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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Times, 1910-01-13, Page 71 ; 0 wets Courtship 1.. I' BY LAURA JEAN LIMEY Author of "A. Cruel Revenge," "A Forbidden Mar- riage," "A Beautiful Coquette," "The Heiresr.; of Cameron Hall" it best to explain the matter to Olive? She keew less of such aa, fairs than little child; he had al- ways guarded her so zealously from learning aught of the great, wicked world outside that might taint her beautiful white soul; even the daily papers he exeluded from his home. • 1 -le had been 'very careful as to whom she should choose as companione. The old judge had a great regard for the -dainty, flaxefahaired, blue- eyed Miss Nannie, whom his daught- er loved dearer than all the rest of her friends; she was so sweet, so re-; fined, so gentle—quite his idea of what a lovely innocent young girl should he, DarlsseYed Jessie, too, was certainly a girl whose society he liked to have Olive cultivate. The Edith and Grace she refereed to wore equally as charming. Should he tell Olive of what Glendenning bad i' done? "It is you Who do not answer now, papa," said Olive, with a• great sob bee voice. "Why did you dis- . charge him?" had go* reason to doso," re- turned her Inner, gravely, "I traced to him a great crime—a felony. He forged my name to a note for a thousand dollars, and when accused of it.he could not deny it, but braz- • ened it out with all the Pffrontery of haruened old offender." • The girl broke away from his de- taining hand with a, loar cry. ' "I do not—I will not believe lit, papa!" she cried, vehemently. "There must be some terrible mistake. If a, trumpet -tongued angel cried it out • from heaven I should still refuse to believe it. Roger Glendenning is too noble 'to stoop to a felony, He would cut off his right hand first. There is • something terribly wrong about it." Judge Kneeland made no attempt • to argue the matter with her; it would be a mere waste of words, he told himself. Young girls were al- ways carried away by sympathy; it 'was in their nature; they were not quite responsible for their lack of judgment where a young and hand- some man was concerned. "Where is he noir, papa?" sobbed "Where every man of his class :should be," observed the judge, grimly; "behind the bars, my dear." "Oh, how horrible!" cried 'Olive • Kneeland, in the keenest anguish. "I :am going to him at once to offer him my sympathy and tell him how im- plicitly I believe in his innocence." "Hush!" cried the old judge, harsh- ly. "You will •do nothing of the kind. Offer sympathy to a man who has forged your father's name! I -should say not. I order you, ay—do ,you hear me and take in my mean- ing? --I command you to never think •of that rascal again or mention his naine in my presence. Do you under- stand me?" It was the first time In all his life -that Judge Kneeland had ever spok- en harshly to the girl he idolized. He saw her face grow white as death :and her bosom heave convulsively. But she was to proud, too self- willed to allow the tears to come to ter angry blue eyes. "I fear I am going to have trouble with Olive over this unfortunate af- Sale," the 'judge told himself, in ..alarm. CHAPTER 'did not mean to speak crossly to you, my dear," said Judge Knee- aand, his voice a little husky arid •tremulous, "I quite forgot myself for a moment; but, speaking seri- •ously, Olive, I wish you to pay heed to my words; do not waste your sympathy upon Roger Glendenning; he is entirely unworthy of it. I re- gret keenly that I ever allowed him to cross my threshold." Olive did not answer; this troubled "Did he ever • speak • to you upon the subject of love, Olive?",he ask- ed, abruptly. "I ask the question in all earnestness; you may answer it or not just as you please; still, it would be better if you were to make .a confidant of me, my child:" • "Would it make you more lenient • with him, papa?" asked the girl in a low, shaking voice, eager with tre- mulous emotion. "It will do no harn. to try and See," returned the old „ledge, eva- sively. The girl dropped her brown head, that .her father inight riot read the pain in her tear-dimmod eyes as she replied, falteringly: "He never told me so in words, papa, but Ir am sure he does love me, and that he would lay down his life for me if need be; his every wistful glauce, the trembling of his hands when they touch mine, his great joy in 'being Where I am, tell it all too plainly. Nannie noticed it; so did all the rest of my girl friends." "And do you care for him, Olive'?" asked the judge, nervously, The girl hid her face in her heeds and buret into tears, "Must 1 tell you that, papa?" she faltered, sobbingly. "Yes," returned the judge, sternly; e`tell Ilid the truth." eare for him," ;Sobbed OliVe. never knew how much until —until--'to-day. I—I--care ter hiin o much that 1 would do anything in the Wide world to reinstate him in your favor. Wott't you forgive him for my sake, papa'?" she sobbed, holding her arms out to him implor- ingly. "I know, I are sure it is all a :terrible mistake, and if he MS an opportunity to speak, he will proVe It to you. 