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The Brussels Post, 1912-2-1, Page 2CLOSE QUARTERS; OR, THE, HOUSE IN THE RUE BARBETTE CHAPTER XIII.—(Cent'd) "With a mock bow of mach po- liteness ho took his leave, carrying with him the case of diamonds. 1, have never seen him since. Last night in the Foreign Office I met• CaWhile Gaultier, who told me of men.. they are wandering the rencontre on the steamer. 1 about the country each hour makes readily forgave him for the mis- it easier tor them to secrete the take he had made with reference diamonds so effectually that no to my appearance, but it was. too matter what may be the result the bad that he should imagine 1 Sultan will never recover his pro - would bolt to Paris with a lady al peTtY• theatrical appearance in broad daylight." "Yes," cried Fairholme, "if it had been the night steamer—" "Bobby !" exclaimed Edith. "Oh, I meant, of course," stam- mered Fairholme, "that by night Gaultier might have been more easily mistaken. '`Well, and what happened at the Foreign Office?" Brett's question recalled the , younger people to the gravity of the conclave. "First ' of all," said Talbot, "Fairholme drove me straight home, where it was necessary to give some slight preliminary expla- nation before I made a too sudden appearance, so I remained in the cab outside whilst Fairholme went in and found Edith." ' "Ah!" said Brett, still surveying the ceiling; but there was so much meaning in his voice that this time it was the turn of the young couple to blush. "We did not take long to explain matters," continued Talbot. "I sent off messengers posthaste to the Under-Secretary and others sug- gesting that if possible we should meet at the Foreign Office. Within an hour my chiefs were good enough to fall in with my views, and there- fore I had an opportunity to tell them my story exactly as I have repeated it to you. The result is that I carry with me a. letter from the Under-Secretary in which he explains his views. I am already acquainted with his reasons,. but I have no doubt that he. puts them be- foreyou quite clearly. Ile handed a letter to Brett. Its contents were laconic, but unmis- takable— "The inquiry in which you are engaged," it read, "must be con- ducted with the utmost secrecy and discretion. The gravest political come. No trouble or exile. re should be allowed to interfere with the restoration of the diamonds to their rightful owner. The British Gov- ernment will regard this as a most valuable service to the State, and Mr. Talbot is commissioned to place at your disposal the full re- sources the Foreign You Office. will also find that his Majesty's Ministers throughout Europe have been advised to give you every as- sistance, whilst there is little rea- - son to doubt that the various Euro- pean Governments will be ready to pffer you all possible support. The first consideration is the restora- tion of the gems instact to the Sul- tan ; the second, absolute secrecy as to the whole of rue circum - sensational statements in the Press. "But, monsieur," cried the Frenchman, "something must be clone. Even you, I presume, in- tend to lay hands on the principal "Calm yourself, I beg," said the barrister, with difficulty compelling himself to reason with this excit- able policeman. "You speak as though we had in our hands every jot of evidence to secure the con- viction, of Dubois and his associ- tes before a judge.' There have been letters here for Monsieur Beaujolais. They came Dorn 'Lendon• Ifo called for them Mace or four times. The lapt let- ter arrived yesterday morning It, is .here now• I have not seen Mon - flour Beaujolais since the previ- ous evening." He took from a drawer a packet of letters tied together with string, and tho handwriting betrayed the` contents of 'nest of thein. One of he detectives did not trust to Monsieur de Lisle's examination. He seized the bundle and went through its contents carefully, but this time Monsieur de Lisle was speaking the truth. There was only one letter ad- dressed to. Beaujolais, and it bore a foreign postmark. Brett tore it open, It eontained a single sheet of notepaper, without a date or ad- dress, or any words save these scrawled aeruss the centre—"Tout va been." He placed the document and its envelope in his packet -book, and then fixed his keen glance on the shopkeeper's. pallid face, "What sort of a person is Mon- sieur Beaujolais? Was he a French- man, about . my height, elegant in appearance, well built, with long a thin hands and straight tapering "But is it not so?" screamed the fingers, with very fair skin and high other, color, Clark hair and large eyes set "No; it is very far from be:.ug deeply beneath well -marked eye - so," brows?". "Then what are we to