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A Broken Vow ;
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BETTER THAN REVENGE.
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CHAPTER RXII. into the dic_ry, and had found other
references. In one case there was
Mr. Victor Kelman was a man a whimsical but accurate descrip-
who lived by sumo curious method tion of Olive herself ; even to the
known only to himself. There were slow, quiet voice, and the dark eyes
times when he had plenty of and everything. "She's the pritti-
money, and times when he had est Aunt Phipps in the world, and
none; an adventurer, he was a I am quite proud of myself; if only
man of no country, and yet of all Phipps had seen her, there wouldn't
countries. It was quits impossible have been much chance for me."
to say how old he might be, or A little further on he came
bow young ; and he had had only to the hist entry of all. "I am a
one consistent feeling in the whole little afraid to-day—and very lone -
course of his existence. That feel- ty. All the clocks in all the world
ing was his love for Olive Varney. seem to be ticking and chinning in
It had begun in admiration, and nay brain. It does not matter ; if
had continued in wonder. She had I die to -night there is someone
been so unlike the woolen he had stronger and braver than I am —
met—so strong and dominant and someone they call Aunt Phipps... .
self-reliant; and she was interest- I wonder why she was so anxious
ing by reason of the life she led. to take my name and my place
In strange dontinental cities and I wonder—"
towns he bad met her, again and There the diary ceased; but Mr.
again—a sad and solemn girl — Victor Kelman had read enough. In
wandering with her father —a de- idle curiosity he turned back to
isolate stranger among light -heart- the front page of the Prayer Book,
ed and happy people. The mystery and found that "Anne Phipps" had
about her had attracted him; her been written in at a comparatively
beauty also. Then had comp that recent date, and that another name
strange news of her heath ; and the
had been scored out. Inside the
marvellous surprise of finding her cover itself was written, in an old -
alive beside her own grave. Ho fashioned, girlish hand—
bad been willing enough to act as "Given to me on my 10th birth -
her accomplice in a matter which
day—June 5th, 1859. Anne Clin-
promised some sport, and which ton."
promised, above all things, to brill;Looking back at that name which
him into closer relationship with had been erased, Mr. Victor Kel-
herself. man discovered the long curve of
But the man was maddened at the capital "0" standing out at
the thought that she had used him cryo end of the erasure, and also
up to a certain point, and then
had calmly !lung him aside, d the tops of the "1" and the "t"
told him she was done with himan. sticking out above it. He laughed
To declare that she was Olive Var- as he shut up the Prayer Book and
ney woull not serve his purpose, put it with the rest of the papers.
"You are scarcely so old as that
and would not further his cause would make out, my dear Olive,"
with her; he was quite at a Stand- he had said. "We'll keep these for
still, and had merely wasted his future reference, or for use if nee -
time, as he told himself bitterly esaar ."
enough. He was no nearer to the As matter of fact, Mr. Victor
stony heart of this woman than ho Kelman might have made miachief
had over been ; and he had been at once, and might have proved his
made to appear ridiculous before case. But two things held him
other people for a more whim of back ; the first, that he still bad
hors. some faint hope that Olive might
A creatured ofn moods at all times, turn to him of her own accord; the
do had suddenly hadecidcd o ban• second, that he might use the know-
minddon the matter ; nchanged his ledge he had gained concerning her
once more, and to the little to force her to come to him. In
shop in Westminster, unipp inw searchd soof any case there was plenty of time,
the real Aunt Phipps who had of and he had his weapons ready.
basely de discovered
him. There, wass The nomadic, adventuring spirit
teniae, he disco•: cued that she
dead. of the man asserted itself, and he
He discovered something else. trent abroad. Thus it happened
Going back to the little shop after that ho knew nothing of the marri-
Olive Varney had left the place, ho f Chris and Lucy, and nothing
seated himself, in his usual casual
fashion, on the counter, and spoke
pleasant words to Mr. Jordan
8'Tou don't remember me," he
said. "Perhaps if I call you Fa-
ther Time you will remember. I
was a friend of the dear departed.''
He jerked his head in the direction
of the floor above as he spoke.
