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Exeter Advocate, 1906-7-19, Page 6, •3 4-f.+X(4: +3 E-0• (-1 +),.4C 4-A+A+i '+3;E+•A+A+M4-0,+?wi+04. +04 KAI WANG; • A TALE OF SOUTIERN CHINA. art+ t.43:i4-0 -A+A.ataf).c+ata(4-0'¢ f' 3C +04.0• t(+)1+3;2 *-0:£4 f+•!E$4t4: CHAPTER XXIII.—(Continued). devote his whole time and attention to seeing a dentist," remarked the oracle; and, indeed, could that same man from the Neva have gazed upon the fierce aspect of Larry while thus speak- ing, he would doubtless have hustled out of Peking and sought the protection of the heavy guns at 1> 1 toIT Arthur with- out It-out aahour's delay. A warrior may not always be mea- sured by his stature or the dashing military mustache that adorns his lip. There ate brave souls oast in n less heroic mould, and Larry must 'have in- herited the spirit of some mighty Saxon ancestor whose deeds won lam renown and fortune. "At least I hope he will not be in a hurry, for I could not accommodate him until our little picnic is over," said. Plympton. It pleased him to so designate the desperate undertaking they had in view, and yet he was as well . adapted to appreciate the perils attending such an enterprise as any man living, He now endeavored to banish all thought of the ogre, Petoskey, by de- tailing the arrangements into which he had entered with the delectable mer- chant Foo Chong, who had agreed to have a reliable guide in readiness to conduct thein into the Forbidden Purple City on the following night. Many matters were arranged, even to the disguises they were to assume, which of necessity must be the regula- tion Chinese costume. Thus time passed, and Avis, weary from her 'journey, finally begged them to excuse her. Larry had suffered somewhat on the rough voyage of the steamer, and was also on the point of beating a retreat, when Lord Beckett laid a hand on his shoulder and, In a voice pregnant with mysterious meaning, said : "Not yet, Larry, my boy ; I have something else to tell you—something I did not wish Avis to hear, for reasons that will doubtless be plain enough to you—something that may give you an electric .shock, I believe." Now he carne to that portion of his. recital that was not so pleasant. They might guess why. Larry jumped to conclusions. "Petoskey is in town. by Jove 1" he i' noddedheadwisely. sa d, as he his "Then you have seen him?" excaim- td Lord Rackett, not a little startled at. he exclamation. But the little man shook his head vigorously, this time in the negative, while a cunning smile swept over his queer features. "Not I—simply guessed it, you know. Perhaps you remember, my dear boy, that one of the witches in `Macbeth,' referring to the approach of Scotland's !murderous king, says : 'By the prick- ing of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.' Well, I've had a little of that same pricking, and I thought of Petoskey." "\Ve met by chance, the usual way ; thee is, I accidentally ran across the beg- gar in the street, and he acted as if surprised to see me, though I'm secretly of the opinion he knew of our arrival all the time. "He tried to be friendly and all that, but i froze on the spot. Then he chaneal his tactics and endeavored to tempi tee into a deal ; my blood fairly boiled, I was so deuced angry at his miserable audacity. "When I flung back his base offer in his face, he was amazed at first, and the his temper got the better of his judgment, so that he began to revile me." "Then you struck the beggar," said Larry, eagerly. "Hoe do you know that ?" demanded the other, with a pleased smile. "Oh, my dear boy, credit me with common sense, at least. I saw you caressing your right hand several times, and, unless I am mistaken, the Skin is bruised on your knuckles. By Jove 1 .peu struck a blow for old Eng- land.' Plympton flushed, whether with prideore shame it might 'be hard to say. "Pertaps it is not a fact that would redound to a man's credit to be engaged In a street brawl, and ordinarily I, have avoided such things to the best of my ability; but there may arise occasions whin one is irresistibly thrown into such an ugly affair against his will." dT quite agree with you, sir. Those are sentiments I have heard expressed by one in whose honor and manhood I lads every reason to place the fullest confldence," said Avis, quickly. Her answer pleased him. "Thank 'you, most heartily. As Larry says, it was done in defense of old England, and I stand ready to take such chances every day in the week if a foul-mouthed braggart, I Dare not what nation he represents and dis- graces, dares to defame a pure woman to my face." Avis put out her hand impulsively, feeling that in some way it was because of her Lord Rockett had gotten into this trouble. "Let us be thankful