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The Brussels Post, 1913-4-10, Page 2' ' • 2 wit.www,,,,,ifi/S/Weei46/000,"0e4~1011,0~0011~2d Onc of ticGarrison , Or, A Ilysterious Affair. 0,0,14,41.14,..4.41.1.,~69/1101~0/2.11.WWWW111,Ab4I4,.. I held out my hand to the tall man, who took it in a hesitating, half-reluetant fashioe. "I came up 1 explained, "because I saw • CHAPTER II.—(Cont'd) When'I reflected upon the massive door and ponderous shutters whwh • guarded the lower story of Jeloona bet I collide -lot but admit the force Y°" lights in the windowand s,- a of TO sister's objection, The un. thought that something Inight be wrong, I am very glad I did so, since it has given me -the chance of making the general's acquaint - Whilst I was talking I was con- scious that the new tenant of Cloom- ber Hall was peering at me very closely through the darkness. As I coneluded•he stretched out a long tremulous arm and turned the gig - lamp in such a way as to throw a flood of light upon my face. "Geed gracious, McNeil!" he cried in the same frightened voice as before, "the fellow's as brown as chocolate ! He's not an English - Man. Yeu're not an Englishman— you, sir ?" • "I'm a Seotehman, born and bred," said I. with an inclination to laugh which was: only checked by my new acquaintance's obviens ter - legs . • "A. Scotehman, eh?" said he with a sigh of relief, "It's all one now - a -days. You must excuse me, Mr. —Mr. West. I'm nervous,infernal- ly nervous. Come along, Mo - Neil; we must be back in Wigtown in less than an hour, Good night, gentlemen, good night!" The two clambered into their places; the fac- tor cracked his whip, and the high dog -cart clattered away through the darkness, casting a brilliant tunnel of yellow light on either side of it, until the rumble of its wheels died away in the distance. "Whet do you think of our new neighbor, Jamieson 1" I asked after a long silence, "Deed, Mr. West, he seems, as he says himself, to be vera nervous. Maybe his -conscience is slot u' or - ''His liver, more likely," said. I. "He. looks as if he had tried his constitution a bit. But it's blowing chill, Seth, my lad, and it's time both of us were indoors." I bade my companion good night, and struck across the moors for the cheery rudy light which marked the parlor windows of Branksome. CHAPTER III. • There was, as may well be imag- ined, much stir among our small community at the „pews that the Hall was -to be inhabited once more, and ounsiderable speculation as to the new tenants and their objects in choosing this particular part of the country for their residence. It speedily became apparent that, whatever their motives might be, they had definitely determined up- on a lengthy stay ; for relays of plumbers and of joiners came down from Wigtown and there was ham keeps the keys. mering and repairing geiag on from ."Then we may as well have speech morning till night. It was surpris- with. him now that we are here," ing how quick the signs of the wind I answered. "They are coming and weather were effaeed, until the down, if 1 am not mistaken." As I great square -set house was all as spoke we heard the slam of the spick-and-span as though it had heavy door, and within few•min- been erected yestemlay. There utas two figures, the one tall and were abundant sins that money angular, the other short and thick, was no consideration to General came toward us through the dark- Heatheesthne, and that it was not ne.ss, he ss. They were talking so ear- on tscore of retrenchment that neetly that they did not ebserve us until they had passed through the avenue gate. ''Geod evening, Mr. McNeil," said 1, steping forward and address- ing the Wigtown factor, with whom I had some slight acquaintance. The. smaller of the two turned his face magnum: emus upon which he is .5:1 - toward me as 1 speke, and showed gaged. If that is the ease, I 'should me that 1 was net mistaken his be happy to let him have the run identity, but his taller companion of my library." sprang back and showed every sign Esther and 1 laughed at the gran - of violent agitation. • • diloquent manner in which he spoke Vaal; is this, McNeil l" I heard of the two Potato -sacks full of him say, in a gasping, choking voice, books. "Is this your premise ? What is the "It may be as you say," said I, meaning of it?" "but the general cried not strike me "Don't he alarmed, general ! during our short interview as be - Don't be alarmed'' aid the little, ing a man 'who was likely to have -fat factor in a soothing fashion, as any very pronounced literary tastes, one might speak to a frightened If 1 might hazard a guess, I should child. ''This is young 14Ir. Fother- say that he is here upon medical gill West, of Branksome, though advice, in the hopes that the com- what brings hint up here to -night is plete quiet and the fresh :air may mere than I can understand. How- ev.er, as you are to he neighbors, I can't do better than take