"I remember you well," Tagg
had sai . "I did not quite recog-
nize yo't just now, although your
face s'�amed familiar. What do you
w_a..�1„
Thereupon gr. Victor Kolman
had entered into the matter of
Aunt Phipps' death ; bad by n few
cunning questions discovered the
manner of the death, and even the
place of burial. A few more casu-
ist questions, and he found that the
old lady had left behind a few odd
papers and a book or two—things
t.f so little importance that Tagg
!tad forgotten even to mention them
to Olive. Now that it was all over,
be evidently would not bo sorry to
get rid of them.
Assuming a carelessness he c'.id
not feel, Victor Kelmc.n had man-
aged to get hold of these things,
and had finally taken them away
n ith him. He was so gentlemanly,
and he appeared to know all the
circumstances concerning Aunt
Phipps so well, that old Jordan
Tap; had no suspicion.
Prom his point of view, however,
the papers appeared worthless.
There was nn old well-worn Prayer
Ilook, with the name "Annie
Phipps" written in it ; and there
was a certain amount of desultory
writing in a little note -book — a
species of diary with which the old
woman had apparently occupied her
spare time in those last days. Vic-
tor read them through contemptu-
ously enough ; he found that they
were for the most part laments in
regard to the person she called
"poor Phipps," and expressions of
concern regarding the probable
fate of her nephew.
"Now if she'd only have told the
story in extenso, we might have
got something out of it," Mr. Vic-
tor Kelman had murmured discon-
tentedly to himself. "Hullo 1 —
what's this 7 'She has done more
for the boy than ever 1 could have
done; ate is a coniplete stranger,
and yet for some reason she has
tion of the flat to which be bad "I know nothing of her i I have
been sent, he began to wonder what not seen hes for a long tune past,"
new events Olive had managed to said Chris, in the same slow, 1 'vel
precipitate. "A wonderful wo- voice. "11 you sh uld be so !or -
man ! he muttered to himself ad- tuuate as to see her, perhaps it
miringly. "I wonder if after all will give you pleasure to tel her
she has contrived to do anything for what you have seen • perhaps you
him t She's capable of anything. may like to tell her that every pro -
and I shouldn't bo a bit surprised mise she over made to the has been
if she hasn't managed somehow or broken ; that my dear wife here
other to keep the game alive. Truly sometimes has not quite enough to
a wonderful woman! I've kept eat—"
away from her much too long."
"Chris!" whispered Lucy hiding
Ile was doomed to bo disappoint- her face against bis shoulder.
ed again on reaching the flat. The "—And that we have to look at
porter informed hint that Mr. and every penny. Tell her, if you like,
Mrs. Rayne had left a week before. that I married this dear girl to
The porter could give the gentle- bring her to such a place as this,
man tho address, of course, and and to drag her down. And then
gave it somewhat discouragingly. tell her that not even that has kill -
Indeed, something in the man's ed the love in our hearts. Now
tone led Victor Kelman to ask a you can go."
direct question. He opened the door, and stood
"Why did they leave? Anything back to let Kelman pass. Victor
wrong?"
tried to carry the thing off with a
"Not with the flat, sir, or with flourish, and opened his mouth once
us," replied the clan. "On'y I to speak ; but something in the
don't quite see wot else they could boy's eyes checked him. Ito cough -
do, sir, w'en it come to the furnish- ed—smiled—made a flourishing bow
int' company collarin' the furniture, towards where Lucy was standing,
because the instalments wasn't and went out. Then the door
paid. Not much in that, sir, I ad- closed behind hien, and shut them
reit; we've a deal of people goes on in. The man was abashed, but he
in the same wot you might call slid not know quite what to do. It
'anti -to -mouth way of linin'." was galling to be turned out like
Victor Kelman walked on slowly that; still more galling not to have
towards the new address, with his discovered whore Olive was. He
o came down the mean stairs into the
Ecce puckered into a grin.Alto-
gether
lt
gether he was rather glad be had; street, and almost ran against a
waited ; obviously he was just in i woman standing at the corner of it,
time for the fun. I so abstracted was he. Glancing up
"She's failed; she's landed this
young pair of fools into a very pret-
ty mess," he said to himself. "I
don't like saying 'I told you 80, -
but it's what I ought to say. Now
I hope she'll have the sense to give
up the absurd business, and listen' roan saw that she was thin and hag-
gard -looking, and that all the old
At the third and last address sue- calmness seemed to have dropped
cess awaited him. In a mean little away from her.