'NOW, if it had beee his brother Osear who had been. accused, Weeld not have been so amazed-. Se dumbfounded—hut. liogerj oh hey - • me papa!" she cried vehemently, "never!" "Stopt don't make such 4 drama-. ' tie scene in public view!" exclehno her father, hastily; "you will attract all the servants to the windows to rind out what is going on." She came nearer to him and look- ed up into his angry faces "You have never in all my life refuse& me any favor that you could grant me, papa," she sobbed; "now do not turn from the when 1 plead with you to spare poor Roger." "I will hear no more!" declared the judge, stormily, turning en his heel; "you shall not interfere—the law must take its course. Your words can not influence, me to come pound a felony." He entered the house, and took his seat at the luncheon -table. For the first time in her life, Olive did not join him there. It seemed terribly lonely to have no bright, girlish face opposite him, and no lit•• tie white hand toying among the china cups. • It had always been a great delight to him to forget all his cares in lis- tening to Olive's girlish nonsense and gay laughter, Tho room seemed gray and , desolate. He would not have had that little tilt with his Olive if the handsome young private secretary had not come between them, he told himself bitterly, ,and his heart grew harder than ever to- ward the young man who had such a hold upon his daughter's heart. "Young girls of Olive's age are very romantic," he muttered; "there's only one thing to do, and that IS to set my foot down fiernry in this Glendenning affair. She will grieve for a time, then it will all blew over, and, woman-like, after he is out of sight she will soon foeget him. My suniraer vacation is near at hand, and I will take her to Sara- toga, Bar Harbor, or some fashion- able watering -place; she may take her friend Nannie along if she likes." And the old judge Went out of the house, smiling grimly at ffis own diplomacy and clever plan to nip in the bud his daughter's infatuation. ' Never had those about the Su- preme Court beheld the judge in so • harsh a mood as he was that after- noon, as those intere,sted in the sev- eral cases brought up before him discovered to their cost'. The first thing he did was to at- tend to the •making out of all neces- • sary papers in his charge against Roger Glendenning, whom he in- tended to prosecute to the full ex- tent of the law. He did not glance out of the win- dow when the convoyande drove. up to the Supreme Court Chambers to take Glendenning, who was in charge of an officer, to the Tombs, nor did Roger Glendenning raise his heavy eyes to the window. "It does not matter what becomes of me," he said, gloomily, to his companion, as the door of the car- riage closed after them and they seated themselves, "Life is a blank to me. I only wish to Heaven that I could go mad, and thus find tempor- ary release feom my miserable, tor- turing brain!" For some moments they rode on an silence, Glendenning gazing indiffer- ently from , the window at the throngs of passers-by. This was the last time for many a long and weary year that he would drive through, those crowded streets, and see the faces of free men and women arid little children hurrying to and fro, lookingup bright and gladsome throughethe sunshine at hirn. He , wondered if the brother for whom he was making so terrible a sacrifice Would have done tho same for him, had he been in his place. It would all have been different had there been any chance for him to have Won Olive Kneelarid'e love; then, though Oscar had been a thousand tinies his brother, he would not, have taken upon his own shoulders a felony that Oscar should have atoned for. Suddenly ho clutched at the offi- • cee's arm, straining his eyes toward the opposite paVement. "You can do rue a favor if you will," cried Glendenning, hoarsely; "It is the first and