there are few like him abroad," she said. "Why, of course, you understand that never for a minute do I intend to intimate that this rascally count repre- sents the better class of Russian gentle- men. I have messed with the Czar's officers, and fought at their side in days gone by, so that I have many warm friends among the soldiers of Nicholas. Petoskey is in a class by himself. You will find his like in Germany, France, 'America and even England, I am sorry to say—men who, in their mad chase of the golden calf, will sacrifice every- thing that comes in their way, even human life. "Well, when he insulted ladies, you drew the line. What did he say 7" asked Larry, eager to get at the stirring events. "Ile swore at me in Russian as well as the circumstances would allow." "Pray, what were those circum- stances?" demanded the other. "I think I saw him eject a couple of teeth, and there were other conditions that might be called irritating," re- turned Plympton, grimly. "You knocked him down, egad— knocked Petoskey flat in the street! Two teeth gone—no wonder your knuckles were bruised. That was a blow not only for old England, but in mem- ory of Dr. Jack—the first we have been able to strike. Well, it's a good thing for the beast I was not present when he sneered at my fair countrywoman—for I'm an adopted Piccadilly man, you know. By Jove, now, he would hardly have come out of it with only the loss of two paltry front teeth, you know," and Larry clenched his fists and looked as fierce as a hyena, Some men are born lucky, and evi- dently Petoskey was one of that class. What a pity that, he might never know what he had missed, and how he came' within an ace of being annihilated. "Oh course, having satisfied my con- science in the„matter, I paid no atten tion to his splutterings, but, scribbling the' name of this hotel on my card, I tossed it to him and walked away.” "Does that mean a duel?" asked Avis, soberly. He shrugged his 'broad shoulders carelessly.. "That ,depends entirely upon our friend, the Russian's, caprice. You may be sure, if challenged 1 will give hint alt the satisfaction he wants—el- - ways providing I am in the land of the living to accommodate him." "1 hope nothing comes of It," breathed Avis. "1f Petoskey knows what is goad for him, be will drop all these matters and remark.'' CHAPTER XXIV. When Larry Kennedy heard Plymp- ton make this remark, he turned and looked the big man squarely in the face. In a flash all signs of drowsiness had been effectually banished from his eyes, and it is extremely doubtful whether the little man ever looked more wide awake. Of course, he jumped to the conclu- sion that the other had picked up some bad news that he did not wish to men- tion before Avis. What on earth could it be? Larry recalled the anxious expression upon the face of his comrade as he entered. Then, after all, that had not been caused by his encounter with Petoskey; at least something else had combined to affect him. Strange what ground the human mind may cover in a few seconds of time. Larry thought of the papers, and won- dered if anything could have happened to them. Such a misfortune would be little short of a disaster, and in spite of the fact of the British consulate in Sham len, the foreign section of Canton, • had been guarded by :a force of blue -jackets. He could not rest until he knew the truth. • "Tell me—is it about the Tapers?" he gasped. Then" Plympton smiled: He understood the nature of the little man's worry and seemed glad to re- assure him. "'the papers are as safe as though they were in the Bank of England, de-' pend on that." Larry had exalted ideas about the security of that dingy stone building known as the Old' Lady of Thread- needle street in London, as, indeed, all Englishmen and most travelled Amer- icans have, and when assured in this happy vein he must believe. He felt relieved. Other troubles there might be, but, with the papers secure, he could afford to take them as they came, philoso- phically. So Larry threw himself back upon the bamboo settee, an& prepared to listen again while the other unfolded a second installment of his experiences in Pe- king. Truth to tell, Larry's curiositywas fully aroused, for he could not even guess at the nature of the disclosure Plympton was about to make. Nor was there any need of guessing when the other seemed ready to speak. "Go en with your shock, my dear fel- low. I have braced myself to receive it, you see. alas the Emperor been', changed in his palace? Has Li Hung Chang married the Dowager Empress? Pee love 1 d'ye know, I'm ready to be- lieve almost anything in this beastly' country where just the thing you never expect bobs up serenely." "That's just it --the unexpected is constantly turning up in China," said Plympton, as he lighted a cigar in order to save himself from the vile odor of the paper cigarette Larry was getting in readiness to consume. "Thanks—belleve I will use a light. And now, proceed to relieve my dread- ful suspense," drawled the dude, draw- ing his legs up under him on the settee. Lord Rockett looked keenly at him, as though he would hazard a guess as to how the little manmight take the time "How are you, Larry?" 