street, turning out of another mean "I have been, my dear Olive, to
little street, he found a shabby lit- see the love -birds in the nest," he
tle house, with a number of hell- said. "Not a nice nest—and not
handles at one side of the doorway, ninny crumbs for the love -birds,
and with some untidy children play- apparently. Really, my deir, you
ing on the door -step. Carefully have mans ed the thing yen well."
avoiding the children, be woke the
echoes in the house by thundering
with the knocker ; impressed by his
elegant appearance an indignant
woman who came from belowstairs;
and was requested to go to the top
floor. Mightily pleased with his
aaventure, Victor Kelman started
for the top floor, gaily humming a
tune.
He knocked at the door, and a
moment later it was opened by
Lucy. She drew back on seeing
him, and the man advanced into
the room with an insolent smile on
hir face. It was such a poor and
shabby room, although there bad
been so many brave attempts to
make it neat and pleasant, that the
smile widened on his face as ho
looked at it and at the girl.
"Am I to say --Mrs. Dayne 7" he
enquired, holding out his hand.
"That is my name. Mr. Kelruan,"
replied Lucy quietly. "have you
a e o come to see Chris 1"
of any other changes that had tak- "Partly—partly," he replied air -
place. In just the same fashion ily. "But I have also corse to see
as he had wandered off on other his charming wife"—Mr. Victor
occasions during all the years Olive Kelman bent low over her hand
Varney had known him, so on this and lo._',ed up into her face with a
occasion he packed the few posses- smile ---••and to congratulate you
sions he had and disappeared. beth. Beautiful thing—marriage."
It is necessary that we should "A very beautiful thing, indeed,
look at the events in this curious 111r. Kelman, when two people love
little history to some extent through each other," said Lucy gravely.
the eyes of Mr. Victor Kelman; the "Ali—so I imagine, ho said,
„
only difficulty being that those eyes looking again round the room.
were not turned in the direction of "Charming situation—and most se -
Greenways' Gardens until some lett neighborhood, Mrs. Rayne. Not
months had elapsed. Then — a quite what I should have selected
little more prosperous than he had for my earthly paradise with a bride
been before, and a little tired of of a few months, but tastes differ.
wandering aimlessly—he suddenly And I suppose our dear young
thought of that strange, fascinating
woman with whom be jointly held
a secret, as it were, and lie deter-
mined once more to find her. Not
in any distinctly aggressive spirit,
but rather because he had nothing
else to do, and the affair had always
amused him.
He urged the thing out in his
own curious fashion, and ho won-
dered how best he could find Olive.
The most natural and straightfor-
ward way would have been to go
to Greenways' Gardens and en-
quire ; but there was nothing nn-
tural nor straightforward about
Victor Kelman. Arguing within
himself that the real heart of the
business lay with the boy Christo-
pher Dayne, he determined to seek
him ; because if Olive had kept alive
that curious little comedy regarding
Aunt Phipps, she roust necessarily
be still connected with Chris.
"The situation ought to be a par-
ticularly curious one by this time,''
said Mr. Victor Kelman to himself.
"Unless a miracle has happened,
my dear Olive, you ought by now
t.. be in a very tight place. When
last I had the pleasure of seeing
you, you had promised whet you
could not perforin. and you were
valiantly endeavoring to carry out
that promise. Perhaps this time
you'll listen to reason and t.o n►e,
my sweet girl."
He went to the hotel at which
Chris had once stayed, and there
made enquiries. Ile was, of course,
informed that Mr. Christopher
Kayne no longer lived there. and
was given the present address of
that gentleman. of which he care-
fully made a note.
"Mr. Dayne hasn't lived here,
sir, since his tearriage," said the
with a muttered apology, ho started
and spoke her name.
