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Exeter Times, 1916-8-10, Page 2F 1i THI3 -. AN: EXCITING PRESENT-DAY ROMANCE BY WEAT ERBY CHESNEY • i CHAPTER YCIII—(Continued,) "The tale, sir, is one that I am ashamed of," said Montague ; "but I suppose you've got to know it, After Mr. Scarborough ha started this i morning, without waiting for break- fast, as he is young enough and fool- ish enough to be imprudent in these • matters, I made a good breakfast and then started myself. When I reached the Cbinelas I found it would have been beter if I had hurried, for the widow had already gone into the town of Ribeira Grande. I had let her get ahead of nee at the start, you see. However, I followed at once, and found her at the livery stables, ber- gaining for a carriage to take her to Las Furnas. I presented my letter of introduction, and, as Mr. Scott and Mr. Scarborough warned me last night would be the case, she laughed at me. However, I didn't mind that ; In fact I had couuted upon her doing d should have been put out if ate ng to a certain extent on my own powers in this respect, I should have made a different plan. I thiulc we both enjoyed the ride, et any rate in to earlier stages. I . know, at least, that I did, phrase butjooked at her instead, Her manner lea changed, ane She was re- garding Me with a mocking smile, "Is the pie your%'9' she repeated, `Does our MrMontague consider that he is workiug his commission of de- lay with surprising ease and success Or did he dispise his antagonist so much that he anticipated that success would be easy ? Do you really think Iain a fool?' "She had taken the nutter into her own hands, I realized that further pretense was useless. Slice, appar• eptly, she already knew my cards; T showed my hand. "'1 think,' I said, 'that you will be somewhat late for the picuie at Las Furnas. ON THE FARM After -Harvest Cultivation. By the time the last cultivation has been given the corn and root fields there is usually one of more fields on the farm from which the season's har- vest has been gathered. The aim on Many farms is to give such fields, as are not •seeded down, some form of tillage during the early fall. This used to be the general practice, but of late "After about three miles, ''Possibly,' she retorted, I shall years it appears to be going out of she was riding went aead lame. It not want to go, If you will look be -vogue. Scarcity of labor is one reason was a contingency for which I was why the amount of early fall culti- hind you, you will see a man ap- not unprepared. In fact, in my pri- proaclting us. 13y the pace at which 'ration is decreasing. The acreage de 'rate words with the roan from whom he Is canting, it woutd appear that he *Need to Corn has increased greatly of we had hired the donkeys, I had stip- is riding a better donkey than either recent years, and the harvesting of elated expressly that the one he sup- of these which you hired for us. Whe- this important crop commences soon plied to the lady should not be able to ther I go to the picnic or no, will de - ,after the grain crop is garnered and go five miles without breaking down. pend a good deal upon him, I fancy: encroaches somewhat on the time The man performed mere than his previously used in stirring the surface' contract, for it broke down, as I say, "' ou are going to make him an soil, offer for the hire of his donkey for ' "Now do you see my plan ? ]knew the day ?' I said. But I knew well enough that the remark was foolish. that you were busy here, and that he beast she hadn't. I improved the oppor- tunity of her Iaughter . to make a` quaint and possibly outrageous re- mark or two, and thereby succeeded in amusing her further. She saw that I was a man of some originality of . thought, and she was pipued into an -i swering me in my own vein, That again was what I wanted. • We in-. dulged in a regular duel of badinage; In that stable yard, and if a third par- ty had been there to listen, I think he: would have agreed with my opinion' that in the clash of wit against wit, we doth emitted some quite brilliant sparks of fancy. The result was what I had forseen ; the widow was pleased, with herself, and began to think that an hour or two spent in my company; would be interesting and stimulating. I worked hard to keep that impres- sion alive in ber mind, until I had got her to agree to what I wanted ; and • I succeeded—as I had of c nurse thought I should—in doing so. "She accepted my offer to be her cicerone, and she even adopted my suggestion that we should go, not in a carriage, but on donkeys. I pointed out that the carriage road made a long sweep round, whereas on don- keys we could take a short cut across the hills which I knew of. Moreover, the San Miguel donkeys are good, and are the favorite instruments of travel in these parts and when one is in Rome—it was not necessary to