'he asked. "Eli? .133y; Jove I now,, that's • a gUcer "I' mean your nerves •-- are they steady ?" "Aw—I see—you wish to make sure I don't faint. Best easy, my dear than ; it's the heart." "Well, steady yourself for stunning news." "Good Heavens! you send a fluttah down to my very toes. It's cruel to keep a chap in this condition. Speak out, man—has England made an al- liance with the United States? Tell 1110 what wonderful thing. has happened." "I thane reason to believe. you made a mistake," Larry collapsed. "That is beastly cruel in; .you,, Lord Rackoff" seeing .nay condition. A joke is good enough In its way, but at such a time— Well I've made a. deuced pile of mistakes in my day, but they were of the head and not of the, heart." "This is a mistake that. may make some change in our plan of campaign," said Plympton, smiling'. ' 'There was that in his 'manner to arouse Larry's suspicions. It was wonderful to see ee is n. how Ile flash he seemed to leap at conclusions, Inspiration gave him a clew, and the rest sprang from his heart. "You almost terrify hie l" he said, in a vaioe that trembled with eagerness, "Then you can guess ?" "Good , God t is it—about—him?" The big Englishman nodded. "Dr: Jack, I mean," pursued the'' trembling dude, "Iia is the party I had in mind, Larry." "You said—I had made—a mistake 1',' "Well, it is not positive. Had I been sure, 1 could never have kept it from his wife, but I dared not arouse her hopes only to crush them later on, it might, be." Larry was apparently paralyzed ; he sat there like a man of stone, only that his • features were working spasmodi- tally. Still, he had fair control over his voice, if it did sound much like the squeak of a rat back of the wainscot- ing. "Am I awake or dreaming? I heard the fierce cries of the Black. Flags, and Kai Wang assured me this was their note of victory when they slashed an enemy's head off with their unwieldy but keen swords. And yet you tell me —you give me hope to believe he yet lives ?" was his refrain. Plympton showed no signs of retreat. "I have been assured there is a des- perate chance that such a thing is true." "Heaven be praised 1 I would give all I have in this world, and all I ever ex- Aect to.. gain, if such blessed intelligence were true," and Larry uttered a heavy sigh; "but, alas, I fear it is only a chimera, what they call an ignis fatuus at sea, a dream that can never be rea- lized." "Come, arouse yourself. There is a chance, more than half 'a show, that it may be so. Let us work with that idea in .view." . Larry found his lost energy, and as. he sprang erect, no one could complain longer that he lacked; in anything that went to give him the traits of manli- ness. Richard is himself again. You will now find me as keen as a Damascus blade. From your manner, Plympton, I am led to judge that this, is not mere speculation on your part—that you have more stable foundation than pure sur- mise." His lordship looked a little surprised and amused at the grave manner in which Larry propounded this question, and which might, have done justice to the most learned advocate at the Queen's Bench ; but the matter was too serious to be treated in a frivolous way, so he smothered his inclination to laugh, and replied, soberly : "You shall hear. The news I had from our friend, Foo Chong. I cannot even- guess ven guess how he came by it, as he failed to volunteer any explanation. No doubt Kai Wang has means of knowing what is going on within the Purple City, where red tape and mystery abound. At least his agent seemed to be thbr-. oughiy conversant • with the happenings there, and coolly informed me that a prisoner was secretly guarded in the. Emperor's ' palace, watched night "°and -day, and that it was' believed he must be a foreigner. In' my Mind lt.was easy to put two and two together." - •• "With what result?" eagerly. "I conjectured that it was Dr. Jack— that he was being held as a last resort. If Petoskey utterly failed to secure the papers of tile great railway concession, the party of the Dowager Empress would offer to release Evans for the re- turn of the documents bearing the sacred seal of the Emperor." Larry followed each slowly -uttered word with the most eager attention, as though the fate of empires hung upon the result of their logic. To his