd. fluence you in retaining such unpro-ing fulls of hay t out 'and was soon burned to "Making love to her," repeated Cap- , th fid tain Barber, with a satisfied air. "What'll happen? Mrs. Banks, to pre- vent me getting married, as she thinks, will give her consent to you an' Eliza-. beth getting tied up." ning millt, had dust as well be In the mar -;danger ,from fire from other causes, Haven t you ever heard of breach of promise cases?" asked his ne hearer e' when you can secure>others •as sparks from the threshing engine, aghast. p ' equally as profitable, with good-sized,' or accidental firing of the straw stack. easily milked asy "There's no fear o' that," said Cap- milkers are noemare cats ostly than these the The outcome i. was that we priced the tain Barber, confidently, "It's all galvanized iron siding and shingles right with Mrs. Chuck; she's a widder, ones you fool awes' so much time and manufactured by the different firms A widder ain't like 'a young girl; she strength with at milking-bime, The and found them to be so little higher knows you don't mean anything." kicker, and the breathy cow also in price than the wood that we bought It was useless to argue with such come under this came class, for, while `enough for the barn. stupendous folly; Captain Flower tried they may give a goodly quantity of1 We now have a building, the whole another tack. milk, the various points of undesir- ekterior of which is made of galvaniz- "And suppose Mrs, Church gets ability are none the less present—loss ed steel. Conducting wires run into fond of you," he said. gravely. "It of time during the milking -hours; den- the ground from the roof, making it doesn't seem right to trifle with a won- ger; damage to fences, crops, and the lightning proof and we have practi- „ animals themselves. 1 tally nothing to fear from fire coming But to greatest of alt reasons for from an outside source. It cost us a weeding out the undesirable members little more, but we believe we get bet - of the dairy herd, is the influence these i ter value for the money spent ,in that would exert on the future of the en- it will last longer, our insurance is tire herd, since they are at least a less and we have greater peace of part of the foundation on which we : mind.—Hiram Wheeler • in Farm and shall build. • No sane man can ex -1 Dairy. peat that the offspring of the above•) mentioned cows will show sufficient The driver clucked to his broncos. improvements to warrant one in keep- i "No, ma'am," he returned placidly; ing `them as milkers. Indeed, the e I "never but once." Weed them out, at once! 1 e grou nking and Then, there are other types of dairy I we decided This 'to'protect ce set ' our s "new barn cows that we cannot afford to keep as far as possible from lightning. At around us, The cow that has short first we thought of putting on light - teats, or the one that is so difficult to ing rods; then we thought of the man's affections like that. "I won't go too far," said bhe lady- killer in the smoking -cap, reassuring- ly. • "Elizabeth and her mother are still away, I suppose?" said Flower, after a pause. His uncle nodded. "So, of course, you needn't do much love -making till they come back," said his nephew; "it's a waste of time, isn't it?" "I'll just keep my hand in," said Captain Barber, thoughtfully. "I can't say as I find it disagreeable. I was always one to take a little notice of the sects." He got up to go indoors. "Never mind about them." he said, as his nephew was about to follow with the chair and his tobacco -jar; "Mrs, Church likes to do that herself, and , she'd be disappointed if anybody else I did it." • IHis nephew followed him to the house in silence, listening later on with a gloomy feeling of alarm to the conversation at the supper -table. The role of gooseberry was new to him, and when Mrs, Church got up from the table for the sole purpose of proving her contention that Capbain Barber looked better in his black velvet smoking -cap than the one he was wearing, he was almost on the point of exceeding his duties, He tools the mate into his confid- ence the next day, and asked him what he thought of it, Fraser said that it was evidently in the blood, and, being pressed with some heat for an explan- ation, said that he meant Captain Bar- ber's blood. "It's bad, any way I look at it," said Flower; "it may bring matters between me and Elizabeth to a head, or it may end in my uncle marrying the woman." (To be continued), A Stinger Himself. Merely Curious—What was