argue further ; she saw, the advantage of my proposal, and. I.think there was a certain quaintness in the idea which pleased her. I ordered the donkeys, and I had a. private word with their owner first "Your mother, Miss Carrington, is a brilliant conversationalist, when she meets with someone who is cap- able of apreciating and replying to her sallies ; and if I may say so with- out undue boasting, I think she found that person in me Indeed, had not past experience justified me in rely - in three. Cultivation at the right time is one of the most effective means of keeping noxious weeds in check and when the , you did not want to be interrupted. "She glanced at me through half- surface soil is loosened the evapora- The widow's intention was to inter-; closed lids. tion of moisture is reduced to a mini- rupt you, and mine therefore was to' "His name is Andrew Gillies,' she mum. By capillary action of the soil, delay her, by all and any means, jus- said. 'Do you know him ?' moisture is being continually drawn tifiable and unjustifiable. That was "Then, as though to complete ray from the great reservoir to the sur - why she was riding a donkey which; humiliation, she told me exactly what face for the use of growing crops. had been privately guaranteed to me she had done and what she meant to The plants shade the ground and there as certain to go lame at the first or do. She did not even pay me the coo- is very little moisture lost by direct second bit of stiff climbing we came pliment of regarding me as antag- evaporation, but so soon as the crop to. I thought that the widow would onist from whom it would .be advis- is harvested there is nothing to check thereby be compelled to do one of two able to conceal information. I had the escape of water fiom the soil un- thlpgs : either to abandon the expedi- thought that my fanciful eloquence less a dust mulch is made by some tion altogether, which was not what had impressed her. I see now that means of cultivation: It may seem ab - I thought she would do ; or to waste a she had been laughing at me all the surd to commence in August to save considerable part of the morning by' time, and I think she regarded me as moisture for the following season's walking back to Rebeira Grande and a somewhat foolish windbag. You hiring a carriage after all. There was will understand that I found that saf- e, third possibility—that she might ficiently galling. suggest continuing the journey on my 1 "It seems that a few minutes after donkey, and leaving me to lead the Mr. Scarborough and the two ladies lame one back home ; but to that I left the Chinelas, Mrs. Carrington, was ready with the unanswerable ob- • who had been wakened 'Tay the crunch- jection that she did not know the ing of their footsteps on the gravel, way. got up and looked out from her win - "It was a pretty situation, and I, dow. She saw a man in the garden, was curious to see how she would and he saw her at the window. He meet it Of course she met it be the took a note from his pocket, held it took top station from the first, and kept it " `Don't come too near me, Andrew Gillies,' she cried. 'Keep your distance till you've answered a question or two. I know that your hands aren't clean, but I don't know quite how deep the stain on them is. You've got to satisfy me on that point before we go further.' one way which I had not anticipated. up for her to see, and then laid it on "The fellow had dismounted and' "She laughed as though it did not a garden seat in full view from where, was standing beside his beast, with matter, sat dawn by the roadside, and she was standing. Then he went . one arm resting on the saddle. She said that we would rest for an hour away. The man was Andrew Gillies,{ had treated me pretty scornfully, but and admire the scenery, and perhaps and she told me that he had in all I could have struck him for the look by that time her steed would have re-. probability been waiting in the gardenI on his face when lie answered her:— covered enough to proceed. Now I in concealment for a long time, hoping knew quite well that he wouldn't, and for a .chance of delivering the leter. I thought she knew it too ; but delay4 You three, by your early start, gave was what I had been playing for all him the opportunity sooner than he along, so I fell in with her suggestion had hoped. without comment. We conversed "Without , waiting to dress, she ' lightly, perhaps even at times brit- threw on an ulster and went for the liantly, for about twenty minutes, and letter. the just when I was in the midst of " ` It suggested an interview,' Mr. working out a pretty fancy in mega- Montague,' she told me sweetly, 'and phors for her delectation, and thought the place which was mentioned was that she was honoring me with her this road on which we are now. You, most alert attention, with the purpose timed that good