"Olive 1 By all that's wonder-
ful+"
"Where have you been ?" she ask-
ed sharply. Looking at her, Kele
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FATTENING LAMBS AND WETH-
ERS.
Tho greatest and most profitable
gain to be made by the feeder is in
the younger days of his lambs. By
feeding grain to the lambs before
weaning they will produce an aver-
age of 70e per head more profit at
weaning time than if no grain had
been fed.
By feeding some bran, linseed
meal and oats before weaning and a
small quantity of oats after wean-
ing, it will pay to the owner a direct
profit if the lambs are to bo sold at
any of these times. If the lambs are
to be sold in the fall, the feeder can
make them produce an average of
35c per head more profit by feeding
grain be ',re and after weaning.
"What oe you mean 1" s.. a ask:,
When oc:i,, bran and linseed meal
cd. staring at him. are fed before and after weaning
"My dear, when first you met this.they will not influence the gain dor
boy and this girl your one ambi. !ing the fattening period, which is
tion was to bring ruin and disaster usually three months, but the cost
upon them. And, by George. my ! of gain is generally on an average of
sweet Olive. you've succeeded !" 30c per 100 pounds cheaper than in
(To be Continued). ( the instance of the lambs that have
_— �, + had no grain. In a flock of lambs
A QUALIFIED LAMENT.
1 that was marketed not lung ago, the (run away with the judgment and
feeder said that the most profitable in their efforts to secure length they
By ellen Who Reeniy Cheerful'
features of grain feeding lambs was have sacrificed constitution, feeding
dom be raised oa dry food alone
without sone of thein dying or suf-
fering with constipation. Fodders
of some kind must bo fed to wether
lams. Clover hay is the most valu-
able, as the sheep will relish it,
then comes pea straw, corn fodder
and timothy hay.
GOING TO EXTREMES.
Prof, Geo. E. Day in his book on
swine writes as follows regarding
utility from the point of view of the
feeder and butcher.
"Utility must be viewed from two
standpoints. The butcher requires
an animal that will give him the
largest proportion of valuable meat,
and the farmer requires an animal
that will reproduce its kind in pro-
fitable numbers and make rapid and
economical gains. There would be
little use, in aiming to please the
butcher if the animal did not meet
the requirements of the farmer ;
neither must the butcher bo left out
of consideration if a really useful
animal is to be produced. In breed-
ing operations, therefore, both these
men must be kept in view, and the
breeding, feeding and killing quali-
ties must each receive a duo share
of attention. This point may be il-
lustrated by a reference to the
breeding of swine for bacon pur-
poses. One important feature of a
bacon hog is the length of side, but
it is only one thing out of a number
of requirements. Some men, how-
ever have allowed this one point to
WORK OF CIRCUS PEOPLE
ORGANIZATION HAS DEFINITE
DUTIES FOR ALL.
Dinner Ready for Employees Forty
Minutes after Cook Waggon
Arrives.
The system under which the em-
ployees of a circus work is as nearly
perfect as it can be made. Each man
has his especial duty --one hoists
polos, another unfurls canvas, and
so on, each ono becoming so familiar
with his work that he could accom-
plish it with his eyes shut if neces-
sity arose; and in an incredibly
short time, from what looks to the
outsider as hopeless chaos and con-
fusion, a tented city rises like magic.
With the arrival of tho tent and
stake wagon, the boss canvas man
walks over the site selected, with
tape measure in hand, and at inter-
vals indicates the places for the sup-
porting iron tent poles to be driven.
Each polo is marked with a little
colored flag fluttering on the top,
and those flags are the distinguish-
ing marks for the canvas -men who
follow tho tents. There are ten or
twelve of them when all is done.
One long tent, straw carpeted ancl
canvas stalled, holds the severe
hundred splendid horses belonging
to the circus. A smaller tent holds •
the performing horses.
THE ANIMALS IN CAGES.