the' pp- ' purtunity to introduce you to each other. Mr. West, this is Geneeal Heathersteme, who is about to take • a lease of Cloomber Hall." timely visitor must either have used eonsiderable violence in order to force his way in, or he must have obtained possession of the keys. Piqued by the little mystery, I pulled for the beach, with the de- termination to see for yourself who' the intruder might be, and what were his intentions. Leaving my sister at Branksome, and aummoe- ing Seth Jamieson, an old man -o - war's -man, and one ell the stoutest of the fishermen, I set off across the moor with him through the gather- ing darkness. It hasna got a quid name after dark, yon hoose,"remarked my corapanion, slackening his pace per- ceptibly as I explained to him the nature of our errand. "It's no Inc naething that him wha owns it \mi- na gang within a Scotch mile o't." "Well, Seth, there is some one who has no fears about going into it," said I, pointing to the great white bull -cling which fliekered up in front of us through. the gloom. The light which I had observed from the sea was moving backward and for- ward past the lower floor windows, the shutters of which had been re- moved. eould now see that a see- oncl fainter light followed a few paces behind the other. Evidently two individuals, the one with a lamp and the other with a candle er rushlight, were making a care- ful examination of the building. "Let ilka man blaw his ain 13B1.- • ritch," said Seth Jamieson dogged- ly, coming to a dead stop. "What is it tae us if a wraith or a bugle chooses tae tak' a fancy the Cloom- ber 1 It's no canny tae meddle wi' such things.'' "Why, man," I cried, "you don't suppose a wraith came here in a gig! What are those lights away yonder by the avenue gates?" "The lamps o' a gig, sure enough!" exclaimed my companion in a less lugubrious veice. 'Let's steer for it, Master West; and speer where she hails frac." By this time night had closed in save for a single long, narrow slit in the westward. Stumbling across the moor together, we made our way into the Wigtown Road, at the point where the high stone pillars mark the entrance to the Cloomber avenue. A tall deg-eart stood in front of the gateway, the horse browsing upon the thin border of grass which skirted the road. 'It's a' richt said Jamieson, taking a, close look at the deserted vehicle. "I ken it well. It be- longs tae Meister McNeil, the fac- tor body frae Wigtown—him who he had taken up his abode among us. tramps or. rascally gynsies—no ver - "It may be that he is devoted to 10n of that sort about 1" "I find it rather cold," said Mrs. 'study," suggested my father, as we discussed the questien at the break- Heatherstone, drawing her thick fast table. "Perhaps he has chesen sre_a_lis.eki,'We are detaining Mr.n inantic; tighter pound her this secluded spot to finish some '1' West, too." "So we are, my dear, NO we are. Drive on, coaehman, Good day, Mr, West." The carriage rattled away toward the hall, and I trotted thoughtfully onward to the little county metropolis. (To he con tin tied ) 41, Pure Clean Economical Tea is abscianteiy pure, iS cleanly preparedly and it costs no mere than ordinary Teas. In spaded paokote only. 000 BLACK, GREER Ann MIXED. retired with the rank of major -gen- eral,' In this ether column is a re- cord of his services—'capture ol Ghuznee and defense of Jellalebad, Sobraun, 1848, Indian Mutiny and reduction of Oudh. Five times men- tioned in dispatches.' I think, my dears, that we bare cause to be proud of our neighbor." "It doesn't mention there whe- ther he is married or not, I sup- pose?" asked Esther. "Ne," said my father, wagging his white head with a keen :appeem- atiois of his own. hum -or, "It doesn't include that under the heading of 'daring actions—though it very well might, my dear, it very well might." All our :deubts, however, upon this head were very soon set at rest, for on the very day that the repairing and the furnishing had been completed I had oceesien to ride into Wigtown, and I met upon the way a carriage which was bear- ing General Heatherstone and his family to their new home. An eld- erly lady, worn and sickly looking, was by his side, and opposite him sat a young fellow about my own age and a girl who appeared to be a couple of years younger. 