animal's attack of lameness very well. If we had gone' a quarter of a mile farther, I should have had to invent some excuse far stopping. As it is you have given me the opportunity unsought. Do you still claim the ownership of the pie 9' "'No,' I said, with a grudging ad- miration at the way in which she had of capping my effort if she could, she electrified me by putting a question which had nothing at all to do with what I was saying. "Is the pie yours so far, Mr. Mon- tague ?" "My Pegasus of poetic fancy was dashed to the ground, and there was played with me,"it's yours. What are not so much as a flutter left in his wings ; I did not even finish my you going to put into it ?' " That depends,' she said. `Though THE S11.111V ATM JOU, PR Ift I� Is the best way, and the best way is the Parowax way. Jellies and preserves that are sealed with PURE REFINED PARAFi PINE keep their luscious flavor. They never mold or ferment. They are as good when you want to eat them as they were the day you sealed the jars. Just pour melted Parowax over the tops of jelly tumblers. It keeps out all dust and germs. It keeps the preserves air -tight. FOR THE L?i.U-NDRY—See directions on Perowax labels for its use in valuable service in washing. AT DEALERS EVERYWHERE THE IMPERIAL OIL COMPANY Limited :BRANCHES IN ALL CITIES we agree that the pie is not yours, I can't claim that it is all mine either. Andrew Gillies will have a finger in it, too, and I shall wait to see what his contribution is before I offer mine. You understand the situation, I think. He probably found that fact out very soon, and that is why he waited so patiently outside my window this morning. Now why shouldn't he and I pool our resources—he supplies the plan, and I the additional information which makes the plan of value ?' " `Because you haven't got it to supply,' I said at once, and I really thought she hadn't. "She smiled. `Didn't Mr. Scarbor- ough tell you,' she said, 'that I was behind the door for some time last night ? I know about the scratched stone.' " `But you don't know what the words on it mean,' I cried. `No one does.' " `No, but Andrew Gillies may be able to guess. He knows more than we do, you remember, about what my husband's movements were on the Iast day of his life. We will see how the point strikes you. You would like to be present at our interview, no doubt ; and I owe you some return for the pleasant morning you have given me.' "She laughed, and I take it that you will believe me when I say that I was feeling pretty riled. " `I am of the other party;' I remind- ed her sulkily, "She laughed again, and said that she didn't consider the act of any importance. I think I never felt quite so futile as I did when that woman laughed at me. And yet, you know, I admired her for it. "The than on the donkey didn't come tip to us very fast. He seemed to be hesitating because she wasn't alone ; and when she saw that, she called out to him not to be' afraid that I was a friend of hers and harm- less. I have been accused of being a vain man more than once in the past by people whose opinion wasn't worth considering. If they could 'have seen me at that moment they would have Smiled, for if I atn vai, nay vanity was in a fair way to being flayed off me le shred's ; she gave it a whip -cut at every senter..se. "I liked the way she tackled Gillies, though. She didn'tgive him time to think himself a great man, She just "`I didn't- think you could be par- ticular, Rachel Carrington"' "I'm so far particular that I draw the line at association with a murder- er.' she answered at once. 'You have many vice', Andrew Gillies, and possibly they added to your commer- cial value in the past. One of the most noxious of them is your canting parade of piety. But you used to have one virtue ; a curious virtue it is too, to be part of the complement of a common swindler. You speak the truth.' '... " `According to my lights and con- science, I da,' he replied, unctuously. " `I have a different theory as to that,' she replied quietly. 'Your con science, I do,' he replied, punctuously, have cultivated the habit of truth, be- cause, considerably to your own sur- prise, you discovered In early life that it pays. Had you anything to do with my husband's death ?' "He shot a `curious glance at her, and I thought his eyes quailed before hers. "'I did not kill him,' he answered. "Were you present when he died ?" (To Be Continued.) eeseelletee "Silver Three generations of Canadian GlOSS99 housewives have used "Silver Gloss" fpr all their home laundry work. They know that "Silver Cannefilfs finest Y HE CANADA aTAR^..Fi CO. L IMPTED INontroa!, Cordlnal, Brantford, fort William, Makers N "Crown Brand" an "Lily )Yhitd' ce:� ��y�b Cora Syrups, ant! .bia'Jgn's Worn Starch, St a C+= Gloss" always gives the best results. At your grocer's. Laundry crops. However, in the average