Though His Wants Not Filled. observed to be the early maturity qualities, muscular development and
' they had made by being fed grain generalquality. It is regretable
"As I look back," said a man from birth till they were marketed. also, that there are judges who will
upon whose head now quite some; I1 one mill make a trial, they will hang the first prize ribobns on these
years have fallen, "my only regret' find that by feeding lambs grain slab -sided, narrow chested, long -
is that f was born with refined from birth they wil attain a general legged, coarse -boned, quality -lack -
tastes, with an appreciation of the average weight of 133 pounds 7 ing brutes, simply because they pos-
beautiful, with a love for all things weeks earlier than if they had no 8088 length. Then, there are men
graceful and good. For I have not grain previous to fattening and that who run to the other extreme, and
been so fixed that I could satisfy this weight can be reached at a think that the kind of hog to breed
these longings. smaller cost if the lambs are fed is the short -bodied fat -backed, heavy
Now if, so to say, I had been rain from the start. shouldered, thick -necked, tubby
born rich as well as handsome it
K There are many systems of feeding little pig, utterly useless for bacon
would have been all right ; but un-' ill general practice. One of the best purposes. It is not difficudt to sco
fortunately for me pettily was my . is to feed the grain first then the how both these men have lost sight
lot, as far as money is concerned.
' succulent food and last the dry foci- of utility. The first has sacrificed
and so I have had sigh tastes and
nearlyall that the feeder requires
aspirations without the means .'t der. lhcn fatteningwethers induce and a good read of what the pack- latter is for the manager of the
might
them; and I think I
might have enjoyed lite more if I ;them to eat as much as possible. er requires; whereas the other has show and his business staff. The
had been made of coarser clay. I When they are about three weeks sacrificed nearly all that the packer freaks occupy a table by themselves,
"Ion take, for instance, the mat -!old begin to get them to eating by requires and a good deal of what members of families and troupes are
ter of food. I like good things to `putting some oats, bran or linseed the feedr requires, because a really seated together, and efforts zero
eat and good cooking ; and though meal in a small trough where they desirable bacon hog is also a good made to inake it. as pleasant as pos-
I ani naturally of a tranquil tern- can get it when they want it. By feeder's bog. . There aro breeders, Bible for all concerned.
perainent and possessed always of a keeping the feed handy for them however, whose view is broad en- It is seldom that the entire force
good appetite, yet food poorly ' they will begin to learn to like it ough to take in both sides of the of employees sit down to the tables
cooked and poor! served always!
quicker and when readyto wean, question and who are producing t at the same time. The dining tent
disturbs me greatly. . they will eat u ► car cl all the hogs eminently wol adapted to the is open 23. hours for each meal, and
"But on the other hand do we I grain you can give them. Gond and reuirements of the feeder and the t the performers straggle along as
not find plenty of people who rise better results can be had by feeding packer. Such men are truly sue- they choose. Divided from the of -
front a dinner however cooked and the !rain in two er even three feeds, cessfut breeders and their work is cers and performers' mess tent. Is
served contented and ha spy 1 And if less than 100 are feel together, bound to stand, because it is built that of the 1,000 tent hands or roust -
upon a sound foundation, that bed- abouts, as they are generally called.
rock, utility." Tho food served to both tents is the
+ same, and consists of good, whole-
W� HAT HAPPENED TO JONES. some fare—roast beef, baked pota-
:1 certain wag called at a house toes, vegetables, salads and des -
and asked the servant who camp serts, with a change of menu every
t a the dour :— day, and the .food cooked in the c,pen
air is peculiarly delicious and ap-
petizing.
And the giraffes and camels and
elephants have a tent to themselves ;
then there are the dressing -rooms,
the dining tent, tents for the black-
smith, the harness maker, the ward-
robe matron, the circus barber, and
for those of many other callings nec-
essary to the little travelling circus
world, all of which must be protect-
ed from the sun or rain.
Thirty-nine minutes after the cook
wagon reaches the grounds the
kitchen has been set up, the dining -
room is not only made ready, but
also tables are set and the doors are
thrown open to the 1,500 employees.
"If it takes longer than 40 minutes
to set up the dining tent and serve
breakfast or dinner, there is trouble
in store for someone," said the
chief commissary of a circus; "but
we pride ourselves on having every-
thing ship-shape in 39." The first
thing done is to set up the ranges
and start the coffee caldrons to
boiling. The fresh meat and bread
that have been contracted for in ad-
vance are delivered en the spot, the
butcher falls to work, and in less
time than it takes to tell it the odor
of frying bacon and the aroma of
coffee are floating out on the morn-
ing air to encourage the tent work-
ers.