do?" said "That is he to the life," cried the the commissary, piteously throw- ing out his hands and shrugging his shoulders with 'the eloquent French gesture that betokens utter bewilderment. "Difficulty though it may be, we must first accomplish the main part of our work, In other words, we must secure thediamonds before we collar the murderers." The Frenchman was silent for a moment. At last he said submis- sively—"In what way can I help?" "By procuring for ane from the chief of your department an au- thorization to call in the aid of the police when and where I may de- sire their assistance." "But what of the house of the Rue Bonbonnerie?" "You anticipated my next re- quest. Whilst you are looking to that letter you must place at my disposal two of your mast trusty agents. In their company Lord Fairholme and I purpose visiting the house to -night." They were eonversing in the com- missary's office at a ]ate hour after Brett had quitted his friend in the Grand Hotel, Within a few minutes the two Englishmen and their French com- panions were standing outside No. 41, Rue Bonbonnerie, and they found that Monsieur de Lisle kept a small shop, whose only significant importance is attached to its out- feature was a placard announcing that letters might be addressed there, "Oh," said Brett, when he no- ticed this legend, "this is simple. We need not waste much time here." The four men walked inside, crowding the narrow spaceace before a diminutive counter. The proprie- tor for was supping in style, as they could perceive through the glass top of the door which communicat- ed with the sitting -room at the back. His feast consisted of a tan- kard of thin wine, half a loaf of black bread, and two herrings. The man was surprised by the sudden incursion of customers. He came out looking puzzled and alarmed. "Have you any letters here for a4nnns.c." "Whew!" whistled Brett, "Read between the lines, this eonin,un:- Monsieur Jean Beaujolais i" said cation shows the screens nature +-f our quest. If those diamonds are not recovered, a revolut;rn in Tur- key is the almost certain outcome, and heaven alone knows what that means to the European Powers most concerned." "If you succeed," said Sir Hu- bert Fitzjames, "the Guyer:mem.. will make ton a baro let." "If you succeed," growled Tal- bot, "I will get even with 1' at' Frenchman." "And when you succeed," said Fairholme, in a matter -.if -fact trnc that indicated the wild =probe hil- ity of any other outcome, "heath and S will get married!" CHAPTER XIV. Brett now deemed it advisable to take the commissary of police fully into his confidence. The official promptly suggested that every per- sonage' in Paris connected even re- motely with the mystery—Gras Jean, the Turks, the waiter at the Cafe Noir, and even the little thief "Le Ver"—should be arrested and subjected to a proces verbal. Rut Brett would not hoar of this proceeding.: Heq uito firmly reminded the com- missary that the wishes of the Brit- ish Government must be respected in this matter, and the proposed wholesale arrests of persons, some of whom were in no way engisant of the crime, would assuredly lead to publicity and the appearance of Brett. "No, monsieur." "Have you received any letters for a person of that name?" "No, monsieur." "I suppose you hover heard the name of Jean Beaujolais before in your life?" "I think not, monsieur." "Then," exclaimed Brett, turn- ing quietly away, "I fear you must be arrested. These two gentlemen" —and he nodded towards the de- tectives—"will take you to the Prefecture, where perhaps your memory may improve." The man blanched visibly. His teeth chattered, and his hands shook as if with ague, whilst he nervously arranged some small ob- jects on the counter. "I cry your pardon, monsieur," he stammered, "but you will un- derstand that I receive letters at my shop for a small fee, and I can- ,. eRalADY FOR 11IORE, Bishop, Burgess of Long eIsland, apropos of his erusade against Sun- day flying, said at a luncheon in Garden City : "I am against the formation of bad habits; 'whether they bo habits of laziness, o{ selfishness, or of Sun- day flying, ', aBe sure,' we aro told Bishop Burgess. —"be sure your sin will find you out,' That is true, but it is also shopkeeper. "Monsieur must know true that, when your sin• pays you hint well. I recall him now exactly, a second, third, and fourth call, it but I could not for a hundred francs have described him so accurately," "How long have you known him?" broke in Brett. "Let Inc think," mused the pian, who had now somewhat recovered from his alarm. "He came here one day last week—I think it was Thureda" because that day my daughter Marie—no matter what Marie dad, I remember the date quito well now. He came in