sea- son it is necessary, as only about one- half the amount of moisture required to grow and mature a crop falls dur- ing the growing season. The fall, win- ter and spring rains must be depended. upon to fill the soil with moisture to furnish the crop with a drink when it most requires it, The soil should be looked upon as a great reservoir, that not only contains plant food, but also holds vast quantities of water. With- out water the plant food does not be- came readily available and the plant soon wilts. It is the duty of the tiller of the soil to make conditions right for the filling of this reservoir :with water as well as plant food, and late summer or early fall is not too soon. to commence. A hard, compact sur- face soil does not absorb the rains that come as readily as a soil with good tilth. Of course, a soil covered with a luxurian growth of clover or other growing crop, that completely covers the surface, is in a condition to make the best use of the water that falls. The bare stuble field requires to be gone over with plow, cultivator or disk. Then, there is the weed problem. Many annual weeds ripen their seeds before the grain is harvested. These seeds fall to the ground, and if the soil is stirred many will germinate and then be destroyed with later cultiva- tion. There are also varieties of • weeds that appear to grow up and produce seed after the crop is harvest- ed. Ragweed is a representative of this class. Many of the perennial weeds as twitch grass, sow thistle and bladder tampion can be material- ly checked in their growth if not en- tirely eradicated by thorough after:: harvest cultivation. Usually there are several weeks of dry, hot weather at this season which soon destroys any roots exposed to the surface. More fall cultivation would aid in lessening the numbers of weeds and with many soils would tend to increase the crop yields. FRENCH INGENUITY AT THE FRONT GREAT DUGOUT LAKE BIG IIOTEIm FOR OFFICERS. Accuracy of 75s Marvel of the War Shells Fall With Ripple of Machine Gun. Ingenuity displayed by the French the roots to the hot rays of the sung defending ,the Oise position is de= This is an advantage hwhen itis n.e- scribed by the correspondent of the sirious.of destroying. weeds with run- London Times. Writing fromthsays: Theplowed land ish headquarters at the front he says: ning root stocks.The French front in the region d should be harrowed a couple of times the Oise is a most 'welcome contrast^-',• to form a mulch. Where weeds are to the flat country of Flanders, There '0 bad, a broad -share cultivator can be are places on the British front, such • effectively used. If time will permit, as near the Somme, where we hold a 'cultivation every week should be the high ground which overlooks the given a weed infested field that has enemy. But for the most part it been gang plowed. Careless plowing was the Germans who chose the line and failure to cultivate will not tend on which to stand when they fell back • to eradicate eeds. from the Marne, and over most of Where it iswnot thought advisable the front, especially in the north, in to use the 'plow, two or three tines the stationary warfare of the last over the field with a sharp disk will year and a half, the enemy has held pulverize the soil and put it in a con- much the more advantageous • posi- dition so that moisture will be absorb- tions. At many places, however, the ed and retained and weeds will coin- French drove him farther than he mence growth. The spring or stiff- • wished to go, and at such points the toothed cultivator has also been used better ground is in the hands of the to good advantage on the bare stubble field. If a month or more elapses be- tween breaking the crust and deep Time to Cultivate. It is important that the work be done as soon as possible after the crop is removed from the field. On some farms this phase of the season's work is considered to be so important that the binder is followed with the disc or cultivator. This is not practicable on most farms owing to the lack of sufficient horse power and men. How- ever, the work should be done soon after the crop is removed from the field. It is not uncommon, especially in acatchy season, to see the culti- vator or plow being used between the rows of stooks. The sooner the work is done the greater the opportunity of conserving soil moisture and of des- troying weeds. Methods of Cultivation Followed. The gang plow Is the implement mast generally used. It can be set to cut and turn a shallow furrow. If carefully handled every weed will be cut and turned under, thus exposing Allies. Accurate Shooting. Recently Y walked some miles in fall plowing there will likely be a crop French trenches where they run growing which will indicate the num- through woods and overarched with ber of weed seeds which have startedt bracken. Wild strawberries and lily growth 'only to be destroyed before of the valley grow along their edges, they have an opportunity of reproduc and in the dusk rabbits come down ing themselves. 