devoted mind -the existence of such a rare man es Jack Evans was of more consequence than the rise and fall of many an em- pire.. A new and almost overwhelming hope had been started into existence by the words which Lord Beckett had just let fall. Larry could as yet hardly grasp their full significance, and still his heart was throbbing with eagerness to penetrate the veil of the future, so that their truth or error might be proved. "God grant that it may be so, and that we may live to shake his fearless hand again. ` "Amen," said Plympton. Then Larry, remembering something, looked curiously in the face, of his com- panion, "Upon my soul, you seem almost as eager to find dear old Jack 'alive as my- self 1" he cried. ' "Which seems odd to you iii the light of the fact that I once conspired to make his wife a widow in the hope of winning her, I was a fool, my boy, a cursed fool, and I've long since conte to my right senses. That passion for Avis died a natural death when 1 came to know what manner of man her hus- band really was. I regard her now as a sister whom 1 have sworn to de- fend ; tind if, by, the grace of Heaven, we are lucky enough to find the dotter still alive, and pluck him out of the clutches of his jailer, like a brand from the burning, there will no man rejoice more hetlittily at seeing lain in dhis wlfo'g areas- than Plynnpton." "Gad; you prove that by risticirg .your 'nook r am proud to know Jou, sir ; proud to St rong shake you by the band; proud of the privilege of Alli you friend." p ege calling my I en.d ." "Year, bear t" laughed Plympton, to hide his emotion, for he was nay affected by his own feelings and the blunt commendation of his comrade. Larry could not think of sleep now. He at there and plied the other with questions that would have taxed a Philadelphia lawyer to answer ; but, after alt, Lord Rackett was .able to give him butscant additional informa- tion, since he . had heard only the mea- gre facts front Foo Chong, who evi- dently knew nothing More, Unequalled PurityStrength Flavor Tliis lack of conclusive intelligence � did not prevent these two sanguine friends from constructing many theories and plans which were rosy - tinted and glowed with newly -awakened hope. If it came to the worst, they might surrender the papers in order to save the precious life of the mysterious prisoner of the Walled City, though they knew full well that Dr. Jack, should the captive prove to be Avis' lost bus. band, . d, would. 1 u ci utterly refuse his libertey at such a cost, were the matter ever placed before him, which they did not Intend it should be. At any rate, a new vigor had been given to their daring project ,• and while dreading lest it prove an illusive dream, both men secretly prayed that competent success might attend this secret invasion of the Forbidden City. (To be continued). T — " BRITAIN'S LAW MAKERS. Labor Members Sign Pledge of Abstin- ence While house is in Session: tsaF CEYLON GREEN TEA Labor members of the new British. Parliament are strictly on their good behavior, and are taking every step to make their representation creditable. Fier Hare, hader, fo- ed a pledgdie, wthiche leevery laborhas mrmulatember fu the House of Commons has signed to drink no alcoholic liquor while the I -louse is in session. 'Caterers have re- marked on the small consumption of alcoholic drinks by the present Parlia- ment, and they seem to think that this indicates that the dignity and repute - tion of the House are going to the dogs. There are no less than 170 members of the house who do not use alcoholic drinks, and this has affected the re- ceipts of the catering department to a great extent. It is difficult to call a man a liar fn the House of Commons. The word "liar" has been ruled out by the Speak- er "Deliberate untruth" has been tried and it caught the Speaker's "No." Even "opposed to fact" has failed to pass. One may not say "You are inventing that." 'Nor may ono say that a member "ought to learn to keep his word." A mem- ber has .tried "subterfuge" without sue. cess. "Untruth," "falsehood; " "tommy- rot," have all been put upon the black iist - as also the -"language of the pot - house." "Terminological inexactitude," however, recently passed, muster. "For reasons of health I frequently ab- stain for Months at a time from all sti- mulant, and I eat always for the same, reason the plainest of food," writes T. C. O'Connor, M.P. "But that did not prepare me for the modesty of my bill in the House of Commons' dining room. I had some chicken, some apple tart and some cheese; my bill was one shil- ling! Then I had a cup of coffee; the charge was one and threepence (31 cents). These are the new and the de- mocratic prices which the democratic house enjoys." 