THE GENERAL ARRANGEMENT
Of the tables in the dining depart-
ment is like that in a ship. A num-
ber of long tables stretch the entire
length of the tent, and one table
at the end is set crosswise. This
friend Chris is forging ahead, eh?
"Chris is working very hard — I often wonder if it woul not have brit with more than that it is not a
and we—we are very happy," said been better for me if I had been I commendable plan. Avery import -
born with that disposition. ant matter in feedingwethers is to
Luev, with a trembling hp. „ "Take pictures. 1 like good
Do
1ci Victor, droppingw i into! a chair paintings and should be glad if 1 : gunge their .appetites; this can be
said Vuennui adorn my house with such done by feeding only one third of
and spreading out his legs—"I'm but as it is my walla are bore, the fall feed. Tho smallest degree
really very sorry for you. I don't overfeeding will react on the gain of
know when I've been so sorry for while those who find dcligfit in •aim shoe but in many instances it "1s Henry Jones in ?"
anybody ; because you were n dcu_ plc chromes have walla well feted. , p
And would it not have been better causes scouring, in others. coned- "Nn, sir ; he is not here. He does
cid nice little girl, and you des ick- for me if my tastes had run that pation and in same the result is tho not lire here,"was the reply.
cd a better fate. You'vc been trick -"Yes, he is here," laughed the
ed ---deceived —you've not been way i And you take works of art; loss of some of the flock. sag, "fur I am Henry ,Tunes."
treated fairly--" various : I like vases that would, The greatest essential. that con The next day he practical joker
"Mr. Kelman !" The small figure cost. $1.500 apiece, while many are: tribute to cheap and rapid gains are ►nude his facedup with tical esker
was drawn very erect, and the lit- his -
satisfied with what they can get at! quietness and confinement. Keep lora, and visited the same house.
the '5 and 10.' And would it not the flock where there will he no dugs The same servant answered the
tie hands were clenched at her have been better for me if I had or anything to •frighten er shute bell
sides. "How date you talk to n►c been like them? them. The least excitement brought •"Is Hcnry Jones in?"
in that fashion. 1 wouldn't change "And I think I could enjoy a on in any way con be told by the ••No, sir," said the rant,
places with anyone, and I'm— I m motor car, though 1 ride, perforce, I putsharply.
very happy. I only wish that Chris owner when on the scales.
were here, and then perhaps—" in the people's automobile. And I When fattening wether lambs the •'Yes, he is," shouted the other.
. mo- know I should like a yacht—and feeder must glee.• archil attention to as he pulled off his disguise and
The door ewung open at I'd be satsf►ed with about a forty- g roared with laughter.
trent and Chris came in. He stop- five foot sloop fur a starter but I the quantity and amount of rain
that he feeds. By doing this the
The servant called after him :---
that have to p11. in a steamboat co et feeder will get better returns in the ' I( you tomo here again 1 will
mon to All. And my clothes get ahortc't length of time. During the answer you with a again
shiny, and I wish I had more mon hist two weeks it is better to give Jones then wrote to his friends
cy for clothes.
"In fact, there's a whole lot of only one-half what they need than that he hod changed his lac Kings,
to a
things that I'd like to have and to feed them too much. and that he invited t hec�•eninq.
that I'd much enjoy. but that I When making the start on a flock "house-warming"
can't have for lack of money, and be sure to do it well and safely, esThe%sero at lothdg n 's. he made e he had
so as I look hack I sometimes won- pceially if they have been accustom-
der if it would not. ha%e hecn bet- ed to grain. Some foods are safer angered the ser' ant. Evening
ter for me if i had been horn with than others to feed at the beginning came.
an apprecintinn less keen for the than others to feed ca` the eats orbran.begin-
you "Ah • was u thearo
seh�` re are
beautiful. And yet 1 don't know. ning, among these nre
it certain powerful writer Wheat is compnrati►cly safe, but then first visitor who asked for Mr.