and asked if I did not receive letters for a fee. I said Yes,' and told pardons faults in early wedded days him that 1 charged ten centimes is missing at the second marriage. A great de.al of stuff—;sense and nonsense—is talked about this mat- ter. In reality, it is out of the question to generalise upon it. Everything depends upon individual circumstances. Some second mar- riages are wise, others are not. There is no broad reasons against such unions, and Often -there is'm h to commend them.. This latter taut is abundantly proved by the•irli- mense nineber;of lightly "successful second marriages which exist. ` 3. But it is equally true that many. generally finds you in.: -1 1' THE SECOND MARRIAGE. Little Plea For the Much Maligned Stepmother. e.e At the outset it would-'•ggem that a second marriage mus bis, easier to succeed in than a fir�t :Nothing of the sort. Indeed, matters tend in -a contrary' directibn: i, The novelty which eharacteraseal and per letter. He gave me his name. He always handed me half a franc and would never take any change." "Was he alone?" "Invariably, monsieur." "Thank you. You will not be •arrested to -night. 1 think you have told the truth." The .shopkeeper's protestations that he had given every assistance in his; power followed them into the street. Brett dismissed the two detec- tives and returned to the hotel, where he and Fairholme founcpl second marriages are 'not success Edith and her brother sitting u s• ful. Some are •marked to fail from the very beginning. F r example. take the case of a man who ro-mar- ries and yet wants to keep the mem- ory of his first wife perennially green. There are many men who object to their second wife exercising her in dividuality in their home. The place is probably dominated by the memory, •the influence, the tastes of his first wife. Is it fair to ex- pect the second wife to have all things unchanged—to live in a place which in every direction breathes t.ie memory of her predecessor 1 No. A secant] marriage must mean a fresh start. But the general cause for a second marriage failing is when it creates a stepmother. It is a mast lament- able thing that there are so many people in the world who glory in making a terrible bugbear of e st•epmotuer. They commence the Under -Secretary's wishes, I onslaught. The future stepmother promply communicated with Scot- is condemned wholesale to the chil- land Yarcl. The Frenchman and dt•en. Servants, neighbors, friends. his wife will be remanded on a relatives—all join in trying to poi - mysterious charge of abetting a son the minds of the boys and girls felony and bell in durance vile un- against their father's second wife. 111 their, testimony is wanted, Small enough wonder if under such should we ever capture Dubois," pressure the children get perverted. At Brett's request , detectives ideas." When the stepmother comes were hunting through Paris all that they leek upon her with suspicion night and the next day for a sign as being their natural enemy, z of Hussein-ul-Mulk and his Turk- It is enough to harden the heart ish friends: But these gentlemen of the kindest and best -intentioned had vanished as completely as if stepmother when she has all her ad - the earth had swallowed them up. vanees' • repulsed—when her hus- It was not until Brett and his band's children treat her with dis- four eomnan-!ns quitted the train trust and dislike. It is only ne- at Marseilles late at night and the tural, too, that where such is the barrister received a. telegram from state of affairs a strained feeling re - the commissary announcing that sults all round. The marriage can- the search made by the police had not be happy one. yielded no results, that he sudden- Of course, things ought to be dif- lv recalled the existence of a door- ferent. It is obviously unjust for less and windowless room in the people to prejudice children against Cafe Noir. their stepmother, just because in Curiously enough he had omit- fairy-tales stepmothers are some - ted to make any mention of this times cruel. The cases in real life where stepmothers resemble the storybook ogres taken by silly peo- ple as a model, are few and very far between. The majority of step leathers aro ready and eager to help and love their husband's chil- dren, it they are allowed to. Anal when the children are allowed to meet their stepmother with an un- biassed mind, they will usually learn to respect and like or l eve.her • Tho lot of a stepmother is no en- viable one, and ,only a bravo %O- man will undertake it. Then sure- ly people should help rather than hinder. Second marriages can be very happy ones, and very hcli'ful also. When they tlo not succeed. failure is due frequently to the mis- thief -malting .and interference