'V ithout cultivation many of these seeds would never have germinated until the fallowing spring where, under shelter of the growing into them, to the huge entertainment of the men. There I looked down from an observation post, so well con- cealed that the Germans might search crop they would have a better oppor- the hillside with their guns for a tunity to complete their life cycle. month and never touch it, straight on Fields not in clover, grass or other to the German front-line trenches al - crop are benefitted by fall cultivation. most at my feet. I watched a French "75," from a battery well behind ine on, the other side of the hill, amuse itself by knocking the trenches into dust. The rapidity of the fire was such that the shells fell almost like the ripple of a machine gun, and the accuracy was so excellent that, while Invariably the fields that have been cultivated plow easier in the fall, es- pecially when the weather sets in dry. True, it may be a slight disadvantage in a wet season as it is possible for. a field to be too wet to plow, but this is the exception, not the rule. Too few plowmen use a "jointer" or "skimmer" I watched, only one shell seemed to on their plow when giving a field its fall as much as a couple of yards from final plowing for the season. By its the actual trench. There is, indeed, use all growth is turned under and not much room for careless shooting, not only does the furrow have a better for there are places where tire French appearance, but weeds and grass are and German lines are only 20 paces completely buried. Without the light apart. few plants survive long. A more gen- Not far away I saw a most ingeni- ous "Bochetrap," the nature of which must be left a mystery, but the essen- tial element is a machine gun so placed that though it has been there for several weeks, in the course of which there has hardly been a day when it has not been used, the en- emy has not the smallest notion where it is, nor is he ever likely to find out. The officer who invented it—a strap- ping fellow from Bordeaux, six good feet tall and every inch a soldier— takes great pleasure in his piege, as the Germans certainly do not. Playing Box and Cox. The German has shown himself in- genious enough in this war, but in the constant struggle of wits which goes on along the front line trenches he is no match for the Frenchman. The French have reduced the displaying of posters conveyink disconcerting news to the enemy to a fine art. Not very far away from the "Bothe -trap" men- tioned there is a piece of trench which, the French discovered, the enemy oc- cupied only in the night time, presum- ably because it was too exposed. So the French took to occupying it for the other half of tho 24 hours—play- ing Box and Cox as it were, and being careful always to leave no trace of �► their occupancy behind. The need of using it has passed now; but while the game went on the position—mere- ly because the Germans never thought of it except as part of their own line —had conspicuous usefulness. The same ingenuity the French carry into the construction of their dugouts and similar places. I have been through one monumental dugout which is to the ordinary hole that goes by that name what a great London hotel is to an Irish turf cabin. There is 80 feet of solid stuff overhead as you go down passages, all beautifully timbered, past suites of bedrooms, those for the higher officers with easy chairs and telephones and writ- ing tables, to rooms which one calls apartments, for messing and for of- fice purposes. An elaborate system of ventilation has ben installed, and it is all so secure that the Germans have not got a shell big enough to awake a man asleep down there. TO KEEP FROM DROWNING. eral use of this small attachment to the plow would aid in keeping the fields freer from plants, which may be termed soil -robbers. In some sections, after -harvest culti- vation consists in plowing deep, and following up with surface cultivation until winter sets in. Sod, as well as stubble fields, are treated this way. As soon as time will permit after the hay or grain is removed the fields to be broken up in the fall are plowed the usual depth, varying from five to seven or eight inches, depending on . the nature of subsoil. It is essential that a skimmer be used on the plow. These fields are gone over with the cultivator or disc and harrows several times during the fall. No growth is allowed to get a start and many weeds are destroyed. This method has proved quite effective In dealing with sow thistle. Sod has a better chance to rot than if plowed late and It is us- ually easier to prepare for spring seed- ing. 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