4 VOICE BY GRAMOPHONE. A young lady from Australia has just won a singing scholarship in London under novel -circumstances. From her Colonial home she sent to a well-known professor' in London a "record" of her voice, with the request that he wozrld test it on the gramophone, and inform her 'whether he thought its qualities sufficiently good to justify her in tak- ing so long a journey for an examine-, tion for a scholarship. The professor listened to the 'record," -was duly int- pressed by the possibilities of the voice and wrote to say . he thought she might try. Encouraged by this report, she reached England just in time for the examination, • and was . one of two sue. cessful candidates out of 190 -aempeti-; tors-r- • HOUaleS. Helmington Hall is the seat of Lord Tollemache in Suffolk, about eight Miles from Ipswich, England. The ex- ieting drawbridge has been raised every night for the past 300 years, and the present owner does not allow the custom to become obsolete. Another fineexample of a mottled house is Leeds Castle, about three miles 'south- east of Maidstone, in Kent, which, sur- rounded by its moat, forms almost a lake crossed by- a single bridge. There is a fine moat at Wells, in Somerset. shire, where the episcopal palace, an ancient castellated mansion, is sur- rounded with walls enclosing - nearly seven acres of ground. This moat 's supplied with water from St. Andrew's Well, WOMAN BLACKSII-ia, tI. A widow named Ann Winn, aged eighty-nine, who has just been buried at Constantine, near Falmouth, Eng- land, left 151 descendants, including Seventeen sons and daughters, the eldest of whore is seventy-one. There are Seventy-five grandchildren and fifty-nine great-grandchildren. For many; years the deceased woman, whose husband was a blacksmith, assisted in' the village smithy, both at the bellows and with the sledge -hammer, CONTINUE Those who are gaining flesh and strength by regular treat- ment with Scott's Emulsion In hot w ath�er 1 .tsnmal treatment deed diprandY twitp�hh 1lk With It w objection will th uainns the heated .iiaebn. aenTrit wN'ii'" 6a I r frM pCl�: isha, Tw s**1",aKd 41 vas i all druggists.t Nadi. Lead. Paokots only. 40o, 50o and 600 per lb, At all Grocers. HIGHEST AWARD ST. LOUIS, 1904. +++++++++++++++++++-+++ Ahout the Farm -0• ^++++++++++++++++++++'1: PRESERVING EGGS. Many processes for keeping eggs have been used with varying success, such as lime water salt and other products, but it seems that none of them have proved absolutely sure except the so- called water glass process. The secret of the success of this method is that the water glass excludes tae air and is easily applied. • Use pure water that has been thor- oughly boiled and then cooled. To each ten quarts water add one quart water glass. Pack the eggs .in a jar •and pour the solution over them, covering well. Deep the eggs in a cool place;. a dry, cool cellar Is good. If the eggs are kept too warm the silicate is deposited and the eggs are not properly protected. Do not wash the eggs before packing, for by so doing theire keeping quality is in- jured probably by dissolving the mucil- aginous coating on the outside of the shell. For packing use only perfectly fresh eggs, for stale eggs will not be saved and may prove harmful to th others. Water glass Is a very cheap product that can usually be procured at 50 cents a gallon and one gallon will make enough solution to preserve 50 dozen eggs, so the cost of material for this method would only be about one cent a dozen. If wooden kegs or barrels are used in"ivhich to pack the eggs, they should first be thoroughly scalded with boiling water to sweeten and puri- fy them. FARM NOTES. Thorough cultivation is essential to good crops, but thorough preparation of the ground before planting is just as essential: The school children of our day are taking an active interest in all enter- prises that seem calculated to improve and beautify their surroundings. They are often found to be the best levers by which we may lift or direct the people to higher and better ways of living. We think it pays to keep the outlive.' torr running in the early potato patch. until the tubers are as big as walnuts. Of course, the hoes of the cultivator must not run close to the row and must not draw the soil away from the rows, but rather ridge up lightly. The middle of the row after the last cultivation should be a bed of Ioose earth and not like a ditch with a smooth, hard bot- tom, ottom, A scientist has recently made the state- ment that unless tete world's supply o1 nitrogen is increased in the next 25 years the inhabitants thereof will face starvation. But to this he adds that be- fore the end of that period the inexhaus- tible supplies of nitrogen in the air will be