of people who, in reality, are not at all concerned. for them. When Talbot heard the contents of the letter he remark- ed ; "I suppose that 'All goes well' means that I am still a prisoner1" "Undoubtedly'," said the barris- ter. "The letter was posted in the Haymarket. It came from your French host. I wonder what he will write now? By the way, where is hel Did you lose sight of the couple after your escape?" "I did," laughed Talbot. "But Inspector Winter did not. By some mysterious. means he learnt all about Fairholme's action in smashing the deer, Whilst I was at the Foreign Office that night he arrested the man and the woman." "Winter is a perfect terror," said Brett. "He dreams of hand- cuffs and penal servitude. I hope this couple will not be brought to trial or at any rate that your name will not be mixed up in it." "Oh no. As soon as I heard the ua�><ty Tells .. The emphatic demand of .the public ie for 11 Tea and "Salads," Only. Scaled Packets Only Refuse Substitutes FREE Samples Mailed on Enquiry. Address: "SALADA," Toronto. 1:7 Black, Mixed or Uncolored Green THE FARM Useful Hints for the Tiller of the Soil AN UNDESORIBED DISEASE OF sale of, and in the inspection of BLACKBERRY, (By Dr, J. B. Dandeno, Bowman- ville.) commercial fertilizers, the chemita composition is usually given, i.e. so much phosphoric acid, so much potash and. so much nitrogen, 'as i By Blackberry is here meant the value 'depended upon these what some people call.thimbleberry, things. The. value depends chiefly and what others call the long black. upon 'whether the original beater - berry. The disease appeared here'iat life has been preserved, and and there in this locality '[i 1911, whether the constituents of the Per- in June and July. It affected the tilizer are favorable to the devel- canes only, and seemed most oe- opment of nitrifying bacteria of the struetive where the plants were crowded or otherwise shaded. Description—The surface of the canes became first brownish, then darker brown; and later-eihitish with minute black points acatter- ed here and there in the surface. While the fungus was working on on the cane, the leaves stopped growing and turned lighter green, and later yellowish. The fruit de- velopment was also arrested and the general condition easily appar- ent to even a casual observer. The Fungus—The minute black dots proved to be perithecia of a fungus belonging to one of the sub- divisions of the ascomycetes. These perithecia are open and contain many asci .and each ascus.contains eight spores. • The wall of the as- cus is very hyaline ..and can not be seen readily except with careful staining. The asci are shaped much• like those of Plowrightia morbosa, and the asco-spores are two -celled. The paraphyses are also very hya- line, about the same length as the asci and one-fourth the width. Remedy—All the diseased plants should be cut out and burned as soon as the disease is manifest From my observations the disease will not likely be very destructive unless the plants are crowded. strange apartment in his recital to not remember the names of all rny!the official. Iia would riot trust to eustomors. I will search with! the discretion of the, Telegraph De - pleasure among thee° now in my pertinent, so on reaching the Hotel possession to see if there are any for Mr. Beaujolais." "You aro simply incriminating yourself," said Brett sternly. "If your excuse were a genuine one you would first have looked among your letters before answering so glibly thin the name of Beaujolais was unfamiliar." "I beg of you to listen," erica the dismayed shopkeeper. I hind ea idea you were from the Prcfec- tore, otherwise I would have an- swered you ire the first instance, .1.1.1.••••••••=1••••414•4441441•4•441.444.44044444•44,f 'te Why doesn't she takea tNIA.DRU.00 Ileadache Wafers Theystap a headache promptly, yet do net contain any of the dangerous drugs eosmon in headache tablets. Ask your Druggist about them. 25c. a bor. • rNsttoaht bins,, AND tetnuCAL ed. of cesea, Lisease. 199 du Louvre et de la Paix he suc- ceeded, after some difficulty, in ringing up the commissary on the long-distance telephone. (To be continued.) Manures, fertilizers andcrop ro- tations will rig; compensate for a lack of underdrainage of the soil; in fact, they only add to the real expense of growing crops without recompense. Good farmers use fertilizers for the permanent improvement of their soils, Poor farmers use them, to get a little more to sell from their impoverished roils. Tho profit and pleasure to be de rived from the use of horses de - needs upon howmuch. they have been trained f;vory salt should be trained before he is pit into COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS. ,The use of