one remarked. it is better to he corn is the most dangerous grain to Then the servant followed up the
a might have been than it never be fed. A liberal feed to begin Ent- remark by a avower of blows the
was: and i don't know, after all, tening on is one p.•und per head a stick. A fear momenta later an -
but n hat E agree with him ; for it daily of either oats, bran or wheat, other man called and asked for
4s some pleasure to me to think if they are accustomed to grain, but Mh. Jones. He, too, was heater
that 1 could have enjoyed these if not accustomed then give n light- Mf the step. A third person beaten
ceiv-
things if they had cone my way." er quantity. Gradually increase the ed the same punishment, and sn
quantity of grain as the capacity of did all of SieJones's
the sheep ngreater. friends who accepted the invita-
R'hon fattening wether lambs give tions to "hnuse•warnsirg "
them senses ucculcnt food in their What thehep"ho to a -Jones history
ration and they will remain healthi has not divulged.
er r.nd wil not he troubled with the
disorder called stretches and will some men n— imke� tete • rsla rn.-t t5y \I...+•. a II J' %c talker woul.tn't
make better gains. A flock can sal- desbg on oxtr.i! souy aa.1 beet 'ongue. iaahe . yea a se.• od.cl�:a phi o'o(•h.r.
ped on seeing the visitor, and thn
visitor rather sheepishly rose to his
feet. Chris put an arm about Lucy
and looked at Kelman steadily.
"What's the matter. my dear t"
he asked, speaking to her but look-
ing at Victor, and taking no notice
of the tatters outstretched hand.
"Nothing, Chris—only this —this
genteman appears to have come
with a wrong notion in his head.
II( seems to think that we—that we
Inc to be pitied ; he dares to say
that he is sorry for me."
"My dear boy-- pray let me ex-
plain." interposed Victor hurried-
ly. "1 was only about to suggest
that if Mrs. Dayne—"
"Mrs. Dayne requires no sugges-
tions from you." said Chris slow -
1) "I suppose it is our own busi-
ness where we live, or how we live;
given Christopher a hundred we are answerable only to each ,t, --
pounds. 1 was always lucky. in proprietor, ether. Ton were a friend. 1 be-
sl•ite of Phipps. I shall sleep to- Victor Kelman started, and look- lieve, of my Aunt Phipps 1" he ad- t'MT L})N'T Tl'l.L.
night.' That's a confession, at any cd at the man quickly. "Married ded.
rate; that pins down the whole . --ch 1" he said.1 was and 1 am." said "Pa. is it h• !ter to he burn lucky
"; I'll
no idea of
11 go and see ��'t1•°
,rquickie. "My real object in or rich'
q shout ' 1 don't
business in lino or two," mor- that. Thank.you acalling to -day is to e.: vire bout
toured Victor ICelman. hint." 1
Alter that ho heal dived further Outside, as he went in the tures cr." either."
ktww. I've meter been
MOST I'itOl'ITABLE ACRES.
Small Plot of Cultivated Ground in
Tibet That Yields $t5,0Od.
The possibilities of profitable gar-
dening in England aro exemplified
by an acro of land cultivated on
the French system of intensive cul-
ture, which in the last completed
year is said to have yielded £625
in gross returns, says the Westmin-
ster Gazette.
This probably constitutes a re-
cord for England, the nearest ap-
proach known to the writer hying
an acro of land the property of a
seedanan on the Great \1 estcrn
line between London and Oxford,
which has yielded in one year flow-
er seeds to the value of £270.
In Sanma L60 to £80 is the aver -
ego yield an acre of land plant •ct
in cocoa; in Georgia £f+0 war t I,
eggplants have been picked from n
single acre, and pineapple farms in
the West Indies often pay as much
at, £100 an acre.
Such yields as these, hoaeter. are
tris ial compared with that of an
acre of vine\ and in the Moselle
wine growing district which was
sold a few years ago for nearly
£24,1N)0, and whi: h prodnees a crop
worth £2.500; or with that acre .,f
land in Tibet on which grows the
sacred "tree of a thousand images"
the leaves of which yield an annual
revenue exceeding £3,0l)0.
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