last that I Will ever ask of you." "If I tan conscientiously do it without conflicting with ray duty, I will do it," answered the other. "What is it?" "Draw up to the opposite pave- ment and let the carriage stand there for three minutes. Ahl three mine- • tes is not much out ef a life -Mine. Do you see that young girl walking' swiftly down the street? That is Miss Kneeland; she is going to her father's office; he will turn thatjlest Corner. Let me Make Irly words a prayer to you; draw rein, and let ale sit here and watch her out of Sight, will you'?" Those law words told the officer an elomient story; he Could read plainly What they meet. . No, three minutes of hap/Aro-a was not Much to take out of a lift,tune, and he would feel the happier for knowing that he harl gratified Win; it was the last kindness that he could ever do ter this young man who had shown hint such compassion in other days. Ile gave the order tmietly. lloger Glentionnieg sat quite With his strong hands clinched tlght ly togothor. no (Otto forgot Ow oth- er's preeence, forgot the whole teorld, rementheeleg only the Y0urig,g11.1, so near him and yet—ah, (10(14—so rm., who Was disappearing so swiftly from hisstrained gaze, His whole soul , seemed coneentraed in that gave. His lips moved, and his companion heard him mutter, brokenly: "I may never see her ftgain itt tide World, and I love her $01 but it is to 1' Tlifj Witil014.24 TIMES) JANUARY 13 'KU • • make her heppy that 1am •under- •;nesse to view the 'brilliant 'pageant, going nit this now. soglittering, unique and gorgeous, Tim last of the sentence Was SO in- • that throngs the thoroughfare in the distinct that his •companion WaS not , grand, bewildering Parade, quite sire he had beard aright, but , Mr, llafTerbee peetter as a picture he certainly understood this much, and plump as n partridge, sat in the that Roger Glendenning hopelessly centre of the balcony, with four pret- loved the old judge's beautlfal young ty girls grouped about her and her daughter, hesband leaning.over the back of her At that instant Glendenning utter- chair; and Mere than Otlee the girls • ed a IQW cry. glanced askance at the handsome• “Dare I ask one more favor of stranger sitting to the right of them, you?" Ito asked, huskily. "She drop-. wondering why he did not try te pea one of the rosebuds_ that Was make himself more agreeable to lying on her breast. Seel it lies in them, the duet of the road -side: I-1— "1 have Weil the whole world over, would give half of my life to have and I have never seen anything in that rosebtul. I would take it whit any country that goes ahead of me into my captivity. I would her this." retnarked Mr. Itafferby, add- lelt it while my life lasted, and the ing, "1)ear ine, I wish so many of prayer would be on my lips that they these beauty-worhIpers Woukl' o wouldebury it with zee when I tile. continue to gaze up her et my wife Wotild you mind if I were to get it? until 4 bend in the route hides her Surely you can trust Me. I will not from then view. I think 1 shall soon he °tit of your Sight, and only a, few be tempted to bang a large placard steps from youi. De kind to inc. Wtil (ironed' her neck, with this inscription • you get it, or allow me to do so?" on it* Was the officer mad, or did heart- " 'SPAM Your Adoring Glances, felt pity for the young mon blind his • SHE'S MARRIED,' reason and make him forget for one brief moment los sworn ditty, not to Wouldn't that be a capital idea?" he allow him out of his custody for eveu asked, quizzically, turning to Laura an instant? Agnes Paige, a pretty, slender young ' "You may got the flower if you giel,Who was sitting by his side, one prize it so very highly," be respond- white, rounded arra resting on the mcia gentiy; and a full realization of • balcony railing, and her dark, curly e hat he had done did not folly oc- head' leaning dn it, her big blue eyea, ear to him until Glendenning, who feasting on the scene below. sagerly sprung from the vehiele, was "Why don't you tell him you aro timost across the road to the op- too busily engaged in sight-seeing just eosite pa,vemeat. Watching hint an- now to pixy attention to his ques- eiousle', be saw him stoop and it- tieing?" whispered a slender, fair- -over the dust -covered bud, and turn . haired young man who leaned over his ince toward the vehicle again. her, and so near her that hill fair Then, all in a moment of time, a moustache grazed for an instant the horrible event happened. There was warm, red cheek, 't fearful