commercial fertiliz- eiss has been one of the most b a £- tlflg9nesti ns with whih the farm- er has had todeal. If the appli- cation of commercial fertilizers to the land had generally resulted in success, there need be very little said, because they have been in somewhat general use for a guar- ter of a century or more. It is easy to find farmers who are not loud in their praises of such fertilizers, and the reason probably is that they have not always been a sec - net'. Millions of dollars are spent annually in the United States, and huedrecls of thousands in Canada for commercial fertilizers, and it is safe to say that at least half of this large amount is wasted, not because tat, fertilizers have, or. have not, eeettain elements in their cdhiposi- tion, but because they are nob al- ways suitable to the land to which they have been applied. There is generally an erroneous notion regarding infertile soil, ex- hausted soil, or over -cropped soil. Thd prevailing idea is that such soil in infertile because it lacks plant food, (I have never yet met a . an who could give a fair defi- ion of "plant food whatever tever nt ) 1 that is. This is in nearly all cases entirely wrong. Soil is infertile because of something it has, rather than because of something it lacks. Plant excretions are the chief cause of infertility, and it is in the decom- position of such material that the application of fertilizers of any kind proves of value. Commercial fertilizers may remedy such condi- tions bub, in the majority of cases, they do nob, hence a loss and waste of time, To apply a commercip;l fertilizer with some prospect, of, success at least three things are necessary, (1) a knowledge of the. effect of the previous crop on the soil, (2) a knowledge of the crop now to be grown and its relation to the ex- creta of the previous °rep, (9) a knowledge of the biology of the soil. Up to the present time those things are only very vaguely known, consequently the use of commercial fertilizers is more et' less like the tire of patent medi- cine. The defect is only occasion- ally remedied; Moreover, many of the eommer- tial Fertilizers, in the` process of nialiufeeture, have been heated to a temperaturesohigh as to be de- �• rOIanS nELt xca struetive of all hc&cn'ial life. ,Bruch hard work on the farm. � a� �►� � rlizclr.-as fairies 1100 re of vary dottbtfttl valtto, In the tier' , soil, and to those organisms whit prey upon plant excretions. Certain fertilizers are adapted to certain crops, and to certain soils and the only way to find out which is to try them by using them on part of the field so as to compare. Another common error in this connection that organic matter is taken in by the plant roots. As a matter of fact roots absorb inor- ganic matter and water, but no or- ganic matter excepting possibly in the rarest cases, or under the most peculiar circumstances. There is no question as to the benefit to he de- rived from barnyard manure, and this is not because it contains ‘"plant food" • (for you could carry in your vest. pocket all the -"plant- food" that a ioad of barnyard ma- nure contains). birt- because it al- ways 'Sup'plies. abundant. favorable bacteria, and abundant nutritive materiel for them. ' It has also a neutralizing effect on all plant ex- creta, and it produees in the soil a good phpsical condition relative to the water supply. No mistake is made in applying barnyard manure or other excre- ta, but in bringing and using com- mercial fertilizers, "patent medi- cine chances" are taken. Follow- ing this will appear an article on fertilizing the apple orehard.— Bowmanville Statesman. Ir royal Bank of Jana Rad Record Year Net Profits amounted to 18.58% on Stook, while Liquid Assets now staled at 494% . or Total Liabilities to the Public. MONARCHS iN THE 'MAKIN PILE PRINCESS MARX AND ITER BROTHERS. now the Royal Children of Great Britain Are Taught and Trained. The education and general train- ing of the Princoss Mary and her brothers, who aro still in the Royal school -room, is of necessity being conducted on caruerent lines from. those of children in a less exalted+ rank of life, says London Answers: To, start with, it is necessary that. all the Royal children should learn. at as early an age as possible to. speak French and German. All the Royal children, therefore, from, the age of five are taught to speak in both these languages as well as. English, and every day the Princess, Mary and her brothers have to speak for one hour either in French, or German, and also at meal -times. On Sunday, however, this rule le not enforced. Tho Royal children• are also instructed with special carer in English history. All their early picture -books were illustrated with' scenes from English