made available by mechanical and chemical processes. We are thank- ful for this comforting assurance, but advise nobody to wait on the artificial fixation of. atmospheric nitrogen. Get it from the air by Nature's methecls. which wilt probably be the cheapest 25 years. from now just they are to -day. At present there are several sources of nitrogen for fertilizing the soil. but none superior to the plan of drawing it from the air 'by growing leguminous crops. LIVE STOCK NOTES. Cotonseed meal is good feed while cows are on good pasture or are fed green.fodder. Be sure it fresh and sweet. Never feed it when it is rancid. Linseed oil is a good laxative for a horse when gLven in pint doses. Some consider it a great advantage to give horses from one to three tablespoonfuls' of it mixed In their feed. In my own judgment, one or. two handfuls of lin- seed oil meal, which is always relished, is far preferable. The fancy carriage horse will always must be stylish, well formed and well broken. As the automobile comes into use the common looking horse will be. come cheaper and cheaper, and only the handsome, toppy horse will be driven. At the present time the carriage horse should weigh about 1,300 pounds, but later on the stylish little pair that weigh. about 1,000 each will be popular, horse's will need to be handsome from now on in order to find fashionable homes. And the American saddler will always be in demand. GOOD SPRAYING. The spray covers every part of the leaf. Nothing escapes. Tito bordeaux mix-. ture comes in contact with every spore. And that means the finish of the spore. The Paris green is distributed to every bud and leaf whore an insect could find a meal. Good spraying, too, is always done at e right, time, not a while before or, after. It keeps the leaves enveloped' throughout the early part of the season, by a coating of Bordeaux and finely dis- tributed Paris green. It is the kind of spraying that pays. LIGHT AND VENTILATION. Provide plenty of light. A dark stable is an abomination, regardless of what kind of stock it contains. Filth and darkness almost invariably go together.; Procure s"ome sash (old ones are just as good for this purpose) and fit with glass. Where there be ordinarily one window there should be two or three. Three square feet of sash is none too much for each ten linear feet of siding. The windows may be made to siide,i or be hinged at the lower edge, and hold it place with a catch, providing for a' method of ventilation which, while crude is better than none. FEEDING BRAN TO POULTRY. -It is certainly, excellent for poultry, and one point in the favor of bran is that it, contains a -much larger propor- tion 01 lima than any other cheap food derived 'from grain, and, as the shells of eggs are composed of Bine, it is essential that food rich in lime 'should be provided. It may be urged that the use of oyster shells will provide lime, but it will be found that it is the lime in the food that is most serviceable, be- cause it is the form that can be better digested and assimilated than carbonate I of lime. Clover is also rich in hale, and when a mash of cut clover and bran is given to the fowls they will need no oyster shells or other mineral matter as a source from which to provide' lime for the shells of eggs. THE LOT OF ARABIAN BABIES. The upper class Arabian baby has a peculiarly difficult time of it. if royal barn, its first toilet consists in winding a bandage about its body afterit has been carefuly bathed and perfumed. If the child be a girl, on the seventh day after her birth holes, usually six in num-' ber, are pricked in her ears, and when she is two months old heavy gold rings are attached to them to be worn through. out her lifetime, except during periods of mourning for relatives. On the for- tieth: day the baby's head? is shoved and the disposal of the hair is regarded ae a very mighty natter. It must not be burned or carelessly thrown away, but buried, thrown into the sea or hid- den away. The fortieth day marks a turning point in the child's life. Here tcfore it has been seen by few, but now it 'comes out" and may be seen by everybody. It is launched on the tide of existence. Several charms aro• attached to its little body for protection against the evil eye. Everything the child uses is ' performed and covered with amber and musk and sprinkled with attar of roses. ' Blind horses are never known to mala a mistake in their diet when grazing. Like all other horses, they are guided by the nostrils in the selection of proper sell well if he is good enough, but he food. ADV ICE. Abe—Say, 7elce, what's the best thing to do when Dna ofy our flosses talcs w to •cotaghin' sin' sneczln, zit dayY. • Zoke-,Sell ilf . _.� -.. .,.,��►�., . rte" y� <r,a::