explosion within the build- • 'Pretty Miss Paige laughed:, end that 'ng directly in front of which the laugh . interested Glendenning. He !arriago stood, and in an instant the turned and looked at her, She was 'wildest scene of terror reigned that certainly clever 'and piquant, and len could ever picture or mind con- Glendenning felt irresistibly drawn reive. The air was thick with. blind- ., toward her and envious of her com- ing smoke and hurling bricks', the panion, Mr: Raymond. "If I were anything but what 41arinIcs and groans of :the panic- stricken pedestrians, the mad shouts am, I might win such a young girl's for helpethe terrible roar of a seethe love," he thought, -"But, pshaw! ing fire that had ignited all in an why ruminate over impossibilities? instant, and over all the ring of the •A man can not change his whole na- nre-engine bell and the plunging of turo even for a fair girl's sake;" and horses' hole, A very pandemonium he turned away his head again and -Netted where but a moment before paid strict •attention to the parade. 'me been the business street of • a Was there any one in that vast over which the afternoon sue- throng who was searching for him? • thine slanted smilingly. he wondered. Ah! surely not. Yet The officer, William Blake, was he was never free from the terrible thrown unconscious to the bottom of fear of it. • He felt hunted, by night 'he carriage. One of the horses wag and by day, 'cilled outeight by a flying bowldete Kings in their golden chariots 'he other was maimed and trampled nodded their crowned heads; plumed ever , by the throng in their mad knights bowed gracefully right • and seat foe life. Even the of ;he•left in their saddles as their charges vehicle deserted his post in the wad pranced by beneath, the gilded ban - confusion, threw the reins to his tbs. noes and gay flags, Med horses, and fled into the miclet First came the pageant of the My - of the terrified .crowd stick Krewe of Comus, of the legen- It was one of the most horrible dary history of Japan, the marvelous holocausts that was ever recorded incountry of beautiful and poetic ideali- the annals of a great city. For three ties. First came Comes, the divinity, days the, flresfiend held sway, and daring, handsome, gallant, fair and block after block was swept before brave, drawn' through the lambient it like chaff before the hurricane. •air by milk -white storks with wide - For three days body after, body spread wings, glancing back toward was taken from the ruing, ance.many ippontheland of the rising sun, more were still missing; but the gorgeous in the gleam of the electric heat was so intolerable that the lights, and, over all, the crimson, workmen made but slow progress . in gold and purple glow of the rockets, their secteching. •bursting stars and Colored fires that The 111%V -two names to head the cast their bright glareto the very list of the missing were those of heavens. Mlicei• Blake ,and Itoget• Glendenning, • Next came the monarch and first They were known to be among the Mikado, Otersase, seated on. a ger- number, but just which of the Oar- gams throne surrounded by gigantic red remains were tholes it was hard fans; in front of hirn the• jugglers waiting to do hie bidding. Then followed, in a beautiful char - to say. •••••••••••••• CHAPTER'VI.•iot, •and Izanani, represent- •ing Adam and Eve, standing upon a But to return to Oscar Glendenninrainbow called the Bridge of Heaven e.. From the moment the train startebd —every one knew the legend. While he began to feel more composed; v., et, standing there one day, so the story at every station where the cars stop- runs, looking at the beauty of the universe,' Izanigi dipped his jeweled ped he expected to see stiliie one en- ter and search around a moment for spear into the clouds below, and the Smile one; then, seeing him, lay his drops of the rainbow that fell dowA, hand heavily on his shoulder, saying, down • into space formed an island "You are Oscar Glendenning. VDU which is now the earth, are wanted in New YOrk, You must Then came the Sun Queen, quickly come with me." followed in the vast moving panora- On spedthe train by day and byma 'by Yanoonna, the Spirits of ' night, until the northland lay far be - Night. hind him and he had reached the There were wild shouts of 'delight land, of flowers. But not even yet as this wonderful chariot, itt which had he escaped the dire fear of being twinkled the moon, the stars, and pursued. As be neared New Orleans comets, with the graceful young