history, which - were carefully explained to them. so that even before they began to learn to roan and write the Princess• Mary and her brothers were fantil- iar'with the names Of 'the English,. sovereigns, and with many great events in the history of the Empire over which their father rules. AT DIE MUSEUM. Frain time to time the Princess+ Mary and her brothers are taken to the British Museumand shown the original documents,, mention of which they have come across in their study of English history. There is, of course, a governess in residence at the Court to look after the education of the Princess Mary, but the supervision of the education of all the Royal children is in the hands of Mr. Hansell. the Royal tutor, and, of course, the education and general upbringing' of the Royal children is closely sup- ervised by the King and Queen, and from their earliest years they are train ed to fill hanorably - and esf .ficiently.:the duties- of their - high positidii and exalted rank. • 'Every ,month 'an examination of the Royal pupils in their -various• subjects of study is held by "Mr. Hansell, and a report on the results of -the examination is sent to the. King and Queen by the Royal tutor. VALUE OF PUNCTUALITY. Once more The Royal Bank of Canada 'is able to report in its Forty-second Annual Statement all previous records broken. Deposits increased over 510,000,- 000, which brings the total up to $88,294,000. Liquid assets amount to 547,738,000, being 49X per Bent of the total liabilities to the public. Actual cash on hand, balances on deposit with other banks, and ea]] .loans in New York and London, England,. exceed 39 per cent. of the total liabilities to the public. Total assets increased during the year from 592,510,000` to.$110,528,000. Net p roftts amounted to 51,153,290, showing an increase of $800,91c over:the previous year—equal to 18,58 per cont, on the capital stock of $0,200,000. Commercial loan. amonut to $59,040,000, being 07.3e per cent. of the deposits. As will be seen £rem these cotn- parisons, the Bank has experienced a wonderfully prosperous year. THE SERIOUS OBJECTION. Mrs, Snoops -"Stop that fiend- ish racket, children. Your papa is talking to Borne one over the tele- phone and 1 can's hear a word he says." Iib. 5 ISSUE The discipl'ne of. the Royal school- room is strict. A code of printed rules :hangs in the room, and any' violation of +hem is punished by' detention in the school -room after lessons, when the offender is given an extra task to perform. Talking during school hours, except on the subject of their studies, is strictly forbidden among the Royal pupils. and they are also required to be extremely punctual in attendance. in are fr m to n to one in the g, The hours of study, generall speak - morning, from three to five in the afternoon, but, of course, these hours have sometimes to be varied to allow of the Royal children keep- ing various public and social en- gagements with their Majesties. It may be mentioned that attend- ance at peel c functions in company with the King and Queen is regard- ed as an important part of the training of the Royal children, and sometimes on such occasionso they may havo to make a short, little speech, but the Royal children are not ex) ected to go through this ordeal until they are at .least ten years old. The Princess Mary and her broth- ers have their meals in a largo room off the school -room. They liave breakfast at 8.30 a.m., lunch at 1 o'clock, tea at 4.30, and a light meal at 7 o'clock. Of course,,,the Princess Mary aster her brothers constantly have afternoon tea with the Queen and various members of the Royal Household, and on such occasions the Princess Mary is now attended by her governess, but lat- er her Royal Highness will have the attendance of a specially -appoint- ed lady-in-waiting. AT SANDRINGHAM, In the choosing of their friends the Royal children aro given as much liberty as possible, but their circle of intimate friends is of neces- sity limited, The Princess Mary and'hee younger ,brothers are' at present addressed by their friends simply by their Christian names, but later ointhey will, of course, be addressed as "'.our Royal l igh- ness.!' Tho Princess is now ad- dressed by het maid .as • "Madam,' and the young Princes as "Sir" or "Your Royal Highness" by the Royal servants, DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS. O14.1 Lady—"There is one thing 1 notice particularly about that young man who calls to tee you. He. seems to have an inborn instinctive respect for woman, He treats every woman as though she were a being from a higher sphere, to be ap. preached only with, tate utmost .do; licacy and deference," C'rrancidaughter (sweet 18:) --"Year. 4--i5 he's horridly I.ashful." r