1 raised my hat, and was about to pass them, when the general shouted to his coachman to pull up, and held out his hand to me. I could see now in the daylight that his face, although harsh and stern, was ca- pable of assuming a not unkindly expression. "Hew are you, Mr. Fothergill West?" he cried. "I must apolo- gize to you If 1 was a little brusque the other night—you will excuse an old soldier who has spent the best part of his life in harness. All the same you must cunfess that you are rather dark-skinned for a Scotch - man." "We have a Spanish strain in our blood," said I, wondering at his re- currence to the topic.: "That would, of ceurse, account for it," he remarked. "My dear," • to his wife, "allow me to introduce Mr. Fothergill West to you. This is my son and my daughter. We have come here in search of rest, Mr. West—complete rest." "And you cosili not possibly have come to a better place," said I. "Oh, you think so?" he answer - p1: "1 seepose it is very quiet in- deed, and very lonely. . You might walk through these country lanes at night, I dare say, and never meet a soul, eh?" Well, there are not many about after dark," I_ said. "And you are not much troubled with vagrants Or- wandering beg- gars, eh 1 Not many tinkers or lyetbeetitr# 8.20 AlegtAseat '7'ikdoiedre.41 OfIEDYD0ALL IIIFIDSoroom It's 4t cerdixessssosetertsond ease noise ovr„ sta, can buy -Why yell don't Oven Coro to hnow who NINO a Cloth your flood/ Ara Mole of -.6, Miosis gni imposilblo. 54.1 for Prue 0h115e Cod, bton. Pookist, stal necklet ulvIng 0IMI5 of ove.r maw rotate. Too 10/INSON.11141144110SON ModtwOl, 900.4 restore his shattered nervous sys- tem. If you had seen how he glar- ed at me, and the twitching of his fingers, you would have thought it needed some restoring.' "I •de wonder whether he has wife arid a family," said my sister, ` Pour souls, how lonely they will be! Why, excepting • ourselves, there is not a family that they could speak to for seven miles and more." "General Heatherstone is a very distinguished Soklier," remarked my father, "Why, papa, however came you to know anythieg about him 1" "Ali, my dears," said my father, smiling at us over his coffee -cup, "you were laughing at my library just new, but you gee it may be very useful at times," As he spoke he teols a red -covered volume from a shelf and turned ' eves the pnges, "Thie is an Indian army list of three years back," he explained, "and here is the vary gentleman we Vi4nt,---'11ettLhellit011e, 3. 13,, Com- mander of the Bath,' my d011 4, end 'V. C.', think of that, 'V. C." -- 'formerly colonel in the Indina in- fantry, diet Bengal but now On thc Farm ileibelb mobAsweilblilkAl..616.4~ Feeding for Milk Production, There are two factors which largely eontrol the eeenomioal pro- duction of milk. One is the adap- tebility of the cow used for this pur- pose and depends ellen her indi- vidual breed characteristics. The other is the amount and kind of food eaten. The problem confront- ing the dairyman is the production of the largest amount of lank and butter at the least expense. In or- der -that this eria,y be realized, both the important factors mentioned must receive careful attention, writes Mr. 0. H. Eckles. In most cases the largest direct expense is for feed. liveryone fa- miliar with the prevailing condi- tions knows that a large amount of feed is used without producing the results it should. It would be safe to say that the average yearly milk production per cow ,could be in- creased by one-half or three-fourths by following better methods of feed- ing. Every owner of a cow welcomes the time when the animal can lie turned out to pa,sture, Not only is the labor and expense connected with winter 'feeding done away with, but each cow is expected to give the best results of the year on grass. In changing from dry feed to grass, it is best to go somewhat slowly, especially with heavy milk- ing cows. The young, immature grass of early spring contains n large amount of water and a small amount of dry matter, and it is al- most impossible for a heavy milk- ing cow to eat enough of such feed to supply the necessary amount of nutrients. Wheat and Rye Pastures are of the same nature. Another reason for putting cattle on pasture gradually rather than suddenly is the effect on the taste of the milk. When a cosy is changed at once from a grain ration to grass a very mark- ed taste is developed in the milk, while if this change in feed is made gradually and not suddenly the change in the taste of the milk is scarcely noticed. Soon after the cows are on pas- ture they reach the maximum pro- duction of milk for the year. This suggests -what the dairyman must do in order that', the production of milk may be the largest. It is to imitate these •stimmer,coaditions as far as possible throughout the re- mainder of the year, This is what the careful dairyman and skilled feeder does, and the results corre- spond closely to the success with which these summer conditions are maintained. The summer condi- tions which bring about the maxi- mum production and which are to be maintained as far as possible throughout the year, are described in the following statement: First—An abundance of palatable food. Second—A balanced ration. Third—Succulent feed. Fourth—Moderate temperature. Fifth—Comfortable surroundings. There is some difference of opin- ion. regarding grain feeding while on pasture from the viewpoint of economy., There is no question but that a Dow will produce more , milk if fed grain while on pasture, and if a large yield is of more importance than economy of production, grain 1) [ILLNESS. The Rev. Sharpe—"I'm sorry you have taken Fred away from school, I was at school 3,ears after 1 was his age." Mr, Sto,ckyard—"Maybe yer was, Mr, Sharpe; but, yet see, some lads is much more duller nor others." 