the cars were prae-Rd to thole •it queen, her pet owl on her shoulder, capacity, and . it pecurred to eke whirled into View and passed the bal. what he had almost forgotten before, Cony and the golden rods. The nut - and that was that the Mardi Gras 6r of the Sea, Hiruka, was hailed, festival Was at its height. too, with the wildest enthuSlasin. A handsonie, courteous gentleman And the people held their breath ' whom he met in the smoking -car, and when Iononre the Avenger bursts up - whom Glendenning afterward learned on their gaze, heralded by great col - was a Mr. Rafferty; of New yore, ored fires rolled slowly into view. who was on a pleasure trip to Alexi- Thewrathful god of wiar and all co with hie pretty little wife, tried to terrors looked neither to the right draw Glendenning int(' conversation liov left. Forked lightning sprung by gi vi its hi in vonderfuI descriptions froin his hands toward the four winds of the festival, 'and askinghint to and from the rock upon which he join their party to "do" the sights, sat, striking downward to the earth, if he intended stopping over in New tvillle around hint, awaiting his e051 - Orleans to see the great Mardi Gras. Mends, Were SIX of the forty-seyee "Perhaps it will be better foe Me great Minions known throughout the to go With them," he concluded to world 08 highest type of loyalty himself' "foe obvious reasone." • and ,devotion in avenging the death The pretty little wife joined her of their ruler, genial husbend itt the inVitaticm. She The home of Denton the Gentle, Mid quite idolized him, as all wives Deane.. the charming Sun Goddess, should, and was only too pleased .and Inert Sand, the Goddess of that he had found a Pleasant cone. Ford. iotowed in rapid surceassnii4 ion. pahion to add to their mon little And the great crowd eheere Paley, especially as their number was "bravo!" sprung feomevery lip as Tool; bithe-t-iiitio, the idol of flowers, just one gentleman short, one haV- ing been recalled bY tolegrani %thee 'melt gre-endly next ie Hue. Glen - done ing reit intl)' rem I led the legend half -way on their trip. , They had made arrangements be- of it, Mit IA was Miss 1 aige who re - forehand for accommodations at one fro, lust the memories of the others of the best hotels, and had paid • about it. quite a little fortune for the exclusive "‘Illy, how eleange that tiny one use of the eatiee balcony for their "mild forgot so SWe:'{ a le,-,•inni!" She party to view the grand pageara by TIP& "1 on't y(10 1 °member, it %%:15 said that amono all the women of night. Those who have seen the beautiful the world wes more beautiful city in its gala dress on keit Snell all 1111 n ,Thell."1"64 MO ellith ocestsion—ay-huod bannets, rivaling 11004'1)Lono lovely, tree wile the vie - the rainbows hues itt their golerittg U111 of L'11.0115". IDA r71ini3". told was of rose. orange, purple And flatting IinallY brow.;ht beftwe the trihenal. gold, flaunting oh the bread and V91ell a8.' to to tier'nd 418"At' coquetting with the Moilight front • 'onsafres 01 lier ,eo great woe casement to holieest0O, the Whole titer her timidity that elle could bet , alive With Mirth and hot • speak, me' could elle treoersiend vf . Wonder that for v, time °Sear Weed-• what she WeS IteetiSt.d. .F.,Ite had pass. aiming ohnost forgot the terrible , ed alt hot, We' With lloersi and birds, cloud that hung over hinte-the ftword And suddenly • the Pc'I('1'sof rioter(' that watt stiepended abtore Itis head that hed leareed to love het' cmne to bate, Ivo reedy to sem epe, her dorm ea, The rad roses the him at any Moneta. hourhs turned white; the lilies Sur - The grand feature et 'the toStiVal is rounded her, upholditg their lento, the wonderful moonlight street uhkh hia.lier8 snow • partltde. The WhOle terlit snit en os'e hte ( 711 1 I 0e 1411d 11 r 11( •;• n• • .• • the gun geddepe, as a proof of her • favor, eanSed a 'cloud of slaw to fall from heaven."