it the woman had, a sewing bee? Male Pessimist -=-Must have been a "bee" all right; I guess there was stinging enough, , weaiercoats THE STANDARD OF EXCCLLEM THE man who puts clothing to the hard- est test usually selects Penmans when it comes to sweaters. }Ie knows, of course, from experi- ence that they wear like so much iron, that they fit right and look right. After all there is nothing like accepting what an overwhelming majority take as a standard. Say Penmans. Penmaus Limited Pari, . .......... FROM OLD KORAN!) NOTES OF INTEREST FROM HER BANKS AND BRAES. What is Going On in the highlands and Lowlands of Auld Scotia. Glasgow municipal farms last sea- son made a clear profit of 115,000, The offer to raise a Volunteer bat- talion in Forfarshire has been ac- cepted by .the King. Mr. Thomas Kyle, Stirling's oldest inhabitant, has just died at the age of 97 years. Women navvies are laying a cable at Bo'ness, Linlithgowshirc, as part of the electric light scheme. Sir. George McCrae of Edinburgh is in a base hospital in France, suffering with trench fever and dysentery. A battalion to be known as the 1st Battalion Ayreshire Volunteers' Regi- ment is to be raised in the county of Ayr. The death has occurred of Mr. Henry Rutherford, for over forty years manager of Aberlady Gas Com- • pany. The constables connected with the Stirlingshire police force have 'been granted a war bonus of 84 cents per week. Mrs. MacLeod, 80 years of age, was burned to death at Lentran, near Inverness, in a fire that gutted four houses. Twenty more wounded soldiers re- cently arrived at Gordon Castle, Hospital, Morayshire, making a total of 90 inmates. A memorial to the late Field Mar- •shal Earl Roberts was unveiled in Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow, by his daughter, Countess Roberts.' Lieut. Batten -Poole, nephew of Anna, Lady Colquhoun, of Colquhoun, has been awarded the Victoria Cross for conspicuous bravery in the field. Mr. A. J. Balfour, M.P., First Lord of the Admiralty, has begun an of- ficial visit of inspection of the Clyde shipyards and engineering works. At a meeting of Deeside District Committee, the M.O.H. for Aberdeen- shire stated that there are 60 cases of infantile paralysis in Aberdeen. Instead of a special Scottish me- morial to the late Lord Kitchener, there will be a Scottish contribution to the Lord Mayor of London's Fund. Measuring about 78 feet in length, a whale was washed up on the coast of Colonsay, off Argyllshire, but was afterwards swept away by a higher tide. Mr. Daniel Rankin, lecturer on Hu- manity in Glasgow University, was recently drowned, together with his brother, the Rev. E. B. Rankin, near. North Berwick. Logierait School Board, at- a re- cent meeting, adopted a motion of protest against the calling up for military 'service of Mr. MacLean, headmaster of Logierait school. At a special meeting of Falkirk Town Council a letter was read from Mr. Robert Dollar, San Francisco, of- fering a gift of $15,000 for the erec- tion of public baths in the burgh of Falkirk, of which he was a native. 4`* SOME FUNNY NOTICES. "English Spoken Here; American Understood," is One. There is a notice to be seen in a shop window in Norway, "English spoken here; American understood" —which is a nasty one for the Am- erican language, says Tit -Bits: In foreign countries where English tourists foregather some very quaint notices have been seen at various times. On most of the large sta- tions in Switzerland, :for instance, one can see, "It is prohibited to tra- verse the rails unless one is in- vited to do so by the chief of the station." In Milan cathedral there used to be a notice—it may be there now— which read: "Appele to Charitables, The Brothers, so-called, of Mercy, ask slender arms for the hospital. They harbor all kinds of diseases, and have no respect to religion." Japan has the most numerous no- tices displayed. Nearly every shop in Japan exhibits a placard, printed in English, advertising goods, some of which are very comical. "Horseshoe maker instruct by French horse leech," you read; or "If you want to sell watch, I will buy; if you want buy watch, I will sell. Yes, sir, we will, all will. ,Some at my shop. Watchmaker." A Japanese laundry company an- nounced: "We most carefully and cleanly wash our customers with cheaper prices: Gentlemen, 7s, a hun- dred; Iadies, 8s, a hundred," Had Regard For His Cuticle. "Why do you bide, Johnny?" ' "I hide to save my hide," replied the boy, who had hied him hither from a wrathful parent.