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Thore is a Canada Conant Dealer in Your Neighborhood iideire&s,, Farmers' lalbratation Bureau Canada C�ment C mpany Limited, Montreal Croloto. 0 DOMESTICS 111.A1iti JSjf BEST LIFE PARTNERS? hose Who have Tried It Claim to, have Been Peefeeily Sate isfled. T4) a great many people the one inperdonable sin a men can come lit is to marry beneath him. Yet le who selects a life partner from he ranks of domestic eervants, for nstance, has nothing to be ashamed if, says London Answers. Many groat men have married de- estits, and it can be truthfully aid that they have been more, con- sisted with their lob than a largo amber of their fellows who have nada what are termed "good etches." In a word, the domestic servant, earns how to keep a house in oe- er. And she has just as much room for the softer feelings which. upply so mach of the poetry of life, s the young lady who site at home, nd plays the piano. Married and Below Stairs. Mr. Arthur Joseph Munby, a bar - dater and a litterateur, left a will which revealed the fact that since. 1873 he had been happily married to his servant, Hannah Oullwick. -Mr. unby referred to this romance in the following statements in his will: "Whereas, Hannah Cullwick, ser- vant, has been for 45 years and up - yards beloved by me with a pure and honorable love, and not other- wise, and she, the said Hannah, has using all that time been as faith- ful and loving and devoted to me as ever woman was to man, and whereas, after vainly trying to ex- plain this state of things to my father, I married the said Hannah —she being then in my service— publicly, in the presence of all her kindred who could be got together, at the parish church of Clerken- well, in the county of 1Vliddlesex, on the l4th day of January, 1873. And Whereas, the said Hannah has always Defused, and still refuses, to, have the position which as my wife the might and mild have had, and has always iasisted, and still 'nets, on being my servant as well: as my wife, her one grievance be- ingsthat she cannot be my only ser- vant, and whereas, awing chiefly to this noble and unselfish resolve of hers, I have never been able to, make 'known my said marriage to my.family, or to the world at large, andlhat the same is known only to her kindred and three of my most intimate friends." Training `Chat Tolls. That the girl who has been train- ed as a servant has an excellent chance of marrying well, can. be. gathered from the following case: Mr. Edward Langenbach, a wealthy' inhabitant of Canton, Ohie, reeent- ly led to the altar a poor Norwe- gian cook named Rem Jansen. Mr. Langenbach engaged Miss Jansen, as cook in hib household. and pro- posed to her after she had prepared' his first dinner. It must not be forgotten that Sir 1 Henry Parkes, thrice Premier of ;New South Wales, chose his wif e- 1 rom his household. After becom- ing susceptible to the charms of his cook, he finally led her to the altar. As Lady Parkes, the ex -cook was never known to commit even one of the small Social blunders that so- ciety W•0111C11 are always looking out for. She stood well in everyone's eyes, and Sir Henry's married life realized all his expectations. • 11 ±5 interesting to know that this, baronet was originally s. Warwick- shire farm -laborer and that he - emigrated in 1889, landing at Syd- ney with only three shillings in his pecket. James J. Hill, one of the great railmad kings of the United States, married a servant girl who worked in- an hotel hi St. Paul; whilst Mr, F. M. Smith, a borax king of the Pacific Coast, married Miss Evelyn Ellis, who for some ereneiderabla time bad been one of his servants, Bich .Men ; Pool' Girls. Sir Gervase Clifton and William Cebbett, journalist and politician, bath those. domestic servants for life pertners. The former married seven times, and each time selected his wife frown among his servents, Mr. James Stokes, the well- known millionaire of New York, led to the altar a girl who was born of humble parentage in White- chapel, London. This young 'lady emigrated to Americo, at an early age to beecene a ciga,r-m.akee. She, hewever, later beeame a journalist, and eventually attracted the attest - thin of Mr. Stokes. Newport, a fashionable summer resort of America, has been the 50011.0 of many engagements be- twe,en rich men and shop -girls. Al- together, six or seven millionaires or sons of millionaires, found wives among the pretty shop -girls of Nav - port during one Vintner. Ws. Yeast—I ace it is said that throughout her wedding day the Xorean bride is bond to vemain mute, Mr. Yeast—No wonder the 1Corean bridegroom looks upon his wedding thy as 000 oi t110 happiest isi Iti*, sto 1