• • It struch Olendenning AS he leOlted down, into the sweet, fair, innocent, flptUrned Peg? or Tachibene-fline, •aa she rode slowly past the balcony, how much she resembled fair Nam:de, • the young girl living across the way front Olive Icrieeland's home, and • who was Olive's ibest-loved Weed. • Yes, she looked exceedingly like fair, dainty Minnie. Gliendenning bowed his he on his hand and looked no more. kle wish- ed that memory of the carnival to be the one to linger in his mind forever, and he told himself then and there, if he were ever to leve a young glri, she would have to have just such a fate 40 the lovely, innocent Tachi- bane-Hence At that moment there was a stir among the crowd directly under the balcony. "%That is the matter?" asked Glend- • enning, indifferently, ,ret an officer, Evidently he has just found some one for whom he has been searchiug. Why, it looks much as if this balcony was the objective point," was the reply. •"Why, by • Jove, it is!" The blood seemed ,to rush from Glendenning.s face to his heart with one greet throb. By a great Offat he rose to his febt, clutching hard at the back of the chair he hail but jut occupied to steady himself: • "I propose to go down to the smokinm g-roo, and have 4 cigar," he said, with a great attempt at care- • lessness. "Will not Some of you join me? I can not starlit it any longer without a smoke." "Whatt leave so excellent a van- tegesground while this affair is at. its height? Well, hardly. We must ask yeti to pardon us for being so uncompaniontible in this instance, any _ boy,"aug led Mi. Rafferby; • and the gentlemen present indorsed this sentiment, much to Glenden- • ning's intense relief. Ire never remembered afterward de how he mahi a adieus and stepped from the balcony, bowing and smil- • ing, into the room beyond, but the • heavy draperies once between them, all his coolness vanished, and he fairly dashed through the hotel and out into the street by a rear, en- trance. CHAPTER VIL 'Oscar Glendenning paused and looked anxiously ever his shoulder. There was certainly no mistake; some oae was following him; the party that had followed him through each successive corridor had now doubled his pace. Tho thoroughfare was crowded, • hut not even mingling with the throng dispelled his fears, As he hurried along the street, as quiekly as he could push his way through the dense throng, his atten- tion was attracted at the first cor- e— .111* endeavoring , to dispose of a yonng horses tirellueuning•esepee j bituf 6; a sud- den idea had come to him; he step- • ped up to the man quickly. "What is your price for that ani- mal?" he asked, nervously. "Two hundred and fifty dollars, sir," returned the man. "He's Worth twice that sum, but the trouble is I'm in a tight place; I must sell him; I—" "Here's your money," cut in Glen- denning, counting out the., bank -notes arid thrusting them into the man's hand. An instant more and he was in the saaddalen.eing back over the heads of the swaying crowd, Glendenning saw that he had indeed great cause to fear; it Wes indeed the same officer that had 'been pointed out to him while he was sitting on the balcony. He was tearing madly down the street, waving a paper in his hand, arid gesticulating wildly as .he point- ed toweed Glendenning, "He will, seize upon the first horso that he caa lay his hands on, and be after me," he thought, ' turning pale to the lips; tiSeet," and here the hard lines tikatened about his mouth, "if he and I meet, there will be but one of us left to tell of the ehcouhter.'s On,' on rode Oscar Glendenning, with the speed of tho wind, taking littbe heed of which • direction he went; that inattered very little Lo * The daisy -strewn valley road near Hempden village, in the heart of Louisiana, was one of the prettiest ll spots the golden sunshine ever, fe upon. Who could have imagined that Ore the setting of the. sun on the lovely sumix!er day on which our story op- ens, it Would be the seene of a tragfe &lye and the modest violets and nod, ding Wild -flowers would be Stained with a hunian being's life -bloods 'rho only sound that broke •the il h dr hour was i the hum of the restless bees, the murmuring breeze stirring the leaves of the grand old magnolia boughs, and the far -oft sound of a horse's hoofs adown the ' white winding stretch of courary road, Nearer dash horse and rider swift- ly• as the wind, so near that oho could see now that it IV AS Oscar Glendenning; and as the dense cloud of dust cleared aWas, one could also see that the Was covered with finite, and the heralsorne, 'des- perate fare of the hatless baseman was white and haggited With long 1Te lied been, over eighteen home; it the saddle. At the fork of the road he sudden- ly dr". rein. 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He wants the wedding to be on Saturday." "Well, can't you get him to postpone the marriage just a littie till I get art-' other maid?" "Wg.II. ma'am, I'd like to obligee you, troi; you see, I don't feel wen enough acquainted to ask him to do that." • UGH! Every time you cough it means that Nature is dislodging phlegm front the delicate membranes of the throat or lungs. In doing so that membrane becomes inflamed, strained.— maybe broken. There's the danger point 1 Broken tissue means letting down the body's defendes against disease—germs await just such an entrance—Consumption itself starts that way, Don't take that chanee. Shiloh's Cure loosensacoughs—removes phlegm— allays all inflammation in the breathing tract—builds up and heals damaged tissue—puts the throat and lungs m a state of robust health. Get Shiloh's Cure quickly and cure that Cough! ALL, DRUGGISTS PRICE 25c. 100 A FAMILY. FRIEND FOR. 'FOP...TY YEARS —gzsa„,x2, - Make Each Animallforth 25070 Over its .Cost . On 24 of a Cent a Day Nobody ever heard of "stock food" curing the hots or colic, making hens lay in winter, increasing the yield of milk five pounds per cow a day, or restoring run-down animals to plumpness and vigor. When you feed -stock food" to your cbw, horse, swine or poultry, you are merely feeding them what you are growing on your own fat*. Your animals do need not more feed, but sonlething to help their bodies get all the good out of the feed you give them so they can get fat and stay fat all year round; also to prevent disease, cure disease and keep them up to the best possible condition. No ' stock food" can do an these things. ROYAL. PURPLE STOCK SPECIFIC can and does, It is Not a "Stook Food" But a "Conditioner" ROYAL PURPLE STOCK s pacIFIC contains no grain, nor farm products. It 'acreages - yieki of milk from three to five pounds per cow nor day before the specific has been used two Weeks. It makes the milk richer and adds flesh faster than any other preparation known. Young calves fed with ROYAL PURPLE are AS large at six weeks Old as they would be when fed with ordinary materials at ten weeks. plumpnegs almost magically. Cures hots, colic, worms, skin diseases ROYAL PURPLE STOCK SPECIFIC builds up run.down animanatilsdaenbduirtesrsotoeir•enstatilheehmtityo Dan MeEwatt, the horseman, says: have used ROYAL PURPLE STOCK PPECIFIC persistently in the feeding of 'The Eel,' 2.02,k, largest Winner of any pacer on Grand circuit irt 1908. and 'Henry Winters,' 2.09t, brother of Allen winters,' winner of $36,000 in trotting stakes In 1908. These horses have never been off their feed State I commenced using Royal Purple Souffle alraost a year ago, and 1 will always have it in my stables," "THE EEL" 2:04 Largest Winner of key Pacer on Crawl- Circuit, 'o8 o'urpl STOCK AND POULTRY SPECIFICS* One SOc, package of ROYAL PURPLE EToctc SP5CIPtCvlfl last one animal Sever -AY days, which is a little over two.thirds of a cent a day. Most stock foods in fifty cent packages last but fifty days and are given three times a day. ROYAL PURPLE STOCK SPEcIFIC is given but once A day, and lasts half Again as long. A 81..5e pail containiag four *Imes the amount of the fifty cent package will last 280days. ROYAL PURPLE will increase the value Of your stock 20. It is an astonishingly quick fattener, stimulating the opectite and the relisfi for food, assisting nature to digest and turn feed iota flesh. Asa hog fattener it ,aa leader. ' _It will save many times its dost In veterinary bills. ROYAL. b ,PURPLPOULTRY SPECI- FIC is our other Specific for pOultrY not for Stock., One SO cent Package will last twenty.five hens 70 days, or a pall costing Pm will bat twentrfive hens= days, which is four times more material foe only three times the Oat, It makes a "laying mechite" out or vow. hens Summer and winteraslivents foWls lo,sine flesh at Moulting time and cures poultry diseases. Every package of ROYAL, PURPLL .TOCK SPECIFIC or Poovro.Y SPECIFIC is guaranteed. Just use ROYAL PURPLE on one of your anittia" end any other preparation tin retailer animal!n the same condltiGnt tater comparing mull you will sayROYAL PURPLE hat them ail beat to death, Or else backcomes your money. ltenn—Aek your merchant or write us for our yaluelele 32 sage bowdet an cattle and poultry diseases, Containing als0 cooking receineg and fall Particulars about ROYAL PURPLE STOCK end POUL- TRY SPECIFICS, ^ ..• _ If you ettenot get Royal Parole SOccifics from merchants or agents, we witt supply you ditect.exprees ereneia '08 receipt Of $IM a snit for either Poultry or Stock SPedlfieS. Make money acting AN our Agent hi trOlir district. Write for was. Per told by all up.to.date merchants, ',Jenkins ing, K0 London, Can, See Royal Purplieetook and PerthrtRpecilles tied free bOOklats ate kept in stock by gaiMi• J. Walton Melitheen attd T. A. kills,